Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2001 Editor: Stanley Schmidt Cover: David A. Hardy Contains the following Fiction and Essays: The High-Tech Gold Rush [Editorial] essay by Stanley Schmidt Navajo Moon-Bird novella by Fran Van Cleave Meteorites, Those Odd Little Rocks essay by George W. Harper The Rabbit Hole [The Gift from the Stars] novelette by James E. Gunn Christmas at Ground Zero shortstory by Linda J. Dunn The Carbon Nanotube - Miracle Material essay by John G. Cramer The Great Miracle shortstory by Michael A. Burstein Tower of Wings novelette by Sean McMullen First Contact National Monument novelette by Rick Shelley The Reference Library essay by Tom Easton Brass Tacks essay by uncredited Upcoming Events essay by Anthony Lewis