[meteorite-list] - "witness" to July 6 Fireball PA

Fries, Marc D marc.d.fries at jpl.nasa.gov
Thu Jul 9 01:40:27 EDT 2009


 Speaking of debris a lot
> of dust is generated in these trails that settles to the ground after the
> event so someone please remember to sample the surfaces of felled trees,
> gutter spouts, etc. looking for micrometeorite spheres.

I second the motion.  In the event that no meteorites turn up, a sample of
freshly fallen fine debris should be sufficient to identify the meteorite by
type if nothing else.

Cheers,
MDF




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