[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest #8...Free Canyon Diablo
From: mafer_at_domafer.com <mafer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:03 2004 Message-ID: <002101c27af3$1a689ba0$6401a8c0_at_vs.shawcable.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C27AB8.6D373160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mark and List! Great idea for a contest to be sure! I'll tell you where I'd like to go. I'd like to hit the Gobi desert for = and extended period. Why you ask? Well, let me tell you that aside from = being virtually unexplored by western man in recent history, it covers a = temendous area of land, its suited for meteorite searches in that the = soil is light enough for dark colored fusion crusted items to stand out = and its barren enough to allow for aerial recon with hopefully good = results for impact sites. So, with that in mind Mark, when are you organizing a trip there and how = do we get ultralites/balloons/gyrocopters over there and to the field = (You might read the book titled "the dinosaurs of the flaming cliffs" by = Novacek). The Chinese are very open about westerners visiting their = country now and so permits shouldn't be a major problem.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: MARK BOSTICK=20 To: Meteorite List=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:40 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest #8...Free Canyon Diablo Hello List, Its Meteorite Contest #8. I havent given away any irons yet, so lets = start with a classic. The prize in this contest is a 53 gram Canyon = Diablo. =20 To have a chance to win the Canyon Diablo...answer the following, = borrowed from my archive of Meteorite Contest Ideals left over from = Contest #6.... If you could go meteorite hunting anywhere in the world, where would = you go and why? =20 Please send e-mail to the list, contest will be open till next monday. Thanks, Mark Bostick PS: I wouldnt go to Antarctica, way to cold...brrrr ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C27AB8.6D373160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff=20 style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; = BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FONT: 10pt verdana"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi Mark and List!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Great idea for a contest to be = sure!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I'll tell you where I'd like to go. I'd like to = hit the=20 Gobi desert for and extended period. Why you ask? Well, let me tell you = that=20 aside from being virtually unexplored by western man in recent history, = it=20 covers a temendous area of land, its suited for meteorite searches in = that the=20 soil is light enough for dark colored fusion crusted items to stand out = and its=20 barren enough to allow for aerial recon with hopefully good results for = impact=20 sites.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>So, with that in mind Mark, when are you = organizing a trip=20 there and how do we get ultralites/balloons/gyrocopters over there = and to=20 the field (You might read the book titled "the dinosaurs of the flaming = cliffs"=20 by Novacek). The Chinese are very open about westerners visiting their = country=20 now and so permits shouldn't be a major problem. </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:thebigcollector_at_msn.com" = title=3Dthebigcollector_at_msn.com>MARK=20 BOSTICK</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>Meteorite List</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 23, = 2002 4:40=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Meteorite=20 Contest #8...Free Canyon Diablo</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Hello List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Its Meteorite Contest #8. I havent given away any irons = yet, so=20 lets start with a classic. The prize in this contest is a 53 = gram Canyon=20 Diablo. <BR></DIV> <DIV>To have a chance to win the Canyon Diablo...answer the following, = borrowed from my archive of Meteorite Contest Ideals left over from = Contest=20 #6....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you could go meteorite hunting anywhere in the world, where = would you=20 go and why? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Please send e-mail to the list, contest will be open till next=20 monday.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks, Mark Bostick</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PS: I wouldnt go to Antarctica, way to=20 cold...brrrr<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C27AB8.6D373160-- Received on Wed 23 Oct 2002 08:20:04 PM PDT |
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