[meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites
Good morning list.I would like to wish the following meteorites a happy birthday,Chatonnay,Uviedo,Petersburg,Andover,Ufana,and finally me.Today all 6 of us have birthdays,some older than me thank the lord.Good day all! steve Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois Meteorites,Ltd! website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Ebay Auctions just listed - Lunar, Mars and oriented
Hi All... I know you all enjoy ads so I though I would share some photos of auctions that I just listed on ebay: Oriented Sikhote-alin teardrop started at a penny: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6551233526 When was the last time you saw a complete slice of DAG 735? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6551032774 NWA 482 started at a penny: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6551251273 Those of you who made lots of money selling real estate this year may want to consider this piece: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6551039170 All 10 of my auctions can be seen by searching seller name catchafallingstar.com or by following this link: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZcatchafallingstarQ2ecom Bid high and bid often and have a great weekend!!! Jim Strope 421 Fourth Street Glen Dale, WV 26038 http://www.catchafallingstar.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mundrabilla Sale
Hi folks, I have some Mundrabilla for sale on my site if interested. All has been approved for export. http://www.meteorites.com.au/sale/Mundrabilla.html Cheers, Jeff __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] List policies and ad posts thoughts
Hi Michael, One of the difficult things on the list is the fact people post using a thread and talking about something all together different. Although you are right on as far as use the topic in the subject box, people tend to stray off the topics when a new topic should be posted. I have been guilty of this myself but try to stay on topic. Why I suggested a more basic approach to try to keep topics in line. Also it would be possible to use your filter system in a browser to move ads (if you don't like them) into the trash or put items like scientific conversation in another area that you could read. The only problem with this approach it is as good as the members who honor the topics approach. --AL Mitterling __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites
How pathetic. Writing the list to wish HIMSELF a happy birthday. BIG SSTTEEVVEEYY, I hope you took your birthday off from work to read a self help book. You are one sad sack. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] OT: Skype
Hello I think that we should have possibility to contact each other also via phone. So if anyone have any voice question for me Im avaiable via Skype Internet telephony under POLANDMET nick. -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM +48(607)535 195 [ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites
Hallo anonymous ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) #1: Are you afraid to put your name under your text? #2: If you have a problem with Steve, don't misuse the list! Peter Marmet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How pathetic. Writing the list to wish HIMSELF a happy birthday. BIG SSTTEEVVEEYY, I hope you took your birthday off from work to read a self help book. You are one sad sack. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball video
Looks like it only surfed on the athmophere, and continued into space again. like the football daylight-fireball Best Lars - Original Message - From: Arizona Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 6:50 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireball video Hello List Check out this fireball video. Looks likes a daylight fireball. Anyone knows anything about it, there or when? http://www.wackyvids.com/movies/general/283/meteor.html or Wacky Vids web site http://www.wackyvids.com/ pick Meteor Keith V. Chandler, AZ. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball video
On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 18:05:04 +0200, Lars Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like it only surfed on the athmophere, and continued into space again. like the football daylight-fireball Best Lars Welcome back, Kot... er, Lars! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Perseid Meteors to Peak August 11-13, 2005
Sky Telescope Cambridge, Massachusetts Contact: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 617-864-7360 x151 Marcy McCreary, VP Mktg. Business Dev. 617-864-7360 x143 Press Release: August 4, 2005 Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality illustrations and broadcast-quality animations; see details below. Perseid Meteors to Peak August 11-13, 2005 The Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of skywatchers around the world, returns to the night sky this coming week. Sky Telescope magazine predicts that the Perseid shower will reach its peak late on Thursday and Friday nights, August 11-12 and 12-13 (for viewers in North America). The rate of activity should pick up after midnight until the first light of dawn. An observer under a dark sky might see more than 60 Perseids per hour between midnight and dawn. The first-quarter Moon sets by about midnight on these dates, so moonlight will not interfere. You'll need no equipment but your eyes. The darker your sky, the better -- any artificial light pollution in your sky will reduce the number of meteors visible. But even if you live in an urban or suburban area, you have a good chance of seeing at least some meteors. Find a dark spot with a wide-open view of the sky. Bring a reclining lawn chair and a sleeping bag; the bag not only provides warmth against the late-night chill but also serves as mosquito armor in this era of West Nile virus. Cover your remaining exposed parts (including hair and clothing) with an effective mosquito repellent. Go out after about 11 or midnight or so, lie back, and gaze up at the stars, says Sky Telescope senior editor Alan MacRobert. Relax, be patient, and let your eyes adapt to the dark. With a little luck you'll see a 'shooting star' at least every few minutes on average. Perseids can appear anywhere and everywhere in the sky. So the best direction to watch is wherever your sky is darkest, probably straight up. Faint Perseids appear as tiny, quick streaks. Occasional brighter ones may sail across the heavens for several seconds and leave a brief train of glowing smoke. If you trace each meteor's direction of flight backward far enough across the sky, you'll find that this imaginary line crosses a spot in the constellation Perseus, near Cassiopeia. This is the shower's radiant, the perspective point from which all the Perseids would appear to come if you could see them approaching from the far distance. The radiant is low in the north-northeast before midnight and rises higher in the northeast during the early-morning hours. Don't give up if it's cloudy on the peak nights. The shower lasts for about two weeks, with good rates in the predawn hours of August 10th through 15th. (The radiant is always low or below the horizon for Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa; therefore few if any Perseids can ever be seen from these regions.) The Perseid meteoroids are tiny, sand- to pea-size bits of rocky debris that were shed long ago by Comet Swift-Tuttle. This comet, like others, is slowly disintegrating as it orbits the Sun. Over the centuries, its crumbly remains have spread all along its 130-year orbit to form a sparse river of rubble hundreds of millions of miles long. Earth's own path around the Sun carries us through this stream of particles every mid-August. The particles, or meteoroids, are traveling 37 miles per second with respect to Earth at the place where we encounter them. So when one of them strikes the upper atmosphere (about 50 to 80 miles up), it creates a quick, white-hot streak of superheated air. For several years in the early 1990s the Perseids performed spectacularly, flaring with outbursts of up to hundreds of meteors visible per hour. The rubble streams responsible for these outbursts were probably shed during Comet Swift-Tuttle's swing by the Sun in 1862. In recent years, though, the shower has returned to normal. More about the Perseids and how to watch them -- including how to make a scientific meteor count and where to report it -- appears in the August 2005 issue of Sky Telescope magazine and online in the articles listed at the end of this press release. Sky Telescope is pleased to make several publication-quality illustrations and broadcast-quality animations available to the news media. Permission is granted for one-time, nonexclusive use in print and broadcast media, as long as appropriate credits (as noted in each caption) are included. Web publication must include a link to SkyandTelescope.com . Sky Publishing Corp. was founded in 1941 by Charles A. Federer Jr. and Helen Spence Federer, the original editors of Sky Telescope magazine. The company's headquarters are in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. In addition to Sky Telescope and SkyandTelescope.com, the company publishes Night Sky
[meteorite-list] AD - Elbogen sample
HI, I am open to offers for my piece of Elbogen (maybe around 0.1g?) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.harris580/Elbogen008.jpg As you may know - this is the oldest recorded fall (1400) and has a fascinating history! Paypal only I guess! Best! dave IMCA #0092 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Good news: Lars is back !!!
Welcome back, Lars, and all the best to you and to your family !!! Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Earth's Surface Transformed by Three Massive Asteroid Impacts 3.2 Billion Years Ago
http://info.anu.edu.au/mac/Media/Media_Releases/_2005/_August/_050805glikson.asp Earth's surface transformed by massive asteroids Australian National University media release August 5, 2005 A cluster of at least three asteroids between 20 and 50 kilometres across colliding with Earth over 3.2 billion years ago caused a massive change in the structure and composition of the earth's surface, according to new research by ANU earth scientists. According to Dr Andrew Glikson and Mr John Vickers from the Department of Earth and Marine Sciences at ANU, the impact of these asteroids triggered major earthquakes, faulting, volcanic eruption and deep-seated magmatic activity and interrupted the evolution of parts of the Earth's crust. The research extends the original discovery of extraterrestrial impact deposits, discovered in South Africa by two US scientists, D.R. Lowe and G.R. Byerly, identifying their effects in the Pilbara region in Western Australia. Our findings are further evidence that the seismic aftershocks of these massive impacts resulted in the abrupt termination of an over 300 million years-long evolutionary stage dominated by basaltic volcanic activity and protracted accretion of granitic plutons, Dr Glikson said. The identification of impact ejecta - materials ejected by the hitting asteroid - is based on unique minerals and chemical and isotopic compositions indicative of extraterrestrial origin, including iridium anomalies. The impact ejecta from the Barberton region in the eastern Transvaal indicate the formation of impact craters several hundred kilometres in diameter in oceanic regions of the earth, analogous to the lunar maria basins (large dark impressions on the surface of the moon). The seismic effects of the impacts included vertical block movements, exposure of deep-seated granites and onset of continental conditions on parts of the earth surface. In the Pilbara, the formation of fault escarpments and fault troughs is represented by collapse of blocks up to 250-metres wide and 150-metres high, buried canyons and a major volcanic episode 3240 million years ago. The precise coincidence of the faulting and igneous activity with the impact deposits, coupled with the sharp break between basaltic crust and continental formations, throws a new light on the role of asteroid impacts in terrestrial evolution, Dr Glikson said. Preliminary indications suggest that at about the same time the Moon was also affected by asteroid impacts and by resurgent volcanic activity. Dr Glikson and Mr Vickers will continue to investigate the extent and effects of large asteroid impacts by studying early terrains in other parts of the world, including India and Canada. Further Information Amanda Morgan Media Liaison Tel: 02 6125 5575 / 0416 249 245 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] persieds meteors
Hello list and good evening.Do not forget,next friday the 12th,is the annual persied meteor swarm.It will be able to be seen in the constellation of pegasus.Best viewing will be on the 12th,but viewing will also be possible a day before the 12th,and a couple of days after.I like to get the old binoculars and look at those old shooting stars.It usually is quite the view. steve Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois Meteorites,Ltd! website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] persieds meteors
Steve A. (Elgin, IL) wrote: Hello list and good evening.Do not forget,next friday the 12th,is the annual persied meteor swarm.It will be able to be seen in the constellation of pegasus.Best viewing will be on the 12th,but viewing will also be possible a day before the 12th,and a couple of days after.I like to get the old binoculars and look at those old shooting stars.It usually is quite the view. Thanks Ron and Steve for the heads up. I am not sure what Steve (Elgin, IL) means about the shower of Tears of Saint Lawrence being seen in Pegasus, though this is true and may be a nice view, these are the Perseids, of course, and no constellation negotiated an exclusive... Pegasus was born from Neptune's foamy seed and the blood of Medusa, who used to be an object of Poseidon's (Neptune) desire until they made love in Athena's temple, defiling it and involking Athena's wrath. When Perseus had decapitated her as a sort of labor (Perseus was a grandfather of Hercules), and was then able to mount the flying horse to free sacrificial Andromeda, the daughter of the Vain!y Boastfu! African Queen Cassiopeia, Perseus and Pegasus are different constellations and there is little need to be constellation saavy if you casually want to join the fun. The Great Square of Pegasus will probably be the most recognizable asterism two or three dozen degrees (1/6 of the visible sky) above the radiant of the shower in Perseus (between the very bright star Capella and Mars), and if you pick the right diagonal it will point there, but then again, so will the meteors! Taurus, Pisces, Cygnus (the bright cross also points to Perseus), and Draco, Aries, Andromeda, and Cassiopeia (the obvious W) as well as the rest of the sky ought to be good as well. Queen Cassiopeia's W, near the radiant, Capella and Mars form a triangle around Perseus. I wouldn't recommend binoculars unless they were of the Cetus-eye variety (whale-eye lenses)...or after you've had your own eyeful of the natural feel. The Perseids are the kind of meteors that are impressive by the unaided, alert, scanning and darting eye, if you can just find a nice, reasonably dark spot! These are bright, fast meteors, and only someone with Cowboy Charlie Brown would have the reflexes to grab the binocs and catch a meteor he first located with his eye. Some nice nights ahead, now's the time to get a date with a companion or two, to share in the fun... Saludos, Doug __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] persieds meteors
On your car's birthday no less? DF Steve Arnold, Chicago!! wrote: Hello list and good evening.Do not forget,next friday the 12th,is the annual persied meteor swarm.It will be able to be seen in the constellation of pegasus.Best viewing will be on the 12th,but viewing will also be possible a day before the 12th,and a couple of days after.I like to get the old binoculars and look at those old shooting stars.It usually is quite the view. steve Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois Meteorites,Ltd! website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites
Gtceb is a coward and a-hole. That's all I get from this pathetic post. I am sick and tired of the rancher that continues being directed at Chicago Steve. Steve has greatly toned down his posts and has been very civil with no ill will directed at anyone. All the people that continue to demean Steve are doing so to try and inflate their own pathetic egos. Take it off the list and send your emails direct to Steve and leave the rest of the list out of it. If any wish to chastise me now that I have said my piece then please do so but off list. This list is about meteorites and related matters. Lets get back to that. Posted to the list in what is probably a wasted attempt to get these annoying outbursts stopped. Mike Tettenborn Owen Sound, Ontario - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites How pathetic. Writing the list to wish HIMSELF a happy birthday. BIG SSTTEEVVEEYY, I hope you took your birthday off from work to read a self help book. You are one sad sack. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites
Dearest Mikey: You are welcome to your opinion, but because I inadvertently left my name (Terry) off the list does not make me a coward or because I write to stop the list buf*o*n from writing does not (at least from 99.9% of the e-mail I get thanking me for my posts) make me an a-hole. But again, you, like me, are welcome to an opinion. PS, my list post was an opinion, hint, hint ;-) This list is about meteorites and related matters. Lets get back to that That is exactly the reason why I write. To stop the moronic BIG SSTTEEVEY posts. Check the archives. Since you have clearly been hiding under your wet blanket for the last few years, check out the list archives for some insight into kind and gentle, MR. would-not-do-anything-wrong BIG SSTTEEVEY. All the people that continue to demean Steve are doing so to try and inflate their own pathetic egos. Wrong again STTEEVEY friend. Trying to protect a subject I am quite fond of (meteorites in case you did not know) , including this list and the brainpower behind it. My ego is well in check and very unpathetic. I own a world class meteorite collection and retired two years ago at age 43 after running a few companies. I care very much about meteorites (some might call it protecting my investment) and stopping the occasional idiots that continually try to ruin things. I have nothing to prove to anybody, including some off-base goofball like you that likes Big SSTTEEVEY. But since you posted, I get to post my opinion AGAIN. I am equally and simply tired of the do-gooders like you that occasionally come out of your pup-tents to support our infamous SSTTEEVEY. And, PS, I tried all the do-gooder things like writing him directly, hitting the delete key, et al. Check the list archives again to find out why that doesn't work. You can answer your own question. PS, when you talk to your SSTEVEY buddy next, tell him to post much less frequently and keep it meteorite related. All the best! Terry StarMeteorites __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] persieds meteors
All, It is important to understand that the Persieds are quite different from the Perseids. There are two accepted meanings. Some hold that the persi- is derived from persifler (to banter, i.e, good- natured and usually witty animated discourse) + eds, obviously a contracted form of educational system. Others argue that, in this context, it must come from the Latin per (thoroughly)+sistere (to take a stand) + D's(with reference to the common ABCD grading system). Hence, Persieds becomes thoroughly founded on solid Ds. Just in case any were confused, Norm --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve A. (Elgin, IL) wrote: Hello list and good evening.Do not forget,next friday the 12th,is the annual persied meteor swarm.It will be able to be seen in the constellation of pegasus.Best viewing will be on the 12th,but viewing will also be possible a day before the 12th,and a couple of days after.I like to get the old binoculars and look at those old shooting stars.It usually is quite the view. Thanks Ron and Steve for the heads up. I am not sure what Steve (Elgin, IL) means about the shower of Tears of Saint Lawrence being seen in Pegasus, though this is true and may be a nice view, these are the Perseids, of course, and no constellation negotiated an exclusive... Pegasus was born from Neptune's foamy seed and the blood of Medusa, who used to be an object of Poseidon's (Neptune) desire until they made love in Athena's temple, defiling it and involking Athena's wrath. When Perseus had decapitated her as a sort of labor (Perseus was a grandfather of Hercules), and was then able to mount the flying horse to free sacrificial Andromeda, the daughter of the Vain!y Boastfu! African Queen Cassiopeia, Perseus and Pegasus are different constellations and there is little need to be constellation saavy if you casually want to join the fun. The Great Square of Pegasus will probably be the most recognizable asterism two or three dozen degrees (1/6 of the visible sky) above the radiant of the shower in Perseus (between the very bright star Capella and Mars), and if you pick the right diagonal it will point there, but then again, so will the meteors! Taurus, Pisces, Cygnus (the bright cross also points to Perseus), and Draco, Aries, Andromeda, and Cassiopeia (the obvious W) as well as the rest of the sky ought to be good as well. Queen Cassiopeia's W, near the radiant, Capella and Mars form a triangle around Perseus. I wouldn't recommend binoculars unless they were of the Cetus-eye variety (whale-eye lenses)...or after you've had your own eyeful of the natural feel. The Perseids are the kind of meteors that are impressive by the unaided, alert, scanning and darting eye, if you can just find a nice, reasonably dark spot! These are bright, fast meteors, and only someone with Cowboy Charlie Brown would have the reflexes to grab the binocs and catch a meteor he first located with his eye. Some nice nights ahead, now's the time to get a date with a companion or two, to share in the fun... Saludos, Doug __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites
On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 20:07:26 -0400, tett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am sick and tired of the rancher that continues being directed at Chicago Steve. But what if it is a JOLLY rancher? __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites
Good one! Rancour (or rancor in the US?). Damn spell checker. tett - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: tett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 20:07:26 -0400, tett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am sick and tired of the rancher that continues being directed at Chicago Steve. But what if it is a JOLLY rancher? __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] august 5th meteorites
On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 22:32:25 -0400, tett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good one! Rancour (or rancor in the US?). Damn spell checker. Yes, I can see how it is much worse to direct a rancor at someone than direct a rancher: http://www.theforce.net/swtc/zoology/rancor.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] MeteoriteTimes should be up in a day or two
Hello everyone! We're just waiting for a couple of items before we can post the August MeteoriteTimes. Most of you probably already know about the site below but if not it's quite a feeling to see the shuttle and ISS moving across the night sky. The times have not been favorable for us in the Northern Hemisphere but the sight is worth it. http://www.heavens-above.com One of my favorite times was with my oldest daughter and some of her friends. As the ISS move across the night sky one of her friends exclaimed, Wow it's so bright! How many lights do they have on in there? Clear Skies! Paul ** Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. http://www.meteorite.com MeteoriteTimes.com http://www.meteoritetimes.com PMB#455 P.O. Box 7000, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA *** __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Earth's Surface Transformed by Three MassiveAsteroid Imp...
Hola Tracy, since moon rocks are up to 3.8 or 4.0 billion years old or maybe someone can correct that upward, the theory it is commonly over 4 billion years ago. I don't know if more precision is available, but the crust would have formed after the collision so we are looking at after Earth formation, say 4.4 billion years ago, to before Moon crust formation 4.0 billion years. Averaging it out for no particular reason give 4.2 billion years ago for the Moon coalescence - plenty before 3.2 billion years, though who knows about over 3.2 billion years referenced in the news-short, at first glance... Saludos, Doug Tracy L. wrote: Someone please refresh my memory -- about how long ago was the theorized impact that tore loose the Moon from the proto-Earth? This sounds like it happened after the Moon had coalesced enough to be a single solid. Tracy Latimer From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List) Subject: [meteorite-list] Earth's Surface Transformed by Three MassiveAsteroid Impacts 3.2 Billion Years Ago Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 11:47:36 -0700 (PDT) http://info.anu.edu.au/mac/Media/Media_Releases/_2005/_August/_050805glikson. asp Earth's surface transformed by massive asteroids Australian National University media release August 5, 2005 A cluster of at least three asteroids between 20 and 50 kilometres across colliding with Earth over 3.2 billion years ago caused a massive change in the structure and composition of the earth's surface, according to new research by ANU earth scientists. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Interesting page with a meteorite tie-in at the bottom
Ran across this page-- the meteorite connection comes in only at the end, but it's still a very interesting story (IMHO) http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Stories/077.x3/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Earth's Surface Transformed by ThreeMassiveAsteroid Impacts 3.2 Billion Years Ago
Hi, Tracy, List, The current theory of the Moon's origin is a grazing impact on the Earth by a Mars-sized (or better) object before 4410 millilon years ago. That date comes from the existence of the genesis zircon found in Australia a few years ago. The oldest date would be, well, pretty much the OLDEST date for anything from Earth or Moon, 4565 millilon years ago. The impact, as modelled by computer, doesn't have anything being knocked off the Earth. The impacting body fragments entirely and rebounds from Earth; the Earth's crust and mantle re-melts a second time, having gone through all this the first time it was formed; the iron core of the impactor sinks into the Earth and joins our core; the rest of the impactor and a lot of debris from the Earth end up in a disk around the Earth like Saturn's Rings only more so. All this stuff accretes into the Moon or is dispersed. That it was a real hot event is shown by the fact that the Moon is the driest body in the solar system, all water and gases driven off, and rich in refractory elements like titanium. In other words, about a billion years or more before the big impacts described below. Seems like the hits just keep on coming... Sterling Webb --- tracy latimer wrote: Someone please refresh my memory -- about how long ago was the theorized impact that tore loose the Moon from the proto-Earth? This sounds like it happened after the Moon had coalesced enough to be a single solid. Tracy Latimer From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List) Subject: [meteorite-list] Earth's Surface Transformed by Three MassiveAsteroid Impacts 3.2 Billion Years Ago Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 11:47:36 -0700 (PDT) http://info.anu.edu.au/mac/Media/Media_Releases/_2005/_August/_050805glikson.asp Earth's surface transformed by massive asteroids Australian National University media release August 5, 2005 A cluster of at least three asteroids between 20 and 50 kilometres across colliding with Earth over 3.2 billion years ago caused a massive change in the structure and composition of the earth's surface, according to new research by ANU earth scientists. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
