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Wabar - 1.29 grams

Wabar - 1.29 grams

Ash Creek Meteorites: Hunter's Collection

Date: 03/13/2009
Size: 81 items
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Famous News 8 Austin video

Famous News 8 Austin video

News 8 Austin's Eddie Garcia captures a meteorite falling while shooting video of the Austin marathon on February 15, 2009

Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 6363
West front page headlines!

West front page headlines!

In West, Texas the story becomes big news because of the numerous eye-witness sightings

Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 5819
Doppler radar

Doppler radar

KFWS weather team captures the meteorite flight path and break-up on doppler radar

Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 5788
Location, Location?

Location, Location?

Austin's McCartney Taylor is interviewed by News 8 Austin about the potential fall location - courtesy News8Austin

Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 5654
Small samples

Small samples

Ron DiIulio and Preston Starr hold up two of the first pieces found - Photo: Max Faulkner, Star-telegram

Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 5567
The race is on!

The race is on!

Meteorite hunters from all over the world rush to Texas to take part in a massive recovery effort - image courtesy The Waco Tribune-Herald

Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 5606
One of the first hunting teams

One of the first hunting teams

An early team to the strew field included Doug Dawn (from Monterey, Mexico), Dima Sadilenka, and Sergy Petikhov (both from Moscow, Russia)

Date: 02/20/2009
Views: 5467
The search begins in West, Texas...

The search begins in West, Texas...

The hunters begin to realize that the stones are small and that they are spread out over hundreds of acres ... time to put on the walking shoes!

Date: 02/19/2009
Views: 5438
A Meteorite!

A Meteorite!

The very first stone found by the early team in-situ

Date: 02/19/2009
Views: 5370
Dima Sadilenka

Dima Sadilenka

Dima Sadilenka - a Chemist from Moscow, Russia poses with a meteorite find

Date: 02/19/2009
Views: 5341
"Dima Slice" - 2.627 grams

"Dima Slice" - 2.627 grams

We obtained this very early find - a small slice from Dima and his team! It shows the unique features of this special chondrite.

Date: 03/28/2009
Views: 5370
L6 S3 W0

L6 S3 W0

Another sample from this first team was sent to be confirmed and classified by by Dr. Alan Rubin at UCLA - image courtesy The Waco Tribune-Herald

Date: 03/28/2009
Views: 5243
Keith Jenkerson

Keith Jenkerson

After arriving on the scene, Keith and Dana Jenkersen supplemented their search with a metal detector. I took this photo of Keith one evening near sunset.

Date: 03/06/2009
Views: 6662
"Jenkerson Stone" - 3.3 grams

"Jenkerson Stone" - 3.3 grams

This stone was the Jenkerson's first Ash Creek find - and yes it was located with the metal detector - and happily it is now in our collection!

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 6664
"Jenkerson Stone" - 3.3 grams

"Jenkerson Stone" - 3.3 grams

The back side of the meteorite - a dark, 100% fusion crusted beauty

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 6537
Michael Farmer, Michael Cottingham, McCartney Taylor, and Greg Hupé

Michael Farmer, Michael Cottingham, McCartney Taylor, and Greg Hupé

Ash Creek Hunters at a local restaurant studing the potential strewn field map - photo courtesy Greg Hupé

Date: 03/24/2009
Views: 7448
L6 S3 W0

L6 S3 W0

The classification given by Dr. Rubin of UCLA

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 6508
"Cottingham Stone" - 6 grams

"Cottingham Stone" - 6 grams

Back side - 100% fusion crusted - dark black - amazing

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 6477
McCartney Taylor

McCartney Taylor

McCartney Taylor made the drive from Austin to West and documented the trip with his camcorder...

Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 5021
McCartney's first find "in-situ"

McCartney's first find "in-situ"

McCartney's very first Ash Creek meteorite find photographed "in-situ"

Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 4928
Showing the find

Showing the find

McCartney shows his first find which is a nicely crusted specimen with a thick coating of both primary and secondary crust

Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 4796
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