The Meteor Man

Thespec.com has a report on a professional meteorite hunter from Portland Oregon.

Rob Wesel recently tracked down the Grimsby space rock, which he's now putting up for sale on the Internet. He says it's unlikely that he'll get back the money he spent on the cross-continent adventure he took to find the 14.5 gram stone.

He figures he'll be lucky to get $2,500 toward a trip that cost twice that for him and a buddy. He's more hoping to trade his gem for a type of meteorite he's missing in his collection of several hundred.

Meteorites frequently fall to the earth, but seldom with as much excitement as the one in Grimsby. It's rare to have video footage of one in the air. The Grimsby meteorite also gave a glimpse at the world of space rock chasers who will passionately fly off to places where meteorites have been reported.

"I liken it to the folks who go tornado chasing, only we get to keep the tornado at the end of the day," said Wesel.

I couldn't help thinking that some of our blog friends like Joe Huffman and Linoge might like to play their beloved word substitution game with this story. It could be fun.

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