Because the meteorite hasn't been sitting around collecting contaminates for months - and the folks handling it now are using gloves to further protect it - researchers at the museum's Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies have a rare opportunity to conduct radiation tests not possible on other meteorites.
"It's absolutely amazing," Grande said.
That's what Boudreaux was hoping for.
"Any time I get the chance to get something really amazing, I want them to have it," Boudreaux said.i'm super impressed that this guy combed the countryside and then immediately donated the meteorite from that recent meteor shower to the chicago field museum. i feel like you don't read about that kind of public spirited-ness very often.
on an unrelated note, do you think the white sox and cubs decided ahead of time on home vs. away jerseys for the hawks game?
http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/about-last-night/2010/04/sighting-vince-vaughn-sox-cubs-at-blackhawks-games.html
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