[meteorite-list] Fwd: Everett Gibson for Met Soc Leonard Medal

[Michael Farmer]

Everett, I know we have discussed this
Amazing fund in person, and I have seen you generously giving pieces if it away! 
Again congrats on likely the largest Holbrook recovery since Nininger days, even though it was before I was born:)
Michael Farmer

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On Jan 7, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Everett K Gibson <ekgmars at aol.com> wrote:

> For the record.  The 1968 Holbrook specimen I recovered weighed 1,560 grams [Meteoritics vol 5, pp 57-60 (1970). E. K. Gibson, Jr].
>    Larry, hope this assists with the accounting for Holbrook recovered specimens.
>    Everett Gibson
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> Everett K. Gibson
> ekgmars at aol.com
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> 281-488-6024 home
> 281-483-6224 work
> 
> On Jan 5, 2013, at 9:49 AM, Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> I demand a recount!
>> 
>> My find, in reality, did weigh more than 1.45kg. I didn't sift through
>> the sand and I left a bunch of fragments for the next person to come
>> along. (Call me crazy!) From what I heard, another~100 grams or so come
>> out of the dirt.
>> 
>> I'm gonna think of it as a tie!
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Larry Atkins
>> 
>> IMCA # 1941
>> Ebay alienrockfarm
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Frank Cressy <fcressy at prodigy.net>
>> To: Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com>; rubengarcia85382
>> <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com>; meteorite-list
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Fri, Jan 4, 2013 9:58 pm
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Everett Gibson for Met Soc Leonard Medal
>> 
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Dr. Gibson's stone weighed 1.5 kg.  That what his article in
>> Meteoritics says.
>> (v. 5, no. 1, 1970, "Discovery of another Meteorite Specimen from the
>> 1912
>> Holbrook, Arizona Fall Site").
>> Still beat you Larry, but not by much ;-)
>> 
>> 
>> Frank
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com>
>> To: rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Sent: Thu, January 3, 2013 7:53:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Everett Gibson for Met Soc Leonard Medal
>> 
>> Hi Ruben,
>> 
>> If Dr. Everette's Holbrook is 3.5 Kilo's, he's got me beat! Mine was a
>> measley 1.45 Kg.
>> 
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Larry Atkins
>> 
>> IMCA # 1941
>> Ebay alienrockfarm
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com>
>> To: Greg Hupé <gmhupe at centurylink.net>
>> Cc: ekgmars <ekgmars at aol.com>; meteorite-list
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; metsocsec <metsocsec at gmail.com>;
>> palmeherbert <palmeherbert at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 3:57 pm
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Everett Gibson for Met Soc Leonard Medal
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Greg,
>> 
>> I second Greg's nomination, and completely agree!  I just donated a
>> few small specimens to Dr. Everett K. Gibson (and NASA) for some
>> spectacular work they're in the midst of.
>> 
>> Some of you many not be aware that Dr. Everett K. Gibson is one of
>> Carleton Moore's graduate students and (as far as I know) has the
>> record for the second largest Holbrook find in the last 50 years - 3.5
>> kilos. Larry (Lucky Dog) Atkins has the largest!
>> 
>> Keep up the great work!
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> http://www.MrMeteorite.com
>> 
>> Ruben Garcia
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> urrently work at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
>> 
>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Greg Hupé <gmhupe at centurylink.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Dear List Members,
>>> 
>>> For the last two years that I know of, Dr. Everett K. Gibson has been
>>> nominated for the Meteoritcal Society’s Leonard Medal and a
>> nomination for
>>> this year is soon to be made. While I am not a Meteoritical Society
>> member
>>> at current time, I would encourage as many members to nominate or
>> second the
>>> nomination of Everett for his outstanding contributions to the
>> scientific
>>> community and more!! Everett is Senior Scientist and Astrobiologist
>> in the
>>> Astromaterials Research Office at NASA-JSC. If non-members
>> nominations or
>>> seconds ARE considered, I certainly do nominate and/or second Everett
>> for
>>> the Leonard Medal!!
>>> 
>>> The rules allow for any number of seconders. To be a seconder you
>> should
>>> write (email) to the Chairman of the Leonard Medal Committee Herbert
>> Palme
>>> (palmeherbert at gmail.com). In case I have that wrong you should send a
>> copy
>>> to Greg Herzog (metsocsec at gmail.com). The deadline is January 15th. I
>> hope
>>> you will feel you would like to support Everett.
>>> 
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Greg
>>> 
>>> ====================
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