Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters Dorothy S. Norton, O. Richard Norton
Publisher: Mountain Pr

This Allan Hills meteorite was found in 1984 by a team of meteorite hunters in the Antarctic. One of Garcia's favorite spots to go meteorite hunting is an enormous dry lake bed in southern For more than 20 years, Garcia has traveled to places in the middle of nowhere and studied flecks, specks and spots in thousands of rocks — all to find meteorites that are often the size of walnuts, and sometimes worth the same. The radar data helped meteorite hunters to recover a total of 77 specimens, with the first ones found only two days after the fall. But for meteorite hunters and dealers such as Ruben Garcia, touching a piece of outer space is a daily routine. The meteorite was named Sutter's Mill, after the location where it fell. Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters (by O. Richard Norton); Meteorites (by Caroline Smith and Sara S. Your Price: $21.43- Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters (Astronomy). The Antarctic is a great place to find meteorites, even if last year they only found 302 meteorites. This popular guide to cosmic debris introduces the fascinating world of meteorites, asteroids, comets, and impact craters. Richard Norton); Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (by O.