(meteorobs) Sutters Mill Find 17.7g

[Bomber2 Panther]

So a new "gold rush" of sorts has started again?Congrats guys! Cheers,Chris WyattWalcha, NSWAustralia
 > Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 09:42:43 -0400
> From: gliba at milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
> To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Sutters Mill Find 17.7g
> 
> Jim,
> 
>     From what I've heard, it looks like a CM2 to veterans like Mike
> Farmer, who saw it in the field.
> 
> GWG
> 
> 
> 
> On 5/8/12 9:38 AM, Jim Wooddell wrote:
> > Hi George!
> >
> > How do you know it is a CM2?  Also, I do not think Mike found that!
> > Still, it was an awesome find and Mike, it was good meeting you and thank
> > you for all your efforts!
> >
> > Nothing wrong with Murchison, they are sweet too!
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > Jim Wooddell
> > http://k7wfr.us
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "George Gliba"<gliba at milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov>
> > To: "Meteor science and meteor observing"<meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 6:14 AM
> > Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Sutters Mill Find 17.7g
> >
> >
> >> 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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