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Shauna in the right area
Robert on target
Zach working the Lorenz in the field
The beginnings of a meteorite exhibit at Tellus Museum
Katy with her self-designed fireball manicure... you never know how far you can go until you've gone too far ;-)
Ray Pickard, down under, with all one needs: a meteor-detecting radio telescope, the main mass of L5 NWA 4485 and a killer sign ;-)
On top of a peak at Glorieta Mountain
With Michael Blood and Jerry Armstrong
With Robert Webb, Elachee's astronomer
Talking sky rocks with Adam, Julian and Jose from Tellus Museum
Eric, Sean, Dad and Jerry
Rocky Shipes with the remains of one of his 400-yard drives
Inspecting the famous Camp Verde meteorite with Frank Bopp at ASU
With Laurence Garvie, ASU's curator of meteorites, and Allende
With Moritz and Dima in Arizona
With 400 Palmer Middle School students all fired up about rocks on fire
Fellow MAG member, Sean Murray, closing a presentation with some comments on the mysterious tektites
With Jim, Robert, Greg, Michael, Shauna and Joey after a day of hunting
With Marvin Kilgore and his enormous Fukang pallasite main mass
Fun for all ages!
Katy, Zach and Suzanna reenact the famous Claxton impact
I'll keep that in mind...
Sean Northover, at student at Kennesaw Mountain High School, confirming the weight of a 32.6 kilogram fresh, oriented - YES, FLIGHT ORIENTED - chondrite
MAG meeting in my offices on 4.26.08
Sunny with the Statesboro main mass
Kris and the Statesboro main mass (photo by Maddie)
Out in Tucson with Robert, Mohammed, Michael, Adam and Jim
The proud owner of a new unclassified chondrite
With Bob Haag, his new oriented diogenite and Robert Ward in Tucson
Speaking to a group of magnate students at Kennesaw Mountain High School
With Robert Ward, his girlfriend, Shauna, Dad and Tom Bopp in Prescott, AZ
With Debra Morrissette, Pieter Heydelaar and Mbale in Phoenix
With Jim Strope and Michael Farmer at the Birthday Bash in Tucson
Talking to Robert, a young rock enthusiast, after a Georgia Mineral Society meeting
Connor, the budding meteorite collector and Georgia Tech placekicker
With David Hardy, Statesboro, and David's meteorite collection
A priceless look on a kid's face after giving him a small chondrite at a local mineral & gem show
With Robert Ward and his incredible Dhofar 1143 recovery
Hunting the Franconia strewn field with Tom Bopp
With Ruben Garcia at Franconia
Hunting the Holbrook strewn field
At the remains of Nininger's original museum near Meteor Crater
With Darryl Pitt and his new hat in Tucson
Bennett with two staples in life - a chunk of Mars and a bag of Cheetos
With Jock Hornor, Robert Webb, Maddie and Peter Gordon at Elachee Nature Science Center
Zach cutting his first weathered chondrite on 11.25.07
Teaching a pre-K class at FasTracKids a little something about meteorites
With Eric Olson at his home in Fayetteville, NC
Checking out some of Robert Ward's latest recovery photos with Bob Haag and Robert
Sammy and a 37 gram Martian Shergottite
Delivering a course on Meteoritics 101 to Cobb County's science teachers
Jake on an interstellar meteorite recovery mission
Décor compliments of Dr. Svend Buhl
Harlan Trammell, THE Georgia meteorite man, and Kris with the Claxton mailbox back plate and a complete slice of the impactor
Maddie and Sarah Jane with a 32.4 kilogram fresh Saharan chondrite
In the FALLING ROCKS room with MAG at our second meeting on October 6, 2007
Zach, at right, with his friends Bradley and Reagan from the Crooked Creek Crushers, gloved up to handle some rocks from space
Shannon, signaling world peace with a 5 kilogram Sikhote Alin
Working with a group of students at East Cobb Middle School
Phoebe cutting her first weathered chondrite on a lapidary trim saw
Spending some time with the Georgia Mineral Society talking about rocks from space
Dad with Bob Haag and his Zagami and Calcalong Creek jewels
Checking out 'A Slice of Space' with David Hardy
Near the end of an unsuccessful hunt in New Mexico after trying my luck at a dry salt lake bed in Roosevelt County and having driven almost 800 miles that day chasing limited reports of a video-taped fireball -- top stuff!
Talking to a group of 3rd graders at The Galloway School about meteorites
Kris with Cody and Divot...our black cat, Miranda (named after a moon, of course) is nowhere to be found, as usual
Jerry Armstrong and Claxton
With Ed Albin, the Fernbank Science Center's Meteorite Collection Curator, and a nice Pultusk specimen
Jerry Armstrong, renowned amateur astronomer and cosmic artist, with a 277 gram L'Aigle specimen
With Jordan and Mars
With Jerry Armstrong after the privilege of a full day speaking to Cobb County's science teachers about the finer points of meteorites
Connor holding a chunk of the planet Mars!
Anita Westlake, a co-founder of the Meteorite Association of Georgia, with Martha Brown
Maddie and me with John and Earlene Schooler
Bob Haag and me holding a full slice of the beautiful Esquel pallasite
Jerry Armstrong, Harlan Trammell, Tim Cantwell, me, Martha Brown, John Iacullo and Anita Westlake at the Inaugural Meteorite Association of Georgia meeting at Jerry's house
With Kris and Maddie at Meteor Crater's rim
John Servold, a senior at Milton High School and a future geology student at Colorado State University holding the 277 gram L'Aigle specimen with a handwritten label from 1803
Katy with the 6210 gram main mass of the Bassikounou H5 witnessed fall of October 16, 2006, in Mauretania
With Bob Haag and the main mass of the Djermaia witnessed fall from 1961 in Chad
Zach with the 7270 gram main mass of the Sahara 99168 unclassified chondrite
Giving small meteorites to a classroom of 4th graders
Maddie with the 3720 gram main mass of the Djermaia H chondrite witnessed fall of either February 18th or 25th in 1961 in Chad
With Maddie and the Holsinger Meteorite at Arizona's Meteor Crater



Katy with her self-designed fireball manicure... you never know how far you can go until you've gone too far ;-)
Katy with her self-designed fireball manicure... you never know how far you can go until you've gone too far ;-)

Ray Pickard, down under, with all one needs: a meteor-detecting radio telescope, the main mass of L5 NWA 4485 and a killer sign ;-)
Ray Pickard, down under, with all one needs: a meteor-detecting radio telescope, the main mass of L5 NWA 4485 and a killer sign ;-)

Zach working the Lorenz in the field
Zach working the Lorenz in the field

The beginnings of a meteorite exhibit at Tellus Museum
The beginnings of a meteorite exhibit at Tellus Museum

Shauna in the right area
Shauna in the right area

Robert on target
Robert on target

Eric, Sean, Dad and Jerry
Eric, Sean, Dad and Jerry

Rocky Shipes with the remains of one of his 400-yard drives
Rocky Shipes with the remains of one of his 400-yard drives

With Robert Webb, Elachee's astronomer
With Robert Webb, Elachee's astronomer

Talking sky rocks with Adam, Julian and Jose from Tellus Museum
Talking sky rocks with Adam, Julian and Jose from Tellus Museum

On top of a peak at Glorieta Mountain
On top of a peak at Glorieta Mountain

With Michael Blood and Jerry Armstrong
With Michael Blood and Jerry Armstrong

Fellow MAG member, Sean Murray, closing a presentation with some comments on the mysterious tektites
Fellow MAG member, Sean Murray, closing a presentation with some comments on the mysterious tektites

With Jim, Robert, Greg, Michael, Shauna and Joey after a day of hunting
With Jim, Robert, Greg, Michael, Shauna and Joey after a day of hunting

With Moritz and Dima in Arizona
With Moritz and Dima in Arizona

With 400 Palmer Middle School students all fired up about rocks on fire
With 400 Palmer Middle School students all fired up about rocks on fire

Inspecting the famous Camp Verde meteorite with Frank Bopp at ASU
Inspecting the famous Camp Verde meteorite with Frank Bopp at ASU

With Laurence Garvie, ASU's curator of meteorites, and Allende
With Laurence Garvie, ASU's curator of meteorites, and Allende

Sean Northover, at student at Kennesaw Mountain High School, confirming the weight of a 32.6 kilogram fresh, oriented - YES, FLIGHT ORIENTED - chondrite
Sean Northover, at student at Kennesaw Mountain High School, confirming the weight of a 32.6 kilogram fresh, oriented - YES, FLIGHT ORIENTED - chondrite

MAG meeting in my offices on 4.26.08
MAG meeting in my offices on 4.26.08

Katy, Zach and Suzanna reenact the famous Claxton impact
Katy, Zach and Suzanna reenact the famous Claxton impact

I'll keep that in mind...
I'll keep that in mind...

With Marvin Kilgore and his enormous Fukang pallasite main mass
With Marvin Kilgore and his enormous Fukang pallasite main mass

Fun for all ages!
Fun for all ages!

With Bob Haag, his new oriented diogenite and Robert Ward in Tucson
With Bob Haag, his new oriented diogenite and Robert Ward in Tucson

Speaking to a group of magnate students at Kennesaw Mountain High School
Speaking to a group of magnate students at Kennesaw Mountain High School

Out in Tucson with Robert, Mohammed, Michael, Adam and Jim
Out in Tucson with Robert, Mohammed, Michael, Adam and Jim

The proud owner of a new unclassified chondrite
The proud owner of a new unclassified chondrite

Sunny with the Statesboro main mass
Sunny with the Statesboro main mass

Kris and the Statesboro main mass (photo by Maddie)
Kris and the Statesboro main mass
(photo by Maddie)

Connor, the budding meteorite collector and Georgia Tech placekicker
Connor, the budding meteorite collector and Georgia Tech placekicker

With David Hardy, Statesboro, and David's meteorite collection
With David Hardy, Statesboro, and David's meteorite collection

With Jim Strope and Michael Farmer at the Birthday Bash in Tucson
With Jim Strope and Michael Farmer at the Birthday Bash in Tucson

Talking to Robert, a young rock enthusiast, after a Georgia Mineral Society meeting
Talking to Robert, a young rock enthusiast, after a Georgia Mineral Society meeting

With Robert Ward, his girlfriend, Shauna, Dad and Tom Bopp in Prescott, AZ
With Robert Ward, his girlfriend, Shauna, Dad and Tom Bopp in Prescott, AZ

With Debra Morrissette, Pieter Heydelaar and Mbale in Phoenix
With Debra Morrissette, Pieter Heydelaar and Mbale in Phoenix

Hunting the Holbrook strewn field
Hunting the Holbrook strewn field

At the remains of Nininger's original museum near Meteor Crater
At the remains of Nininger's original museum near Meteor Crater

Hunting the Franconia strewn field with Tom Bopp
Hunting the Franconia strewn field with Tom Bopp

With Ruben Garcia at Franconia
With Ruben Garcia at Franconia

A priceless look on a kid's face after giving him a small chondrite at a local mineral & gem show
A priceless look on a kid's face after giving him a small chondrite at a local mineral & gem show

With Robert Ward and his incredible Dhofar 1143 recovery
With Robert Ward and his incredible Dhofar 1143 recovery

Teaching a pre-K class at FasTracKids a little something about meteorites
Teaching a pre-K class at FasTracKids a little something about meteorites

With Eric Olson at his home in Fayetteville, NC
With Eric Olson at his home in Fayetteville, NC

With Jock Hornor, Robert Webb, Maddie and Peter Gordon at Elachee Nature Science Center
With Jock Hornor, Robert Webb, Maddie and Peter Gordon at Elachee Nature Science Center

Zach cutting his first weathered chondrite on 11.25.07
Zach cutting his first weathered chondrite on 11.25.07

With Darryl Pitt and his new hat in Tucson
With Darryl Pitt and his new hat in Tucson

Bennett with two staples in life - a chunk of Mars and a bag of Cheetos
Bennett with two staples in life - a chunk of Mars and a bag of Cheetos

Décor compliments of Dr. Svend Buhl
Décor compliments of Dr. Svend Buhl

Harlan Trammell, THE Georgia meteorite man, and Kris with the Claxton mailbox back plate and a complete slice of the impactor
Harlan Trammell, THE Georgia meteorite man, and Kris with the Claxton mailbox back plate and a complete slice of the impactor

Delivering a course on Meteoritics 101 to Cobb County's science teachers
Delivering a course on Meteoritics 101 to Cobb County's science teachers

Jake on an interstellar meteorite recovery mission
Jake on an interstellar meteorite recovery mission

Checking out some of Robert Ward's latest recovery photos with Bob Haag and Robert
Checking out some of Robert Ward's latest recovery photos with Bob Haag and Robert

Sammy and a 37 gram Martian Shergottite
Sammy and a 37 gram Martian Shergottite

Working with a group of students at East Cobb Middle School
Working with a group of students at East Cobb Middle School

Phoebe cutting her first weathered chondrite on a lapidary trim saw
Phoebe cutting her first weathered chondrite on a lapidary trim saw

Zach, at right, with his friends Bradley and Reagan from the Crooked Creek Crushers, gloved up to handle some rocks from space
Zach, at right, with his friends Bradley and Reagan from the Crooked Creek Crushers, gloved up to handle some rocks from space

Shannon, signaling world peace with a 5 kilogram Sikhote Alin
Shannon, signaling world peace with a 5 kilogram Sikhote Alin

Maddie and Sarah Jane with a 32.4 kilogram fresh Saharan chondrite
Maddie and Sarah Jane with a 32.4 kilogram fresh Saharan chondrite

In the FALLING ROCKS room with MAG at our second meeting on October 6, 2007
In the FALLING ROCKS room with MAG at our second meeting on October 6, 2007

Talking to a group of 3rd graders at The Galloway School about meteorites
Talking to a group of 3rd graders at The Galloway School about meteorites

Kris with Cody and Divot...our black cat, Miranda (named after a moon, of course) is nowhere to be found, as usual
Kris with Cody and Divot...our black cat, Miranda (named after a moon, of course) is nowhere to be found, as usual

Checking out 'A Slice of Space' with David Hardy
Checking out "A Slice of Space" with David Hardy

Near the end of an unsuccessful hunt in New Mexico after trying my luck at a dry salt lake bed in Roosevelt County and having driven almost 800 miles that day chasing limited reports of a video-taped fireball -- top stuff!
Near the end of an unsuccessful hunt in New Mexico after trying my luck at a dry salt lake bed in Roosevelt County and having driven almost 800 miles that day chasing limited reports of a video-taped fireball -- top stuff!

Spending some time with the Georgia Mineral Society talking about rocks from space
Spending some time with the Georgia Mineral Society talking about rocks from space

Dad with Bob Haag and his Zagami and Calcalong Creek jewels
Dad with Bob Haag and his Zagami and Calcalong Creek jewels

With Jerry Armstrong after the privilege of a full day speaking to Cobb County's science teachers about the finer points of meteorites
With Jerry Armstrong after the privilege of a full day speaking to Cobb County's science teachers about the finer points of meteorites

Connor holding a chunk of the planet Mars!
Connor holding a chunk of the planet Mars!

Jerry Armstrong, renowned amateur astronomer and cosmic artist, with a 277 gram L'Aigle specimen
Jerry Armstrong, renowned amateur astronomer and cosmic artist, with a 277 gram L'Aigle specimen

With Jordan and Mars
With Jordan and Mars

Jerry Armstrong and Claxton
Jerry Armstrong and Claxton

With Ed Albin, the  Fernbank Science Center's Meteorite Collection Curator, and a nice Pultusk specimen
With Ed Albin, the Fernbank Science Center's Meteorite Collection Curator, and a nice Pultusk specimen

With Kris and Maddie at Meteor Crater's rim
With Kris and Maddie at Meteor Crater's rim

John Servold, a senior at Milton High School and a future geology student at Colorado State University holding the 277 gram L'Aigle specimen with a handwritten label from 1803
John Servold, a senior at Milton High School and a future geology student at Colorado State University holding the 277 gram L'Aigle specimen with a handwritten label from 1803

Bob Haag and me holding a full slice of the beautiful Esquel pallasite
Bob Haag and me holding a full slice of the beautiful Esquel pallasite

Jerry Armstrong, Harlan Trammell, Tim Cantwell, me, Martha Brown, John Iacullo and Anita Westlake at the Inaugural Meteorite Association of Georgia meeting at Jerry's house
Jerry Armstrong, Harlan Trammell, Tim Cantwell, me, Martha Brown, John Iacullo and Anita Westlake at the Inaugural Meteorite Association of Georgia meeting at Jerry's house

Anita Westlake, a co-founder of the Meteorite Association of Georgia, with Martha Brown
Anita Westlake, a co-founder of the Meteorite Association of Georgia, with Martha Brown

Maddie and me with John and Earlene Schooler
Maddie and me with John and Earlene Schooler

Maddie with the 3720 gram main mass of the Djermaia H chondrite witnessed fall of either February 18th or 25th in 1961 in Chad
Maddie with the 3720 gram main mass of the Djermaia H chondrite witnessed fall of either February 18th or 25th in 1961 in Chad

With Maddie and the Holsinger Meteorite at Arizona's Meteor Crater
With Maddie and the Holsinger Meteorite at Arizona's Meteor Crater

Zach with the 7270 gram main mass of the Sahara 99168 unclassified chondrite
Zach with the 7270 gram main mass of the Sahara 99168 unclassified chondrite

Giving small meteorites to a classroom of 4th graders at Cogburn Woods Elementary
Giving small meteorites to a classroom of 4th graders at Cogburn Woods Elementary

Katy with the 6210 gram main mass of the Bassikounou H5 witnessed fall of October 16, 2006, in Mauretania
Katy with the 6210 gram main mass of the Bassikounou H5 witnessed fall of October 16, 2006, in Mauretania

With Bob Haag and the main mass of the Djermaia witnessed fall from 1961 in Chad
With Bob Haag and the main mass of the Djermaia witnessed fall from 1961 in Chad



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