Re: [meteorite-list] Stardust Observers Ready For Human-Made Fireball
In a message dated 1/15/2006 12:44:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When it slams into the atmosphere, it will be traveling at a blistering 28,860 miles per hour (46,440 kilometers per hour) - the greatest velocity ever attained by any human-made object on record. It appears this comment should be Fastest REENTRY of a man made object into earth's atmosphere and not suggest the greatest velocity ever attained by any human-made object on record. These comments have been made in several places, sometimes with a comparison to Apollo 10's re-entry capsule (24,795 mph), which holds the record for a M ANNED vehicle, which isn't quite the comparison to make here and will continue to hold its record for manned flight. Good thin that was finally edited out of the press releases. Several spacecraft are traveling significantly faster than this at the current time. Depending on who you ask: The record-holder of velocity first obtained in about 1977 is Helios 2 (USA/Ger) but that seems to be swept under the carpet today. The Helios 2 Solar probe is still in orbit (elliptical from inside Mercury almost to Earth) Helios 2 reaches 150,000 mph at perihelion, but slows to a mere 45,000 mph at aphelion at 0.98 AU. Voyager I is clocking in at 38,000 to 41,000 mph, Voyager II about 10% less than her twin. Pioneer 10 about 32,000 mph Like Stardust will do shortly, Galileo was estimated to enter Jupiter's atmosphere much faster, at over 100,000 mph in 2003. For comparison Mercury has tooling along at about 107,000 mph for a long time before this and will continue to do so after Earth is no longer inhabitable as we know it... And aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, Warp 1 (the speed of light) is 670,608,000 miles per hour:) Helios 2 does 0.023% that... Enjoying the show. Fingers crossed. Saludos, Doug __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NASA's Stardust
It was a great time! I wish I was home to try and witness the Stardust Mission's fiery end, but I am thousands of miles away and will have to settle for crappy CNN International video. Tucson is right around the corner, and I have some new goodies to present to the world, so be sure and stop by my room for some meteorites that will blow your mind. Mike Farmer --- Adam Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi List, This is a very interesting subject for me for several reasons. The number one reason is that while Mike Farmer and I were doing a public talk at the University of Washington, Dr. Don Brownlee, Stardust's principal investigator was in attendance and asked us several questions demonstrating an interest in what we had to say. He is among the nicest people you could hope to meet and has a sincere interest in meteoritics. As a matter of fact, micrometeorites carry his name, Brownlee Particles! We also met NASA's Michael Zolenski, who flew out to present his findings on Tagish Lake, attended dinner with us after the talks. Imagine Mike Farmer, Greg, and I having a few brews with these world renown scientist including Dr. Tony Irving who was in charge of putting together these presentations. It may seem unlikely but we had some great conversations that I will never forget. It is noteworthy to see how a common interest in meteorites can bridge the gaps between collectors, dealers and scientists alike. I will be up all night watching with anticipation the outcome of this historic material return mission. Kind Regards, Adam Hupe The Hupe Collection Team LunarRock IMCA 2185 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:32 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] NASA's Stardust Passes Moon,Just Hours Away From Earth Return MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov D.C. Agle (818) 354-5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Dwayne Brown/Merrilee Fellows (202) 358-1726/(818) 393-0754 NASA Headquarters, Washington NEWS RELEASE 2006-008 January 14, 2006 NASA'S STARDUST PASSES MOON, JUST HOURS AWAY FROM EARTH RETURN Less than one day of space travel separates Earth and history's first comet sample return mission. Today at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time (10:30 a.m. Mountain time), the Stardust spacecraft will cross the moon's orbit as the craft makes its way toward Earth. The final 400,000 kilometers (249,000 miles) of the mission to return a capsule containing cometary particles to Earth will take just 16 hours and 27 minutes. It took the Apollo astronauts about three days to make the same journey. Our entire flight and recovery team will be watching this final leg of our flight with tremendous expectation as we implement a precise celestial ballet in delivering our capsule to Earth, said Stardust Project Manager Tom Duxbury of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. We feel like parents awaiting the return of a child who left us young and innocent, who now returns holding answers to the most profound questions of our solar system. Prior to passing the moon's orbit, the spacecraft performed a final maneuver to place it on a precise path to reach its landing target on the Utah Test and Training Range. The burn, which took place yesterday at 8:53 p.m. Pacific time (9:53 p.m. Mountain time), took 58.5 seconds to complete and changed the spacecraft's velocity by 2.9 mph. At the time of the burn the spacecraft was about 706,000 kilometers (439,000 miles) from Earth. NASA's Stardust mission has traveled about 4.5 billion kilometers (2.88 billion miles) during its seven year round-trip odyssey. It is a journey that carried it around the sun three times and beyond Mars and the asteroid belt -- as far out as half-way to Jupiter. This cosmic voyage was in quest of cometary and interstellar dust particles, which scientists believe will help provide answers to fundamental questions about comets and the origins of the solar system. With the information we gathered during our encounter with comet Wild 2 in Jan. 2004, Stardust has already provided us with some remarkable science, said Dr. Don Brownlee, Stardust principal investigator at the University of Washington, Seattle. With the return of cometary samples, we'll be able to work with the actual building materials of the solar system as they were when the solar system was formed. It will be a great day for science. The last few hours of the Stardust mission will be filled with significant milestones. Today at about 8:15
[meteorite-list] Palasite video saved to harddrive
I finaly succeded in saving the pallasite video. Lars __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] Palasite video saved to harddrive
Hey Lars, well done, the file I had, I didn't know what kind of format it was, it always opened an internet explorer window to play, some kind of embedded media player. But, I didn't know if it was Mpg, AVI, WMV, or what it had a *.DAT file descriptor at the end. What have you done to save this thing? Kevin, I finaly succeded in saving the pallasite video. Lars __ 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] Meteorite Friends page update
Hi all, After another very long day and late night, we now have 20 more new people up and about 6 or 8 photos replaced with more recent and/or higher quality images. You can see them (us) at: http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/MeteoriteFriends.html If you aren't up yet, get those jpgs in Best wishes, Michael -- The thing that sometimes has me hazy is whether it is them or I that's crazy. Albert Einstein -- He is not a lover who does not love forever. - Euripides (485-406BC) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] PS
Follow up to the Meteorite Friends page update If you loose the URL address, you can access it via my home page or, now, through METEORITE EXCHANGE (home of our favorite on-line meteorite magazine, METEORITE TIMES). Best wishes, Michael -- The thing that sometimes has me hazy is whether it is them or I that's crazy. Albert Einstein -- He is not a lover who does not love forever. - Euripides (485-406BC) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
SV: [meteorite-list] Nitrogen for safe storage ?
Hi all It is not a probleme now, as I dont have any rusting meteorites :-) It was just a thought... :-) Lars -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] På vegne af Marcin Cimala Sendt: 15. januar 2006 12:18 Til: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Emne: Re: [meteorite-list] Nitrogen for safe storage ? Lars, I think You should first try something more easy, cheaper and more confortable in use. If You want only store Your pieces in safe place, not to show them, then try to buy a vacum container for food and put there colored silica gel. http://www.meteoryt.net/ebay/pudelko.jpg First You remove part of air that contain moisure using manual or electrical pump. The remaining part of air is dry up by silica gel. I think its very good method for everyon that live in moderate moisure regions. If someone live in high risk region, maybe he should invest in achondrites ? You can open container as many times You want. Clese it take maybe 45 seconds. -[ 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 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close inUtah Desert
Congratulations to all of Team Stardust at NASA for the successful completion of the Stardust mission. A great accomplishment. Dave - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:33 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close inUtah Desert MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov D.C. Agle (818) 354-5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Erica Hupp/Merrilee Fellows (202) 358-1237/(818) 393-0754 NASA Headquarters, Washington 2006-009 NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close in Utah Desert January 15, 2006 NASA's Stardust sample return mission returned safely to Earth when the capsule carrying cometary and interstellar particles successfully touched down at 2:10 a.m. Pacific time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time) in the desert salt flats of the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range. Ten years of planning and seven years of flight operations were realized early this morning when we successfully picked up our return capsule off of the desert floor in Utah, said Tom Duxbury, Stardust project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The Stardust project has delivered to the international science community material that has been unaltered since the formation of our solar system. Stardust released its sample return capsule at 9:57 p.m. Pacific time (10:57 p.m. Mountain time) last night. The capsule entered the atmosphere four hours later at 1:57 a.m. Pacific time (2:57 a.m. Mountain time). The drogue and main parachutes deployed at 2:00 and 2:05 a.m. Pacific time, respectively (3:00 and 3:05 a.m. Mountain time). I have been waiting for this day since the early 1980s when Deputy Principal Investigator Dr. Peter Tsou of JPL and I designed a mission to collect comet dust, said Dr. Don Brownlee, Stardust principal investigator from the University of Washington, Seattle. To see the capsule safely back on its home planet is a thrilling accomplishment. The sample return capsule's science canister and its cargo of comet and interstellar dust particles will be stowed inside a special aluminum carrying case to await transfer to the Johnson Space Center, Houston, where it will be opened. NASA's Stardust mission traveled 2.88 billion miles during its seven-year round-trip odyssey. Scientists believe these precious samples will help provide answers to fundamental questions about comets and the origins of the solar system. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Stardust mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, developed and operated the spacecraft. For information about the Stardust mission on the Web, visit www.nasa.gov/stardust . For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit http://www.nasa.gov/home . __ 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: 267.14.18/230 - Release Date: 1/14/2006 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close in Utah Desert
CL!!! Congratulations !!! Peter Ron Baalke wrote: MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov D.C. Agle (818) 354-5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Erica Hupp/Merrilee Fellows (202) 358-1237/(818) 393-0754 NASA Headquarters, Washington 2006-009 NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close in Utah Desert January 15, 2006 NASA's Stardust sample return mission returned safely to Earth when the capsule carrying cometary and interstellar particles successfully touched down at 2:10 a.m. Pacific time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time) in the desert salt flats of the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range. Ten years of planning and seven years of flight operations were realized early this morning when we successfully picked up our return capsule off of the desert floor in Utah, said Tom Duxbury, Stardust project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The Stardust project has delivered to the international science community material that has been unaltered since the formation of our solar system. Stardust released its sample return capsule at 9:57 p.m. Pacific time (10:57 p.m. Mountain time) last night. The capsule entered the atmosphere four hours later at 1:57 a.m. Pacific time (2:57 a.m. Mountain time). The drogue and main parachutes deployed at 2:00 and 2:05 a.m. Pacific time, respectively (3:00 and 3:05 a.m. Mountain time). I have been waiting for this day since the early 1980s when Deputy Principal Investigator Dr. Peter Tsou of JPL and I designed a mission to collect comet dust, said Dr. Don Brownlee, Stardust principal investigator from the University of Washington, Seattle. To see the capsule safely back on its home planet is a thrilling accomplishment. The sample return capsule's science canister and its cargo of comet and interstellar dust particles will be stowed inside a special aluminum carrying case to await transfer to the Johnson Space Center, Houston, where it will be opened. NASA's Stardust mission traveled 2.88 billion miles during its seven-year round-trip odyssey. Scientists believe these precious samples will help provide answers to fundamental questions about comets and the origins of the solar system. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Stardust mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, developed and operated the spacecraft. For information about the Stardust mission on the Web, visit www.nasa.gov/stardust . For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit http://www.nasa.gov/home . __ 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] NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close in Utah Desert
Fantastic! If you haven't been to the NASA website yet, go there! There's streaming video replays of Stardust's re-entry and recovery, great interviews, particularly with Brownlee. I found it all really emotional Congrats to all involved, Norm Http://TektiteSource.com P.S., notice how much the recovery capsule looks like an Australite core in profile? No accident. --- Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov D.C. Agle (818) 354-5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Erica Hupp/Merrilee Fellows (202) 358-1237/(818) 393-0754 NASA Headquarters, Washington 2006-009 NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close in Utah Desert January 15, 2006 NASA's Stardust sample return mission returned safely to Earth when the capsule carrying cometary and interstellar particles successfully touched down at 2:10 a.m. Pacific time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time) in the desert salt flats of the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range. Ten years of planning and seven years of flight operations were realized early this morning when we successfully picked up our return capsule off of the desert floor in Utah, said Tom Duxbury, Stardust project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The Stardust project has delivered to the international science community material that has been unaltered since the formation of our solar system. Stardust released its sample return capsule at 9:57 p.m. Pacific time (10:57 p.m. Mountain time) last night. The capsule entered the atmosphere four hours later at 1:57 a.m. Pacific time (2:57 a.m. Mountain time). The drogue and main parachutes deployed at 2:00 and 2:05 a.m. Pacific time, respectively (3:00 and 3:05 a.m. Mountain time). I have been waiting for this day since the early 1980s when Deputy Principal Investigator Dr. Peter Tsou of JPL and I designed a mission to collect comet dust, said Dr. Don Brownlee, Stardust principal investigator from the University of Washington, Seattle. To see the capsule safely back on its home planet is a thrilling accomplishment. The sample return capsule's science canister and its cargo of comet and interstellar dust particles will be stowed inside a special aluminum carrying case to await transfer to the Johnson Space Center, Houston, where it will be opened. NASA's Stardust mission traveled 2.88 billion miles during its seven-year round-trip odyssey. Scientists believe these precious samples will help provide answers to fundamental questions about comets and the origins of the solar system. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Stardust mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, developed and operated the spacecraft. For information about the Stardust mission on the Web, visit www.nasa.gov/stardust . For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit http://www.nasa.gov/home . __ 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] pluto/2015
Steve: Looks like they finally got go for launch. Technically, a spacecraft, not a satellite. It will fly by Pluto and then is planned to fly by 1 or 2 more Trans-Neptunian Objects. Have you gone to the New Horizon's website? Here it is. http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ One of the discussions going on now is defining a planet. How does a planet differ from a large asteroid? This has become an issue with the discovery in the last few years of objects in the Solar System beyond Neptune that are just a little smaller or even bigger than Pluto. Are they planets? To avoid the issue: Pluto IS a planet according to the IAU! So we have at least 9 planets. That will not change. Larry __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] Lunar/Meteorite Samples Stolen from Car in Virginia
Hello list, unlike that time in 2002 when lunar samples were stolen, the thief has not yet reached a high enough level of stupidity to attempt to offer the stolen rocks for sale on our MKA 's virtual quarry ( http://www.minerant.org/vq.html#1963 ). Should he do so I will of course notify the authorities again... (LOL). Could there be a strategy behind these reoccurring thefts of lunar rocks? Maybe something like: Hey, if we just let all the crooks have a piece of moon rock they finally might stop stealing them. Best regards # 15513 (still orbiting somewhere between Mars and Jupiter) -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ron Baalke Verzonden: zaterdag 14 januari 2006 2:33 Aan: Meteorite Mailing List Onderwerp: [meteorite-list] Lunar/Meteorite Samples Stolen from Car in Virginia http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4360855nav=23ii Lunar Rock Samples Stolen from Car in Virginia Beach wavy.com January 13, 2006 Samples of lunar rocks were stolen from a car in Virginia Beach Tuesday, and police need your help in locating them. Police say around 3:24 p.m., they responded to a call in the 300 block of Garcia Drive. When they arrived, the victim told them a projector, and a silver briefcase containing a sample of rare lunar rocks had been stolen from his car. The lunar rocks are entrusted to contracted instructors by NASA for educational purposes. They are sealed within two clear plastic disks, as you see pictured on the right. The disks are labeled in the center with the words meteorite samples and lunar samples. The samples pose no risk to the public. Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Virginia Beach Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. __ 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] PS
Good morning everyone! Just wiping the stardust from my eyes this morning :-) Thank you and congratulations Ron! We have added a link called Meteorite People in the information section of The Meteorite Exchange, www.meteorite.com We have also added a new category to our Meteorite Directory on MeteoriteTimes with the same name. http://www.meteoritetimes.com/directory/index.php Everyone, please send us your own Meteorite People pages and we'll add to these 2 sources. Note: The Meteorite Directory http://www.meteoritetimes.com/directory/index.php is set up so that everyone can add your own pages or pages you would like to share with others at any time. A BIG thank you to Michael for all his efforts! It's wonderful to be able to match a name with a face! Paul At 02:55 AM 1/15/2006, Michael L Blood wrote: Follow up to the Meteorite Friends page update If you loose the URL address, you can access it via my home page or, now, through METEORITE EXCHANGE (home of our favorite on-line meteorite magazine, METEORITE TIMES). Best wishes, Michael -- The thing that sometimes has me hazy is whether it is them or I that's crazy. Albert Einstein -- He is not a lover who does not love forever. - Euripides (485-406BC) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ** Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. http://www.meteorite.com MeteoriteTimes.com http://www.MeteoriteTimes.com Post Office Box 7000-455, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA *** __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Lunar/Meteorite Samples Stolen from Car in Virginia
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:00:11 +0100, Axel Emmermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could there be a strategy behind these reoccurring thefts of lunar rocks? Maybe something like: Hey, if we just let all the crooks have a piece of moon rock they finally might stop stealing them. No, if I had to guess, I'd say that this guy probably had no idea what he was stealing (to do so he would have to have been following and researching the NASA dude) and instead broke into the car at random to steal anything, hoping that he'd get something he could sell. Maybe he thought there would be a computer or an iPod or something in the bag. I'd bet that the samples were thrown away with disgust before the news later came out as to what they were. Unless somewhere in the area, someone just got the deal of a lifetime for a couple of grams of meth! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Announcing - NEW FREE Meteorite YellowPages
Jim and I are pleased to announce: The Meteorite YellowPages - Matching Buyers with the World's Meteorite Dealers! The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. has been providing our Original Meteorite Dealers page for 10 years now. As part of our 10 years of service to the Meteorite Community we have been updating our sites. In December 2005 we presented our new Look for MeteoriteTimes Magazine. This month, January 2006, we present a completely new Meteorite Dealers listing page called The Meteorite YellowPages. And... It's FREE for Everyone! The Meteorite YellowPages allow Dealers to manage their own listings. They have expanded descriptions, images, and can even add their inventory as a list of keywords to the database. The inventory keywords can be added as easily as copying and pasting a text list. The Meteorite YellowPages incorporates Steve Arnold's (IMB) FindMeteorites concept into it's database core. We tried to make this concept fit with our classifieds but we were not satisfied with the results. It was like trying to work with two left handed gloves. Our new Meteorite YellowPages makes Finding Meteorites By Dealer a breeze! Actions speak louder than words so please take The Meteorite Yellowpages for a test drive. 1. Enter the page by clicking the link below. 2. Click on the Dealer Category - Meteorites For Sale 3. As you scroll the page you'll see 7 meteorite.com Sponsors and 15 total Meteorite Dealers listed 4. Find the search window Search For Dealers and Items Here--: 5. Type nwa999 6. Press the Enter key or click on Go Now Jeff's Meteorites Australia is the only Dealer listed... nobody else. Therefore Jeff has NWA999 in his inventory keywords. Click on the image or Meteorites Australia to view his listing or click on the URL to go straight to his page. Please Note: Our original Meteorite Dealers page will continue to be available for a while as it will take quite a few months for all Dealers to make the transition to our new page. Especially with Tucson just around the corner. Buyers: If you don't see your favorite Dealer please ask them to add their site. Dealers: Please add your sites. It's Free! The Meteorite YellowPages is accessible from both The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. and MeteoriteTimes Magazine. Click Here To See The New Meteorite YellowPages http://www.meteoritetimes.com/yellowpages/ Happy 10 Years! Paul and Jim ** Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. http://www.meteorite.com MeteoriteTimes.com http://www.MeteoriteTimes.com Post Office Box 7000-455, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA *** __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful CloseinUtah Desert
I also congratulate all the staff involved in this successful fantastic mission. It was exciting from the beginning and we are now anxious to know what those stardusts will show!!! Cheers, Fred - Original Message - From: Dave Carothers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 5:40 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful CloseinUtah Desert Congratulations to all of Team Stardust at NASA for the successful completion of the Stardust mission. A great accomplishment. Dave - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:33 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close inUtah Desert MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov D.C. Agle (818) 354-5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Erica Hupp/Merrilee Fellows (202) 358-1237/(818) 393-0754 NASA Headquarters, Washington 2006-009 NASA's Comet Tale Draws to a Successful Close in Utah Desert January 15, 2006 NASA's Stardust sample return mission returned safely to Earth when the capsule carrying cometary and interstellar particles successfully touched down at 2:10 a.m. Pacific time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time) in the desert salt flats of the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range. Ten years of planning and seven years of flight operations were realized early this morning when we successfully picked up our return capsule off of the desert floor in Utah, said Tom Duxbury, Stardust project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The Stardust project has delivered to the international science community material that has been unaltered since the formation of our solar system. Stardust released its sample return capsule at 9:57 p.m. Pacific time (10:57 p.m. Mountain time) last night. The capsule entered the atmosphere four hours later at 1:57 a.m. Pacific time (2:57 a.m. Mountain time). The drogue and main parachutes deployed at 2:00 and 2:05 a.m. Pacific time, respectively (3:00 and 3:05 a.m. Mountain time). I have been waiting for this day since the early 1980s when Deputy Principal Investigator Dr. Peter Tsou of JPL and I designed a mission to collect comet dust, said Dr. Don Brownlee, Stardust principal investigator from the University of Washington, Seattle. To see the capsule safely back on its home planet is a thrilling accomplishment. The sample return capsule's science canister and its cargo of comet and interstellar dust particles will be stowed inside a special aluminum carrying case to await transfer to the Johnson Space Center, Houston, where it will be opened. NASA's Stardust mission traveled 2.88 billion miles during its seven-year round-trip odyssey. Scientists believe these precious samples will help provide answers to fundamental questions about comets and the origins of the solar system. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Stardust mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, developed and operated the spacecraft. For information about the Stardust mission on the Web, visit www.nasa.gov/stardust . For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit http://www.nasa.gov/home . __ 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: 267.14.18/230 - Release Date: 1/14/2006 __ 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] Lunar/Meteorite Samples Stolen from Car in Virginia
I have a funny feeling that this will also turn up. Anyone who opened it and saw NASA on the disk should know it is worth something. I suggest the authorities scan the pawn shops in the area. I certainly hope it is found, and the thief caught. The person who's car was broken into should be punished. Leaving something like that in a car to be stolen reeks of irresponsibility. Mike Farmer --- Axel Emmermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, unlike that time in 2002 when lunar samples were stolen, the thief has not yet reached a high enough level of stupidity to attempt to offer the stolen rocks for sale on our MKA 's virtual quarry ( http://www.minerant.org/vq.html#1963 ). Should he do so I will of course notify the authorities again... (LOL). Could there be a strategy behind these reoccurring thefts of lunar rocks? Maybe something like: Hey, if we just let all the crooks have a piece of moon rock they finally might stop stealing them. Best regards # 15513 (still orbiting somewhere between Mars and Jupiter) -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ron Baalke Verzonden: zaterdag 14 januari 2006 2:33 Aan: Meteorite Mailing List Onderwerp: [meteorite-list] Lunar/Meteorite Samples Stolen from Car in Virginia http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4360855nav=23ii Lunar Rock Samples Stolen from Car in Virginia Beach wavy.com January 13, 2006 Samples of lunar rocks were stolen from a car in Virginia Beach Tuesday, and police need your help in locating them. Police say around 3:24 p.m., they responded to a call in the 300 block of Garcia Drive. When they arrived, the victim told them a projector, and a silver briefcase containing a sample of rare lunar rocks had been stolen from his car. The lunar rocks are entrusted to contracted instructors by NASA for educational purposes. They are sealed within two clear plastic disks, as you see pictured on the right. The disks are labeled in the center with the words meteorite samples and lunar samples. The samples pose no risk to the public. Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Virginia Beach Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. __ 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 mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Guide To North American Meteorites
http://www.astronomicalleague.com/MeteorMap.htm this looks like what you want susan - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:55 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Guide To North American Meteorites Hello List, Does anybody know where I can get a copy of Bill Peck's Guide to North American Meteorites? If not, is there another map with similar information? Edward Kerr __ 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
