Hi List, We do not seem to know for sure what the letters on the cube stand for, so do they even need to be there? Can a blank cube work? Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier <>< The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jose Campos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 4:54 PM Subject: Fw: [meteorite-list] AW: meteorite photography scales & more
> Hey Sergey! > > Tks for the link to the pic! And for the info. > Now THAT is a cube! (..."proportional" to the size of the meteorite? LOL!) > > Norbert, > > Tks for you info too. I kind of thought that perhaps the other (visible) > letters of the cube on several photos that I have seen, might stand for > North, South, East and West, but I was not sure. As B for Bottom, I did not > know about that - I have never seen these cubes other than in photos. But > why the N1? Could the 1 (or a vertical line) be there to help place the cube > correctly in order to avoid confusion with a Z? And what about the S1 (or a > vertical line)? > > Tom, > BTW on a lighter note, "if Top stands for TOM, then perhaps the Bottom > should stand for...JERRY?) > Jos� Campos > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sergey Vasiliev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 12:27 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AW: meteorite photography scales & more > > > > Hello all, > > Guess the size of the cube and day time ;-) > > http://sv-meteorites.iol.cz/sv-meteorites/fun1.asp > > Regards, > > Sergey > > > > > > > Hi Jose, and all, > > > > > > As to the 10x10x10mm cubes you wrote: > > > > > > > Perhaps the T on the cube stands for "Top"? > > > > What about the other letters? > > > > > > Yes, the T stands for "Top". The other letters > > > are B, E, N, W, S - so guess what? They stand for: > > > > > > B = Bottom > > > E = East > > > N = North > > > W = West > > > S = South > > > > > > The cube is not only used as a scale (at least > > > not in the documentation of Antarctic finds), > > > but also to indicate the exact spatial location > > > of the meteorite at his find location. Good > > > idea, isn't it ;-? However, I've seen more than > > > one case (in non-Antarctic use) where the > > > photographer obviously wasn't aware of this > > > "secondary function" of the cube. > > > > > > Hope I helped clearing this issue beyond its > > > arithmetic implications. As far as I'm concerned > > > I have NO idea why some folks still stick to > > > anachronistic measures such as "inch", "foot", > > > or "yard". Time to adopt to the metric system, > > > isn't it ;-? BTW, these cubes ARE metric, at > > > least the original ones used by the ANSMET. > > > > > > Best, > > > Norbert > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > ______________________________________________ > 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
