Dear List, I plan on sending out close to 2,000 of these post cards next week to property owners with 10 or more acres in the 6 zip codes that include and surround the Lancaster County search area. Within the last few days I have started to get more meteorite found reports. The leads that I have followed up with so far have turned out to be slag. To a meteorite novice, slag really does look like a meteorite or what you would think a meteorite would look like if you had never seen one before. Slag is black, often magnetic and burnt. It is easy to mistakenly think a piece of slag could be a meteorite if you don't know what you are looking for.
With this post card I hope to 1) Raise awareness and excitement with a broad number of residents that extend beyond our refined search area. 2) Give the residents an informational and visual guide to help them identify a meteorite 3) Let them know about slag and how to identify it (in an effort to cut down on false reports) Here is the front of the card: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/meteor-postcard-front.jpg Here is the back of the card: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/meteor-postcard-back.jpg I plan on sending these out early next week. Please let me know if you have any comments, criticism or suggestions before they hit the mail. Thanks, Mike Hankey http://www.mikesastrophotos.com ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list