Meteorite Men | S02 E08 | Henbury Craters Australia

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4 жыл бұрын

In the Season Two finale Geoff and Steve journey to one of the most remarkable meteorite sites on the planet - the Henbury Crater field in central Australia. During the expedition, the region receives its heaviest rainfall in 35 years and the team must to overcome flooded roads, stranded vehicles, and other hazards as they search for remnants of the alluring Henbury iron meteorite that - 4,600 years ago - blasted 15 craters out of the stark and captivating red sand desert.
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@bruceweigle7597 3 жыл бұрын

The last piece you found was so sculptural. I'd love to have seen that all cleaned up and on a nice display stand. the shot of it standing straight up on your rock pick made me imagine having a casting made of it and scaling it up for a brass or bronze sculpture. Amazing finds all around!!

@GeoffNotkin 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly! We always have to decide whether or not to clean a particular piece. As a great friend of mine (and meteorite expert) once said: "You can always clean it later, but you can never put the patina back on" 😉 The Australian government kindly granted us export permits for those finds (and I made a donation of American meteorites to Australian museums as a "thank you"). I decided to leave that piece in its natural state. Still very much a fave of mine. Thank you for watching + commenting! 👏

@joemfk1 4 жыл бұрын

Great finds!

@V-hk2bo 4 ай бұрын

Hey Geoff, it’s your friend Vanessa! ;) I am curious if you guys were ever able to go back to check out those further south “mystery crater(s)”? Maybe someone else has gone out to examine & document that area in the last 3 years?

@GeoffNotkin 3 ай бұрын

Actually, yes we did, but the camera crew was not in the country, so it didn't make it to the episode. The site was fascinating. There were significant indentations in the group that could well have been craters. And the ground returned the same specific signal as Henbury meteorites (on the detectors). But we were unable to locate even tiny fragments. It remains a mystery. Great question, BTW!

@Archmage_74 3 жыл бұрын

Really wish you guys were back recording for new episodes. absolutely love watching your shows even though there from way back. Always wanted to go looking.

@wendymorrison5619 2 жыл бұрын

Revisiting all you posts while in lockdown. Feeling inspired to go hunt my own country soon. Thanks for the science, fun and amazing landscapes. From Australia.

@luboinchina3013 3 жыл бұрын

Great series. Don't know why it doesn't have more views.😊

@GeoffNotkin 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lubo! Many of these episodes were uploaded fairly recently. Views are growing. Thank you for being one of them 😀

@luboinchina3013 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeoffNotkin Nice to see you replying. Any chance of coming to China for some meteor hunting? I would love to visit the Luoquangouli罗圈沟里 crater in Liaoning

@luboinchina3013 3 жыл бұрын

Of course with you and your friend😃

@jdssurf 3 жыл бұрын

Are the flies that bad everywhere in Australia?

@GeoffNotkin 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jbird! Our Outback specialist told us that the flies were "nothing" at that time and it's often much worse. I guess we got off easy, though the rain and flooding were pretty intense. But what a great adventure and we loved working with our Australian crew. Tons of fun they were. Cheers for watching.

@seachers6124 3 жыл бұрын

I have a small piece of the Henbury meteorite . Its pretty cool 😎

@GeoffNotkin 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Easily one of my favorite meteorites and it was such a dream come true to visit the craters and collect specimens there. We are extremely grateful to the Australian Parks Service and the local landowner for their generous support of this expedition and allowing us to film and search for specimens.

@muhammadfurkan215 4 ай бұрын

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@randyjohnson6845 3 жыл бұрын

There are 2 lakes maybe 3 In Florida that seem obvious they are craters. Ocean pond in Osceola national forest. Then theres a lake near camp blanding called Lake Lowery. These lakes are perfectly round. One fact is outside of Florida and Minnesota there are no natural lakes.Man made lakes yes controlled and created by dams and rivers not natural. A third possible crater is Lake Apopka north west of Orlando. Long before your award winning series every time I went hunting I would always think these were ancient craters. In my amateur opinion I dont think a lake can naturally form in a perfect circle

@joechaput3768 3 жыл бұрын

Round sinkholes.....quite common in Florida as the limestone devolves from below.