The Sutter's Mill Meteorite

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Any meteorite hunters out there that are following this story?

Scientists today are mounting a massive search in the Sierra Nevada foothills for meteorite fragments that may hold clues to extraterrestrial life.

The meteorite caused a stir when it broke apart over the region on April 22. Not only did it produce explosive sounds that stirred many residents at around 8:30 that Sunday morning, but it also showered the region with meteorite fragments.

It turns out those fragments are not just ordinary space rock. It is some of the oldest material in the solar system and may contain molecules that indicate whether extraterrestrial life exists.

Scientists have dubbed it the Sutters Mill Meteorite because many of the particles appear to be concentrated around the foothill area where gold was discovered in California in 1848, near the towns of Coloma and Lotus in El Dorado County.

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/03/4463578/scientists-on-the-hunt-for-meteorite.html

http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_20549240/seti-and-nasa-scientists-charter-zeppelin-fly-over

http://asima.seti.org/sm/

[Ian David]

1. Hopefully this well end better than the Grover's Mill Meteorite...