(meteorobs) Sutters Mill Find 17.7g

[George Gliba]

Nice going Mike. For those that don't know, Mike is the Operations
Manager of the AMS.  Several meteor observers I know of are also
meteorite collectors. This fell on April 22nd, but probably wasn't
a Lyrid, as a few in the Press have stated. It is a CM2, which is very
interesting and valuable being a Fall. That fireball must have been
something to see.  I'll just be happy with my pieces of Murchison.

Starry Skies,
GWG


On 5/7/12 4:48 PM, Mike Hankey wrote:
> Hello Met List and Meteor Observers,
>
> I spent last week in Coloma CA searching for meteorites. After 5 days
> of heavy hunting we finally made a find on our last day.
>
> Here are some pics:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7um2n6c
>
> The moments leading up to and after the find were magical -- a random
> series of events that ended in a random sort of find. The randomness
> of meteors and the events that follow them is something I find
> fascinating.
>
> Many thanks to Larry Adkins, Keith and Dana Jenkerson, Scott Johnson,
> Robert Ward and everyone else I met, hunted with and talked to. It was
> very exciting and I'm happy and thankful to have had the opportunity
> to take part in this recovery effort.
>
> Best of luck to those still in the field.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Hankey
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