Being the Continuing Adventures of Geoff Notkin of "Meteorite Men" as he travels the world digging for space rocks.

Articles in Category: Meteorite & Adventure Photography

Learn About Meteorites: Rollover Lips

Written by Geoffrey Notkin on Sunday, 20 March 2011. Posted in Meteorite & Adventure Photography, Meteorite Science

Learn About Meteorites: Rollover Lips

When falling through our atmosphere on the way to an impact with the Earth, most meteorites spin and tumble, often acquiring the interesting sculptural shapes. A very few maintain a fixed orientation towards our planet's surface. Heat ablation may cause those meteorites to acquire a conical, dome, or shield-shape, reminiscent of the heat shield on the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space mission capsules and such meteorites are described as being oriented.

Leigh Anne, Meteorite Men and a Cool Entomologist

Written by Geoffrey Notkin on Friday, 22 May 2009. Posted in Meteorite & Adventure Photography, Meteorite TV Shows, Recommended Blogs

Leigh Anne, Meteorite Men and a Cool Entomologist

At the recent screening party for the world premiere of Meteorite Men, my good friend and rather brilliant photography and design assistant, Leigh Anne DelRay, brought along a most interesting fellow, whom we now affectionately know as Bug Eric. Noted author, blogger, and world-famous entomologist, Eric R. Eaton and I are both members of the Society of Southwestern Authors, based here in Arizona.

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