Lunar rocks are on display in many places throughout the United States and abroad. Disneyland and the Hayden Planetarium is two places I have seem them. Perhaps some list member has a list of locations?
Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom aka James Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "meteorite-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] stolen lunar meteorites > > > Hello List, We US citizens all paid dearly for these rocks. We paid > for these rocks with our tax money and can't even see them. So they are > useless to the true owners, US!!!!! Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > walter branch wrote: > > > >>> of Cape York from Walter B. (minus the case). > >> > >> > >> > >> Now, Russ. For you, you know I would throw in the case for free :-) > >> > >> -Walter > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------ > >> Walter Branch, Ph.D. > >> 322 Stephenson Save., Suite B > >> Savannah, GA 31405 > >> www.branchmeteorites.com > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "LabNEMS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "John Sinclair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:32 PM > >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] stolen lunar meteorites > >> > >> > >> > >>> John S./ List Members: > >>> > >>> I've been retained by the OIG and USAG on this case and am > >>> currently under a US Federal Subpoena to appear. We did the Appraisal > >>> on the samples contained within the safe stolen from JSC. > >>> > >>> (Sorry, OIG is the US Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector > >> > >> > >> General, > >> > >>> USAG is the US Attorney General's Office, and JSC is Johnson Space > >>> Center > >>> in Texas) > >>> > >>> I'm restricted as to what I can say on the value and how we did it > >>> but was > >> > >> > >> told > >> > >>> that the Defense claims that these are "just a bunch of rocks". > >>> > >>> To say that they're "just a bunch of rocks" is certainly minimizing > >>> here. > >>> > >>> The material contained in that safe was extraordinary. The word > >>> "unique", > >>> which > >>> expresses an absolute, fails to adequately describe the contents. > >>> > >>> I agree with Geoff C. in that US Collectors understand the legality > >>> of US > >>> citizens owning > >>> Apollo Return Samples and perhaps the people who had the contents also > >> > >> > >> knew > >> > >>> this > >>> as they were attempting to sell the material through foreign buyers. > >>> > >>> A lot of time has been put into this case as there is no precedent here. > >> > >> > >> A lot > >> > >>> of work has been put into the evaluation of this material. During the > >>> appraisal > >>> process I received the council of several fine members of our community. > >> > >> > >> One > >> > >>> member, Greg R. was very helpful in crystallizing my thoughts in the > >>> final > >>> appraisal and I publically thank him for his input (for those who don't > >>> know Greg > >>> he's a recently retired Federal Anti-Terrorist guy). > >>> > >>> As all of you know, all appraisals are an opinion of value. A good > >>> appraisal is one > >>> that backs the resultant opinion with facts and records. In some cases > >>> value is not > >>> limited to dollars alone. To this end we have tried to be as thorough as > >>> possible. > >>> > >>> It is my understanding that guilt has already been established. It is > >>> now > >> > >> > >> the > >> > >>> responsibility of the US Attorney General's Office to present all > >>> data to > >>> the residing Federal Judge to determine the magnitude of the crime. > >>> > >>> Perhaps our List member Eric T. can speak more on the '"mechanics" of > >>> the > >>> process. > >>> > >>> When all is said and done I'll post the appraisal details and > >>> proceedings > >>> on this list (unless > >>> for some reason I'm prohibited from doing so.) > >>> > >>> For my end this has consumed a huge amount of time. What a way to start > >> > >> > >> the > >> > >>> new year! > >>> But lucky me, I'll be paid $42.00 a day for my time away. That will get > >> > >> > >> me > >> > >>> about 10 grams > >>> of Cape York from Walter B. (minus the case). > >>> > >>> Russ Kempton > >>> New England Meteoritical > >>> www.meteorlab.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ______________________________________________ > >>> Meteorite-list mailing list > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________ > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- > Thanks, Tom > The proudest member of the IMCA # 6168 > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
