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Mr. Bob Ahrens and the Becky Stone in Haviland, Kansas

Text Box: Becky Stone Comes Home! Meteorite "Crashes" in a Truck Just like Dorothy, the Becky stone clicked her heels together 3 times and found her way back home to Kansas. The 93 pound Brenham pallasite meteorite was one of several dug up on the farm of Kiowa County resident Bob Ahrens. The April 2006 dig was featured on a show called “Best Places to Find Cash and Treasures”. Becky Worley, now a technology contributor for ABC News® was the show’s host. Following the NASA tradition of giving rocks a name, the question was posed “what should we call it?”. Bob’s recollection; Ms. Worley said “Why don’t we just call it the Becky stone?”. With no objections, the little rock had a name. The “meteorite hunter” that found the rock was Steve Arnold now known for the Science Channel show called “Meteorite Men”. In the USA, meteorites belong to the land owner so would be treasure hunters must come to an agreement on how to divide the spoils. Selling the meteorite and splitting the money or an equal distribution of material are common agreements. Several attempts were made to sell the meteorite but no luck. So to settle the agreement the land owner, the Becky stone was returned to its farm home in Kansas. What will Bob do with his rock from space? “Show it to friends and relatives or at some local events”. Bob is a driving force behind the Thresher Show held every August in Haviland, Kansas. Perhaps the Becky stone will make an appearance. “Eventually I’ll probably sell the rock to the meteorite museum down the road, it’s kind of heavy to lug around!” The museum Mr. Ahrens is referring to is the Kansas Meteorite Museum and Nature Center. It is privately owned and open 1-6 pm, Fri through Sun or by appointment. On display is the largest collection of Brenham meteorites in the world along with several new Kansas meteorites recently purchased from landowners that found the unusual rocks when farming their fields (http://www.kansasmeteorite.com). “We wish Bob and the stone named Becky all the best and loads of fun talking with people about his amazing treasure from outer space”, said Don Stimpson, Ph.D., curator and co-owner of the Kansas Meteorite Museum. (modified from Kiowa County Signal article, no link available)

 

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