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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
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West front page headlines!
In West, Texas the story becomes big news because of the numerous eye-witness sightings
Date: 03/27/2009
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Doppler radar
KFWS weather team captures the meteorite flight path and break-up on doppler radar
Date: 03/27/2009
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Location, Location?
Austin's McCartney Taylor is interviewed by News 8 Austin about the potential fall location - courtesy News8Austin
Date: 03/27/2009
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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: 4955
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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
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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
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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: 4854
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A Meteorite!
The very first stone found by the early team in-situ
Date: 02/19/2009
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Dima Sadilenka
Dima Sadilenka - a Chemist from Moscow, Russia poses with a meteorite find
Date: 02/19/2009
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"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: 4793
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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
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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: 6000
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"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
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"Jenkerson Stone" - 3.3 grams
The back side of the meteorite - a dark, 100% fusion crusted beauty
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 5874
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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
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L6 S3 W0
The classification given by Dr. Rubin of UCLA
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 5840
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"Cottingham Stone" - 6 grams
Back side - 100% fusion crusted - dark black - amazing
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 5786
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McCartney Taylor
McCartney Taylor made the drive from Austin to West and documented the trip with his camcorder...
Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 4460
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McCartney's first find "in-situ"
McCartney's very first Ash Creek meteorite find photographed "in-situ"
Date: 03/27/2009
Views: 4367
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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: 4223
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