Meteorites

[Seamuss]

I'm going to start huning for space debrie later this month. I'm going to start in central Washington.

If there is any interest in this, a response here will get me going out more.

 

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[49er]

Have not heard of anyone detecting for meteorites in this state. I would think up on the flats between Wenatchee and Spokane would be a good area plus the southern area. Most of the area is farming land (winter wheat), would think after harvest or before they plant would be best time to detect.

What are your thoughts?

 

[LJHanley06]

Summer of 2007 there was a fairly large meteroid reported to have impacted (meteorite) in Eastern Washington...somewhere in the Palouse area I believe...haven't heard of anyone finding that site as of yet.

I witnessed a meteor close up when I was in the USAF. I was performing a Pre-Flight Inspection on a
C-141B and had just exited the nose wheel well...turning to look West, I heard a bzzzzzzztttttttttttt...pop! Looking up at the sound of the noise; I saw the meteor and heard the "explosion" as it decended over Puget Sound.

That is indeed a rare occurence...rarer, than actually finding a meteorite.

 

[Seamuss]

Watched a show on the history channel today about meteorites.

I'm still looking for my first find.

 

[airborne1092]

I was on my way to MEPS to make sure a young man was on the shuttle there to join up.

I saw that meteor falling and it scared the crap out of me! I thought is was some bum throwing a road flare up onto the raised road surface, then realized it was too blue/green and not bright red. Pretty darn exciting - one of the few mornings back then, I did not need my SBX!

 

[golddigger14s]

Hey Sea,
Sign me up, I'm available most weekends (Will be in CA 4-10 April).

 

[scott jacobs]

there all over ore state.

 

[Seamuss]

Haven't found one yet, but that does not stop me from looking. Thanks Scot

 

[flopper]

Found a nice rock in the river near Richland, Wa. It is highly magnetic

 

[Peyton Manning]

anyone know if any have been found in INdiana?

 

[digital dreamz]

Hey Seamuss I to am going meteorite hunting late spring, I live in cowlitz county, as you know is very green, so hunting for space debris is very difficult, at best! I don't know of any meteorite clubs of that sort or anything,(wanna start one! lol) I used to live in nevada, where we would go to the dry lake beds for best results, I have found a few and sold them for the needed cash. but central wa. would be best or eastern wa. probably start with a map that would show dry lake beds and start there, see who owns the land ,etc. but lets stay in touch and maybe hit some spots this spring. I know how hot it can get in the summer over there, so summers are probably out.

 

[flowers]

i found a old newspaper article about an meteor hitting washington state in 1859.


puget sound herald
sep-9-1859
PDF FILE
page 2 column 1

http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/images/newspapers/SL_dir_steilacoompugesounhera/pdf/SL_dir_steilacoompugesounhera_09091859.pdf#page=2


pioneer and democret
sep-16-1859
PDF FILE
page 2 column 2

http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/images/newspapers/SL_dir_olympiapiondemo/pdf/SL_dir_olympiapiondemo_09161859.pdf#page=2


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good luck