Mikestang 581 Posted July 10 (edited) I visited Yelland once back in 2014 but spent most of the day on the wrong part of the playa and didn't find anything until right before sunset. I was excited to go back and had the opportunity just after summer solstice with a couple friends. Here's a couple in situ photos, a shot of the playa, and a sunset picture. I managed 42 finds, the four of us in total made 71 finds. 12 of my finds came in the magic light that is 20 minutes after the sun dips behind the mountains; the meteorites really pop then. I forgot my pack in the hotel room (doh!) so no scale cube is present. Edited July 10 by Mikestang 5 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayray 119 Posted July 11 Mike, nice finds my friend. They say if you throw them back they get bigger next year. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DolanDave 454 Posted July 12 Nice Finds Mike.... Yelland is always fun. Nice pics. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam 2,114 Posted July 12 Man, that`s awesome ! Excellent finds Are they Chondrites? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 581 Posted July 12 Thanks, guys. Adam, yes they are H4 chondrites. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaustad18 18 Posted July 12 Awesome finds Mike, love seeing your in situ photos. What were the average sizes? Largest, smallest? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeoJack 575 Posted July 12 We had plans to hit the playa west of Austin this week, too hot. Nice finds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 581 Posted July 16 On 7/12/2018 at 1:17 PM, gaustad18 said: Awesome finds Mike, love seeing your in situ photos. What were the average sizes? Largest, smallest? Largest was 23g, smallest I don't know exactly but less than a gram probably. On 7/12/2018 at 3:46 PM, GeoJack said: We had plans to hit the playa west of Austin this week, too hot. Nice finds. I love that playa, made several finds out there. It'll cool off soon enough. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisski 556 Posted July 17 Nice pics. Were they found like that on the surface? How long do you think they've been sitting on top? I'm surprised there's not evidence of an impact. I must say I'm starting to catch the meteorite bug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 581 Posted July 17 Yup they are just sitting on the surface, fragment from a fall long ago. So long, in fact, that all of the masses have broken up and migrated around the playa; a "main mass" was never discovered. Not all meteorites leave impact traces, most explode high in the atmosphere and rain down a shower of rocks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisski 556 Posted July 17 Thanks. I would have expected it to have evidence of being there for years, but it looks like it was just put there yesterday. Kind of like the scientists that hunt meteors on the poles by looking for them on the snow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
