[meteorite-list] Asteroid Impact Entombs Ancient Seawater Beneath Chesapeake Bay
Oldest Large Body of Ancient Seawater Identified under Chesapeake Bay. United States Geological Survey press release, November 13, 2013 http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3725 Ancient Seawater Entombed Beneath Chesapeake Bay Crater. Nature World News, November 13, 2103 http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/4894/20131113/ancient-seawater-entombed-beneath-chesapeake-bay-crater.htm Oldest Body Seawater Discovered Under Chesapeake Bay. Science World Report, November 14, 2013 http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/10896/20131114/oldest-body-of-ancient-seawater-discovered-under-chesapeake-bay.htm Sanford, W. E., M. W. Doughten, T. B. Coplen, A. G. Hunt, and T. D. Bullen, 2013, Evidence for high salinity of Early Cretaceous sea water from the Chesapeake Bay crater. Nature. vol. 503, pp. 252–256. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v503/n7475/full/nature12714.html Yours, Paul H. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Comet ISON Outburst
Space Weather News for Nov. 14, 2013 http://spaceweather.com COMET ISON OUTBURST: Observers around the world are reporting a sharp increase in the brightness of sundiving Comet ISON. Formerly dim, it is now on the threshold of naked-eye visibility. Comet ISON is plunging toward the sun for a perilous pass through the solar atmosphere on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28th). This could be the first of many brightening events as intensifying solar heat erodes material away from the comet's nucleus. For more information and updates, visit http://spaceweather.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] MESSENGER Detects Comets ISON and Encke, Prepares For Closer Encounters
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Office of Communications and Public Affairs Laurel, Maryland Media Contact: Paulette W. Campbell 240-228-6792 paulette.campb...@jhuapl.edu November 14, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Note: Images of the comets can be seen at http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/image.php?gallery_id=2image_id=1296 MESSENGER DETECTS COMETS ISON AND ENCKE, PREPARES FOR CLOSER ENCOUNTERS NASA's Mercury-orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft has captured images of two comets -- 2P/Encke and C/2012 S1 (ISON) -- setting the stage for observations later this month when both comets will be substantially brighter and much closer to Mercury and the sun. ISON was discovered in September 2012 by amateur Russian astronomers, who observed with a 16-inch telescope that is part of the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON), after which the comet was named. On Nov. 28, ISON will fly within 700,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers) of the sun's photosphere, at which time it is expected either to flare brilliantly or disintegrate. As part of an ISON observation campaign involving ground- and space-based NASA observatories, as well as many other observatories around the world, MESSENGER has been poised for several weeks to collect observations of ISON. From Nov. 9 through Nov. 11, the probe's Mercury Dual Instrument System (MDIS) captured its first images of the comet. We are thrilled to see that we've detected ISON, said Ron Vervack of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who is leading MESSENGER's role in the ISON observation campaign. The comet hasn't brightened as quickly as originally predicted, so we wondered how well we would do. Seeing it this early bodes well for our later observations. A few days earlier, from Nov. 6 through Nov. 8, MESSENGER's imagers picked up its first snapshots of Encke. Unlike ISON, Encke has been known for quite a while. It was discovered in 1786 and recognized as a periodic comet in 1819. Its orbital period is 3.3 years -- the shortest period of any known comet -- and Nov. 21 will mark its 62nd recorded perihelion. Encke has been on our radar for a long time because we've realized that it would be crossing MESSENGER's path in mid-November of this year, Vervack explained. And not only crossing it, but coming very close to Mercury. The early images of both comets are little more than a few pixels across, Vervack said, but he expects improved images next week when the comets make their closest approaches to MESSENGER and Mercury. On Nov. 18, just a few days shy of its perihelion on Nov. 21, Encke will travel within 2.3 million miles (3.7 million kilometers) of Mercury. According to the Minor Planet Center, if Encke came this close to Earth, it would rank as the third-closest known approach of a comet to our planet. On Nov. 19, ISON will pass within 22.5 million miles (36.2 million kilometers) of Mercury while at a distance of 44 million (71 million kilometers) from the sun. By next week, we expect Encke to brighten by approximately a factor of 200 as seen from Mercury, and ISON by a factor of 15 or more, Vervack said. So we have high hopes for better images and data. Three of MESSENGER's instruments -- MDIS, the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer, and the X-Ray Spectrometer -- will be trained on the two comets and will collect as many observations as payload operational constraints will allow. There are complicating issues that could impact the volume of data the team gathers, Vervack explained. Closest approach occurs during what we call a 'hot season,' he said. So, for the health of the spacecraft, portions of each orbit must be spent in a thermally safe mode, which precludes gathering data over the entire orbit. The critical observations also happen during a low-downlink period for MESSENGER. We can't fill up the spacecraft recorder with comet data because doing so could cause a backlog that impacts our primary mission of collecting observations from Mercury, he said. But the team is optimistic that all will go as planned, he said. We just need the comets to hold up their end of the bargain. ### MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) is a NASA-sponsored scientific investigation of the planet Mercury and the first space mission designed to orbit the planet closest to the Sun. The MESSENGER spacecraft launched on August 3, 2004, and entered orbit about Mercury on March 18, 2011 (UTC), to begin its primary mission - a yearlong study of its target planet. MESSENGER's first extended mission began on March 18, 2012, and ended one year later. MESSENGER is now in a second extended mission, which is scheduled to conclude in March 2015. Sean C. Solomon, the director of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, leads the mission as principal investigator. The Johns Hopkins University
[meteorite-list] AD- Unique Meteorite Ring with 9 planets and comet Ison
List, For those that are interested in meteorite artworks- http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/11/introducing-comet-ison-spotted-on-9.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Spectacular Impactites ENDING SOON on eBay!!
Hi Listoids, I have some awesome impactites up for sale on eBay ending over the next couple days all started at bargin prices and still there, so some deals to be had for sure. Some of these are very rarely available on the collectors market, if ever. Even if not in the market to purchase, they are very much worth having a look at. Melts, breccia, melt breccia, and more!! Flynn Creek Decaturville Kentland Sudbury Glover Bluff Wanapetei Lockne Thank you for the consideration. Brandon D. IMCA#9312 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Spectacular Impactites ENDING SOON on eBay!!
All, Sorry for the double post, but I am having issues posting the link to my eBay sales, they just aren't posting no matter what I do. If interested my eBay seller name is Meteor-Rite. Thanks again, Brandon D. IMCA#9312 Hi Listoids, I have some awesome impactites up for sale on eBay ending over the next couple days all started at bargin prices and still there, so some deals to be had for sure. Some of these are very rarely available on the collectors market, if ever. Even if not in the market to purchase, they are very much worth having a look at. Melts, breccia, melt breccia, and more!! Flynn Creek Decaturville Kentland Sudbury Glover Bluff Wanapetei Lockne Thank you for the consideration. Brandon D. IMCA#9312 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Link aid- AD: Spectacular Impactites ENDING SOON on eBay!
Sorry List but I found Brandons postings lacking a link. Brandon seems not able to post his link and otherwise his items not as easily found- http://www.ebay.com/sch/meteor-rite/m.html?item=221314194709pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item33875a9d15rt=nc_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Link aid- AD: Spectacular Impactites ENDING SOON on eBay!
Sorry, but isn't there a 1 ad per week limit?? He's posted 6 times this week using the excuse of can't post his link to essentially doublepost, but that's still 3 postings, and 5 too many... Clear Skies! Elizabeth On 11/14/2013 1:07 PM, drtanuki wrote: Sorry List but I found Brandons postings lacking a link. Brandon seems not able to post his link and otherwise his items not as easily found- Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Link aid- AD: Spectacular Impactites ENDING SOON on eBay!
Sorry for your view on this Elizabeth but they are in fact not excuses. I have no need to try and post several times to this forum, I'm just not that type of person and that's not how I work. In fact, I have asked other list members to post for me and they too could not. (First thought, why not use a different format) and the answer to that is I have. I am using an ipad this time and had the same issue on the smartphone. I appreciate you watchdogging the list, but I would wait until a pattern was formed before making public comments. My best, Brandon Sorry for your view on this Elizabeth but they are in fact not excuses. I have no need to try and post several times to this forum, I'm just not that type of person and that's not how I work. In fact, I have asked other list members to post for me and they too could not. (First thought, why not use a different format) and the answer to that is I have. I am using an ipad this time and had the same issue on the smartphone. I appreciate you watchdogging the list, but I would wait until a pattern was formed before making public comments. My best, Brandon On Nov 14, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Elizabeth Warner warne...@astro.umd.edu wrote: Sorry, but isn't there a 1 ad per week limit?? He's posted 6 times this week using the excuse of can't post his link to essentially doublepost, but that's still 3 postings, and 5 too many... Clear Skies! Elizabeth On 11/14/2013 1:07 PM, drtanuki wrote: Sorry List but I found Brandons postings lacking a link. Brandon seems not able to post his link and otherwise his items not as easily found- Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Link aid- AD: Spectacular Impactites ENDING SOON on eBay!
Now that's what I call a double post :) On Nov 14, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Brandon b1dunov...@aol.com wrote: Sorry for your view on this Elizabeth but they are in fact not excuses. I have no need to try and post several times to this forum, I'm just not that type of person and that's not how I work. In fact, I have asked other list members to post for me and they too could not. (First thought, why not use a different format) and the answer to that is I have. I am using an ipad this time and had the same issue on the smartphone. I appreciate you watchdogging the list, but I would wait until a pattern was formed before making public comments. My best, Brandon Sorry for your view on this Elizabeth but they are in fact not excuses. I have no need to try and post several times to this forum, I'm just not that type of person and that's not how I work. In fact, I have asked other list members to post for me and they too could not. (First thought, why not use a different format) and the answer to that is I have. I am using an ipad this time and had the same issue on the smartphone. I appreciate you watchdogging the list, but I would wait until a pattern was formed before making public comments. My best, Brandon On Nov 14, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Elizabeth Warner warne...@astro.umd.edu wrote: Sorry, but isn't there a 1 ad per week limit?? He's posted 6 times this week using the excuse of can't post his link to essentially doublepost, but that's still 3 postings, and 5 too many... Clear Skies! Elizabeth On 11/14/2013 1:07 PM, drtanuki wrote: Sorry List but I found Brandons postings lacking a link. Brandon seems not able to post his link and otherwise his items not as easily found- Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Link aid- AD: Spectacular Impactites ENDING SOON on eBay!
Well, let's see: 2 postings (different times) on 10 Nov, then 2 more on 12 Nov, and then 2 more today... what do you call that then? Clear Skies! Elizabeth On 11/14/2013 1:50 PM, Brandon wrote: Now that's what I call a double post :) On Nov 14, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Brandon b1dunov...@aol.com wrote: Sorry for your view on this Elizabeth but they are in fact not excuses. I have no need to try and post several times to this forum, I'm just not that type of person and that's not how I work. In fact, I have asked other list members to post for me and they too could not. (First thought, why not use a different format) and the answer to that is I have. I am using an ipad this time and had the same issue on the smartphone. I appreciate you watchdogging the list, but I would wait until a pattern was formed before making public comments. My best, Brandon Sorry for your view on this Elizabeth but they are in fact not excuses. I have no need to try and post several times to this forum, I'm just not that type of person and that's not how I work. In fact, I have asked other list members to post for me and they too could not. (First thought, why not use a different format) and the answer to that is I have. I am using an ipad this time and had the same issue on the smartphone. I appreciate you watchdogging the list, but I would wait until a pattern was formed before making public comments. My best, Brandon On Nov 14, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Elizabeth Warner warne...@astro.umd.edu wrote: Sorry, but isn't there a 1 ad per week limit?? He's posted 6 times this week using the excuse of can't post his link to essentially doublepost, but that's still 3 postings, and 5 too many... Clear Skies! Elizabeth On 11/14/2013 1:07 PM, drtanuki wrote: Sorry List but I found Brandons postings lacking a link. Brandon seems not able to post his link and otherwise his items not as easily found- Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Questionable Tektites??? from Patagonia-False tektites?
List, While searching the impactites on the earlier matter I ran across some so-called Patagonia tektitesthat appear to me to be silicified fossil sponges or some other fossil sea critter. Does anyone on this list have any information concerning these? The shape and one that is chipped indicate to me that we have an agatized coral being offered as tektites. Buyer use caution! 1 TEKTITE TECTITA IMPACTITE METEORITE RARE!! NEW!!! FROM PATAGONIA!! 128GR. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-TECTITA-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-128GR-/281202239650?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186hash=item4178f5a8a2 2 http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-BLUE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-20g-/281204120497?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186hash=item4179125bb1 3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-TECTITA-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-30-g-/281204120896?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186hash=item4179125d40 Thank you! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fireball over Belgium?
Hi, I've seen reports of a fireball sighting from the UK...initial calculations shows the fireball was over Belgium. Ron __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Questionable Tektites??? from Patagonia-Falsetektites?
That second specimen shows a very milky/grey color - it could also be obsidian. It would be interesting to see a pic with light showing through the edges of the other two. Sean -Original Message- From: drtanuki Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 2:09 PM To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] Questionable Tektites??? from Patagonia-Falsetektites? List, While searching the impactites on the earlier matter I ran across some so-called Patagonia tektitesthat appear to me to be silicified fossil sponges or some other fossil sea critter. Does anyone on this list have any information concerning these? The shape and one that is chipped indicate to me that we have an agatized coral being offered as tektites. Buyer use caution! 1 TEKTITE TECTITA IMPACTITE METEORITE RARE!! NEW!!! FROM PATAGONIA!! 128GR. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-TECTITA-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-128GR-/281202239650?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186hash=item4178f5a8a2 2 http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-BLUE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-20g-/281204120497?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186hash=item4179125bb1 3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-TECTITA-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-30-g-/281204120896?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186hash=item4179125d40 Thank you! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Link aid- AD: Spectacular Impactites ENDING SOON on eBay!
Elizabeth, I WILL NOT argue on this list.. never have and never will, and as such have responded to you directly. Again, thank you for your great attention to detail and watch dogging. I'm sure it will scare off the true offenders. My Best Everyone. Brandon D. On Nov 14, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Elizabeth Warner warne...@astro.umd.edu wrote: Well, let's see: 2 postings (different times) on 10 Nov, then 2 more on 12 Nov, and then 2 more today... what do you call that then? Clear Skies! Elizabeth On 11/14/2013 1:50 PM, Brandon wrote: Now that's what I call a double post :) On Nov 14, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Brandon b1dunov...@aol.com wrote: Sorry for your view on this Elizabeth but they are in fact not excuses. I have no need to try and post several times to this forum, I'm just not that type of person and that's not how I work. In fact, I have asked other list members to post for me and they too could not. (First thought, why not use a different format) and the answer to that is I have. I am using an ipad this time and had the same issue on the smartphone. I appreciate you watchdogging the list, but I would wait until a pattern was formed before making public comments. My best, Brandon Sorry for your view on this Elizabeth but they are in fact not excuses. I have no need to try and post several times to this forum, I'm just not that type of person and that's not how I work. In fact, I have asked other list members to post for me and they too could not. (First thought, why not use a different format) and the answer to that is I have. I am using an ipad this time and had the same issue on the smartphone. I appreciate you watchdogging the list, but I would wait until a pattern was formed before making public comments. My best, Brandon On Nov 14, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Elizabeth Warner warne...@astro.umd.edu wrote: Sorry, but isn't there a 1 ad per week limit?? He's posted 6 times this week using the excuse of can't post his link to essentially doublepost, but that's still 3 postings, and 5 too many... Clear Skies! Elizabeth On 11/14/2013 1:07 PM, drtanuki wrote: Sorry List but I found Brandons postings lacking a link. Brandon seems not able to post his link and otherwise his items not as easily found- Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Questionable Tektites??? from Patagonia-Falsetektites?
Sean and List, If it were obsidian as I first considered the conical shape is a problem for me. Conical-shaped of this character are so uncommon that a single specimen would be considered very rare, but the guy has three. Also note that he has conical corals offered also from Patagonia. I have several thousands of tektites and have handled 10s of thousands so I think that I can be a fair judge on this. The surface features are very atypical for glasses. Maybe we might hear from our long-time friend Norman Lehrman, and expert, on this? Norman? Thanks Sean. Dirk Ross...Tokyo - Original Message - From: Sean T. Murray s...@bellsouth.net To: drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 4:20 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Questionable Tektites??? from Patagonia-Falsetektites? That second specimen shows a very milky/grey color - it could also be obsidian. It would be interesting to see a pic with light showing through the edges of the other two. Sean -Original Message- From: drtanuki Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 2:09 PM To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] Questionable Tektites??? from Patagonia-Falsetektites? List, While searching the impactites on the earlier matter I ran across some so-called Patagonia tektitesthat appear to me to be silicified fossil sponges or some other fossil sea critter. Does anyone on this list have any information concerning these? The shape and one that is chipped indicate to me that we have an agatized coral being offered as tektites. Buyer use caution! 1 TEKTITE TECTITA IMPACTITE METEORITE RARE!! NEW!!! FROM PATAGONIA!! 128GR. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-TECTITA-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-128GR-/281202239650?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186hash=item4178f5a8a2 2 http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-BLUE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-20g-/281204120497?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186hash=item4179125bb1 3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-TECTITA-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-30-g-/281204120896?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186hash=item4179125d40 Thank you! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] PRIMM CASTS FOR SALE- AD
To those of you who may be interested I recently remade a cast of my PRIMM stone for a fellow on the list who is putting together one of the largest collections of meteorite casts that I know of. In the process I have 3 additional casts available for sale. That will be it for this mold as she can do no more. The detail on these is exceptional and the finished painting and tinting is Incredibly realistic. The Primm stone is a wonderful example of what the dry lake beds of the southwest USED to offer. The original stone exhibits deep regmaglypts, fusion crust, contraction cracks and typical weathering colour seen on most of the meteorites found on dry lakes. Fantastic for the display case or as a fieldwork identification stone. It takes me a week to produce these and the mold about a month. Lots of painstaking work is spent on these. I have 3 left and they are priced at a very reasonable US $70 plus shipping from CANADA $10 regular no tracking air post or $17 with Tracking Payment can be made with paypal Thank you for consideration and if anyone finds the missing piece PLEASE let me know. There is a reward! You can read all about the back story on this meteorite on the following links: http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=6/19/2013WYD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW54tdOXWiE Thank You Paul Gessler __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall in Bangladesh?
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov1513/oth06 Meteorite fall creates panic in Garo Hills Biplab Kr Dey The Assam Tribune November 14, 2013 TURA - A meteorite falling in the areas bordering Bangladesh created panic among the residents of the Garo Hills region. The meteorite, which fell inside Bangladesh, lit up the night sky around 10.30 pm last night. It was eagerly watched by the residents living along these areas. The meteorite fell close to the Dumnikura BoP in the Sherpur district of Bangladesh, just beside the international border and the impact was heard even 40 km away from the area where it fell. Dumnikura is a border outpost in the South Garo Hills, very close to where five police personnel were killed last week. A resident of the neighbouring Dalu village in West Garo Hills, Dipu Marak, was witness to the incident. He said, We heard a loud noise around 10.30 pm last night and immediately rushed outside. We were in a state of shock. The meteorite lit up the night sky and narrowly missed us. Other local residents said the whole area shook under the impact of the fall and the light could be seen even on the Indian side of the border. Panic-stricken people, who ran out of their houses, said that the sound resembled that of an aeroplane's at a close range. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON Now Visible to Naked Eye After Outburst
http://www.space.com/23591-comet-ison-visibility-naked-eye.html Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON Now Visible to Naked Eye After Outburst by Joe Rao space.com November 14, 2013 Get ready for a stellar show. The much-anticipated Comet ISON is now visible to the naked eye according to reports from many observers. Comet ISON - the potential comet of the century - has suddenly brightened in an outburst of activity with just two weeks to go before it literally grazes the surface of the sun, In recent months, Comet ISON has repeatedly befuddled forecasters trying to anticipate just how bright it will ultimately become. But earlier this week, the comet's brightening trend again seemed to sputtering and stalling, but more recent observations suggest a sudden and radical upsurge in brightness. Comet ISON lightens up, literally Comet ISON is now in full outburst mode, becoming many times brighter over just the past few days. Astronomers measure the brightness of objects in the night sky as magnitude, in which the brighter an object is, the lower its magnitude number. The human eye can perceive objects as faint as magnitude +6.5. According to veteran comet observer, John Bortle, Comet ISON was shining only at magnitude +8.5 on Monday (Nov. 11) morning - more than six times too dim to be visible to the unaided eye. But by Wednesday morning, the comet's brightness had increased three-fold brightening to +7.3. If that was a surprise, an even bigger one was waiting for Bortle on Thursday morning (Nov. 14). Ready to go at 4:45 a.m. but I couldn't figure out what the funny-looking, blotted, star that came into view was, Bortle said. [Was my] seeing that bad? But, no, the 'blotted star' was, in fact, at the comet's position! Getting to the point, the little but intensely condensed, globular cluster-looking comet was a whopping magnitude 5.4 - two full magnitudes brighter than just 24 hours ago! This makes for a three magnitude total rise since my observation on Monday. In just 72 hours, Comet ISON increased nearly 16 times in brightness. Carl Hergenrother, acting co-coordinator of the comet section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, has confirmed Bortle's observations. ISON has dramatically brightened over the past few days, Hergenrother told SPACE.com via email. The latest observations put the comet around magnitude 5.7 to 6.1 which is a 2+ magnitude increase from this weekend. My own observations from this morning in 10x50 and 30x125 binoculars show a nice 'lollipop' comet with a very condensed blue-green head and a long narrow tail. The tail was over 1 degree in length even in the 10x50s. The comet may continue to brighten as the outburst is still in its early stages. Long Island amateur Dennis Wilde was also impressed by ISON's appearance in the predawn sky Thursday morning. ISON, while not as large as the full moon, was an impressive sight in the eyepiece, Wilde said. The coma was compact with a very bright apparent nucleus, very bright green in color. The tail was very thin and bright near the coma and widened slightly as it extended out to almost 3.5 degrees as seen in the 15. It wasn't huge or extraordinarily bright but it was a great view nonetheless. I viewed the coma at up to 490x and it was uniformly dense and bright. There was no indication of the start of any breakup. After finding it with the telescope it was quite easy to pick out the coma with the [binoculars]. This outburst is not completely unusual since ISON has demonstrated short spurts of brightening over the past few weeks, but they were quickly followed by abrupt slow-down in its brightening trend. So will the current outburst persist until the comet arrives at the sun on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28)? Whether by chance we have caught the comet at the peak of the outburst is certainly debatable (to me rather improbable) and it may well still brighten further, Bortle said. The comet may continue to brighten as the outburst is still in its early stages, Hergenrother said. Whether this outburst will be a short-lived event or the beginning of a more active phase is still to be seen. This sudden upsurge in brightness is certainly very good for a comet that until now seemed to be running well behind in brightness predictions. It seems now that we can feel a little more optimistic about this enigmatic object putting on show for us later this month on into early December. Comet ISON was first discovered by Russian amateur astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok in September 2012. The comet is officially designated C/2012 S1 (ISON), with ISON standing for International Scientific Optical Network. The comet is rapidly approaching its Nov. 28 perihelion and as a result it is becoming more and more difficult to observe low near the east-southeast horizon in the dawn sky. Still, observers with access to a clear horizon may be able to follow ISON for about
[meteorite-list] Draveil is official
Dear list members, DRAVEIL is official now! http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=58385 Best regards Martin Postfach fast voll? Jetzt kostenlos E-Mail Adresse @t-online.de sichern und endlich Platz für tausende Mails haben. http://www.t-online.de/email-kostenlos __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ADVERT : NEW MARTIAN FOR SALE
Hi, Not yet approved by Met Soc's Nom Com, there is a new, recently confirmed Martian meteorite: NWA 7944 (provisional). The first specimen of this fresh diabasic shergottite to be publicly offered—the 68th distinct Martian meteorite on record—is now listed on eBay. This sale will end tomorrow, Friday, at 4p PST (7p EST) / (12a GMT Saturday) Here it is http://bit.ly/1eSqmx8 All best / Darryl __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Salles Contributed by: Shawn Alan http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
