Nevada Meteorite Picture of the Day
(for the Month of January 2011)

Explanation:

This is my image of Monika Waiblinger just after she made her 3rd meteorite find in just 2 days. This is her first find from Roach Dry Lake. It's my contention that this is a 30g fragment from the Primm meteorite.

I like this image because it shows how hard it is (at times) to spot these small, dark fragments of chondritic meteorites, even when they are lying on a dry lakebed surface of lighter-colored mud and silt. As can be seen in the image, if the surface has many cracks or is uneven, this will effectively hide small stones. This is particularly true when there is bright sunlight striking the ground at a low angle, producing a multiple of shadows.

"Click" on the above image to see a close-up view of the meteorite, after it was "picked-up"!
(-- Note: "Click" HERE to see another "close-up" image.)

For Reference:

The Editor of the Meteoritical Bulletin is, Dr. Michael K. Weisberg.

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