Richard E. McCrosky at Work

Summary

Dr. Richard McCrosky, scientist-in-charge of Prairie Meteorite Network (1962-1975) viewing photograph of meteor taken by the network cameras. The Network, a system of 16 unmanned, fully automatic camera stations in Midwestern United States, to acquire orbital and trajectory data on very bright meteors. The photos, such as one being analyzed here, are used in attempts to locate and recover meteorites that might have survived trip to earth's surface. The project was administered by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

Subject

• McCrosky, Richard
• Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Information from fact sheet attached to original photograph.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 108, Box 2, Folder 5

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1970

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Photography
• Prairie Meteorite Network
• Observatories
• Meteorites
• Instruments
• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Employees
• Observing stations
• Meteoritic Photography and Recovery Project
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Person, candid

ID Number

2002-32250

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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