[meteorite-list] Hammer Question

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:54:57 -0400
Message-ID: <AANLkTilb4HHDNZQlr8E9HE-udaZ7Y43k0my57tgMdBJ__at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi List,

The way I understand the definition of "hammer" is this :

The meteorite strikes something man-made.

The debate comes in when we try to define what is man-made.

What about a landscaped field? That field would be an overgrown
natural lot, but if someone comes in, mows the grass, plants flowers,
and maintains the area - is this now considered "man made" ?

A cattle pond is another example. It wasn't there before man dug the
hole, so is that man-made?

What if the meteorite strikes the ground first, but then bounces and
hits something man-made. Let's say my grandson leaves a toy in the
yard. The meteorite strikes the Earth, bounces, and then strikes the
toy - is that a hammer?

I guess it all depends on how broad one's definition is. :)

Best regards,

MikeG


On 6/16/10, mail at mhmeteorites.com <mail at mhmeteorites.com> wrote:
> How about a cowpie? I have a chunk of a meteorite that landed on such an
> "item".
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:45:27
> To: <photophlow at yahoo.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Hammer Question
>
>
> Shawn/List:
>
> Technically, I would say yes, but a dirt road?. I've always assumed a
> hammer was when a meteorite struck a man made structure or any living
> thing. A fence, bridge or any vehicle... etc.
>
> Perhaps Michel Blood can shed some more light on this.
>
> Greg S.
>
> ----------------------------------------
>> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:52:17 -0700
>> From: photophlow at yahoo.com
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Hammer Question
>>
>> Hello Listers,
>>
>> Now I have a good question about hammer meteorite falls. It is said that a
>> meteorite fall is a hammer fall if it hits something that is man made. Now
>> if a meteorite lands on the surface of a serviced dirt road, a road made
>> by man from dirt, rocks, oil to coat the road, or other processes to
>> maintain the dirt road, wouldn't that constitute as being a hammer fall?
>>
>> Shawn Alan
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