[meteorite-list] Space Shuttle Columbia - A Tragic Day!
I too would like to echo the sentiments of others in the sorrow of losing Columbia. This mission has been closely followed by myself and all of Melbourne.Certainly close to our heart. One of our local Universities and High Schools were running an experiment during the mission on the effects of zero gravity on spiders. The 7 astronauts of STS-107 will always be remembered for what they have given to the pursuit of human endeavour. May we all think of the famailies that have been left behind on this terrible day. A sad and tragic day indeed, Jeff KuykenI.M.C.A. #3085www.meteoritesaustralia.com
[meteorite-list] Mercury Meteorite? (ad)
Hi all, I did not want to mention this on our day of mourning, so, have waited past midnight - though no amount of waiting will bring back what we have all lost. In any event, regarding this remarkable material. a 4mg piece was the last specimen entered into my auction that will appear in the catalog. Lest you think 4mg is too small a piece with which to be concerned, be advised that a TOTAL of only 57mg will EVER be in private hands. The rest of the 40 grams of TKW of this remarkable meteorite will stay forever in the two museums (in Russia and Japan) in which they now permanently reside. Therefore, this piece represents over 7% of the privately held material. It is Lot #102 HB 33. Since it JUST arrived, I will extend the deadline for absentee bids to Sunday at midnight. So far the LL3.0 has gotten the most action from absentee bidders, but I won't be surprised if this new addition draws more than a few bids from the absentee crowd, as well. Here's hoping one good thing can come from yesterday's tragedy- perhaps our leaders will quadruple the NASA budget - maybe if we ALL write our respective congressmen senators Best wishes to all, Michael on 1/31/03 6:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lang-Hupé Meteorites have joined forces to acquire the only available specimen of NWA 011. This ultra-rare eucrite-like achondrite was featured in an article by Shinji Inoue in the August 2002 issue of Meteorite magazine. In his article, Mr. Inoue quotes Dr. Herbert Palme who said Perhaps NWA 011 is a basalt from Mercury. The total known weight of this meteorite is only 40 grams Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. - Friedrich Nietzsche -- Worth Seeing: - Earth at night from satelite: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg - Interactive Lady Liberty: http://doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm - Earth - variety of choices: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html -- Cool Calendar Clock: http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html -- Michael Blood Meteorites Didgeridoos for sale at: http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT: eBay Does Notice
Walter, Sterling, and list, Ebay may involve federal authorities in some of these auctions, while more innocent examples will continue to run: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30823 Charlie Devine __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2155738365; rd=1 This can be a meteorite? --[ MARCIN CIMAA ]--[ IMCA#3667 ]-- http://www.meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.polandmet.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vistapro.prv.pl +GSM (607) 535 195 [ Member of: Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
NO way. That is not Estherville. Too many vugs. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2155738365; rd=1 This can be a meteorite? --[ MARCIN CIMAA ]--[ IMCA#3667 ]-- http://www.meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.polandmet.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vistapro.prv.pl +GSM (607) 535 195 [ Member of: Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
I agree with Mike, it's no Estherville that I have ever seen. I hope the winner can get a refund. Roman - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteori [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? NO way. That is not Estherville. Too many vugs. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcate gory=3239item=2155738365 rd=1 This can be a meteorite? --[ MARCIN CIMAA ]--[ IMCA#3667 ]-- http://www.meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.polandmet.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vistapro.prv.pl +GSM (607) 535 195 [ Member of: Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
Anyone have a good picture of REAL Esterville? someone should send a link with a real picture to the seller maybe they would consider ending the auction Mark M. - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? NO way. That is not Estherville. Too many vugs. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? ht tp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2155738365 rd=1 This can be a meteorite? --[ MARCIN CIMAA ]--[ IMCA#3667 ]-- http://www.meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.polandmet.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vistapro.prv.pl +GSM (607) 535 195 [ Member of: Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
It does look awful close to Haags sample at: http://www.meteoriteman.com/collection/esterville.htm Vugs and all. Mark M. - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? NO way. That is not Estherville. Too many vugs. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? ht tp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2155738365 rd=1 This can be a meteorite? --[ MARCIN CIMAA ]--[ IMCA#3667 ]-- http://www.meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.polandmet.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vistapro.prv.pl +GSM (607) 535 195 [ Member of: Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] test, sorry
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Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
Bob's has only a couple of very small vugs. The photo in the auction is full of large ones. It is almost certainly a slag of some sort. But we will likely never know. Mike - Original Message - From: Mark Miconi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? It does look awful close to Haags sample at: http://www.meteoriteman.com/collection/esterville.htm Vugs and all. Mark M. - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? NO way. That is not Estherville. Too many vugs. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? ht tp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2155738365 rd=1 This can be a meteorite? --[ MARCIN CIMAA ]--[ IMCA#3667 ]-- http://www.meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.polandmet.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vistapro.prv.pl +GSM (607) 535 195 [ Member of: Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
Hi Mark There are no vugs in Estherville. See a close up in the 2003 meteorite calendar. Or check out Rob Elliot's web site. Or my site: www.meteoritelabels.com/Sale.html Best regards, Roman Jirasek - Original Message - From: Mark Miconi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? It does look awful close to Haags sample at: http://www.meteoriteman.com/collection/esterville.htm Vugs and all. Mark M. - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? NO way. That is not Estherville. Too many vugs. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? ht tp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2155738365 rd=1 This can be a meteorite? --[ MARCIN CIMAA ]--[ IMCA#3667 ]-- http://www.meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.polandmet.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vistapro.prv.pl +GSM (607) 535 195 [ Member of: Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Caltech Astronomer Saw Shuttle Apparently in
Hi, This may not be the smoking gun that it appears to be. It is usual for the hot ionized plasma that surrounds the shuttle to detach from the fireball surrounding the craft and trail back before cooling enough to go dark. The only way to distinguish between trailing plasma-balls and trailing debris is by the time each takes to go dark. A material object, like a tile, will continue to generate its own little fireball, and hence is bright much longer. That may be, though when you look at the timeline of events, it starts to get very interesting. At the NASA press conference yesterday, the first sign of any anomaly in the telemetry from Columbia was at 8:53 AM EST, when they lost the data in the sensors in the left wing. Remember, loss of all communications with the shuttle occurred 9AM EST when it was over Texas. The shuttle had started to pass over California, just north of San Francisco, at 8:51 AM EST. What the Caltech astronomer observed occurred very close to, or just prior to the sensors starting to go out on Columbia. Ron Baalke __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
In a message dated 02/02/2003 17:06:53 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone have a good picture of REAL Esterville? yes, here's 3 pics of 3 different estherville slices.3.25kg, 3.3kg and 6.95kg. the second pic shows the matrix best. http://fernlea.tripod.com/estherville3k250.jpg http://fernlea.tripod.com/estherville3k320.jpg http://fernlea.tripod.com/estherville6k950.jpg apologies for the bad typing.i broke a couple of bones in my left hand yesterday and this is as good as it gets for the moment. rob. www.meteorites.uk.com Fernlea Meteorites, The Wynd, Off Dickson Lane, Milton of Balgonie, Fife. KY7 6PY United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)1592-751563 Fax: +44-(0)1592-751991 Mobile: 07909-773929 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[meteorite-list] Big WOW
In Kalpana Chawla's last words to the media, she described one of her big WOWs of being an astronaut. She told about sitting next to a window of the space shuttle while looking down at our wonderful blue planet and it's swirling firmament of clouds. Refocusing, she then saw her own reflection in the shuttle window. Refocusing again, she saw the reflection of the earth in her own eyes. This, she said, was definitely a big WOW. Now, I've chosen to post this message to this list for various reasons. Firstly, I believe that the membership of our meteorite list is comprised of an extremely select group of highly intelligent human beings. Your common interest in meteorites, vessels of information about our existence; about, perhaps, the very creation of the entire universe,... is an omen of a deeper appreciation and reverent respect for that which is greater than us all. (I don't even begin to comprehend it.) There is, however, a feeling I get about space, the stars, the planets, meteorites, and US...that sets my mind spinning as would the needle of a compass in a void. The beautiful dark eyes of Kalpana no longer exist, but I can't help believing that the memory of her big WOW is somehow remembered in a plane of existence beyond my comprehension. Yet I continue to try to understand, and as I do, a feeling for humanity floods over me which I can only describe aslove. Rand Kluge __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Big WOW
Rand deferentially and reverently wrote: The beautiful dark eyes of Kalpana no longer exist, but I can't help believing that the memory of her big WOW is somehow remembered in a plane of existence beyond my comprehension. Yet I continue to try to understand, and as I do, a feeling for humanity floods over me which I can only describe aslove. Last night, in an address to the nation, Mr Bush said: The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. The crew of the Shuttle Columbia did not return safely to Earth; yet we can pray that all are safely h o m e . Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] OT: Columbia and ebay
Hello Everyone, Sorry for the OT post again. Anyone interested in a special ebay auction in which someone vents their anger at those profiting from the Columbia accident, take a look at this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3205362503category=13904 -Walter Walter Branch, Ph.D. 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B Savannah, GA 31405 www.branchmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Caltech Astronomer Saw Shuttle Apparently in
At today's press conference, the Shuttle Program manager confirmed that Columbia was over California at 8:53 AM EST when the sensors in the left wing stopped working, which correlates to the time the Caltech astronomer was observing the shuttle from the ground. The Shuttle people have talked to the astronomer and say his observations may be significent. Ron Baalke __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] any comments on this one?
Anyone want to take a guess at what this may be? Not much hard info for $10,000. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2156930845category=3239 __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
Mark / Anyone interested: I don't believe this to be a sample of the Estherville mesosiderite. The metal distribution is wrong, the vugs are large and round while specimens of Estherville display small (1 to 4mm) angular cavities and a bi-modal distribution of metal. Additionally please note the smooth, fine-grained matrix or groundmass of the specimen in question. Estherville's is coarser, granulated and not smooth. The exterior surfaces of every piece of Estherville that I've ever seen have small bits/blebs of exposed metal visible. One Hallmark characteristic of Estherville is it's dark, gray-black-bluish exterior. I see none of this in the hand-samples displayed. I know that we're only working with images here but in my opinion this specimen appears more like an igneous artifact than a meteorite. Russ Kempton, NEMS www.meteorlab.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????
I have something that's exactly the same that I use as a doorstop and it is definitly a slag from some steel works. From: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Esterville ? Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 17:11:27 +0100 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2155738365; rd=1 This can be a meteorite? --[ MARCIN CIMA£A ]--[ IMCA#3667 ]-- http://www.meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.polandmet.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vistapro.prv.pl +GSM (607) 535 195 [ Member of: Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Get free web space now! http://groups.msn.com/home __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
