[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Cape York Contributed by: Anne Black http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Meteorite smashes into Nicaraguan capital ???

Anyone read or hear more on this? http://news.yahoo.com/meteorite-smashes-nicaraguan-capital-230034550.html Sincerely Don Merchant Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders www.ctreasurescwonders.com IMCA #0960 __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Heritage Auction has 51 meteorite u for sale

I Shawn and all, This community doesn't care for paying 10% buyer's premium. How do you think they feel about paying 25% buyer's premium? I was personally struck with the lack of information when I Checked out the $12,500.00 minimum bid S-A as I could find no Mention anywhere as to

Re: [meteorite-list] A Managua, Nicaragua meteorite?

-in-nicaraguas -capital-managua-20140908-10dsqo.html and http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/09/07/meteorite-strikes-nicaragua/15 262973/ and some film from Russia: https://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=entab=wnar=1410130829 They are sweeping with metal detectors, but only on the well-worn pathway

Re: [meteorite-list] A Managua, Nicaragua meteorite?

the Carancas crater, although it's a little smaller, about 80% of its size. The test would be: are there meteorites scattered about? Good photo (official Army photo) found here: http://www.smh.com.au/world/rare-meteorite-impact-causes-blast-in-nicaraguas-cap ital-managua-20140908-10dsqo.html

Re: [meteorite-list] Heritage Auction has 51 meteorite u for sale

Or how about this one: http://fineart.ha.com/itm/nature-and-science/nickel-iron-meteorite-tony-s-meteorite-shamokin-pennsylvania-usa/a/5192-73289.s It's a meteorite? (Quotes theirs, not mine) It's a rock someone found once and someone said it might be a meteortie. And they're selling this?

Re: [meteorite-list] Heritage Auction has 51 meteorite u for sale

Hi All, Heritage will sell anything. They are always short on technical info in their lot descriptions because they are marketing to the uninformed. All they want to do is make money on both ends of the deal and hope the buyer is some person who sees the pretty picture and reads the idiotic

Re: [meteorite-list] A Managua, Nicaragua meteorite?

Without ruling out that this is indeed a meteorite impact, I take the near miss of asteroid 2014 RC rather as an argument against than for. Given the news exposure that the asteroid has had, early investigators might have jumped to conclusions. We should wait for more evidence. The impact seems

[meteorite-list] Heritage Auction

Thanks Shawn for the link I would have missed this and it was fun to look at. The information is quite detailed for each specimen you just have to click on the photo on the group catalog page and a page for each specimen appears scroll down and you'll get all the info. I thought it was a

[meteorite-list] Another Ebay Scam!

Hello, I have just been told that there is a guy on Ebay selling a 7 pounds unclassified planetary (yes, unclassified but planetary!!) under the name NEMS - North East Meteorite Society. However if you have been around for a while you know that NEMS stands for New England Meteorite Society,

[meteorite-list] Reports of Meteorite Strike in Nicaragua and Update on Asteroid 2014 RC

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news185.html Reports of Meteorite Strike in Nicaragua and Update on Asteroid 2014 RC NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office September 8, 2014 Reports in the media over the weekend that a small meteorite impacted in Nicaragua have yet to be confirmed. A loud

Re: [meteorite-list] A Managua, Nicaragua meteorite?

Steiner, List, I agree that it is silly to associate this tiny impact with 2014RC or any fragment or co-travelling object associated with it. I didn't say that, the comment was ascribed in the article to Nicaraguan authorities, who, it should be said, know nothing about meteorites. Not

[meteorite-list] NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Makes Final Preparations For Mars

http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasas-maven-spacecraft-makes-final-preparations-for-mars/ NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Makes Final Preparations For Mars Izumi Hansen and Elizabeth Zubritsky NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center September 8, 2014 On Sept. 21, 2014, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile

[meteorite-list] Nicaragua Crater meteor event 07SEP2014

List, Nicaragua Crater meteor event 07SEP2014 The reason my reporting on the Nicaragua Crater report is slow to be posted about is because it is likely NOT a crater caused by a meteorite impact. and certainly not a related meteorite from Asteroid 2014RC as they are reporting. There are NO

Re: [meteorite-list] A Managua, Nicaragua meteorite?

Round trip Tucson to Managua $663, Jeep rental and guide $475, CNN Picture of you standing on the edge of the crater, Priceless!!! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2014, at 2:37 PM, Sterling K. Webb via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Steiner, List, I agree that

[meteorite-list] AD - lunar collection for sale

Attention lunatics! After years of focusing mainly on lunar meteorites, I am now thinking of selling off my lunaite collection to pursue various other meteorite types. Anybody who might be interested can view all of my lunars at the EOM link below. The specimens aren't very large, but do

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - 303 Antarctic Meteorites

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 303 new approvals, all from Antarctica. Most are OC's, but there are also some achondrites and carbonaceous types included. Link :