[meteorite-list] Man Finds What Apears to be 75-Pound Meteorite in Arizona

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Nov 13 23:49:42 2005
Message-ID: <200511140448.jAE4mFQ26249_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4108042&nav=HMO6

Man finds what appears to be 75-pound meteorite
Associated Press
November 12, 2005

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. It's not manna from heaven, but is likely a
meteorite weighing 75 pounds.

Denny Asher of Yucca in northwestern Arizona says the discovery is
"better than finding a bucket of gold."

He found the rock about two weeks ago near his home.

Asher is a veteran meteorite hunter.

He says the 75-pounder is unlike any of the other pieces he's collected.

The collections manager at Arizona State University's Center for
Meteorite Studies says pictures forwarded to her by Asher almost
certainly confirm his find is a meteorite.

Scientists hope to test the space rock and determine its age, chemical
composition and the origins of its parent asteroid.
Received on Sun 13 Nov 2005 11:48:15 PM PST