[meteorite-list] "2011" Meteorite Challenge Clues

[MexicoDoug]

Clues for the meteorite hunt:

Non-Antarctic, I have seen 12 perfect meteorite anagrams involving 24 
meteorites, more than previously thought and all valid.  So don't be 
afraid to get your ticket.  The TKW is 69 letters (138 counting anagram 
pairings).  They are out there it is up to you to find them! Just like 
in the field ;-) Arrrrgh....

The highest possible score is a main mass of 21 (a seven letter 
meteorite name tripled for perfect anagrams).  There are two of those 
though; one of those anagram pairing can be made by moving only one 
letter in one to another position; in the other case, two letters need 
to be moved which would immediately win the contest since it is more 
shuffled and the highest scoring meteorite in the official meteorite 
dictionary (unless someone pulls an Antarctic surprise).

The single eight letter compound word is penalized since it is just an 
inversion of two common four letter words and is scored as only 6 for 
that reason (2 tripled), in last place of the 12.

One anagram involves a cool type specimen ...

All diacritical marks on letters are not to be recognized for the 
purpose of the hunt, so ñ is counted as n, ü as u, á as a, ł is l,
 etc., apostrophe (') is ignored, as is dash (-), etc.

No anagram canned software or anagram programs are allowed under the 
honor system, but anything you can do wholly on your own in a Excel or 
a similar commercial spreadsheet program is fine including importing 
data to it you can mooch off Jeff, Sergey or whoever is stomping around 
the virtual strewn field with the right meteorite hunting tools.

Good luck!  If no one finds the top scoring meteorite pair sooner, the 
hunt is over on Sunday 23 October at 11:59 PM PDT (Los Angeles time) 
and the highest scoring entry submitted before that point wins which 
still might be an imperfect anagram.



Kindest wishes
Doug