Metal detectors can work effectively through snow... if it isn't too deep. One of our list members, Ivan Koutyrev, and his partner, Vladimir, have successfully used a metal detector in their search for the Brahin pallasite. In fact, Ivan told me they actually prefer hunting over snow when using one of their specialized machines.
First of all, fresh snow on the ground allows a hunter to easily see what area he has covered and what he hasn't. Secondly, all the pesky flies and mosquitoes that are present in tremendous hoards during the Summer and early Fall are gone. Finally, and most important, the snow actually makes using their particular machine easier.
The type of metal detector used by Ivan and Vladimir is not your standard "hand-held" unit you might see being used on other meteorite hunts. They use a professional model manufactured by Lowrance that has a 4 foot square coil and is quite heavy and cumbersome. Rather than lug this huge coil around on a wand as with traditional metal detectors, the coil is mounted on an all plastic sled and pulled through the snow.
If Ivan is currently monitoring the list, perhaps he can elaborate on the idea of hunting in snow.
Best,
John Gwilliam
At 07:16 PM 10/28/02 +0100, Bernd Pauli HD wrote:
Ron Baalke wrote:: > According to Sergey Yazev, director of the Irkutsk State University's > observatory, who returned last Sunday from an expedition, trees broken > or chopped by the meteorite's fragments were found 37 km from the Mama > settlement. No fragments of the sky body which exploded in the atmosphere > have been found, as the area in the forest is covered with deep snow now.Hello Ron and List, especially those experts using metal detectors, This may be a dumb question but I have nil experience with metal detectors. Wouldn't it be possible to detect meteoritic debris with the help of high-precision metal detectors even if it is covered by several inches of snow? Best regards, Bernd ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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