Research Expedition Project & Documentary (Meteorite strike)

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Research Expedition Project & Documentary (Meteorite strike)
“Mysteries of Lucky Nugget”
An expedition into the past by Land Ops ARC.
A story about the Old Woman Meteorite and the spirit of discovery.


The long awaited release of the Lucky Nugget documentary is here!

This story and filming was over a year in the making by the volunteers at Land Ops

What’s it about?
In 1976 two prospectors discovered a national treasure. It was the second largest meteorite to be found in the United States and they named it Lucky Nugget, but their claim and the name would not prevail. It was later officially named Old Woman Meteorite after the mountain range where it was discovered. The two prospectors who found it were searching for the lost arch gold mine. Their search yielded a much greater discovery and yet they received no reward or finders fee.

What’s so unusual about this discovery?
There are a handful of mysteries that surround this meteorite discovery which we bring to light in this short 30 minute documentary.

1. Why was there no reward issued?
2. What were the odds of this discovery?
3. How did something so large (6070 pounds) leave no impact crate
4. How did it end up where it was found?
5. Why was the documentation so poorly recorded?
6. Why was extra fencing installed at the access road?


Land Ops, conducts a research expedition to a remote area and films the documentary that brings these questions to the light for further examination.

Off road support vehicles ,mobile amateur radio systems and a small team of dedicated hikers conduct this research project and film the documentary.
 

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This was our mission among, our many ops last year and this year. The days of travel were across wide open expanses of Mojave Desert. We stayed in areas where we didn't see other vehicles for days on end. It was quite comforting to know that we could reach the Big Bear repeater from our basecamp location in case something happened. John Emig was tracking us using APRS beacons in our back packs which mysteriously went silent at the meteorite site (not superstitious just saying).
 

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These mountains are part of the Turtle Mountains in California desert. It is believed to be the area where the lost arch gold mine remains hidden. These mountains are one range to the east of the Old Woman Mountains.
 

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