[meteorite-list] New post: Probable meteorite fall at Whitmire, SC in February

[Marc Fries]

My apologies!  I worded that email poorly - by "fell through the cracks" I meant that -I- never worked on it, not that it was completely ignored.  My apologies to those who've put in their time and effort on this fall.  And I will add a link to the Meteorite Times article; that was an oversight on my part.

Cheers,
Marc Fries


On Jul 24, 2012, at 2:59 PM, Matson, Robert D. wrote:

> Hi Marc,
> 
> Just a quick comment on your recent post about the Whitmire, SC, fall on
> February 13th earlier this year. You posted:
> 
>> For one, this event "slipped through the cracks" before Galactic
> Analytics
>> LLC was formed. Now that this work is underway as a subscription-based
>> effort, it allows us to dedicate the time necessary to properly write
>> up events like this in the future.
> 
> The "slipped through the cracks" phrase might mislead some into thinking
> that no prior recognition or analysis of this fall has been done, when
> in fact a significant expenditure of manhours and financial resources
> have gone into it. If you missed Bob Verish's write-up in Meteorite
> Times,
> it is well worth reading as it includes a wealth of information that has
> been collected and analyzed for this fall: radar data, witness reports
> and interviews, Stuart McDaniel's all-sky camera recording,
> seismographic
> data, upper atmospheric winds, and "boots on the ground" descriptions
> and photos of the ground conditions:
> 
> <http://www.meteorite-times.com/bobs-findings/the-whitmire-south-carolin
> a-bolide-of-february-13th-2012-the-search-for-meteorites-from-this-fireb
> all-meteor-still-continues/>
> 
> Bob, Nick, myself and no doubt others certainly welcome the addition of
> your expertise to the analysis of this event.
> 
> Best wishes!  --Rob