One year ago we lost Dave B. Gheesling, one of the greats in this gentlemanly art of meteorite collecting. Dave valued friendships and made it obvious with his vast collection of pictures with meteorite friends. So take a moment and see the big picture on Dave’s Falling Rocks website filled with friend photos. Back to New Orleans… On September 23,
New Orleans revisited. Where is the meteorite? Either one? Read Post »
As has been the case the last couple of issues I have a short announcement before the actual article. A meteorite that Jason Phillips and myself purchased a few months ago has become official in recent days. We knew on sight that it was a eucrite but we are happy to have it all classified up and listed in the
Alcide d’Orbigny was a French naturalist who explored South America from 1826 to 1833. The 16.55kg meteorite was found near the Argentine settlement that bears his name, about 500 km southwest of Buenos Aires. Angrites are very old achondrites and probably come from a large parent body. They have a wide distribution of cosmic ray exposure ages suggesting that the
My articles are under the heading “Mitch’s Universe.” The reason for the name is that the meteorites, tektites, and ephemera are all from my personal collection with only a few exceptions – hence my universe. I am fortunate to have them and happily share them with you through my articles. H.H. Nininger and the American Meteorite Museum In the early
Our Meteorite of the Month is kindly provided by Tucson Meteorites who hosts The Meteorite Picture of the Day.
