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Winter Drought of 2011-2012 in SW US – But not for meteorite finds.

  Winter Drought of 2011-2012 in SW US But not for meteorite finds. There won’t be a “Bob’s Findings” article this month because it happens that Mother Nature has given a gift to all of us meteorite hunters, in the form of a VERY dry and mild winter, here in the Southwestern United States. This [...]

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Franconia – Before the Gold Rush

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Hunting for Flädle at Ries Crater

Hunting for Flädle at Ries CraterThe bowl shaped scar formed when an asteroidA body in our solar system composted of either metal or rock which is smaller than a planet yet larger than a meteoroid. Though the size ranges are not clearly defined and usage of the two terms overlap. strikes the Earth or other body. Usually refers to a different feature than the simple impact pit formed ay a small meteorite. Craters generally refer to a feature formed by explosive force. We travel to Nördlingen Germany to find these impact-glass “bombs”. [...]

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Ron Hartman and the Lucerne Valley Meteorites

Ron Hartman and the Lucerne Valley Meteorites  The finder of the Lucerne Valley Meteorite was more than my colleague; he was my mentor and personal friend. This is the only image of Ron Hartman at Lucerne Dry Lake that I could find. Photo taken late-1963 / early-1964 by Ron Oriti. Even if Ron Hartman would [...]

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Ron Hartman – 1935-2011

Ron Hartman – 1935-2011 Commemorating the life of our colleague, and my personal friend. The recent passing of Ron Hartman has prompted me to postpone this month’s article, and instead to make notice of this sad news. Due to my being out-of-town when I learned of his passing, and my inablility to access my computer [...]

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