[meteorite-list] Detection and rapid recovery of the Sutter's Millmeteorite fall as a model for future recoveries worldwide

From: Sean T. Murray <stm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 00:34:15 -0400
Message-ID: <0ABEDC843F264AA7A97285CA715D96EC_at_PlatinumII>

On a related note:

http://www.ironfromthesky.com/journal/04222012-SuttersMill.htm


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From: Shawn Alan
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:21 PM
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Detection and rapid recovery of the Sutter's
Millmeteorite fall as a model for future recoveries worldwide

Came across this abstract on Sutter's Mill meteorite fall

For those of you that get MAPS you can read the whole article at that
provided link :)

Enjoy.


Shawn Alan
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Detection and rapid recovery of the Sutter's Mill meteorite fall as a model
for future recoveries worldwide


Abstract
The Sutter's Mill C-type meteorite fall occurred on 22 April 2012 in and
around the town of Coloma, California. The exact location of the meteorite
fall was determined within hours of the event using a combination of
eyewitness reports, weather radar imagery, and seismometry data. Recovery of
the first meteorites occurred within 2 days and continued for months
afterward. The recovery effort included local citizens, scientists, and
meteorite hunters, and featured coordination efforts by local scientific
institutions. Scientific analysis of the collected meteorites revealed
characteristics that were available for study only because the rapid
collection of samples had minimized terrestrial contamination/alteration.
This combination of factors?rapid and accurate location of the event,
participation in the meteorite search by the public, and coordinated
scientific investigation of recovered samples?is a model that was widely
beneficial and should be
emulated in future meteorite falls. The tools necessary to recreate the
Sutter's Mill recovery are available, but are currently underutilized in
much of the world. Weather radar networks, scientific institutions with
interest in meteoritics, and the interested public are available globally.
Therefore, it is possible to repeat the Sutter's Mill recovery model for
future meteorite falls around the world, each for relatively little cost
with a dedicated researcher. Doing so will significantly increase the number
of fresh meteorite falls available for study, provide meteorite material
that can serve as the nuclei of new meteorite collections, and will improve
the public visibility of meteoritics research.


http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12249/abstract;jsessionid=067D0DC3577A4F229C4F41FFC1BD6224.f03t03
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