Forget the Moon... Now we must go to MARS Greg S.
---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:56:09 -0700 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [meteorite-list] NASA Sets News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery > (Was: Ice Meteorites From Jesus) > > Not sure what this is all about but it seems appropriate to post considering > the "ET" talk here today. > > patrick > > NASA Sets News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery > http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_M10-167_Astrobiology.html > > > > On 29 Nov 2010, at 15:50, Meteorites USA wrote: > > > What worries me about things like this is that when/if scientists actually > > do find proof of extraterrestrial life in meteorites, stories like this > > will dilute the fantastic nature of such a discovery...! > > > > Eric > > > > > > On 11/29/2010 9:20 AM, JoshuaTreeMuseum wrote: > >> The press conference is tomorrow. This could be as big as Roswell! I can't > >> wait: > >> > >> > >> > >> http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/will-proof-of-extraterrestrial-life-be-revealed-at-a-michigan-ramada-inn/19735919 > >> > >> Will Proof of Extraterrestrial Life Be Revealed at a Ramada Inn? > >> Larry Knowles > >> AOL News > >> (Nov. 29) -- A Michigan man claiming to possess an ice meteorite rich in > >> extraterrestrial organisms will announce in a news conference Tuesday that > >> alien life, at long last, has been found. The announcement will take place > >> at a Ramada Inn in South Haven, Mich. > >> > >> "I prayed for Jesus to send me an ice meteorite, because I knew it would > >> be quite valuable," Duane P. Snyder, 65, said of the chunk of ice he found > >> on a South Haven roadway in 2000. > >> > >> Valuable indeed. For centuries, humankind has sought confirmation that it > >> isn't alone in the universe. If Snyder's claim is accurate, the South > >> Haven resident will be catapulted to worldwide fame, and the Ramada Inn, > >> 50 miles west of Kalamazoo, will likely become an iconic landmark for the > >> human race. > >> > >> > >> > >> Duane P. Snyder > >> E.T. may phone home -- from a Ramada Inn in South Haven, Mich. The red > >> object above was found embedded in a chunk of ice in 2000. The owner of > >> the chunk, Duane P. Snyder, believes the squiggle is an alien life form > >> and will discuss his finding at the Ramada Inn this week. > >> In March 2000, Snyder noticed several chunks of ice on the road near his > >> home. Since it hadn't snowed for weeks, he deduced that the ice must have > >> been an ice meteorite. After gathering up a few pieces and stashing them > >> in his freezer, he spent the next 10 years trying to convince scientists > >> to analyze the frozen mass. > >> > >> However, Snyder received little interest from the scientific community, > >> and in September, he paid to have chemical analyses performed by two > >> commercial laboratories. What the labs found -- that samples contained > >> particles with unique molecular structures -- convinced Snyder that he > >> indeed had in his possession alien life forms. > >> > >> He has set up a website, snydericyrite.com, where people can purchase the > >> lab reports and photos of the particles. He's given the particles > >> descriptive names, such as "Red Watani Worm," "Six Legged Life Form" and > >> "Clear Snakelike Life Form." > >> > >> In a phone interview with AOL News, Snyder emphasized that more rigorous > >> analysis is needed to determine just what sort of alien life form he has, > >> adding that the prohibitive cost has so far prevented him from getting > >> tests done. > >> > >> "I'm hoping some scientist calls and says, 'Hey, Duane, I'll do it for > >> you,'" Snyder said. > >> > >> Last week, Snyder took strides toward getting that call. He issued a press > >> release, under the headline "Ice Meteorite Found With Extraterrestrial > >> Life-Forms," in which he announced Tuesday's news conference. > >> > >> The release received worldwide distribution and, according to Snyder, > >> media outlets from Germany, Mexico and Sweden plan to cover the story. > >> > >> All the attention means that, for a brief moment, the Ramada Inn in South > >> Haven will be at the center of the world -- or, in this case, universe. > >> And that has the staff at the Ramada Inn slightly anxious. > >> > >> "We haven't had a chance to speak with Mr. Snyder," Saima Farrukh, > >> director of operations for the Ramada Inn in South Haven, told AOL News. > >> "And we're all kind of curious to know what kind of life form he has." > >> Farrukh added that the press release only piqued her curiosity. > >> > >> "It didn't give a lot of info," she said, "so I was going through my > >> chemistry book to find out what the terms mean." > >> > >> Snyder, a former Air Force mechanic and self-described inventor, spent a > >> good portion of his life looking for meteorites before stumbling on his > >> momentous block of ice. > >> > >> "I'd been hunting meteorites for a long time," he said, "and I kept > >> finding 'meteor-wrongs.'" > >> ______________________________________________ > >> Visit the Archives at > >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
