Re: [meteorite-list] Question about Park Forest impact sites

2009-08-24 Thread The Tricottet Collection
Thanks to Mike Farmer, I learned that Navarro and Winslow St. are two distinct impact sites. I thought that information would interest some of you. Cheers, ArnaudM From: tricottetc...@live.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:41:32 + Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] odd questions on The Meteorite Men

2009-08-24 Thread Michael Blood
I am dying to hear what Proud Tom might make of The Meteorite Men Should be hysterical. I know Steve and Geoff both have great Senses of humor and would enjoy a good lampoon of themselves. Proud Tom, WHERE ARE YOU Best wishes, Michael On 8/23/09 8:56 PM, John.L.Cabassi

Re: [meteorite-list] Met List Flame Wars

2009-08-24 Thread Peter Davidson
Dear Sterling and everyone Thanks for the information on libel law both here and the USA. Just to complicate things further, within the UK there are differences between English Law and Scottish Law (Scotland retains a separate legal system) though the differences are small. Actually my daughter

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Found in UK? Come on guys!

2009-08-24 Thread Meteorites USA
Kinda old news, but... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1207865/Boy-6-goes-collect-eggs-hens--finds-meteorite.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/6063717/Six-year-old-boy-finds-meteorite-in-his-garden.html

[meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Listees, On a lighter and much more important note... ...Some leading astronomers are quite confident that mankind will make contact with intelligent alien life within two decades...

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Carl 's
Eric, It's 5:00 in the morning. Couldn't you wait until the afternoon to talk about aliens? :D Carl _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook.

Re: [meteorite-list] Three Strikes and You're Out

2009-08-24 Thread Peter Davidson
Martin I agree with all you say. The enjoyment of the majority of the list members should not be spoiled by the inappropriate behaviour of a few large egos. We are all seeking to benefit from a shared knowledge and love of meteorites. Yet, it would seem unnecessarily dictatorial to seek to

Re: [meteorite-list] Belgian Fireball of 15AUG09 update

2009-08-24 Thread Peter Davidson
Mike Actually can we just skip the meteorite hunting and the chocolate and concentrate on the case of Trappist Beer. I think if I could drink enough of that 12% strength nectar, I could just about see anything I want. Cheers Peter Davidson Curator of Minerals National Museums Collection

Re: [meteorite-list] How do you pronounce Muonionalusta?

2009-08-24 Thread Peter Davidson
Hej Thomas After a few drops of a good Islay Malt, I can just about pronounce words from any language. Or so it seems! In Scotland we also have problems with the pronunciation of Gaelic words used in place names over the northern part of our country. Even some of my favourite whiskies present

[meteorite-list] Feedback Wanted!

2009-08-24 Thread Meteorites USA
Ok guys, I've been up all night working on Spacifieds.com doing some modifications to make it even better for everyone. Many meteorite dealers have already posted lots of ads and I'd like to thank all you guys that have participated so far. Please, those of you who haven't seen the site yet

[meteorite-list] AD - Great Material Endiing At Auction!

2009-08-24 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List Members, I have several great auctions due to end this afternoon and tomorrow so take a look if you are interested in some rarities and bargains. All of these items are definitely worth a look. All Auctions Can Be Found At This link:

Re: [meteorite-list] Met List Flame Wars

2009-08-24 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:37:00 +0100, you wrote: Thanks for the information on libel law both here and the USA. Just to complicate things further, within the UK there are differences between English Law and Scottish Law (Scotland retains a separate legal system) Yes, you must be careful what you

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread DEBORAH ANNE K. MARTIN
If they are truly intelligent, they won't talk to us ! Andre Bordeleau From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] on behalf of Meteorites USA [e...@meteoritesusa.com] Sent: August 24, 2009 7:42 AM To:

[meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Phil Whitmer
Eric: It's my belief that We Are Alone! There's nobody out there. Life and intelligence is a singularity, a miracle, call it what you will, it only happened once, here on good old Planet Earth. We are the Seed that will spread throughout the Universe by Space Migration. It's our manifest

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Greg Catterton
I would have to agree. I do think aliens exist, but if they are able to travel to us, they are so far advanced, we are not much more to them then ants infesting this planet. If we do come across aliens or another intelligent race, I think it will most likely be machine/robot with AI and not a

Re: [meteorite-list] holes in stone meteorites

2009-08-24 Thread Zelimir Gabelica
Hi all, After about one week of silent mail, here I can restart reading the (very various) posts that arrived (including some on meteorites though) Regarding the surrealistic topic on holes in stone meteorites and, by extension, the funny debate on holes on Earth, I am surprised that

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Mike Hankey
Phil, I'm sure you saw this article a few months ago: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/4629672/AAAS-One-hundred-billion-trillion-planets-where-alien-life-could-flourish.html Mike Hankey http://www.mikesastrophotos.com On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Phil

Re: [meteorite-list] How do you pronounce Muonionalusta?

2009-08-24 Thread André Knöfel
Hi Peter, Ardbeg Uigeadail is also not so easy to pronounce... but has a unique taste... ;-) Sláinte Mhath! André - original Nachricht Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] How do you pronounce Muonionalusta? Gesendet: Mo, 24. Aug 2009 Von: Peter Davidsonp.david...@nms.ac.uk Hej

[meteorite-list] Please take me off all corrosponce mailings. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Rob Howard, E-mail as listed above.

2009-08-24 Thread rhoward06
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[meteorite-list] (add) Original Paintings and Reproductions of my thin section photograpgy...

2009-08-24 Thread jeff hodges
I am excited to announce that original Paintings and reproductions of my thin section photography by an extraordinary artist are now available. Up to 48x48 in size. Both of us will be wondering around the Denver Show this year with samples of our work to share with all that are interested.

Re: [meteorite-list] holes in stone meteorites

2009-08-24 Thread Matthias Bärmann
Well, here we go ... http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/mystery-themen/2009/08/alien-baby/ausserirdischer-in-mexico-gefangen.html (sorry, in German only - Mexico - Alien baby caught in a trap) Maybe they are already under us, maybe their boss even on this list, scientifically testing the borders of

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Bob King
Hi Phil and friends, Absence of evidence doesn't imply evidence of absence. While I tend to be skeptical about such things, I think bacteria-like creatures might be fairly common in the galaxy. Evolution would cause them to diversity and perhaps find the same pathway to multicelluarity like life

Re: [meteorite-list] holes in stone meteorites

2009-08-24 Thread Greg Stanley
Steve: If you look on ebay and look for a MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Times New Roman;

[meteorite-list] Denver Mineral Show Dates

2009-08-24 Thread Greg Hupe
Hello List Members, Can anyone (Denver List Members) please post the Denver Mineral Show dates and events like the COMETS dinner and auction? I looked up the show dates online but would like to confirm it here through the List members in the know. I hope to make it this year. Best regards,

[meteorite-list] nwa 1109 eucrite

2009-08-24 Thread steve arnold
Good afternoon list.I am looking for a slice of nwa 1109 eucrite.In the 20 to 50 gram range.Off list please.  Steve R. Arnold, Chicago!! __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] holes in stone meteorites

2009-08-24 Thread Gary Fujihara
Holy Toledo! Here's a specimen of Dho700: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30562289id=1394318075 gary On Aug 24, 2009, at 8:55 AM, Greg Stanley wrote: Steve: If you look on ebay and look for a MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:; margin:0in;

[meteorite-list] asteroids model

2009-08-24 Thread Francesco Moser
Hello! I want to buy a couple of asteroids models. I found this web-site and I like their products: http://www.someoddsandends.com/index.php?main_page=indexcPath=3_7zenid=486bf2e20b100da04870e7e21f918586 But maybe there is something better or cheaper...so... does someone knows if there are some

Re: [meteorite-list] asteroids model

2009-08-24 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Francesco, I think they're fairly cheap. Even cheaper than those, which Rhett Bourland brought out for the first time years ago. But the base looks different, looks rather like a wooden or plastic stand? Those from Rhett had a base of stone. Anyone knowing, what Rhett is doing today? Best!

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Mineral Show Dates

2009-08-24 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 8/24/2009 1:02:18 PM Mountain Daylight Time, gmh...@htn.net writes: Hello List Members, Can anyone (Denver List Members) please post the Denver Mineral Show dates and events like the COMETS dinner and auction? I looked up the show dates online but would like to confirm it

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien contact predicted

2009-08-24 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - A long way from meteorites, but not so far from impactors. If they ever set up a NEO detecting radar on the Moon, then the same facility could be used to pick up the equivalent of I Love Lucy reruns from a galaxy far, far away. I think that the ratings will be phenomenal. Well,

Re: [meteorite-list] holes in stone meteorites

2009-08-24 Thread Gary Fujihara
Okay, sorry if anyone had trouble viewing that image. I put it up on my AstroDay site for everyone to see (I hope) Holy Toledo!: http://astroday.net/images/_Dho700.jpg gary On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:08 AM, Gary Fujihara wrote: Holy Toledo! Here's a specimen of Dho700:

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Mineral Show Dates

2009-08-24 Thread Greg Hupe
Hi Anne, Thank you very much for the info, much appreciated. I hope to see you and others there! Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions:

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Mineral Show Dates

2009-08-24 Thread Dan Wray
Hi Greg and all, The Denver show at the Mart is 18-20 of September. The hotels kick off on the 16th but we all know that a lot of dealers are in their rooms by the beginning of the week. The COMETS will be hosting our auction on Friday night at the usual spot behind Dave Bunk's Warehouse.

[meteorite-list] SETS: The Search for Extra-terrestrial Stupidity

2009-08-24 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - Given the lack of intelligent life here on Earth, what are the chances of finding it elsewhere? Every habitable planet will lie in an accretion disk, and thus be subjected to extinction level cometary impact. Now consider carefully NASA and other space agencies response to this

Re: [meteorite-list] SETS: The Search for Extra-terrestrial Stupidity

2009-08-24 Thread drtanuki
Dear Ed and List Ed wrote, Would anyone like to apologize to Hibben now? Read this and my answer is still , NO! Philanthropists' shady pasts sully college bequests Posted on: Monday, 1 December 2003, 06:00 CST IT SHOULD have been the culmination of a sparkling redesign for New Mexico

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Becky and Kirk
That is just hogwash in my opinion---the Drake Equation proves that life MUST exist elsewhere. Even the SETI scientists agree that LIFE is probably abundant! Absence of Evidence is NOT Evidence of Absence!! Kirk.. - Original Message - From: Phil Whitmer prairiecac...@rtcol.com To:

Re: [meteorite-list] SETS: The Search for Extra-terrestrial Stupidity

2009-08-24 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Dirk- I see that the slander continues. Hibben underwent most vicious attack while incapacitated by a brain injury suffered in World War 2. Between his pre-clovis work, and his observation of the remains at Fairbanks, he got creamed. Ed --- On Mon, 8/24/09, drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com

Re: [meteorite-list] SETS: The Search for Extra-terrestrial Stupidity- changed to Hibben by EPG

2009-08-24 Thread drtanuki
Ed,   Your arguments always overlook hard evidence, ... For example, in 1946 he described a site at Chitna Bay in Alaska at which he claimed to have found 10,000-year-old flints. Subsequent expeditions revealed that the site simply did not exist. Today, faking archaeological evidence is known

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:17:30 -0400, you wrote: destiny and a matter of survival. Nobody knows how or why it happened, it just did. It was either God or chance, take your pick. This is what is known as a false dichotomy. There is at least one more option than god or chance-- that some types

[meteorite-list] Must See Meteorite Collections - Version 1

2009-08-24 Thread Richard Kowalski
I have uploaded the first iteration of the Google Earth file at: http://fullmoonphotography.net/images/Meteorites/Public_Meteorite_Collections_v1.kmz or http://tinyurl.com/m3u3qv I included most of those that were suggested, but a few I couldn't find. I did include the Denver Museum of Nature

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:42:34 -0700, you wrote: Who here believes that sometime in the near future we will discover, or be discovered by another life form? Utterly unknowable. Let's rephrase the question in a more Earthbound way. What are the chances that, in the near future, you and I will

[meteorite-list] AD: Bath, South Dakota

2009-08-24 Thread Mike Bandli
Dear List: I have specimens of Bath, South Dakota available (Not to be confused with Bath Furnace, Kentucky, which many of you already have!). Bath will be 117 years old this week and is a gap to fill in many collections! You can view them here:

[meteorite-list] Another new meteorite book

2009-08-24 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156898815X/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] possible meteorite craters in Ville Platte, La

2009-08-24 Thread Joe Kerchner
Hello listees, I got a call last night from a Mr. Carroll Aguillar from Ville Platte, La. He told me that he has like 5 craters on his property, he said they have been there since he was a kid, he is now in his 60's. He said they are now filled in, but you can see where they were and the

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Meteorites USA
Thanks Darren for your response. Sorry in advance for the long email, but I couldn't stop typing... ;) The alien question is obviously meant to get some discussion going on this topic which I feel hasn't been discussed enough on-list. (but who am I) I think there are a few reasons why as it's

Re: [meteorite-list] SETS: The Search for Extra-terrestrial Stupidity- changed to Hibben by EPG

2009-08-24 Thread E.P. Grondine
Dirk, all - While I am pretty stupid now, that was not always the case. Hibben maintained his innocence until his death. Hibben had four misfortunes: 1) to have his observations used by Velikovsky 2) to find a pre-clovis site 3) to have a head wound 4) to be surrounded by jealous and petty

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Phil, Eric, List We are the only life in the Universe, you say? Well, Phil, The Universe, meaning the part within our particle horizon, contains 10,400,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 cubic light years. That is one hell of a lot of closet space! For it to be empty of life is a terrible

[meteorite-list] Market value of NWA 482?

2009-08-24 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi List! Out of curiosity, could someone tell me what the current market price for NWA 482 is? I know it varies, so I just need a price that's somewhere in the ball park. (give or take) So, how much does a gram of it typically sell for on an average day? Best regards, MikeG --

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Rob, List, Thanks for the reply Hmmm. Where to start... ...Yes, it's a lot of rolls of the dice. But it still does not equate to certainty that the right conditions for life will emerge in more than one location at roughly the same time... Probability need not be compared to

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Pete Pete
As always, a great post, Sterling! From: sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net To: prairiecac...@rtcol.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:04:05 -0500 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted Phil, Eric,

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:04:05 -0500, you wrote: 22 Berserkers Now you're making me want to reread the classics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker_%28Saberhagen%29 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 25, 2009

2009-08-24 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/August_25_2009.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Phil Whitmer
To all listees pondering the Eternal Verities: Just because the Universe is really big is not an argument that there is Life out there. The Ocean is really big, but that's not an argument for the existence of a Loch Ness monster or any other species of pleisosaur. I have to actually see a

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:24:10 -0400, you wrote: Until I see this evidence I have to conclude that on the closest planet that was once very Earth like, there is no sign of life. If we can't even find it on Mars, which should have been teeming with life, which should have left tons of evidence

[meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

2009-08-24 Thread Phil Whitmer
Darren: That's funny! But realistically, the percentage is much lower if you figure in the complete lack of evidence for life on the Moon, Mars, all the other planets and their moons, the Sun, all the asteroids, all the comets, and any other stuff that might be hanging around the edges of