[meteorite-list] No, not THAT Farmer...

Darren Garrison cynapse at charter.net
Sun May 3 19:17:01 EDT 2009


http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090503/EDM_meteorite_090503/20090503/?hub=CalgaryHome

Farmer to hand over 13 kg meteorite to researchers

Updated: Sun May. 03 2009 13:46:26

Sonia Sunger, ctvedmonton.ca

Scientists and volunteers who've been searching for pieces of the 10-ton Buzzard
Coulee meteorite since last fall will soon get their hands on a 13 kilogram
fragment found by a farmer.

Hundreds of fragments have been gathered by planetary scientist Dr. Alan
Hildebrand, graduate student Ellen Milley and volunteers since the meteorite
fell in a rural area near Lloydminster Nov. 20, 2008.

Fragments gathered from this find have now broken the record for meteorites
recovered from a single incident and the largest piece found to date will be
donated to researchers on Monday.

Local landowner Alex Mitchell found a 13 kg meteorite and will be handing over
his find to Hildebrand and Milley on Monday.



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