Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorites & Meteorite Museums

[MARK BOSTICK]

Hello Teresa,   First, welcome to the list.   Second, congradulations on the great job your university has done with the gallery.  I made a visit there a couple months ago on my way to Meteor Crater, not that it was on the way, but I really enjoyed it.   I have also been making a habit of visiting meteorite collections.  I have been to almost all of the major museums (in the US) during the last two years.  The graphics department did a great job of setting things up.  Dr. Arthur Ehlmann has done a noteworthy job of trading for other specimens.  (Thanks again Dr. Ehlmann for giving me a private tour during a day the gallery was closed.)   I am not aware of any other collection were you can touch a mars rock.  I am also unaware of any other collection that has audio devices you can carry around with you that explains the meteorites and displays.  I enjoyed the meteorites with a human aspect a lot. (List member note: It features meteorite like Peekskill and Beaver, along with photos of its human relationship, such as the Peekskill car and the Beaver County jailhouse).    Some of the other museum's I have been to had student tours going through them, but I am unaware of any that focuse on meteorites alone.  While at the AMNH, in Manhatten, a student tour group from Japan came through, their interest was focused only on the large Cape York meteorite and the moon rocks on display there.  Not even the second largest Canyon Diablo got any attention....poor guy.  At the Smithsonian I saw a student group but they were more interested in the mineral section beside the meteorite room, but I'll give them a little credit there.  It does include the Hope Diamond....:-)   I am in the middle of a big project right now, but given time I will post some photos from my visit.   Hope this helps, Mark Bostick www.MeteoriteArticles.com         ----- Original Message ----- From: Teresa Moss Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorites & Meteorite Museums   Hi all!  I am new to this list and new to the field of meteorites!  I am the Director of the Monnig Meteorite Gallery at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.  I have a couple of questions that I hope someone out there can help me with. First, in our museum we have a piece of a Mars meteorite that we allow visitors to touch.  It is the Dar Al Gani 476, a stone achondrite (shergottite) found in Libya in 1998.  Does anyone know of anywhere else in the U.S. or elsewhere where the general public can touch a piece of MARS???? Second, our museum is an educational exhibit.  We also do educational outreach by taking students on tours of the gallery and engaging them in space related educational activities.  Does anyone know of any other museum that operates in the same or a similar manner to our museum.  I am anxious to contact other people who are responsible for maintaining a meteorite gallery and educating the public about meteoritics. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me. Teresa Moss -- Teresa Moss Director, Monnig Meteorite Gallery Texas Christian University Box 298830 Fort Worth, Texas  76129 Phone:  817-257-MARS (6277) FAX:  817-257-7789 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list