[meteorite-list] RE: Manitoba meteorite hunter scores again

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jul 15 19:30:05 2005
Message-ID: <BE076B8CCE4CFE4D9598230D888B2ADF07C82C_at_0005-its-exs01.mail.saic.com>

Hi All,

> Meteorite "magnet" becomes first Canadian to discover two separate space
> rocks and may have located possible meteorite dumping ground in Manitoba.
> A new meteorite identified by the Prairie Meteorite Search is posing a
> mystery about why so many meteorites have been found in eastern
> Manitoba, and has set a new Canadian record for the man behind the
> latest out-of-this-world find.
>
> Winnipeg-based rock hound Derek Erstelle has become the first person in
> Canada to discover two separate meteorites after he uncovered a
> previously-overlooked meteorite while sifting through some of the
> unusual rocks he has collected over the years.

Hopefully Nick will correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Paul Gessler
Canadian? If so, then while Mr. Erstelle's meteorite recovery efforts
are certainly to be commended, he's a long way from being the first
Canadian with two separate meteorite finds to his name. Paul has that
beat by more than an order of magnitude. Now, if they meant to say
that Derek was the first Canadian to find two ~Canadian~ meteorites,
then that may indeed be true.

--Rob
Received on Fri 15 Jul 2005 07:29:44 PM PDT