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Meteorite Men Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
Alpha Gemstones
Tue, Nov 2, 201041 mins
Meteorites are remnants of long-dead planets and asteroids. Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin love nothing more than to hunt them down! Our passionate treasure-hunters take us on an adventure as we learn what meteorites tell us about our past and where we are
Episode 2
Hidden Atacama Desert Gems, Chile
Tue, Nov 9, 201042 mins
Geoff and Steve revisit the Imilac pallasite strewnfield in Chile's Atacama Desert - incidentally, where their partnership began in 1997. They put some new equipment to the test in the driest desert on the planet and make an astounding discovery.
Episode 3
Monturaqui Crater & San Juan, Chile
Tue, Nov 9, 201042 mins
Thirteen years ago, the Imilac strewnfield was the first place Geoff and Steve hunted together. With over 900 kilograms of meteorites found, Imilac is the third largest pallasite recovered, and one of the only regions littered with space rocks.
Episode 4
Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
Tue, Nov 23, 201044 mins
Using Doppler radar and eyewitness testimony, the Meteorite Men track a strewnfield down to Dugway Military Base. Military officials grant Geoff and Steve exclusive access to the dangerous ammunition testing grounds to search for peices of the fall.
Episode 5
Wisconsin Fireball
Tue, Dec 7, 201041 mins
On April 14, 2010, a fireball lit up the night sky. The sonic boom was heard for miles. As perhaps, the most publicized meteorite fall in history, swarms of meteorite hunters flooded the scene in hopes of securing a piece of this famed fireball.
Episode 6
Swedish Meteor Balls
Tue, Dec 14, 201044 mins
Steve and Geoff head to Australia and cross one of the most desolate places on Earth: the Nullarbor Plain. Once they reach the remote Mundrabilla strewnfield - and discover their campsite is right in the middle of the fall zone - they join forces with Australian meteorite specialist Dr. Andy Tomkins to hunt the strange and beautiful Mundrabilla iron.
Episode 7
Mundrabilla, Australia
Tue, Dec 21, 201044 mins
The Mundrabilla iron meteorites are known for their zoomorphic shapes. 700,000 years ago the massive meteoroid showered along a strewnfield of over 80km long. The largest masses were recovered in 1966 and tipped the scales at 16 tons and 6 tons.
Episode 8
Henbury Craters, Australia
Tue, Dec 28, 201044 mins
The Henbury Meteorite Craters consist of twelve craters that stretch across central Australia's outback. This engraved record of an ancient meteorite shower 4,700 years ago was the inspiration for Aboriginal folklore and a shadow of dark superstition.
