[meteorite-list] AD - Some Ebay Auctions Ending Today

2013-02-17 Thread Carsten Giessler
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Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - EL's and OC's

2013-02-17 Thread Robert Verish
One benefit of having two numbers is that it allows the classifier to clarify the differences between the two stones in order to show the range of variation among these paired EL stones. The difference in this case being one stone has Alabandite present, and the second stone was Extremely

Re: [meteorite-list] 2012 DA14 and the Russian meteor: a strong link

2013-02-17 Thread Marco Langbroek
Hi Bjorn, (others) First of all, since you trump the NASA are the experts and way more educated card in an absurd way: NASA is not the only organisation who has educated experts and they do sometimes miss the obvious. Remember that fireball over Wales that was not a fireball? I have

[meteorite-list] AD - a couple of Gibeon cubes ending in the next few hours..

2013-02-17 Thread Luther Jackson
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[meteorite-list] Russian progress on trajectory

2013-02-17 Thread Robin Whittle
From recent comments on this page, and responses by Stefan Geens: http://ogleearth.com/2013/02/reconstructing-the-chelyabinsk-meteors-path-with-google-earth-youtube-and-high-school-math/ some Russians are on the case, using some additional videos:

Re: [meteorite-list] 2012 DA14 and the Russian meteor

2013-02-17 Thread Marco Langbroek
Hi all, Piper Hollier asked me a very valid question and in the context of the discussions I think it deserves an answer to the whole list. Piper asked if gravitational curvature under influence of the gravitational attraction of Earth could mean that fragments of 2012 DA14 could

Re: [meteorite-list] Boom 28 secs after Russian meteor passes overhead - oops 98 secs!

2013-02-17 Thread Graham Ensor
Ahyes I had not noticed that and it was confusing me too as on another videowhich I have been trying to find it had a countdown of time and that did match also at least 98 seconds.wish I could find that one againlooked at so many. G On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 4:54 AM, Robin Whittle

Re: [meteorite-list] Russian progress on trajectory

2013-02-17 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hi Robin! Based on that explosion and other known strewn fields, if anything is found, it's going to be spread wide. I am guessing 4 to 6km. Anyone have a SWAG on what would create the abundant white cloud trail (other than ice) to the extreme extent that we see??? Would it be possible for

Re: [meteorite-list] 2012 DA14 / Russian meteor yada yada

2013-02-17 Thread Chris Peterson
The point that Bjorn is missing, or ignoring, is it doesn't matter if there is a debris field around DA14 (or any other NEO). All the debris in such a field has virtually the same orbital parameters as the parent body. Given good information about the atmospheric path of a meteor, the original

[meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite

2013-02-17 Thread Paul H.
, February 17, 2013 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/436137/20130217/meteor-urals-chelyabinsk-chebarkul.htm Russia halts search for meteorite, AFP, Sydney Morning Herald, Febrauary 18, 2013, http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/russia-halts-search-for-meteorite-20130217-2ele5.html Meteorites

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2013-02-17 Thread mail
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Re: [meteorite-list] Russian progress on trajectory

2013-02-17 Thread GeoZay
Anyone have a SWAG on what would create the abundant white cloud trail (other than ice) to the extreme extent that we see??? My guess that a lot of that material is a blend of various ionized air molecules and dust particles from the asteroid itself. GeoZay

Re: [meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite

2013-02-17 Thread Graham Ensor
(UK) February 18, 2013 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/bounty-sets-off-hunt-for-meteorite-pieces/story-fnb64oi6-1226579823065 Collectors Flock to Central Russia to Hunt Meteor Gold By Timur Moon, February 17, 2013 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/436137/20130217/meteor-urals

[meteorite-list] Casa Grande meteorite-training Brix on the scent. Brix's Pup for sale

2013-02-17 Thread wahlperry
Hi All, I had a chance to test Brix with the new meteorite recovery. I was always curious about the scent that Brix was detecting and how old of a meteorite he could detect. I had picked up a couple of suspected meteorites but at closer inspection they turned out to be meteor wrongs. The

Re: [meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite

2013-02-17 Thread Michael Farmer
-pieces/story-fnb64oi6-1226579823065 Collectors Flock to Central Russia to Hunt Meteor Gold By Timur Moon, February 17, 2013 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/436137/20130217/meteor-urals-chelyabinsk-chebarkul.htm Russia halts search for meteorite, AFP, Sydney Morning Herald, Febrauary 18

Re: [meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite

2013-02-17 Thread Graham Ensor
/20130217/meteor-urals-chelyabinsk-chebarkul.htm Russia halts search for meteorite, AFP, Sydney Morning Herald, Febrauary 18, 2013, http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/russia-halts-search-for-meteorite-20130217-2ele5.html Meteorites: Hunting missiles from outer space Sunday Morning, CBS News

[meteorite-list] What was the true azimuth of the Russian meteor?

2013-02-17 Thread Bjorn Sorheim
List, There seem to be posted two quite different images to the list about the compass direction from where the meteor came on Friday 15, morning (local). Obviously one of them must be wrong. Surprising if the weather image is wrong, how did that come about? Which one is closest to the direction

Re: [meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite

2013-02-17 Thread Paul H.
In [meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite at: http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg110943.html I wrote, “Chelyabinsk decided to keep the money in meteorites Konstantin Panyushkin, February 17, 2013,

[meteorite-list] Ad - auctions ending, big irons, former collection pieces

2013-02-17 Thread Rob Wesel
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[meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite - Correction

2013-02-17 Thread Paul H.
In Re: [meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite at http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg110951.html I wrote, In this explosion, a waste tank at the Mayak nuclear weapons plant, Chelyabinsk region, exploded and contaminated an area of

Re: [meteorite-list] What was the true azimuth of the Russian meteor?

2013-02-17 Thread Bob Loeffler
The meteor came from the east (where the Sun was rising). Where did you get the image at the bottom? Everything I have seen about this has said or showed (in videos) that it came from near the Sun and was travelling to the west. Bob -Original Message- From:

Re: [meteorite-list] What was the true azimuth of the Russian meteor?

2013-02-17 Thread Bjorn Sorheim
Hi Bob The bottom image was posted to the list with two others showing closer up projection on a map of The Chelyabinsk area. They all three show the roughly 120 degree azimuth entry. They seems to be detailed and some level of work behind. The Sun at this time would rise in the region at 100-110

Re: [meteorite-list] 2012 DA14 / Russian meteor yada yada

2013-02-17 Thread MEM
Facts not in evidence... Chris , one does not need to understand meteors to appreciate meteorites. We once had an enchanting if naive young lady named Julie on this list who loved to talk meteorites but she never could wrap her mind around the physics.  Only in broad concepts did she try to

[meteorite-list] Peter Brown's Initial Accessment of Chelaybinsk Event

2013-02-17 Thread MEM
Update from Peter Brown (via Richard's FB post) Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:11 pm(PST). Posted by: Tomas scibuffcom  via MPML This report is written by Peter Brown, probably the foremost expert in the world on this type of impact event. This is what I know as of 17 h UT

Re: [meteorite-list] What was the true azimuth of the Russian meteor?

2013-02-17 Thread Bob Loeffler
Hi Bjørn, In the videos, the meteor is first seen above and to the left of the rising sun, so that would mean that it was further north than the rising sun. If you estimate the sun to be rising between 100-110 degrees azimuth, then the meteor would be less than 100 degrees, so the 80 degree

[meteorite-list] Cherbakul Чебаркуль - lake fragments officially identified as meteorites

2013-02-17 Thread karmaka
Chebarkul / Чебаркуль - lake fragments officially identified as meteorites http://translate.google.de/translate?hl=desl=rutl=enu=http%3A%2F%2Fria.ru%2Ftheme%2Fmeteorite_Ural%2F http://ria.ru/theme/meteorite_Ural/ Martin

Re: [meteorite-list] Cherbakul Чебаркуль - lake fragments officially identified as meteorites

2013-02-17 Thread karmaka
I meant Chebarkul Von: karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de An: met-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Cherbakul Чебаркуль - lake fragments officially identified as meteorites Datum: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:25:28 +0100 Chebarkul / Чебаркуль - lake fragments

Re: [meteorite-list] Chebarkul - Chelyabinsk - Is it a hammer ???

2013-02-17 Thread Peter Scherff
Hi Mike, I think of hammer as a term that collector's use to organize their collections and dealer's use to market their meteorites. As such hammer is in the eye of the beholder. I don't think there will ever be a universally accepted definition. I admire you for trying to nail down a

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - EL's and OC's

2013-02-17 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
Bob, Sorry it took me so long to respond - the email got buried under a Russian meteorite. Your explanation is logical, but the classifiers did not mention these two stones as being paired. Seeing as these were very likely found close to each other (but perhaps subjected to different weathering

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - EL's and OC's

2013-02-17 Thread Alan Rubin
If specimens are part of an observed fall and are very fresh looking, one supposes (without absolute certainty) that the different individuals are paired. If stones are found lying on the ground in an area that has yielded few other meteorites, then one can also assume that they are paired,

Re: [meteorite-list] Cherbakul Чебаркуль - lake fragments officially identified as meteorites

2013-02-17 Thread Graham Ensor
Looks like the hunt is on then for samples along the track to the lakeI wonder which villagers were showing the pieces they found? Graham On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 9:25 PM, karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de wrote: Chebarkul / Чебаркуль - lake fragments officially identified as meteorites

Re: [meteorite-list] What was the true azimuth of the Russian meteor?

2013-02-17 Thread Bjorn Sorheim
Bob, The link below support strongly (from Robin Whittle post, thanks to him) the trajectory of the lower image in my first link. From the videos it is found that the bolide travelled almost right overYemanzhelinsk which is south of Korkino, which are two suburbs south of Chelyabinsk. Then

[meteorite-list] Russian meteor: Stefan Geens' research updates

2013-02-17 Thread Robin Whittle
Here are some of the more interesting updates for this page (I get them by email): http://ogleearth.com/2013/02/reconstructing-the-chelyabinsk-meteors-path-with-google-earth-youtube-and-high-school-math/ The Korkino video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odKjwrjIM-k is taken from

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - EL's and OC's

2013-02-17 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hi Mendy, I can give you one perfect example (with reasonable certainty) exactly what Alan stated where certainty is lower. Pairing is or can be much more involved than one might think, frm what I've learned. So I like my rule number 38: NEVER assume the meteorite in your hand is what you

[meteorite-list] Meteorite fragments found in Russia's Urals region

2013-02-17 Thread Tom Randall
Article says ordinary Chondrite. http://bbc.in/XUMnkY Regards! Tom __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Florida Meteor 17FEB2013

2013-02-17 Thread drtanuki
List, Florida Meteor 17FEB2013 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/02/mbiq-detects-florida-meteor-17feb2013.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fragments found in Russia's Urals region

2013-02-17 Thread Robin Whittle
The BBC article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21494963 links to a Russian article: http://en.rian.ru/russia/20130217/179531203/Meteorite-Fragments-Found-in-Icy-Urals-Lake---Scientists.html We have just completed the study, we confirm that the particulate matters, found

[meteorite-list] Fragments Found From Russia Meteor Blast

2013-02-17 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/remnants-found-from-russia-meteor-blast/story-e6frg6so-1226580487809 Remnants found from Russia meteor blast AFP February 18, 2013 SCIENTISTS have discovered fragments of the meteor that spectacularly plunged over Russia's Ural Mountains creating a

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2013-02-17 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Dronino Contributed by: Arlene Schlazer http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com