[meteorite-list] THE IAU PLANET DEFINITION -- IT'S MULTIPLE CHOICE!

Hi, Despite the IAU declaration that there would be a single Proposal and a single yes/no, guess what? It's a multiple-choice quiz! From The IAU GA - (Dissetatio Cum Nuncio Sidereo III, Page 8 http://astro.cas.cz/nuncius/nsiii_09.pdf Retrieved 08/24/2006 2AM CDT It has also just been

Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers Lean Toward Eight Planets

--- Sterling K. Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I look at Earth's surface and it's mostly dirt, so the planet Earth is mostly made of dirt, right? I know it's pedantic but waterball would be a better analogy. ~70% surface is water (not dirt) but there really isn't much of it on earth as a

Re: [meteorite-list] THE IAU VOTE -- LIVE VIDEO

Oh boy! This is going to be like the Eurovision Song contest without all the songs, Terry Wogan or having to wait until May. I can barely contain my excitement. See you there! R McC (not a morning person) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!

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hello list, a free (complete or in parts) downloadable list of (mainly) names of meteorites, impacts/craters, bolides/meteors, tektites in the solar system is available at: www.impaktnamen.de. Its goal is to show the ubiquity of impact events in the solar system. For supplements/corrections we

[meteorite-list] (no subject)

hello list, a free (complete or in parts) downloadable list of (mainly) names of meteorites, impacts/craters, boldies/meteors, tektites in the solar system (24,6 MB)is available at: www.impaktnamen.de. Its goal is to show the ubiquity of impact events in the solar system. For

Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers Lean Toward Eight Planets

i before e except after c, and when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh. a body is a planet, when [fill in the approved definition], except for Pluto . . . there are exceptions to every other rule ever conceived, seems like we could throw Pluto a bone and let it stay on the team

[meteorite-list] Pluto kaput-o

Leading astronomers have declared that Pluto is no longer a planet in approving new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight, The Associated Press reports. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Moss Meteorite

Howdy, I just got a piece of the new Norwegian fall and thought I'd make a few quick observations and pics. Sorry I didin't have time to do it a bit more in depth but here's what I came up with so far. I'll work on it some more over the weekend. http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/moss.html

Re: [meteorite-list] THE IAU PLANET DEFINITION -- IT'S MULTIPLE CHOICE!

Hi, Pretty good, but - dwarf planets - a repeat of the 1800's, when Ceres and Pallas became minor planets - now we'll have dwarves plutonians intead of plutos? - Looks to me like a wire - I wonder who got plutonian into the Merriam Webster dictionary? As events proceed, we'll probably just

[meteorite-list] Pluto Gets Demoted As Astronomers Approve New Definition For Planets

http://news.bostonherald.com/international/view.bg?articleid=154298 Pluto gets demoted as astronomers approve new definition for planets By Associated Press August 24, 2006 PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new

[meteorite-list] IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution Votes

International Astronomical Union Paris, France 24 August 2006 IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes Prague, Czech Republic -- The first half of the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly has just concluded. The results of

[meteorite-list] what is this, really

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Re: [meteorite-list] what is this, really

It superficially looks like Dhofar 1085 but the anorthosite clasts don't have the same texture, even at the relatively low resolution of the pic. I don't know who's selling it and I'd want a whole lot more info before I was even remotely convinced that it's the real thing. I've seen a few pics

Re: [meteorite-list] what is this, really

This (same picture) has been offered before from the same seller. It's currently listed in several suspect/meteorite-wrongs lists including Ken Newton's pages. As one comment sent to me - lots of iron in a lunar? Not likely. Don --- Rob McCafferty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It

AW: [meteorite-list] what is this, really

Perhaps smth like that? http://www.spessartit.de/7_bar.jpg (brecciated baryte in goethite) -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von batkol Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. August 2006 17:32 An: Meteorite Mailing List Betreff: [meteorite-list]

[meteorite-list] Price drop for lunars?

Hi all - http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/news/news-2006/public_07-01.html Energia would like to fly a Moon landing in 2014 - kind of like Thiokol. While you add up the launch costs and module costs at current market, and come up with a rough estimate of total cost per landing, the

RE: AW: [meteorite-list] what is this, really

Lots of similar wrongs at Randy Korotev's site - likely the most comprehensive on the web: http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm Cheers, Pete From: Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'batkol' [EMAIL PROTECTED] , meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Moss Meteorite - Preliminary Observations

Hello Jeff and List, Beautiful, fresh fragment - pristine as if it had fallen a few seconds ago ...very impressive! Thanks for sharing so quickly! It looks so coaly that, if I were to judge from the pictures alone, I'd lean towards a CK (maybe CK3) chondrite. Yes I know, there are fresh FeNi

[meteorite-list] AD: ebay auctions added

Hi everyone. I have recently added some new auctions to ebay. If you like to please take a look. Just follow this link: http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPageuserid=meteoriten I have added some historical nice pieces, a DaG 400 and DaG 476 auction and also a nice little pultusk

[meteorite-list] Spirit Discovers New Class of Igneous Rocks

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20060823a.html [graphic] This image shows the classes of Gusev Rock. Spirit Discovers New Class of Igneous Rocks Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 23, 2006 During the past two-and-a-half years of traversing the central part of Gusev Crater,

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 24, 2006

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Re: [meteorite-list] Pluto kaput-o

..., just served us nothin! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 9:32 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Pluto kaput-o Leading astronomers have declared that Pluto is no longer a

[meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers React to Pluto's Planetary 'Demotion'

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Re: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers React to Pluto's Planetary 'Demotion'

JOHNS HOPKINS ASTRONOMERS REACT TO PLUTO'S PLANETARY 'DEMOTION' Several Johns Hopkins University astronomers described a decision Thursday to strip Pluto of its planetary status as a muddled ruling that is unlikely to settle ongoing debates over how to define a planet and whether the term should

[meteorite-list] Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planetsf-20060824.html Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System August 24, 2006 Media contact: Jane Platt/JPL (818) 354-0880 If you woke up Thursday morning and sensed something was different about the world around you, you're absolutely right. Pluto

Re: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers React to Pluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

In Ron's forwarded newsrelease: Richard Conn Henry, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University said: Hurrah for Pluto, first dwarf planet to be visited by a NASA mission! Richard, the first in situ TNO yesBUT...Hopefully that coveted title you confer

[meteorite-list] WANTED: Estonian Impactites

Hi Folks! I’m looking for estonian impactites especially from the „Ilumetsa-Crater” by Pörgavhaud but also all others. Please let me know what you have (with pictures and prices). Thanks! Ingo -- Echte DSL-Flatrate dauerhaft für 0,- Euro*. Nur noch kurze Zeit! Feel free mit GMX DSL:

AW: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers React toPluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

Bah the solar system is in ruin! dwarf planet is incommensurate with the use of words in publication in countries, which obey Political Correctness. I'm not a native speaker, so help me to find the right term. orbitally challenged planet? massively challenged planet? populatedly challenged

Re: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers ReacttoPluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

Too Small To be Counted Mark - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'MexicoDoug' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:15 PM Subject: AW: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers ReacttoPluto'sPlanetary

Re: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers ReacttoPluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

How about this for a description: Small Tiny Undersized Planet Is Demoted Or for you acronym lovers; STUPID Mark - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'MexicoDoug' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006

Re: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers ReacttoPluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

Size challenged. Pluto envy or planet envy Larry Quoting Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Too Small To be Counted Mark - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'MexicoDoug' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August

[meteorite-list] Luna 16 material for sale on web?

Ähem, what's going on there? http://www.cosmos.pnet.pl/buj%20online.htm Buckleboo? Martin __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers React toPluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:15:36 +0200, you wrote: dwarf planet is incommensurate with the use of words in publication in countries, which obey Political Correctness. Dwarf IS the PC term now. Midget planet would have been a problem. Other problem names would have included Munchkin planet and Hey,

[meteorite-list] FW: LAHOMA THE COOLEST L5! Last Call and New Slices.

From: michael cottingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 5:13 PM To: 'michael cottingham' Subject: FW: LAHOMA THE COOLEST L5! Last Call and New Slices. Subject: LAHOMA THE COOLEST L5!

[meteorite-list] PRSD link

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[meteorite-list] PSRD link

http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Aug06/cataclysmDynamics.html Jerry Flaherty __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers ReacttoPluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

Actually, what we have here is right out of the wonderful world of Disney. We have Pluto and the dwarfs (as in from Snow White). Based on a lot of the feedback from todays vote, the IAU is Goofy for making a Mickey Mouse definition of planets. Dave - Original Message - From: Darren

[meteorite-list] AD / Offers Wanted - NWA 011 Pairing - 530 Grams !!

Dear List Members, I am sure everyone has heard of NWA 011 and its pairings NWA 2400 and NWA 2976. NWA 011 was originally thought to be from Mercury by Japanese scientists in 2000 but since then it has been classified as ungrouped, very cool all the same. I have a 530 gram pairing that I

Re: [meteorite-list] Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System

meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:42 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planetsf-20060824.html Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System August 24, 2006 Media contact: Jane Platt/JPL (818) 354

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins Astronomers ReacttoPluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

Dear Dave, Darren, Larry and List, It is easy to explain why Pluto was doomed. As it reads in Wikipedia, Pluto has more enemies than friends; In Pluto's own cartoons, his friends included Fifi the Peke, Dinah the Dachshund, and Ronnie the St. Bernard Puppy. His enemies included Black Pete,

[meteorite-list] AD: NEW Vestan Type meteorite for sale NWA 2968

Dear List, The new Vestan Dunite NWA 2968 is now available. This is the first of its kind to be discovered, described and offered for sale. If anyone on this MetList is interested, before this material is all traded or sold to the general meteorite collecting public, please contact me

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[meteorite-list] Giorgio and Lina Tomelleri contact info

Does anyone have the email contact info for Giorgio and Lina Tomelleri ? If so, could you please contact me off list? Thanks Bob __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 25, 2006

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Re: [meteorite-list] AD: NEW Vestan Type meteorite for sale NWA 2968

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:50:02 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: The new Vestan Dunite NWA 2968 is now available. Oddly enough (given recent debates) this is a... (pause for effect) meteorite from a pluton! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunite __ Meteorite-list

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins AstronomersReacttoPluto'sPlanetary 'Demotion'

I buy that! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Dave Carothers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:46 PM Subject: Re: AW: [meteorite-list] John Hopkins

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Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers Lean Toward Eight Planets

Hello List, It appears that the only reason for dropping poor Pluto from the list of planets is an Americancultural bias in that SIZE COUNTS. Pluto, as do the rest of the planets, orbits the Sun in a somewhat regular manneras a planet; therefore leave its classification alone. Science may

[meteorite-list] Glossary

Hello to the list.I'm searching for the Encyclopedia of Meteorites a glossary of all terms about meteorites in english. I'm not enough fluent in english language to create one so I'm searching for a member of the List who could send me his own glossary or one that I could take from his website (of

Re: [meteorite-list] Fukang

Woa! I think I'm love! And the meteorite is nice, too. . . -Walter - - Original Message - From: Platypus Girl To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 5:12 PM Subject:

[meteorite-list] Wandering Gas Giants and Lunar Bombardment

http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Aug06/cataclysmDynamics.html Wandering Gas Giants and Lunar Bombardment Planetary Science Research Discoveries August 24, 2006 --- Outward migration of Saturn might have triggered a dramatic increase in the bombardment rate on the Moon 3.9 billion years ago, an idea

Re: [meteorite-list] what is this, really

1) In addition to not having a fusion crust, the object is suspiciously non-lunar in that the clasts are too much all the same size. Lunar regolith breccias are the closest lunar analogs to terrestrial sedimentary rocks, and there is often a superficial resemblance. In many (but not all)

[meteorite-list] WANTED: Estonian Impactites

Hi Folks! Im looking for estonian impactites especially from the Ilumetsa-Crater by Pörgavhaud but also all others. Please let me know what you have (with pictures and prices). Thanks! Ingo __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] moss meteorite for private collecters

Good evening list.I just talked to bob haag and another good friend in the meteorite community and I am getting 2 different sides as to what is available for private collecters.This concerns the amount of the new MOSS meteorite that is available.We all know that there so far has been found around

[meteorite-list] Meteor Biz

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[meteorite-list] moss meteorite

Well today I am one of the lucky ones.I just received my new MOSS meteorite from norway,via mike farmer.It is a 2.63 gram fragment with really nice black crust.There is not one drop of moisture on it.You can view on my homepage on my website.Thanks again to mike farmer and all the hard work he