Thank you Greg, for posting this interesting article (in which I just learned that Paragould is my birthday meteorite).
Does anyone on the list have a specimen of Paragould available? Please contact me offlist. Mahalo nui, gary On Feb 25, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Greg Stanley wrote: > > > List: > > Something of Interest. > > Greg S. > > > http://www.piggotttimes.com/story/1613641.html > > > > Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer museum marks anniversary of Paragould Metorite > Thursday, February 25, 2010 > > By TIM BLAIR > > > Kenneth Renshaw of Piggott, a Solar System Ambassador with NASA, gives his > presentation on the Paragould Meteorite Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Matilda and > Karl Pfeiffer Museum. The event coincided with the 80th anniversary of the > impact of the famous meteorite west of Paragould in 1930. > > > The Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum and Study Center hosted a presentation > by local astronomer Kenneth Renshaw Wednesday, Feb. 17. The occasion was the > 80th anniversary of the arrival of the Paragould Meteorite. > > Renshaw, a NASA Solar System Ambassador, gave a power point presentation on > the famous meteorite. He also showed those on hand for the presentation a > small piece of the meteorite itself, the bulk of which is on display in the > University of Arkansas library at Fayetteville. > > "The meteorite actually fell in three parts in the early morning hours of > Feb. 17, 1930," Renshaw told those on hand. "The two large pieces were > recovered west of Paragould, around the Finch community, but the third and > smaller piece was never recovered." > > Renshaw explained that the largest piece, which weighed around 820 pounds, > was at the time the largest stone meteorite ever recovered. "It still stands > as the fourth largest stony meteorite in the world after all these years," > Renshaw added. > > The second piece recovered weighed about 73 pounds and also fell to the earth > around 4 that morning, awakening residents and causing a cattle stampede > along Crowleys' Ridge west of Paragould. > > Portions of the famous meteorite are now on display in institutions around > the world, including a small portion on loan from Renshaw to the local > museum. During last week's presentation Renshaw also displayed pieces of > meteorite material from both the moon and Mars. > > Renshaw has served as an ambassador with NASA since 2004, and his profile is > available on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory home page at > www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/profiles/Kenneth_Renshaw.htm > > The Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum and Study Center in Piggott boasts one > of the world's finest collections of gems and minerals, along with an > extensive collection of Native American artifacts. Those wanting more > information may call 870-598-3228. > © Copyright 2010 Piggott Times > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/ > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693) 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html (808) 640-9161 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
