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Meteorite Hunting In The Desert
Most people don't know you can own a meteorite much less find one practically in your own back yard.
If you live in the southwest U.S. you are in prime meteorite hunting territory. This area of the country lends itself to the preservation of meteoritical material. Because of the southwest’s arid climate, and low annual rainfall, meteorites are more preserved here than in any other part of the U.S. Meteorites contain iron and iron is prone to corrosion, therefore a dryer climate will preserve meteorites for a longer period of time.
That's why more meteorites are found in the Sahara desert than any other place on earth! Northwest African meteorites (better known as NWA meteorites) are plentiful because the climate is perfect. The Sahara desert covers the entire northern region of Africa! This desert is almost as big as the United States! That's huge. You can only imagine the number of meteorites that have fallen there over the last 10,000 years much less the last 1 Million years.
Firestone Mountain
An meteor flying through our atmosphere above the Teton mountain range in Wyoming. Not really... I just made this after playing around in photoshop and it gave me an idea for the site. I decided to add yet another section to MW. A meteorite Art Gallery!
Click Here To Post Your Own Photos: http://www.meteoritewatch.com/mw/gallery
Enjoy!
Eric
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