Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-17 Thread Sterling K. Webb
- Original Message - From: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 11:36 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta Hi everyone with a bit of Vesta fun, This is a different kind

Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-17 Thread MexicoDoug
: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta Hi List, I fell asleep last night before 2:30am. So what is the good word on Dawn? Do we have orbit? As has it captured a photo yet of a mile-wide patch of diogenite exposed through the regolith? ;) Best regards, MikeG

Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-17 Thread Matthias Bärmann
:-) Best, Matthias - Original Message - From: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com To: meteoritem...@gmail.com; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta Hi Mike, Clearly, orbit was achieved at least

Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-17 Thread MexicoDoug
: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta Hi Doug, do you expect from this mission a precise calculation of Vesta's mass before/after begin of meteorite and namely HED collecting down here? Any secret mining there? When I've a look on my Green one: no single little trace of fusion crust and completely

Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-17 Thread Rob Wesel
: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 10:36 AM To: majbaerm...@web.de; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta Hi Matthias! Do you think your Tatahouine was mined on Vesta by the Oumpa Lumpas! Unfortunately all the kings

Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-17 Thread MexicoDoug
@meteoritecentral.com; MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com Sent: Sun, Jul 17, 2011 3:50 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta Dude    It's Oompa-Loompa and they live in Loompaland, not Vesta    ‘Then you’ll know all about it,’ said Mr Wonka. ‘And oh, what a terrible country it is! Nothing

Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-17 Thread Matthias Bärmann
, 2011 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta Hey Rob No way I'm wrong about the Oompa-Loompas living secretly at Ries Crater! They absolutely do according to the original movie :Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. My apologies for stealing ideas from Charlie

Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-17 Thread Alexander Seidel
Von: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com An: nakhla...@comcast.net, Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta Hey Rob No way I'm wrong about the Oompa-Loompas living secretly at Ries Crater! They absolutely do according to the original movie

Re: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-17 Thread MexicoDoug
: [meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta Ah, Doug, unmasked! Found guilty to be hand in glove with these highly suspicious Oompa-Loompas! Tried to hide them as Bavarians! Not at all. They live around Nördlingen, yes, that's about 40 km from my home. But they talk . Suebian of course

[meteorite-list] DAWN drives up to Vesta

2011-07-16 Thread MexicoDoug
Hi everyone with a bit of Vesta fun, This is a different kind of encounter to visit Vesta, not like we're used to hearing about anyway from visits to the Moon, Mars. At the moment, it's about 13,000 km (9,000 miles) to Vesta and like a nice Chevy Camaro (or a Ford Mustang in a pinch) DAWN is