[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2015-05-04 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 5229 Contributed by: Hanno Strufe http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=05/04/2015 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2015-05-04 Thread Matson, Rob D. via Meteorite-list
Tatahouine would have been the perfect meteorite for today's Picture of the Day (Star Wars Day). ;-) --Rob -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 12:00 AM To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 146, Issue 3

2015-05-04 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list
Hi Aziz and List, Thanks for the question. My photos do not clearly show the piece - I do not have my usual camera and my photography skills are lacking. In hand, the piece strongly resembles other weathered NWA pallasites that I have seen. It has a minor oxidation rind that one would expect

[meteorite-list] Traffic Around Mars Gets Busy

2015-05-04 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4572 Traffic Around Mars Gets Busy Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 4, 2015 [Graphic] This graphic depicts the relative shapes and distances from Mars for five active orbiter missions plus the planet's two natural satellites. It illustrates the

[meteorite-list] Japan Plans To Land Rover on Moon in 2018

2015-05-04 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.sentinelsource.com/features/technology/japan-plans-to-land-rover-on-moon-in/article_aec6919e-ef32-5b61-8a55-ca7ccacefafd.html Japan plans to land rover on moon in 2018 By Euan McKirdy CNN News Service April 26, 2016 Japan's space agency announced this week that the country would

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: April 27 - May 1, 2015

2015-05-04 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES April 27 - May 1, 2015 o Angustus Labyrinthus (27 April 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150427a o Proctor Crater Dunes (28 April 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150428a o Dust Devil Tracks (29 April 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150429a o Sirenum