[meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp

[dorifry]

>From the news article:

"The team will use cameras and binoculars to look for burn patches on the 
ground, then direct ground crews to those locations to hunt for meteorite 
particles. The search is expected to continue on Friday."

Really, burn patches? That's a little silly.

Phil Whitmer
Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum


Read more here: 
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/03/4463578/scientists-on-the-hunt-for-meteorite.html#storylink=cpy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "karmaka" <karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de>
To: "met-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 3:33 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp


> Watch out for the blimp !
>
> A new way of hunting the Sutter's Mill 'main mass':
>
> " Scientists today are mounting a massive search in the Sierra Nevada 
> foothills for meteorite fragments [...]
> Experts from NASA and the SETI institute are en route to Sacramento this 
> morning aboard a zeppelin provided by Airship Ventures, based at Moffett 
> Field in the Bay Area. They were expected to stop briefly at McClellan 
> Park airfield around 11 a.m., then lift off again to spend the afternoon 
> surveying foothill regions of Placer and El Dorado counties. "
>
> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/03/4463578/scientists-on-the-hunt-for-meteorite.html
>
> Track the ship here:
>
> http://www.airshipventures.com/about/track-the-ship
>
> GOOD LUCK !!
>
> Martin
>
>
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