Searching For The World's Most Famous Meteor | Meteorite Men | Spark

Geoff and Steve team up with meteorite hunter Sonny Clary and his faithful canine companion, Brix, to hunt meteorites in Gold Basin, Arizona. Later, they meet with Dr. Garvie after a close call with Area 51.
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For thousands of years, meteorites have slammed into the Earth's surface carrying an invaluable record of the origins of our solar system. But finding meteorites on Earth, some buried over centuries by thick layers of dirt and sediment, is no easy task.
Meteorite hunters Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin travel to some of the most remote locations around the world to explore the scientific and financial value of meteorites. Featuring treks in Chile, Sweden, Australia, the US, Mexico, and more, these meteorite men meet with top scientists, geologists, astronomers, and meteorite experts to reveal a deeper understanding of how meteorites have helped to build our solar system and shape our planet.
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[@jakemoeller7850]

Northern Arizona has some gorgeous rocks. I love looking for fossils, petrified wood, etc. I'm sure that these guys had fun!

[@jackrollins4360]

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[@PapaJhayPulido]

love the seasons and enjoying a lot of watching

[@nancyhainline2517]

Were you able to go back to Lake Mead when the water level was so low during the recent drought? Love vicariously come along on your searches. Happy hunting.

[@robertseaman3963]

Awesome

[@tetengpangit5526]

Hi im from the philipines🤗 i like your content..about meteorite😊 i share about my expirience abour the meteorite.from my city..closer from me to landing the meteorite to much big.🙏 the soud is comming is so loud just like ah wishel ..i will try to fine if i come back to my city..i have idea ..to wacth you video..🙏🤗

[@happyeggroll5267]

More i need moree

[@chevyracer5091]

If they yielded new info That Make's them Price less in my Eyes! Great Job guys. I wish I could get a Print of How Beautiful they are under the Micro scope for my wall. I would pay for it!

[@claytonpeterson468]

Visited my old friend near Grays River Washington, near the Columbia River, talked about his elk hunting, said he had a Swamp near by that magnetic compasses wouldn't work, local said a meteorite had hit the Swamp back in the 1930,s it's still there but to hard to find, or dig. Most locals are farmers don't have time to explore.

[@mollymillions5438]

I assumed they would be travelling to Tunguska, Russia, if they want to search for the "World's Most Famous Meteor" (or Chelyabinsk if they wanted to search for what is probably the second most famous).

[@ApotheosisStone]

I would think the world's most famous meteor would be the one that killed the dinosaurs.

[@Sagittarius-A-Star]

@@ApotheosisStone At least one who knows what he is talking about 👍

[@medea27]

That title is put there by Spark, not the Meteorite Men show.... the actual episode title is 'Gold Basin' & it's mentioned during the show that it's one of the "most famous meteorite _falls"_ because it's so well documented by scientists. Just Spark misunderstanding the show. Also this show was filmed _before_ Chelyabinsk occurred... the Meteorite Men do actually travel to Russia for an episode to hunt for a different type of rare meteorite, but Tunguska isn't worth it for them because the meteor vaporized in the atmosphere. It's a difficult place to access just to get photos of flattened trees!

[@emmilypalmer9269]

@38:44 I wonder if it would work at night better? I bet they would retain the heat longer🙌

[@Sweyn.Vagabond]

Them finds not being sold and being donated where they were is what Mr Cree would have wanted I think..

[@billywilliams2521]

Not sure if you guys know about it but a few years ago a huge crater was found in Wetumpka Alabama. I in the late 90s lived on the rim. Also had a meteor make two booms there. Shook the ground. No one ever found anything.

[@jst5679]

I think you should tested the heat camera at night..I don't think a object would really increase more than the ambient temperature,,but different things hold and release heat differently..maybe in the evening as the stone and metal have started loosing heat it would be possible to see a difference...also why u guys never use a drone with a magnet hanging off?

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

I wasn’t this early.. well, since last night. Me: I win again! Wife: …..

[@phantomfrom11]

I'm quitting my job these dudes made nearly $400 in only a few minutes looking for rocks

[@alejandrocoronel8485]

Hello im very interested in buying a few meteorites from u. I have always been inteiged by space n meteorites

[@bouzadachannel5320]

I wonder how much distance will be between smallest meteorites (1g,2,g) and the largest meteorites (100 g 1kg or more)??? 1 km?...10km? or less or more?

[@brsrc759]

I think I'm going to go walk around in the middle of the desert in Arizona in the middle of the day. A black shirt? Yeah that should be fine

[@raven_pheather4509]

🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@davidk7544]

radiated power goes at T^4 , so FLIR would only be useful, possibly for chondrites around sunrise /set.

[@medea27]

Perhaps it might have been useful later in the evening... if the mineralogy of the meteorites meant they cooled at a different rate to the surrounding terrestrial rocks & soil, you could wait until after sunset for the maximum differential to be achieved. Just need to hope that point is reached in the early evening before it becomes frigidly cold & you're stumbling around in the dark with torches!

[@mikepelfrey8113]

Why didn't you guys use under water metal detector's and search the water was that option available?

[@romanlocsin7939]

Meron ako yan

[@maryd86]

I saw what I believe to be a meteor two nights ago. I don't think it would've made it all the way to Arizona. Likely well short, perhaps Joshua Tree or thereabouts. I''ve got it on video but don't know where to upload it to get the ideal audience. Figured this was as good a place as any to start poking around.

[@kasthurikk5606]

Hai I have three Gold meteorite and 29 kg meteorite how to sell if u buy inform

[@brandenpouljensen]

Hello I seen a meteorite fall in May 2013, it was huge. I was in university, 7 months pregnant and alot more going on in my life. But I remembered it last year and I found it. I need help to get it tested.

[@susanhodgson4893]

Love this programme but I prefer Steve to jeff

[@freshimpactco.8698]

Steve is easier going and more spare of the moment, prepared to take a few more risks. Jeff is more shall we say fussy hahaha but has many good qualities as well. They are a funny couple to be friends for sure lol 😅

[@chuckblackstock2353]

Mel fisher used MAD gear towed behind a small boat to find the Treasure ship Atocha worth $400 m in the Gulf of Mexico. I think this could be adapted to your work.

[@freshimpactco.8698]

They use the system time to time. I think they weren't allow ATVs in the park but if you watch their other many episodes you will see them using PVC pipe for grid searches tied to the back of their ATV

[@rogeliopena3472]

I found a meteorite big one I just don't know how to classify it. It falls with a big bang and we search it the next day and found it shinning. We kept it for sometime since a lot of people are looking for it even the govt agency is after it they are saying it's a very rare and even offering thousand of money just to locate the crash site. We're just a poor family and want to sell it to the right people in with the right price. According to what I know from research it's called carbonado Black diamond. But it's just a guess from vlogs I watched. I need a lab to classify it but I don't have the finances . If you guys can help us. I'm looking forward to your answer regarding my inquiry. Thanks 🙏

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[@joncarlson1175]

Where do you guys sell all of this memories? You make it seem as of you have buyers lined up before you even find any memories

[@jen3800]

why not mod a metal detector (s ) and attach to a group of drones, then scan as a group using gps and record it all, then dig accordingly?

[@abcde_fz]

13:58 "...and maybe 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 pieces land very close together in a small area." I know these guys are 'expert' in these projects, but perhaps he should say: "...maybe we F I N D 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 pieces very close together in a small area." M A N Y tiny particles stuck on their hammer magnets. That's science also.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

In the first few minutes, the video shows the guys riding in a pickup truck on an unpaved road and they hit a bump and both let out an audible, "Oww!" It reminded me of driving around in Cincinnati. I don't know where those trillion dollar infrastructure funds are getting spent but it's certainly NOT going to paving roads. Not in Cincinnati, that is.

[@joncarlson1175]

I've got a 17 lb iron meteorite

[@Sabi-Anju]

I’d like to buy it off you .. How much is it ?

[@jupitercyclops6521]

The lake is turning into a puddle

[@robertcook5201]

I own three Gold Basin meteorites, found in 1989. I knew what they were (ugly), 37g 88g 167g.

[@whothefoxcares]

Burning fossil fuel to find fallen fossils is the American Way. *God Bless 4WD off road adventures!*

[@JessicaRash-sz1xw]

I have a new place but i want it on it

[@andrewsmith7118]

Yep, remember that meteor shower 15000 years ago,read it in the daily paper at the time. WTF is this b/s???

[@jutigaijutigai3586]

I have one ...fall down near my house...

[@hassenbara3755]

Hi Thank for video 🎩 I hv météiorite stone 1kg if y r intéresse ⚘

[@crazymeteorites3653]

My meteorite is almost completely non magnetic except for the face and back. If it is mostly iron it isn’t a ‘Rare’ or famous meteorite. 99 percent of meteorites are SUPER magnetic. Only 2 percent are hardly magnetic and most of those are/were planetary bodies.

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[@blacklotus808]

: )

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

The most famous one blasted Sadam and Gamorah.😅

[@savinirs998]

Is it so easy to find meteorites and earn money???

[@freshimpactco.8698]

You need to know what you are looking for. Takes a lot of practice to be able to discern a meteorite from an earth terrestrial rock since many meteorites have been on the ground for sometimes thousands of years. But to answer your question, can I make a living from from finding, buying and selling meteorites. YES

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[@Colt1775]

The metal detector sounds like either a goat or a tauntaun. Lol. Now to the main thing I find it extremely annoying that state parks tell people what they can or cannot collect as if there's not literally hundreds of millions of samples already available. Let me keep what I find for crying out loud. It's a worthless rule that sucks the fun out of anything.

[@2001SpaceCowboy_]

Hate these styles of documentaries

[@villamorabadilla3029]

Sorry but we have the biggest meteorites here in the Philipppines

[@hashtag4696]

is this fake scripted

[@MarkMphonoman]

Definately not the world’s most famous.