[meteorite-list] Using an airship to spot good search areas

From: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 13:51:40 -0700
Message-ID: <bay0-p6-eas73EF7260A6DE9ECDDFFA0D22F0_at_phx.gbl>

Could they be trying to take images to generate an image of a possible strewn field. Then try And locate possible areas to hunt. I think a birds eye view like this would be helpful, although, they could use Google.

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From: Matson, Robert D.
Sent: 3 May 2012 19:53:54 GMT
To: met-list
Subject: [meteorite-list] Using an airship to spot good search areas

Hi All,

Surely this line from the story in the Sacramento Bee cannot be right
(or at the very least it is misleading):

"The team will use cameras and binoculars to look for burn patches on
the ground, then direct ground crews to those locations to hunt for
meteorite particles. The search is expected to continue on Friday."

I just assumed that the airship would be used to identify promising
search areas on the ground that were less vegetated. I can't imagine
there are many areas under the fall that just happen to be burned
(i.e. clear of vegation, allowing very small meteorites to be seen).
Who would have been doing all the burning? --Rob

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Received on Thu 03 May 2012 04:51:40 PM PDT