Re: [meteorite-list] (Not quite so) close a proximity of Meteorite Falls

2007-08-31 Thread Jeff Kuyken
And while they are different classes, I still find it amazing that Thuathe (H4-5) fell just hours before Kilabo (LL6) on the same continent! Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:11 AM Subject:

[meteorite-list] Interesting fictional documentary

2007-08-31 Thread Darren Garrison
http://stage6.divx.com/user/rebus_ak47/video/1373650/Space-Odyssey-Voyage-to-the-Planets-Episode-1-of-2 http://stage6.divx.com/user/rebus_ak47/video/1390653/Space-Odyssey-Voyage-to-the-Planets-Episode-2-of-2 __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Dark Inclusions in Allende (Pics?)

2007-08-31 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Hi all, Just wondering if someone may have or know of an Allende image that shows a Dark Inclusion (DI)? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Jeff __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Prairie meteorite search discovers iron meteorite

2007-08-31 Thread info
Western Canada's Prairie Meteorite Search program yielded another find. Researches just identified a softball sized rock as a rare iron meteorite that was used for several years as a doorstep. The meteorite was found back in 1999 by an anonymous finder.

[meteorite-list] Meteorite starts a fire!

2007-08-31 Thread Göran Axelsson
Who said that meteorites never starts fire http://p081.ezboard.com/My-first-meteorite-fire/fpaleoplanet69529frm65.showMessage?topicID=225.topic I just hope that this isn't going to be a popular pastime. :-) /Göran __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available

2007-08-31 Thread Mal Bishop
Yes, I just wanted to chime in to agree with Tom, Drake's cm scale cube is a beauty in its own right. A very nice visual aid for your photos, indeed! Like Tom also mentioned, the documentation that came along with the cube is definitely a very nice added bonus -- top notch and professional.

[meteorite-list] Loud Boom Heard Over Ireland

2007-08-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=3425articleid=3150186 RAF rejects sonic jet claims By Philip Bradfield Belfast Today August 28, 2007 THE mystery of what caused a sonic boom-like noise over Co Down has deepened after the RAF denied reports a supersonic fighter jet was

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest on youtube.com

2007-08-31 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi All, I thought I'd bring everyone up to date on my meteorite contest on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUOSg5B7PPE So far it has received over 1250 views and almost 300 posts! One person has posted an incredible 211 times, and he is still being beat by someone that posted just once!

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - August 30, 2007

2007-08-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Slowly Emerges from Blanket of Dust - sol 1295-1302, August 30, 2007: Spirit remains healthy as the rover slowly picks up more solar energy. The dust storms appear to be over, at least for now, and the skies are slowly

[meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 Diogenite

2007-08-31 Thread bernd . pauli
Dean wrote: Here is my (Recycled but reduced price) Diogenite site: http://www.meteoriteshop.com/metsale/diogenite.html This will all get updated on my website next week but a 20% discount on anything of interest this weekend. Hello List, I presently have 9 different diogenites in my

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay auctions ending soon

2007-08-31 Thread Mike Jensen
Hi List I have several auctions ending soon. http://collectibles.search.ebay.com/_Meteorites-Tektites_W0QQcatrefZC12QQsacatZ3239QQsassZmeteorfinder Here is a nice Sikhote with a hole; http://cgi.ebay.com/Sikhote-Alin-Iron-IIAB-Fall-34-08-g-hole-Meteorite_W0QQitemZ200145789964 Don't miss the

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 31, 2007

2007-08-31 Thread Jerry
What a georgous piece Jeff. What is that dark inclusion? Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:59 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 31, 2007

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: August 27-31, 2007

2007-08-31 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES August 27-31, 2007 O Feature of the Week: Sirenum http://themis.asu.edu/features/sirenum o Ejecta Modification (Released 27 August 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070827a o Noctis Labyrinthus (Released 28 August 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070828a o

[meteorite-list] 1.3 Kilogram Iron Meteorite Found in Canada

2007-08-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=bc24541d-a1eb-4d96-a37d-9224d258cd0c Man's doorstop came from out past Mars Edmonton Journal August 31, 2007 REGINA -- A softball-sized rock a Regina man was using as a doorstop has been identified as a meteorite that likely once

[meteorite-list] Museum's Meteoric Move (Cranbourne Meteorite)

2007-08-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2007/august/news_12311.html Museum's meteoric move Natural History Museum, London 31 August 2007 [Image] The Cranbourne meteorite, displayed here in the old Meteorite gallery, weighs 3.5 tonnes. It took five hours to move it to its new home in Earth

[meteorite-list] UK Plans to Track Apophis (Apex)

2007-08-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6971216.stm UK plan to track asteroid threat BBC News August 31, 2007 UK space scientists and engineers have designed a mission to investigate a potentially hazardous asteroid. The 300m-wide (980ft) rock, known as Apophis, will fly past Earth in April 2029

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Found in New Zealand?

2007-08-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3747035thesection=localnewsthesubsection=thesecondsubsection= It came from outer space By LIN FERGUSON Wanganui Chronicle (New Zealand) September 1, 2007 It's been tossed in cupboards, drawers, sat on book shelves and been

[meteorite-list] Water Vapor Seen 'Raining Down' on Young Star System

2007-08-31 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/news/spitzer-20070829.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August31, 2007

2007-08-31 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Hi Jerry, I'm not completely sure but did write some notes on this page. http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/nwa4560-2.html Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: Jerry To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:05 AM Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] Interesting fictional documentary

2007-08-31 Thread Jerry
Outstanding! better than 2001 Really liked it. Drum up interest and public money for the real venture!! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 1:24 AM Subject: [meteorite-list]

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August31, 2007

2007-08-31 Thread PolandMET
What a georgous piece Jeff. What is that dark inclusion? Jerry Flaherty http://www.spacerocksinc.com/August_31_2007.html In case someone could be interested I have 2 more slices with the same, black and orange inclusion. -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-

Re: [meteorite-list] Water Vapor Seen 'Raining Down' on Young Star System

2007-08-31 Thread Jerry
That is so cool. Who woulda thunk that H2O was so ubiquitous. I guess anyone who passed elementary Chemistry, which leaves me out Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent:

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August31, 2007

2007-08-31 Thread Jerry
Most interesting description, Jeff. As I said before a georgous and INTERESTING. I love your analogy of a melt breccia. The swirling effect is so tantalizing. It gives one pause. Such dramatic effects from equally dramatic events! Thanks Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Jeff

Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available

2007-08-31 Thread Drake
Thank you, everyone for all the positive comments and emails. This project has been quite an experience. I have sent cubes to 6 countries! So far, I have one one dissatisfied customer. (A fossil collector) They thought that the cubes were 1 inch rather than 1cm. I am in the middle of making 1

Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available

2007-08-31 Thread Darren Garrison
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:33:49 -0400, you wrote: thought that the cubes were 1 inch rather than 1cm. I am in the middle of making 1 cubes, but they will cost significantly more. The precession ground blocks I am using cost me over $40 each. (Pray for no scrap!) Holding out for a scale cubit...

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Road Trip!

2007-08-31 Thread Eric Wichman
Hi all, I'm going on a road trip through Arizona this weekend to Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Holbrook and the Petrified Forest and was wondering if anyone could advise me on a few places to go meteorite hunting. I'll be taking the 40 east from California and will be passing through Mojave

Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available

2007-08-31 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, All, Holding out for a scale cubit... Hmm. Got some questions about that... A scale cubit? Assuming a traditional Biblical cubit, which is 457.2 mm, a scale cubit cube of tool grade aluminum (at 2740 kilograms per cubic meter), would weigh 261.86 kg, or about 575 pounds! That