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

From: Jim Wooddell <jim.wooddell_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:07:05 -0700
Message-ID: <5329C0A9.5070705_at_suddenlink.net>

Hello Shawn and all!

After reading this paper, I pulled some data to share as it was not
mentioned in the paper.

I just pulled some info I personally work with.
Just in the SouthWest with just 4 of the stable Allsky Cameras
(Flagstaff, Parker, Riverside, Yucca Valley)
logged 34,560 hours of allsky video surveillance in the last year and
have been actively involved in the research of
every possible fall in the Southwest since turn up as well as other
research I will not mention here.

It is without any doubt the most consistent data set there is as well as
the most reliable set we have.

With the help of Rob Matson and Pat Branch, we can very much point to a
fall location (if there is a fall) good enough
to put boots on the ground.

I am amazed! Our Government and NASA does not feel the need fund
this.....and it's very much a drop in the bucket.

Secondly, I am amazed (and miffed) that the Allsky cams, at the front
of the line for research, were not mentioned in this
article. These should be and ARE part of any future model of meteorite
recovery. If not, then there are a lot of guys and gals across
this country spinning their wheels, wasting countless hours and money,
making them work!

Cheers!

Jim




On 3/18/2014 7:21 PM, Shawn Alan wrote:
> 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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