[meteorite-list] Mongolia -Gobi Desert

From: Dave Mouat <dmouat_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:06 2004
Message-ID: <3C71BDC7.474FE005_at_dri.edu>

It is probably a lot easier to get into the Chinese Gobi (it has a lower
elevation and you will find a little bit of English -- more than you'll
find in Mongolia). You can take a train from Beijing to Baotou and
travel by many conveyences into the nearby dune areas. There are a
number of quasi off limit areas such as the semi autonomous area of
Ningxia but the areas in No. Central China are worth exploring. I've
been there twice and to my knowledge it is untouced land.
Dave

meteorites_at_space.com wrote:

> On Mon, 18 February 2002, Rick Nowak wrote
>
> >
> > One of the great deserts and semidesert regions of
> > the world, the Gobi stretches across Central Asia over
> > large areas of Mongolia and China. It occupies an arc
> > of land 1,000 mi (1,609 km) long and 300-600 mi
> > (500-1,000 km) wide, with an estimated area of 500,000
> > sq mi (1,300,000 sq km). Since NWA and Oman are being
> > hit hard for meteorites I contacted the US Embassy in
> > Mongolia who will pursue their avenues to see if
> > meteorites can be bought and exported from Mongolia.
> > Let's see what turns up...........
> >
> >
>
> The biggest problem here is extreme remoteness, and in
> many places (the best places) high altitude.
>
> I have thought of it quite often-- but it would be
> tough.
>
> Steve Schoner, AMS
>
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Received on Mon 18 Feb 2002 09:51:51 PM PST