[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - December 9, 2005
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Re: [meteorite-list] Viedma?
It's because Matt isn't a carnival barker and perhaps to modest for that branch. I know that stone, be assured that the provenance is flawless and the material remarkably fresh, a lucky find, cause it's almost not weathered. I personally would have set the price a little bit higher, as the tkw is small, the stone fresh and large Argentina has only 47 stones, most of them unavailable. If it think at what prices old Garabato with it's 160kg is going, I'd say the price is modest. (Hey Matt, gimme 5% !!) Buckleboo! Martin - Original Message - From: Thomas Uza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 4:23 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Viedma? Pretty slick. From beach to classification pretty much unhearalded. http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/for_sale/thumbs/balneario3_small.jpg __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ 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] Free Digital Photo Classes
Happy Holidays Everyone! I noticed that some people on the list seem to have trouble with digital photos of their meteorites. I thought perhaps some free classes that start on Dec. the 12th might be of some use to them. Ok, and honestly I am one of those people. Luckily, I was always able to hound my husband into doing my photos for me. I am hoping these classes help me to finally get the hang of shooting better digital photos. I know the camera works great for my husband so it has to just be a me thing. ha Here's the link: http://sharephotos.workshops.help.com/ Dana Hawn Louisville, IL __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Powellsville is missing!
USGS to the rescue: http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=140:3:16545549617422319301::NO::P3_FID:1076685 Click on one of the mapping services to the right of this page, preferably Topozone, to see where it is. Google maps doesn't show it. This GNIS site is an excellent resource for US and Antarctic place names. For place names in the rest of the world, try: http://earth-info.nima.mil/gns/html/ Jeff You're right: At 01:13 AM 12/9/2005, tracy latimer wrote: Okay, maybe a slight exaggeration, but I've been surfing Google Earth looking at meteorite fall sites, and trying to spot locations I have in my collection. When I tried to locate Powellsville, OH, I was able to locate Scioto County and even a Powellsville Pike, but the original town seems to have dried up and blown away. Regular Google wasn't much help either; there were mentions of the town in a number of websites, but not one map pinpointing its location. Does Powellsville as a town even exist any more? How many of our meteorites are tied to sites that have vanished into antiquity? Curious, Tracy Latimer __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184 US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Dave Carothers, pls. contact me
Tracy, The email you received was not sent by me and was most likely infected with a a worm known as SOBER.AG (aka [EMAIL PROTECTED], aka W32/Sober, aka Win32/Sober.W!Worm). Most worms and trojans today spoof the sender information to make identification of the infected computer difficult to detect. You were absolutely correct in not opening an unknown/uinsolicited email/attachment and it appears you've got your system well protected. As an Information Systems Security Engineer, I wish more people did the same. Regards, Dave - Original Message - From: tracy latimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 1:30 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Dave Carothers, pls. contact me I got an e-mail supposedly from meteoritecentral with a zipped attachment, telling me registration and password info were attached. I am very wary of unsolicited attachments, particularly things that could have just as easily been sent in the clear, so I deleted the e-mail. If it was a legit message, please resend. If not, please check your computer for malware. Sorry for the paranoia, but my junk e-mail box is full of phishing and virii. Thanks! Tracy Latimer __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.361 / Virus Database: 267.13.10/190 - Release Date: 12/1/2005 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Viedma?
Thank you Martin. I can assure anyone, that Viedma is the real deal, and it is an astounding piece...and inexpensive. If you want to question my integrity, I will send you to a dozen researchers, hundreds of collectors, and a few of the best dealers in the world for references. Gary Huss at ASU did the work for me on Viedma, so you can question his impeccible reputation as well. Lay off, ok. You can have 10% Martin. Matt Morgan Martin Altmann wrote: It's because Matt isn't a carnival barker and perhaps to modest for that branch. I know that stone, be assured that the provenance is flawless and the material remarkably fresh, a lucky find, cause it's almost not weathered. I personally would have set the price a little bit higher, as the tkw is small, the stone fresh and large Argentina has only 47 stones, most of them unavailable. If it think at what prices old Garabato with it's 160kg is going, I'd say the price is modest. (Hey Matt, gimme 5% !!) Buckleboo! Martin - Original Message - From: Thomas Uza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 4:23 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Viedma? Pretty slick. From beach to classification pretty much unhearalded. http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/for_sale/thumbs/balneario3_small.jpg __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ 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 -- === Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA http://www.mhmeteorites.com ebay id: mhmeteorites __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Re Ad Brand new meteorite book
Hi All I would like to announce a new book on meteorites. I have included information about the book at the bottom of the post. It should be published around the first of the year. Cost is only $89 plus shipping which is quite a bargain for a 756 page book. So if you are interested in a copy please let me know ASAP and I will hold a copy for you and let you know the total cost when it arrives. METEORITES, COMETS, AND PLANETS Edited By A.M. Davis, University of Chicago, IL, USA Reprinted individual volume from the acclaimed Treatise on Geochemistry (10 Volume Set, ISBN 0-08-043751-6, published in 2003) Paperback, ISBN: 0-08-044720-1, 756 pages, publication date: 2005 Volume 1 provides a broad overview of the chemistry of the solar system. It includes chapters on the origin of the elements and solar system abundances, the solar nebula and planet formation, meteorite classification, the major types of meteorites, important processes in early solar system history, geochemistry of the terrestrial planets, the giant planets and their satellite, comets, and the formation and early differentiation of the Earth. This volume is intended to be the first reference work one would consult to learn about the chemistry of the solar system. Introduction Andrew M. Davis 1. Origin of the Elements James W. Truran, Jr., Alexander Heger 2. Presolar Grains Ernst K. Zinner 3. Solar System Abundances of the Elements Herbert Palme, Anthony Jones 4. The Solar Nebula Alan P. Boss 5. Classification of Meteorites Alexander N. Krot, Klaus Keil, Cyrena A. Goodrich, Michael K. Weisberg, Edward R.D. Scott 6. Oxygen Isotopes in Meteorites Robert N. Clayton 7. Chondrites and Their Components Edward R.D. Scott, Alexander N. Krot 8. Calcium-Aluminium-rich Inclusions in Chondritic Meteorites Glenn J. MacPherson 9. Nebular vs. Parent Body Processing Adrian J. Brearley 10. Structural and Isotopic Analysis of Organic Matter in Carbonaceous Meteorites Iain Gilmour 11. Achondrites David W. Mittlefehldt 12. Iron and Stony-Iron Meteorites Henning Haack, Tim J. McCoy 13. Cosmic Ray Exposure Ages of Meteorites Gregory F. Herzog 14. Noble Gases Frank A. Podosek 15. Condensation and Evaporation of Solar System Materials Andrew M. Davis, Frank M. Richter 16. Early Solar System Chronology Kevin D. McKeegan, Andrew M. Davis 17. Planet Formation John E. Chambers 18. Mercury G. Jeffrey Taylor, Edward R.D. Scott 19. Venus Bruce Fegley Jr. 20. The Origin and Earliest History of the Earth Alex N. Halliday 21. The Moon Paul H. Warren 22. Mars Harry Y. McSween, Jr. 23. Giant Planets Jonathan I. Lunine 24. Major Satellites of the Giant Planets Torrence V. Johnson 25. Comets Don E. Brownlee 26. Interplanetary Dust Particles John P. Bradley Audience Upper-division undergraduates through professionals in geochemistry Let me know if you have any questions. Mike -- Mike Jensen IMCA 4264 Jensen Meteorites 16730 E Ada PL Aurora, CO 80017-3137 303-337-4361 website: www.jensenmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fireball Lights Up Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/north/story/meteor-whitehorse-08122005.html Fireball lights up Yukon morning CBC News (Canada) December 8, 2005 Commuters coming into Whitehorse were treated to some free fireworks Thursday morning, as a meteoroid streaked across the sky. Witnesses saw a bright fireball streak west to east across the sky just north of the territorial capital at about 8:30 a.m. It was blue-white, neon-like and very bright, and lasted about four seconds, said CBC reporter Doris Bill, who saw the light streak across the sky as she drove in to work . The meteoroid left a grey contrail across the sky that slowly broke up in the upper atmosphere. There were no reports of any sonic boom. In January of 2000, a 150-tonne meteoroid lit the skies over Whitehorse, and exploded over a lake about 100 kilometres south of the city. The Tagish Lake meteor produced a treasure of information about a rare kind of meteorite. Thursday's meteoroid likely burned up far above Earth's surface. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Hayabusa Update - December 7, 2005
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2005/12/20051207_hayabusa_e.html Status of the Hayabusa Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency December 7, 2005 As has been reported, it is estimated that part of a series of attitude and orbit control commands to restore the Hayabusa from its safe-hold mode have not gone well, and the functions of its major systems, including its attitude and communication network, have significantly deteriorated. However, on Nov. 29, a beacon line through a low gain antenna was restored. On Nov. 30, we started a restoration operation by turning on and off the radio frequency modulation through the autonomous diagnostic function. Subsequently, on Dec. 1, telemetry data were acquired at 8 bits per second through the low gain antenna, although the line was weak and often disconnected. According to the data transmitted so far, the attitude and orbit control commands sent on Nov. 27 did not work well due to an unknown reason, and either major attitude control trouble or a large electric power loss seems to have occurred. It is estimated that the overall power switching systems for many pieces of onboard equipment were reset as their temperature dropped substantially due to the evaporation of leaked propellant, and also because of a serious discharge of electricity from the batteries of many sets of onboard equipment and systems due to declining power generation. Details are still under analysis. On Dec. 2, we tried to restart the chemical engine, but, even though a small thrust was confirmed, we were not able to restore full-scale operations. Consequently, the cause of the anomaly on Nov 27 is still under investigation, and we suspect that one of the causes could be the malfunction of the chemical engine. On Dec. 3, we found that the angles between the axis of the onboard high gain antenna (+Z angle) and the Sun, and also that with the earth, had increased to 20 to 30 degrees. As an emergency attitude control method, we decided to adopt a method of jetting out xenon for the ion engine operation. Accordingly, we immediately started to create the necessary operation software. As we completed the software on Dec. 4, we changed the spin speed by xenon jet, and its function was confirmed. Without delay, we sent an attitude change command through this function. As a result, on Dec. 5, the angle between the +Z axis and the sun, and the earth, recovered to 10 to 20 degrees, and the telemetry data reception and acquisition speed was restored to the maximum 256 bits per second through the mid gain antenna. After that, we found that there was a high possibility that the projectile (bullet) for sampling had not been discharged on Nov. 26, as we finally acquired a record of the pyrotechnics control device for projectile discharging from which we were not able to confirm data showing a successful discharge. However, it may be because of the impact of the system power reset; therefore, we are now analyzing the details including the confirmation of the sequence before and after the landing on Nov. 26. As of Dec. 6, the distance between the Hayabusa and the Itokawa is about 550 kilometers, and that from the earth is about 290 million kilometers. The explorer is relatively moving from the Itokawa toward the earth at about 5 kilometers per hour. We are now engaging in turning on, testing, and verifying onboard equipment of the Hayabusa one by one to start the ion engine. We currently plan to shift the attitude control to one using the Z-axis reaction wheel, and restart the ion engine. The restart is expected to happen no earlier than the 14th. We are currently rescheduling the plan for the return trip to earth. We need to study how to relax the engine operation efficiency. We will do our utmost to solve the problem with the attitude control (such as the restoration of the chemical engine), then find a solution for the return trip. Since Nov. 29, our reports have been limited due to difficulties in confirming telemetry data. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will inform you as soon as the ion engine is restarted. Publisher : Public Affairs Department Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260 Japan TEL:+81-3-6266-6400 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: December 5-9, 2005
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES December 5-9, 2005 o Feature of the Week: Tangled Terrain http://themis.asu.edu/feature o Spallanzani Crater Floor (Released 5 December 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20051205a o Olympus Mons flows (Released 6 December 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20051206a o Dunes (Released 7 December 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20051207a o Dark and Bright (Released 8 December 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20051208a o Where the Ice ends (Released 9 December 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20051209a All of the THEMIS images are archived here: http://themis.la.asu.edu/latest.html NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ageing Mars Rover Experiences Joint Problems
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn8434-ageing-mars-rover-experiences-joint-problems.html Ageing Mars rover experiences joint problems Kelly Young New Scientist 08 December 2005 NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is showing signs of age - recently experiencing problems with its shoulder joint. Engineers believe the problem may stem from a heater that developed a fault shortly after landing. It is not yet clear whether its instrument arm will ever be fully functional again. The rover uses its arm to give four of its science instruments close-up views of the alien rocks and soil. It could die tomorrow, says Mars rover project manager Jim Erickson. But it could live on, and we have to work around everything that fails and still try to get the best science we can. After the rover landed in January 2004, ground controllers noticed that its shoulder joint heater switch was stuck in the on position. This meant the joint would be warmed twice a day - once by the Sun during daylight hours and a second time by the heater at night when prompted by the joint's thermostat. This is almost twice the number of heating cycles the joint was designed to withstand. In 2004, engineers opted to let the rover deep sleep some nights as a way to turn off the heater and conserve power. With the heater problem, engineers predicted that the joint should operate properly for 500 to 850 Martian days. As it turned out, the rover clocked up 653 Martian days without problems. (A Martian day is 43 minutes longer than an Earth day.) Shoulder joint But on 25 November, the motor responsible for the shoulder joint's side-to-side motion stalled when controllers tried to tell the rover to unstow the arm so it could begin taking measurements of an outcrop of layered rock. While driving, the robotic arm is stowed underneath the rover. Currently, the prime suspect is a wire within the shoulder joint that may have broken as a result of the frequent heating and cooling. Some of the wiring is still intact, so the arm can still move, but the current passing through it experiences twice as much electrical resistance. If NASA concludes that this is indeed the problem, the question then is how much longer the other wires in the joint will last. As a precaution, mission managers are considering permanently placing the robotic arm into a joust position rather than stowing it when moving and then unstowing it when it is needed. In a human arm, this would mean the fist would be held near the shoulder with the elbow jutting out. That way, the shoulder joint motor would not be necessary. Rather than the shoulder joint moving the arm from side to side, the rover itself could move to position the arm. Precious asset We've still got a precious asset on Mars, Erickson told New Scientist. I still want to get as much out of it as I can. Within one to two weeks, Erickson and his team aim to have a plan for Opportunity. Even without the arm, Erickson says the rover could continue roaming about the planet, taking new pictures with cameras atop the rover and measurements with its miniature thermal emission spectrometer. Opportunity and its twin, Spirit, were only designed to last 92 Earth days on the Martian surface. But Opportunity could now celebrate its second Earth birthday on 24 January 2006. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mysterious Granite Slab Slows Chesapeake Bay Crater Probe
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-hs.crater09dec09,1,4204755.story Mysterious granite slab slows crater probe Discovery puzzles team drilling into ancient site By Dennis O'Brien Baltimore Sun December 9, 2005 Scientists are rethinking their theories about the Chesapeake Bay impact crater after they drilled deeper into it than ever before and found something unexpected: a huge slab of granite. Over several months, crews penetrated 5,795 feet at a site about five miles north of Cape Charles, Va. They're trying to piece together what happened 35 million years ago, when a meteorite smashed into what is now the mouth of the bay. The mile-wide meteorite incinerated everything in its path and created a tsunami when it splashed into the sea, leaving a hole the size of Rhode Island. Drilling at the site, which began in September at a cost of $1,100 a day, ended this week. An international team of scientists will analyze the core samples that the drill unearthed. The drills initially penetrated clay, sand and sediments before they reached pulverized stones known as suevite that were melted by the impact. When one drill bit got stuck halfway down, two of them had to be replaced, which meant crews weren't able to reach their initial target depth of 7,200 feet. But the researchers were surprised by what stalled them between the sediment and stones: a huge slab of granite that starts at 3,600 feet and extends down to about 4,500 feet. How it got there remains a mystery. The granite was a complete surprise to everybody, said J. Wright Horton, a bay impact crater expert for the U.S. Geological Survey. We had never anticipated this 900-foot block of granite, and we're going to have to rethink and reinterpret some pretty big things about the crater structure. The granite is lodged between sedimentary material that washed into the area after impact and a layer of crushed stone that was partially melted by the meteorite. One issue ripe for review is exactly what type of debris filled the hole in the sea floor moments after the meteorite hit, Horton said. It could mean new models of crater formation, he said. Experts are unsure if the granite slid into the crater bed from the rim or was pushed there by massive shifting of the earth when the ÀôÀ meteorite hit. Scientists also are unsure whether they've actually reached the bottom of the crater. Further study may resolve such questions. We don't exactly know what we have right now, even though the drilling phase is over, Horton said. We still have to go through the scientific phase and analyze all the material. The $1.5 million drilling project was funded by the Geological Survey, NASA and the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program, a consortium of scientists that funds drilling projects at fault lines, volcanoes and craters around the world. Some 44 scientists from around the world will come to the U.S.G.S. headquarters in Reston, Va., this spring to collect core samples for further study. The studies will focus on issues that include how prehistoric climates changed, whether the meteorite was an asteroid or comet and what types of microbes thrived in the boiling habitats created by the impact. The bay crater is the largest in the United States and the sixth-largest of 170 known impact craters in the world. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Powellsville is [not] missing!
Tracy wondered: When I tried to locate Powellsville, OH, I was able to locate Scioto County and even a Powellsville Pike, but the original town seems to have dried up and blown away. Jeff wrote: USGS to the rescue: Click on one of the mapping services to the right of this page, preferably Topozone, to see where it is. Hello Tracy, Jeff, and List, Powellsville, Ohio, was an easy target for my Microsoft Encarta (1993-1996) and an even easier target for my electronic US-Atlas (I don't know the title of the English version but it is copyright by Pro CD Inc., Danvers, MA). The latter even lets me zoom in so I can see it is on Route 522 not far away from Poplar Fork Pine Creek with Oakes Road running a little to its west. Regards, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] baygorria
Hello and good evening list.I have had alot of emails about this meteorite,and I tend to believe sonny.CAMPOS CLEANED UP!I saw a bunch of them in tucson last year and I thought wow,nice meteorites,but they look alot like campos.But I never thought anything about it.But over the year seeing more of these on ebay I thought,if 80 kilo's is the tkw,there must be more or they are campos being disquised as baygorria.It is just to much of a coincidence that 2 meteorites that look so much alike,yet only several hundred miles apart can be different.Well my mind is made up as what not to buy.Thanks again to the all knowing list to provide great insight. steve arnold, chicago Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois Meteorites,Ltd! website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - December 9, 2005
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Encouraging Results from Shoulder-Motor Testing - sol 661-667, Dec 09, 2005: Opportunity is currently parked at Erebus Crater, where it has continued remote-sensing science while the team made progress in diagnosing why a motor in the robotic arm stalled on sol 654. The motor turned successfully when supplied with more current on sol 666 (Dec. 8, 2005), an encouraging result. The arm was still in a stowed position after that testing. Further tests and analysis are planned for determining the best strategy for future use of the arm. The arm, which deploys four tools for examining rocks and soils, has already operated more than seven times as long as originally planned. This motor at the shoulder of the arm is necessary for getting the arm out of its stowed position. Earlier tests made some alternative explanations -- such as a physical obstruction or degraded lubrication -- appear unlikely. The sol 666 test established confidence in a hypothesis that a broken wire in the winding of the motor caused the sol 654 stall. The test rotated the motor four revolutions at each of three different applied voltages. Tests to characterize the motor's behavior will continue in the coming week. In the target-rich environment of outcrop exposed in and near Erebus, Opportunity has acquired a color panorama of the surroundings, a color mosaic of itself, and high-resolution images of several outcrop targets. The miniature thermal emission spectrometer successfully collected data on some high-priority science targets during sol 664 (Dec. 6, 2005). Informal names for targets examined in this vicinity by the panoramic camera include Drake, Chino Valley, Bellemont, Camp Verde, Young, Cherry, and Paulden. Opportunity did not drive this week. The rover's odometry total as of sol 666 remained 6,502 meters (4.04 miles). __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Powellsville is [not] missing!
In a message dated 12/9/2005 12:39:49 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tracy wondered: When I tried to locate Powellsville, OH, I was able to locate Scioto County and even a Powellsville Pike, but the original town seems to have dried up and blown away. Jeff wrote: USGS to the rescue: Click on one of the mapping services to the right of this page, preferably Topozone, to see where it is. Hello Tracy, Jeff, and List, Powellsville, Ohio, was an easy target for my Microsoft Encarta (1993-1996) and an even easier target for my electronic US-Atlas (I don't know the title of the English version but it is copyright by Pro CD Inc., Danvers, MA). The latter even lets me zoom in so I can see it is on Route 522 not far away from Poplar Fork Pine Creek with Oakes Road running a little to its west. Regards, Bernd --- Mapquest found it very quickly too. But I don't think it is much of a town Tracy asked about other towns that might have dried up and blown away, I think Russell Gulch in Colorado is an example of that. There isn't much there now, a few empty houses, a few abandoned mines, and an old cemetery. Any others? Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] President, I.M.C.A. Inc. www.IMCA.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Powellsville is missing!
Hi Tracy and all, Having sold a quantity of Powellsville, and living near the source I can offer up these comments for you. First Powellsville is very close to Dayton Ohio. It is located on the Northeast side of that town. I think that the total weight listed for this find is about 4 kg but there was another mass that was found which about doubled the total known weight. Over 5 kilograms in the the hands of one collector so the availability of Powellsville is extremely limited and I would suspect more specimens from this find will be difficult to obtain. Your piece is quite Precious now. All my best. --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Powellsville is [not] missing!
How can you miss it. Powellsville is just up the road a piece from Franklin Furnace and just a hoot-and-a-holler from Stream Side. All kidding aside, Powellsville still has a zip code (45629), so it exists as far as the USPS is concerned. Dave - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Powellsville is [not] missing! In a message dated 12/9/2005 12:39:49 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tracy wondered: When I tried to locate Powellsville, OH, I was able to locate Scioto County and even a Powellsville Pike, but the original town seems to have dried up and blown away. Jeff wrote: USGS to the rescue: Click on one of the mapping services to the right of this page, preferably Topozone, to see where it is. Hello Tracy, Jeff, and List, Powellsville, Ohio, was an easy target for my Microsoft Encarta (1993-1996) and an even easier target for my electronic US-Atlas (I don't know the title of the English version but it is copyright by Pro CD Inc., Danvers, MA). The latter even lets me zoom in so I can see it is on Route 522 not far away from Poplar Fork Pine Creek with Oakes Road running a little to its west. Regards, Bernd --- Mapquest found it very quickly too. But I don't think it is much of a town Tracy asked about other towns that might have dried up and blown away, I think Russell Gulch in Colorado is an example of that. There isn't much there now, a few empty houses, a few abandoned mines, and an old cemetery. Any others? Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] President, I.M.C.A. Inc. www.IMCA.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/197 - Release Date: 12/9/2005 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] [FS] 13g crusted slice stannern - one penny NR
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6587663463 cut this slice for a buddy who found a larger piece of Stannern. It's a great slice for anyone who needs to fill the stannern hole in their collection! 13g - crusted - starting at one penny with no reserve! TIA for looking! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Are you Christmas shopping? - AD
Hello, Are you looking for a special Christmas gift for your significant other, who lets you spend so much money on your favorite rocks? I know you have been promising her the Moon, now you can give it to her, at least a little bit of it. I have, just in time for Christmas, a few hand-made glass pendants holding a little Moon dust, from the cutting of NWA482. With Sterling Silver bail and chain. Take a look: www.impactika.com/moon.jpg And contact me quickly. Also, I have just added a bunch of pieces to another of my Collection on Consignment, the 2nd one, a nice assortment of types and prices. Please go to: www.impactika.com/consign2.htm The new ones are at the bottom of the page. Thank you for looking. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] President, I.M.C.A. Inc. www.IMCA.cc __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - December 10, 2005
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[meteorite-list] Mars meteorite vision guy changes his tactic
Now, the main mass is currently not for sale and the 33 pound cut piece is on sale for only $3,333,000.00: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6586602191 Around a hundredth of the mass for around half of the price? Nuttier and nuttier. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Mars meteorite vision guy changes his tactic
But the first paragraph says it came from the moon. How did it get from the moon to mars and back again after it was found on the earth? Apparantly George Bush talks to god and has a direct line so maybe somebody should consult him and get his opinion before dropping the 33 mil - just to confirm for sure that it is from Mars (Or was it from the moon - I am a bit confused as to the supposed prominance). --- Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, the main mass is currently not for sale and the 33 pound cut piece is on sale for only $3,333,000.00: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6586602191 Around a hundredth of the mass for around half of the price? Nuttier and nuttier. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
