Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters
Dorothy S. Norton, O. Richard Norton
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ISBN: 0878423026,9780878423026 | 449 pages | 12 Mb
Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters Dorothy S. Norton, O. Richard Norton
Publisher: Mountain Pr
Haven't you ever Metal detectors are used by many professional meteorite hunters around the world because they can easily distinguish between rocks that have iron and those that don't, ferrous and non-ferrous rocks. Meteorite hunter and Collector Robert Elliott of Fernlea Meteorites is the most successful meteorite hunter in the UK. The Glenrothes Meteorite (Small but perfectly formed – a cute little stone meteorite) and the massive Hambleton meteorite (40 pounds of space rock – a rare stony-iron mixture known as a pallasite). His laboratory analysis, published earlier this year in the journal Science, proved it is actually a meteorite that originated on Mars and, intriguingly, comes from a location that was abundant with water. The explosion Twenty five years ago, this would not have happened, but both amateur and professional interest with meteorites has exploded, says Geoff Notkin, co-host of the cable TV show Meteorite Men. The biggest meteorite in a century struck Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, when an asteroid about 55 feet (17 meters) across, with a mass of 10,000 tons, exploded in the upper atmosphere. Here are some instructions on how to look for meteorites that Meteor Hunter Steve Arnold sent me: Step 1. Meteorites and meteorite fragments, even little specks of these "space droppings," sell for $300 per gram and more. Rob has found in Ireland in 1999). A 1-pound space rock can be worth a million dollars. Anchor Aaron Schachter interviews meteorite hunter, Mike Farmer about the business of hunting and selling space rocks. There is also more information on Robbert Elliott on this website under the tab Science & Space tab. Distance of about 65,000 miles (105,000 kilometers) above Earth's surface. The space rock, which is about 30 feet (10 meters) in diameter, will be above the Southern Ocean, south of Tasmania, at the time of closest approach. But, nothing seems to be too risky for Farmer when it comes to collecting meteorites.