[meteorite-list] Hopper Is Not The First Dog To Find A Meteorite

From: Phil Whitmer <prairiecactus_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:22:15 -0400
Message-ID: <DEED14204D6E4FBDB64122ED20147592_at_whitmerjbqtim1>

You guessed it, it was Lassie! From season 6, episode 13, "The Man From
Mars", first shown 11\29\59: Lassie and little Timmy are stargazing one
night when they see a large fireball streaking acros the sky. The next
morning Lassie finds a rimmed impact crater. It looks pretty authentic,
like the one in Carancas. Mr. Martin thinks it was caused by dynamite, but
a scientist tracking it informs them it was caused by a "meteor" and it's
still buried in the crater. Mr. Martin then has a sit down with Timmy and
talks about the wonders of living in the Space Age and how America will soon
have a satellite in earth orbit. Mrs. Martin must have been listening,
because she apparently takes astronaut training and ends up in outer space
as the mom on Lost in Space.

Sorry Hopper, Lassie beat you to it!

Phil Whitmer
Received on Fri 24 Jul 2009 10:22:15 AM PDT