Top stuff Rob...and a very cool move Michael! Dave www.fallingrocks.com -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Matson, Robert D. Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 4:20 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Thanks, Michael!
Hi All, Just wanted to let everyone know that I received a VERY nice (overwhelming, really) package from Michael Cottingham in today's mail. In it were copies of four separate Dodgeville and Platteville papers containing stories about the big fall in Livingston/Mifflin -- mementos that I wish I had taken the time to chase down while I was there a few weeks ago. But the BIG surprise in the package was a very generous 4+ gram slice from Michael's latest 105.1-gram find there a little over a week ago! I don't think Michael has discussed this discovery on the list yet, so I'll leave the details of that story for him to share. But I will say that it took a bit of a leap of faith on his, Greg Hupe's, and Eric Wichman's parts to search in an area I recommended to them (based on radar), given that it was over 3 miles from the nearest prior find. (Psychologically, it is much easier to hunt with confidence when you are searching an area surrounded by other known finds.) Bottom line is that this find ended up being a significant strewn field extender, and I'm thankful to Michael, Greg and Eric for diverting valuable time they could have spent in more productive areas in an attempt to validate my interpretation of the NEXRAD data. I am quite relieved that their efforts were not in vain! Their success alone was most gratifying from a theoretical analysis standpoint; to actually be sent a slice from that find was (in the words of MasterCard) ... priceless. A VERY BIG THANK YOU! --Rob ______________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________ 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
