Meteorite Men | S01 E05 | The Dry Lake Bad
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- Steve and Geoff fire up their ATVs and join maverick meteorite hunter Sonny Clary on an unforgettable adventure into the wilds of Nevada's Great Basin. Sonny and his dog Brix lead them to the site of a fantastic space rock discovery, and the Meteorite Men can hardly believe their eyes when they find a area of cracked desert floor that is littered with hundreds of meteorite fragments. Steve and Geoff also visit the Alamo Breccia where, 370 million years ago, a much larger meteorite crashed into a now-vanished shallow sea, leaving us with impact breccias peppered with ancient marine fossils. A close call with Area 51 and an amusing lab visit with Dr. Laurence Garvie at the Center for Meteorite Studies round out this fan-favorite episode.
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Sonny Clary is a retired Las Vegas Fire Department chief and expert meteorite hunter. He, Steve, and Geoff, have been friends for many years. Sonny discovered this Nevada site and kept it secret until the Meteorite Men could join him there.
Geoff has studied ancient impacts all over the world and is friends with the discoverer of the Alamo Breccia site, Dr. John Warme. Geoff participated in a U.S. Geological Survey expedition to the site in 2001. The secondary Alamo Breccia segment was added, literally, at the last minute, when snow at the lake bed location temporarily halted filming.
Geoff - I wanted to thank you for getting me into metal detecting as a result of your series in 2011. The funny thing is that while it was meteorites that got me interested in metal detectors, I've never managed to actually get out and hunt for meteors and I hope to do so one day in Nevada as it isn't too far across the Sierras from me. I have managed to find amazing things with my wide array of gear and when I happened across your channel, I knew I wanted to say "Thank you" for opening me up to a great set of adventures I wouldn't have had otherwise. I will definite catch up with what you've been up to with all of your videos and hope to shake your hand one day! -- Jon Almada aka "Afterburner".
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What a wonderful message! Thanks so much. So pleased to hear about your successes. Cheers and warmest wishes.
Wise guys - doing it collectively! That is an isolated place with plenty natural weather threats . I never imagined it could be so intriguing. I like cold, hate hot. That dry cold desert sounds awesome ! How do these meteorites break up ? On impact always ? Or the result of thundering through earths atmosphere at some great speed and acceleration as gravity grew stronger with diminishing altitude ? Glad they go to the uni geologists to get the ‘low down’ something important could turn up ! Thanks guys !
Awesome video.
Thank you for watching and commenting 😃 That episode is one of my favorites -- and we so nearly got completely snowed out while filming.
Fantastic episode! I hike in the Tucson area and over the years have found two small probable meteorites (no, I haven't had them tested; I really ought to, I know.) And this show just gets me more and more interested in the study of the things-- it's really fascinating!
Hey Geoff It's so cool rewatchin these shows I was just looking at my meteorites an I was like nothing on tv so I put on mm lol
The reason bigger pieces of meteor carry farther is because fluid drag (air in this case) increases far slower than volume/mass increases, it's also why the terminal velocity of an ant is far lower than that of an elephant. It's the same reason a modest breeze can carry ground up rock (aka. dust) easily while a large bolder of same material is not budged.
31.07 the shape of Australia 🇦🇺👍
Very interesting and educational. Also a little green too boot 🤑
Hmm where do you sell it?
Hi! We sell authenticated meteorites through my company, Aerolite. Here's the website:
aerolite.org/
So much for a secret location. Even I can locate that area now. Some things .. like those lake maps and key phrases to the location should not be revealed. lol Good ol' TV where everything' spilled out.
Hi, there. I know of a site where a shower of meteorites fell. I could identify them only because they are grey-colored, 1 to 2 inches non-magnetic metal impacts on earthly rocks. Probably, there are more pieces of them on the soil but they are not as noticeable as the ones contrasting with the rocks they are encrusted in. I recently discovered a big piece, the size of a baseball. It shows the particular dark crust on it's "head".
I metal detect in England. What are the chances of me finding a meteorite?
Hi David! I grew up in Surrey! A few meteorites have been found in the UK, but chances are not good due to rainfall (meteorites are rich in iron) and heavy vegetation. This is a complex topic and I direct you to my book on the subject in case it may interest you: www.amazon.com/Find-Treasure-Space-Geoffrey-Notkin/dp/0984754881
Tell him quality over quantity lol!! Geoff usually has a strategy developed and tends to find bigger more valuable meteorites by not gridding but getting to areas no one else goes Where the Steve finds many. It smaller ones....😝
Nice vid.. Nice finds
Sounds like y'all have not heard about Google Earth.
And now many people know about it. 🤠
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Submitted pictures for photoanalysis to GeoLabs on 29 August and they have not replied back, they don't answer to emails and don't pick phone....it was recommended on your website and we used your code as well to get discount.
Hi Davvy: I think GeoLabs may have stopped doing meteorite ID, sorry. It's a very reputable lab, but it's not my lab. GeoLabs is a company we like and we know they do good work. The number of requests they've had over the years is enormous and most submitted rocks turn out not to be meteorites. I'll try to reach out to them and get some up-to-date info for you. Cheers.
Why can’t you guys get those long-ass magnets that roofers use to pick up nails? Or build that device with neo-gymnasium magnets. You know what I mean. You must have thought of that. Unless you haven’t, then never mind... I gotta go
"neo-gymnasium magnets"
Hrm, I have one of those right here. It's pretty strong but I don't think it's as strong as those neodynium ones would be in that size. Just kinda big.
Hi David! Good idea on the long magnets. We have tried them. They work so-so on iron meteorites (90%+ iron), but stone meteorites typically only contain 20% (or less) iron, so we need the super-strong rare earth magnets to attract them. I appreciate the suggestion. Cheers : )
@39:37 the dude from Breakfast Club movie! What’s his name ?
LOL.. I know exactly where this is.
I live near an appearant meteorite crater,,I have found examples repeatedly,and want some peices appraised,h ow is this done,.
I always understand 'Media Rights' 😳🙄😬
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Thank you Cristiano! Here are some websites for you:
aerolite.org/
vimeo.com/ondemand/meteoriteidentification
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I’ve got a meteorite from filming this very TV show! Geoff sent it to me after ordering $1,000 in meteorite samples.
Hi Jeff , please help