[meteorite-list] Fwd: Everett Gibson for Met Soc Leonard Medal

From: Everett K Gibson <ekgmars_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 13:07:40 -0600
Message-ID: <BF4F74EE-945B-4FD6-9234-BF01DBF1ECC6_at_aol.com>

For the record. The 1968 Holbrook specimen I recovered weighed 1,560 grams [Meteoritics vol 5, pp 57-60 (1970). E. K. Gibson, Jr].
    Larry, hope this assists with the accounting for Holbrook recovered specimens.
    Everett Gibson

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On Jan 5, 2013, at 9:49 AM, Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
> I demand a recount!
>
> My find, in reality, did weigh more than 1.45kg. I didn't sift through
> the sand and I left a bunch of fragments for the next person to come
> along. (Call me crazy!) From what I heard, another~100 grams or so come
> out of the dirt.
>
> I'm gonna think of it as a tie!
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Atkins
>
> IMCA # 1941
> Ebay alienrockfarm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Cressy <fcressy at prodigy.net>
> To: Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com>; rubengarcia85382
> <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com>; meteorite-list
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Fri, Jan 4, 2013 9:58 pm
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Everett Gibson for Met Soc Leonard Medal
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Dr. Gibson's stone weighed 1.5 kg. That what his article in
> Meteoritics says.
> (v. 5, no. 1, 1970, "Discovery of another Meteorite Specimen from the
> 1912
> Holbrook, Arizona Fall Site").
> Still beat you Larry, but not by much ;-)
>
>
> Frank
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com>
> To: rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Thu, January 3, 2013 7:53:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Everett Gibson for Met Soc Leonard Medal
>
> Hi Ruben,
>
> If Dr. Everette's Holbrook is 3.5 Kilo's, he's got me beat! Mine was a
> measley 1.45 Kg.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Atkins
>
> IMCA # 1941
> Ebay alienrockfarm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com>
> To: Greg Hup? <gmhupe at centurylink.net>
> Cc: ekgmars <ekgmars at aol.com>; meteorite-list
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; metsocsec <metsocsec at gmail.com>;
> palmeherbert <palmeherbert at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 3:57 pm
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Everett Gibson for Met Soc Leonard Medal
>
>
> Hi Greg,
>
> I second Greg's nomination, and completely agree! I just donated a
> few small specimens to Dr. Everett K. Gibson (and NASA) for some
> spectacular work they're in the midst of.
>
> Some of you many not be aware that Dr. Everett K. Gibson is one of
> Carleton Moore's graduate students and (as far as I know) has the
> record for the second largest Holbrook find in the last 50 years - 3.5
> kilos. Larry (Lucky Dog) Atkins has the largest!
>
> Keep up the great work!
>
> --
>
> http://www.MrMeteorite.com
>
> Ruben Garcia
>
>
>
>
> urrently work at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Greg Hup? <gmhupe at centurylink.net>
> wrote:
>> Dear List Members,
>>
>> For the last two years that I know of, Dr. Everett K. Gibson has been
>> nominated for the Meteoritcal Society?s Leonard Medal and a
> nomination for
>> this year is soon to be made. While I am not a Meteoritical Society
> member
>> at current time, I would encourage as many members to nominate or
> second the
>> nomination of Everett for his outstanding contributions to the
> scientific
>> community and more!! Everett is Senior Scientist and Astrobiologist
> in the
>> Astromaterials Research Office at NASA-JSC. If non-members
> nominations or
>> seconds ARE considered, I certainly do nominate and/or second Everett
> for
>> the Leonard Medal!!
>>
>> The rules allow for any number of seconders. To be a seconder you
> should
>> write (email) to the Chairman of the Leonard Medal Committee Herbert
> Palme
>> (palmeherbert at gmail.com). In case I have that wrong you should send a
> copy
>> to Greg Herzog (metsocsec at gmail.com). The deadline is January 15th. I
> hope
>> you will feel you would like to support Everett.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Greg
>>
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