Re: [meteorite-list] (Not quite so) close a proximity of Meteorite Falls
And while they are different classes, I still find it amazing that Thuathe (H4-5) fell just hours before Kilabo (LL6) on the same continent! Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:11 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] (Not quite so) close a proximity of Meteorite Falls Chassigny - SNC - Fall, 1815, Oct 03 (Martian + date!) Zagami - SNC - Fall, 1962, Oct 03 (Martian + date!) Bensour - LL6 - S3; W0 - breccia - fell February 11, 2002, 17:30, Morocco Kilabo - LL6 - S4; W0 - breccia - fell July 21, 2002, July 21, 19:30, Nigeria Bernd __ 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 fictional documentary
http://stage6.divx.com/user/rebus_ak47/video/1373650/Space-Odyssey-Voyage-to-the-Planets-Episode-1-of-2 http://stage6.divx.com/user/rebus_ak47/video/1390653/Space-Odyssey-Voyage-to-the-Planets-Episode-2-of-2 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Dark Inclusions in Allende (Pics?)
Hi all, Just wondering if someone may have or know of an Allende image that shows a Dark Inclusion (DI)? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Jeff __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Prairie meteorite search discovers iron meteorite
Western Canada's Prairie Meteorite Search program yielded another find. Researches just identified a softball sized rock as a rare iron meteorite that was used for several years as a doorstep. The meteorite was found back in 1999 by an anonymous finder. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=aafe1c97-a8f6-4a30-92fd-64b7925d0306 best regards Svend -- www.niger-meteorite-recon.de __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite starts a fire!
Who said that meteorites never starts fire http://p081.ezboard.com/My-first-meteorite-fire/fpaleoplanet69529frm65.showMessage?topicID=225.topic I just hope that this isn't going to be a popular pastime. :-) /Göran __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available
Yes, I just wanted to chime in to agree with Tom, Drake's cm scale cube is a beauty in its own right. A very nice visual aid for your photos, indeed! Like Tom also mentioned, the documentation that came along with the cube is definitely a very nice added bonus -- top notch and professional. Very well done, Drake -- Thanks! Mal At 09:43 PM 8/30/2007 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/25/2007 3:34:33 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The cubes I promised a month ago came back from the anodizer on Thursday. The letters are being filled with enamel today. They will be ready for shipping on Monday. I'll email pictures to those that are interested. I got my Drake Centimeter Scale Cube today! I know it's only a cm cube but it is a work of art. The best scale cube made. Drake even included a write up on it's correct usage. I don't know how many he has made. I think he still has some available. Thanks Drake! Tom ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour __ 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] Loud Boom Heard Over Ireland
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=3425articleid=3150186 RAF rejects sonic jet claims By Philip Bradfield Belfast Today August 28, 2007 THE mystery of what caused a sonic boom-like noise over Co Down has deepened after the RAF denied reports a supersonic fighter jet was in Ulster skies at the time. Residents in north Down were alarmed when they heard what they thought was an earthquake on Tuesday afternoon. News Letter journalist Lesley Walsh was at her Bangor home just after 3pm. It lasted for about three seconds and I felt it right through me, she said. It shook the decking outside, reverberating right through it. I was on the phone to a friend a mile away and she heard it too. At one point I thought it was a bomb, then maybe an earth tremor. It was not like ordinary thunder, it was a palpable noise. It was an absolutely perfect blue sky and I could see nothing overhead. Police said it was believed to be the sonic boom of a low-flying aircraft, adding their information came from the Coastguard. However, the George Best Belfast City Airport could offer no explanation for the incident. Yesterday, a Coastguard spokesman who also lives in Bangor, said he too heard the sound. I was in my garden and my dog bolted when we heard the noise, he said. It was like thunder but there was not a cloud in the sky. It was a strange sound. He said the PSNI also had reports of the noise from Portavogie and that the RAF in Scotland had said it was a supersonic Typhoon fighter jet. RAF Kinloss confirmed a Typhoon had been transiting the area and had now departed on its way, said the Coastguard spokesman. However, an RAF spokesman at the Ministry of Defence in London said none of their aircraft were in the area at the time and he was at a complete loss to explain how the Coastguard had come by a report to the contrary. The RAF spokesman said a Nimrod had been flying off the coast but agreed it was not a likely explanation. Four months ago, callers to BBC Northern Ireland reported strange orange lights in the night sky over Bangor. Air traffic control at Belfast International Airport said it had also received reports, including one from the Coastguard, but there were no records of aircraft in the area. The Mull of Kintyre is only 25 miles away from the Northern Irish coast and in 2002 the tourist organisation Visit Scotland said Scotland had the highest concentration of UFO sightings of any nation in the world. In January 1996 the Scotsman newspaper reported concerns that the top-secret USAF aircraft Aurora, which flies at three times the speed of sound, was flying from RAF Machrihanish on the Mull of Kintyre. In articles spanning several years, the newspaper claimed the stealth spyplane may have been responsible for numerous UFO reports and that its unusual sonic boom was thought to be responsible for earthquakes and avalanches in the Netherlands. Terry Moseley of the Irish Astronomical Association said that there was an alternative explanation if it was not a plane. It could have been a fireball exploding up in the atmosphere - perhaps a meteorite or a piece of a comet. If that happens above the clouds, you would not see it from the ground, he said. That is the most likely explanation if it wasn't a jet. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest on youtube.com
Hi All, I thought I'd bring everyone up to date on my meteorite contest on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUOSg5B7PPE So far it has received over 1250 views and almost 300 posts! One person has posted an incredible 211 times, and he is still being beat by someone that posted just once! The closest guess so far is only off by .7 of a gram. Get your guesses in soon as Dragonfire69 may post another 211 tomorrow. There is no limit to how many posts one can make nor how many the video can have. Thanks, Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - August 30, 2007
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Slowly Emerges from Blanket of Dust - sol 1295-1302, August 30, 2007: Spirit remains healthy as the rover slowly picks up more solar energy. The dust storms appear to be over, at least for now, and the skies are slowly clearing. Unfortunately, what energy Spirit has gained from cleaner skies has been offset by losses to dustier solar arrays. Still, Spirit has the energy, about 325 watt-hours, to finally be roving again. Tau, a measure of atmospheric dustiness, declined slightly. As of Sol 1299 (Aug. 29, 2007), the Sun was at about 8 percent of its full brightness, an increase of a little more than 2 percent compared with five sols earlier. Dust on the rover's solar arrays increased by about 3 percent and only about 59 percent of the sunlight hitting the arrays gets through to make electricity. But rather than getting a 1-percent boost in solar power, the rover has been just about breaking even. The reason is that Tau measures direct sunlight but there's also scattered sunlight and it, too, increased by about 1 percent. Much of the dust previously seen on the turret has blown or fallen off. Dust contamination remains a concern, particularly for the microscopic imager, where some of the dust clumps visible in earlier images have fallen out or moved out of the line of sight. On Sol 1296 (Aug. 25, 2007), Spirit resumed driving to Home Plate and more specifically, to a location with gentle slopes and few rocks known as the on-ramp. This drive was a turn-in-place, given Spirit's frozen right front wheel, to get the rover pointed in the right direction. After two sols of remote sensing with emphasis on characterizing whatever dust had accumulated on the panoramic camera, Spirit's handlers decided to have the rover retrace its tracks to assess what dust contamination might be present on the miniature thermal emission spectrometer. To do this, they needed to measure a known target. With a blanket of dust everywhere, scientists needed a way to distinguish dust on targets of scientific interest from dust on the optics. The best target for that was Gertrude Weise, a patch of nearly pure-silica soil uncovered by Spirit's wheels. Rover planners decided to have the rover drag its wheels through it again to scrape off newly acquired dust and expose the same pure silica as before. Differences between old and new measurements would be due to dust on the instrument itself; once that signature was known, it could be subtracted from future measurements. The first drive to Gertrude Weise was a little short and didn't uncover the silica as hoped. Spirit's handlers planned a second drive on Sol 1300 (Aug. 30, 2007), during which the rover was to scuff the soil with a half-turn of the left front wheel, then scuff it more by locking both left and right front wheels and driving them backward across Gertrude Weise. They then planned to have the rover back up some more to take images and move toward the Home Plate on-ramp. Spirit was expected to resume the long-awaited trek to Home Plate on sol 1303 (Sept. 2, 2007). Sol-by-sol summary: In addition to daily direct-from-Earth uplinks over the rover's high-gain antenna, relays to Earth at UHF frequences via the Odyssey orbiter, surveys of the sky and ground with the miniature thermal emission spectrometer, measurements of atmospheric opacity with the panoramic and navigation cameras, and image acquisition with the front and rear hazard avoidance cameras, Spirit completed the following activities: Sol 1295 (Aug. 25, 2007): Spirit conducted remote sensing and acquired panoramic camera images of targets known as Eileen Dean, Dorothy Mueller, and Stealing Third. Sol 1296: Spirit drove and turned in place 156 degrees to point toward the on-ramp of Home Plate. The rover assessed dust accumulation on the lenses of the panoramic camera and measured atmospheric opacity (Tau) at different times of day. Sol 1297: Spirit conducted remote sensing and general atmospheric science, including characterizing dust on the panoramic camera. Sol 1298: Spirit drove, returning to Gertrude Weise. Sol 1299: Spirit conducted remote sensing and general atmospheric science, including characterizing dust on the panoramic camera. Sol 1300: Plans called for Spirit to drive, scuff and drag its wheels over Gertrude Weise, and acquire images of the target. The rover was to conduct atmospheric science. Sol 1301: Plans called for Spirit to conduct remote sensing and general atmospheric science, including characterizing dust on the panoramic camera. The rover was to measure atmospheric argon with the alpha-particle X-ray spectrometer. Sol 1302 (Sept. 1, 2007): Plans called for Spirit to conduct remote sensing and general atmospheric science, including characterizing dust on the panoramic camera. Odometry: As of sol 1298 (Aug. 28, 2007), Spirit's total odometry was 7,169 meters (4.45 miles).
[meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 Diogenite
Dean wrote: Here is my (Recycled but reduced price) Diogenite site: http://www.meteoriteshop.com/metsale/diogenite.html This will all get updated on my website next week but a 20% discount on anything of interest this weekend. Hello List, I presently have 9 different diogenites in my collection (Bilanga, Johnstown, NWA 1459, NWA 2286, NWA 3143, NWA 4302, NWA 4473, Shalka, and, Tatahouine), so I thought I might add a piece of Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite if the price is right. And, with a discount of 20%, I'd say that ca. $17/g is definitely a very good price. It looks like NWA 4755 may be paired with NWA 3143. I paid ca. $50 per gram for my 2.1 grams of that diogenite. What shall I say: I couldn't resist and purchased an 18.3-gram, regmaglypted, partially crusted (glossy, veiny crust!) piece of that NWA beauty! Close to the area where the fusion crust is intact, there is an area where the fusion crust has spalled off, and right there you can see beautiful hypersthene (orthopyroxene) crystals meeting in triple junction (120°). Furthermore, it looks like the two cut interior faces reveal the telltale cracks along a large pyroxene crystal but this may be an optical illusion. Thank you, Dean, for this one! I can hardly wait to welcome and ogle it! Anyone interested in acquiring a beautiful diogenite for their collection at a very fair price, don't miss out on this one. There are still a few very nice pieces at very affordable prices! Diogenitically Yours, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay auctions ending soon
Hi List I have several auctions ending soon. http://collectibles.search.ebay.com/_Meteorites-Tektites_W0QQcatrefZC12QQsacatZ3239QQsassZmeteorfinder Here is a nice Sikhote with a hole; http://cgi.ebay.com/Sikhote-Alin-Iron-IIAB-Fall-34-08-g-hole-Meteorite_W0QQitemZ200145789964 Don't miss the Sikhote bullet; http://cgi.ebay.com/Sikhote-Alin-Iron-IIAB-Fall-11-36-g-bullet-Meteorite_W0QQitemZ200145789949 Super cheapo Lunar NWA 032 http://cgi.ebay.com/NWA-032-Lunar-0-027-g-Meteorite_W0QQitemZ200145789879QQihZ010 Many others still at 95 cents; -- Mike -- Mike Jensen Jensen Meteorites 16730 E Ada PL Aurora, CO 80017-3137 303-337-4361 IMCA 4264 website: www.jensenmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 31, 2007
What a georgous piece Jeff. What is that dark inclusion? Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:59 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 31, 2007 http://www.spacerocksinc.com/August_31_2007.html _ ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour __ 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] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: August 27-31, 2007
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES August 27-31, 2007 O Feature of the Week: Sirenum http://themis.asu.edu/features/sirenum o Ejecta Modification (Released 27 August 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070827a o Noctis Labyrinthus (Released 28 August 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070828a o More Noctis (Released 29 August 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070829a o Another Noctis (Released 30 August 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070830a o Final Noctis (Released 31 August 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070831a All of the THEMIS images are archived here: http://themis.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 co.oration 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] 1.3 Kilogram Iron Meteorite Found in Canada
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=bc24541d-a1eb-4d96-a37d-9224d258cd0c Man's doorstop came from out past Mars Edmonton Journal August 31, 2007 REGINA -- A softball-sized rock a Regina man was using as a doorstop has been identified as a meteorite that likely once belonged to an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. The weathered iron meteorite was originally found in 1999 near Loreburn, Sask., about 130 kilometres south of Saskatoon. Recently, the Regina man heard about the efforts of the Prairie Meteorite Search, a partnership between several universities including the University of Regina to find meteorites. The man, who has remained anonymous, brought the meteorite to the attention of the project this summer. Dr. Martin Beech said the meteorite, likely had been on Earth for hundreds of years. It is the 15th meteorite identified in Saskatchewan, and only the 74th confirmed in Canada. It's also a rare type: iron meteorites make up only about 10 per cent of all meteorites discovered. The meteorite weighs approximately 1.3 kilograms, and is likely worth about $7,000.The Prairie Meteorite Search has identified 14 meteorites since its inception in 2000. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Museum's Meteoric Move (Cranbourne Meteorite)
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2007/august/news_12311.html Museum's meteoric move Natural History Museum, London 31 August 2007 [Image] The Cranbourne meteorite, displayed here in the old Meteorite gallery, weighs 3.5 tonnes. It took five hours to move it to its new home in Earth Today and Tomorrow. The largest meteorite at the Natural History Museum is safely in its new home after a meteoric move this week. The huge 3.5 tonne meteorite weighs the same as four cars. Its dramatic move was needed to make space for a new mineral gallery space, The Vault, opening on 28 November 2007. Known as Cranbourne 1, the meteorite was found in Victoria, Australia, in 1854. It is the first time the meteorite has been moved since it was brought to the Museum in the nineteenth century. The delicate operation Ten specialist workers took five hours to manoeuvre the meteorite. It was carefully lifted by crane and slotted through a second storey window of the iconic Grade I listed Waterhouse building. It was a tight fit, with only five millimetres to spare. Moving the 3.5 tonne meteorite was a delicate operation. After being carried to the Museum's Exhibition Road entrance and manoeuvred through more windows, the Cranbourne was gently positioned in Earth Today and Tomorrow where it is now on display to the public. As old as the Earth? Meteorites are fragments left over when asteroids collide. They come from the asteroid belt, which is found in an area between Mars and Jupiter. The meteorites are around 4.6 billion years old. Scientists study them to try to find out how the Earth and our solar system formed. Dr Caroline Smith, meteorite expert at the Museum says, 'We hold one of the most comprehensive meteorite collections in the world, with material collected from every continent.' 'Our collection is of great scientific importance for comparative studies of meteorites that land all over the world.' Falling to earth About 40,000-60,000 tonnes of extraterrestrial material hits the Earth every year, mostly as dust grains the size of sand. Every year about 1,000 meteorites land, ranging in size from a football to a washing machine. Although it is very rare to see a meteorite land, people often witness meteors as they fall through the sky, which are more commonly known as shooting stars. Iron meteorite The Cranbourne meteorite is classified as an iron meteorite and is mostly made up of metallic iron with some nickel content and traces of rare elements. It hit the Earth on swampy or sandy ground, but it did not leave a big hole like some other meteorites, probably because of the angle at which it came through the Earth's atmosphere. See the Cranbourne The Cranbourne now sits in Earth Today and Tomorrow in the Red Zone. It will become the Meteorites gallery in the near future, revealing some of the best examples from one of the world's largest meteorite collections. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] UK Plans to Track Apophis (Apex)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6971216.stm UK plan to track asteroid threat BBC News August 31, 2007 UK space scientists and engineers have designed a mission to investigate a potentially hazardous asteroid. The 300m-wide (980ft) rock, known as Apophis, will fly past Earth in April 2029 at a distance that is closer than many communications satellites. Astrium, based in Stevenage, Herts, wants a probe to track the asteroid so its orbit can be better understood. The concept will compete for a $50,000 (£25,000) Planetary Society prize, but a full mission would cost millions. The British design calls for a small, remote-sensing spacecraft, dubbed Apex (Apophis Explorer), which could rendezvous with Apophis in January 2014. It would then spend the next three years tracking the rock, sending data back to Earth about the object's size, shape, spin, composition and temperature. From this information, orbit modelling would enable a more accurate prediction of the risk of any future collision. Astrium says that if its concept won the prize, it would donate the money to charity. The real prize for us would be if the European or US space agencies thought there was merit in our proposal and asked us to carry the feasibility study forward, said Dr Mike Healy, the company's space science director. A full mission would be expected to cost about $500m (£250m) dollars to develop, launch and operate. Early warning Apophis caused some consternation in 2004 when initial observations suggested there was an outside chance it might hit Earth in 2029. Further study by ground-based telescopes indicated there was virtually no possibility of this happening, and the expectation is that the object will whiz past the Earth at a close but comfortable distance of just under 36,000km (22,400 miles). Talk of a possible strike on another visit in 2036 has also been dampened by astronomers who have kept a careful watch on the rock's progress through space. However, there is always some uncertainty associated with an asteroid's orbit. One reason is the Yarkovsky effect. This describes what happens when an asteroid radiates energy absorbed from the Sun back into space. Releasing heat in one direction nudges the object in the opposite direction. The resulting acceleration is tiny, but over the centuries acts like a weak rocket and could make the difference between a hit or a miss in some circumstances. The close encounter with Earth in 2029 will also perturb Apophis' orbit gravitationally. A mission like Apex to track and study the rock would help reduce uncertainties and give solid predictions about the rock's course long into the future. Political support At the moment, scientists stress Apophis is not thought to be a serious danger to Earth. But were such a rock to hit the planet, it could cause devastation on a country-wide scale, leading possibly to the deaths of many millions of people. An Apophis-like object striking at about 20km/s (45,000mph) would gouge a crater 5km (three miles) wide. Even standing 30km (18 miles) away from the impact site, a thermal blast would ignite your clothes and the ground would shudder with an earthquake measuring more than six on the Richter Scale. Rocks thrown up into the air by the impact would rain down - many of them huge lumps a metre wide. Given sufficient warning, though, a potential impactor could be deflected out of Earth's path, scientists believe. Some have suggested such a rock might be nudged on to a safe trajectory by hitting it with a small mass. Others have proposed flying a spacecraft next to the object, to use gravity to tug the asteroid clear of the planet. The issue of asteroid or comet strikes is a topical one as researchers continue to gather more information about their frequency during Earth history. At least one of the planet's mass extinction events - which included the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago - has been attributed to the impact of a large space object. Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik has campaigned for the research area to be given more funding. His grandfather, renowned Estonian astronomer Ernst Opik, did much to raise science's understanding of Earth-crossing comets and asteroids. The politician told the BBC News website: The question isn't whether Earth is hit by an asteroid - it is when. Good luck to Astrium; they are showing that if we have the political will, we certainly have the technical know-how to do something about threatening objects. The US-based Planetary Society has organised its competition in co-operation with the European Space Agency (Esa), the US space agency (Nasa), the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). The winning entry will be submitted to space agencies to see if they want to carry the ideas through. __ Meteorite-list mailing list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Found in New Zealand?
http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3747035thesection=localnewsthesubsection=thesecondsubsection= It came from outer space By LIN FERGUSON Wanganui Chronicle (New Zealand) September 1, 2007 It's been tossed in cupboards, drawers, sat on book shelves and been lost for months on end. But no more. For this is no ordinary rock. It's a meteorite - no question about it, a geologist told its owner this week. Te Rino Rapana, a shearer, of Ratana, said yesterday he wondered whether his rock was a metorite a few years ago when it had shown up again after being lost for a while. Then the more he looked at it, the more he thought maybe it should be checked out, he said. I always thought it had a sort of other-world look to it - you know, an outer space look. Now his space theory has been confirmed, the rock has gone from being any-old-where to carefully wrapped up in tissue and tucked inside a soft cotton drawstring bag. He bought the rock/meteorite in a Wanganui garage sale more than 12 years ago, Mr Rapana said. The sale was held by an elderly woman whose husband had died, and she was selling up, he said. There was all sorts of stuff for sale, and there was this basket of rocks. Apparently, the old man was a keen rock collector. Mr Rapana said he sifted through the rocks because there were some quite colourful ones. And I've always quite liked rocks. He bought a few rocks for 50c each. The meteorite was one of them, he said. I actually didn't know I had it until I got home and emptied them out. He remembers a man, obviously a family member, coming to the house during the sale and asking the woman where the rocks were. He said, 'You haven't sold them, have you?' When she said she had, he got really angry and told her she was an idiot, Mr Rapana said. He was standing near them while the conversation took place. Even though that man wanted her to get the rocks back, the woman stood her ground and turned to me and said, 'A deal is a deal. The rocks are yours'. Last week his meteorite was described as an iron meteorite by the geologist, he said. He wanted me to give it to him, but no way. Meteorites are divided into two groups: stony meteorites and iron meteorites. They are pieces of space debris that have survived a fiery journey through the atmosphere to land on the earth's surface. It's pretty amazing all right that it's iron. My name, Te Rino, means iron. Weird, eh? Next week Mr Rapana is taking his treasure to Massey University for geologists to examine in the laboratories. After that... Well, I'll probably sell it. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Water Vapor Seen 'Raining Down' on Young Star System
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/news/spitzer-20070829.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August31, 2007
Hi Jerry, I'm not completely sure but did write some notes on this page. http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/nwa4560-2.html Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: Jerry To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August31, 2007 What a georgous piece Jeff. What is that dark inclusion? Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:59 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 31, 2007 http://www.spacerocksinc.com/August_31_2007.html _ ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour __ 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] Interesting fictional documentary
Outstanding! better than 2001 Really liked it. Drum up interest and public money for the real venture!! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 1:24 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Interesting fictional documentary http://stage6.divx.com/user/rebus_ak47/video/1373650/Space-Odyssey-Voyage-to-the-Planets-Episode-1-of-2 http://stage6.divx.com/user/rebus_ak47/video/1390653/Space-Odyssey-Voyage-to-the-Planets-Episode-2-of-2 __ 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] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August31, 2007
What a georgous piece Jeff. What is that dark inclusion? Jerry Flaherty http://www.spacerocksinc.com/August_31_2007.html In case someone could be interested I have 2 more slices with the same, black and orange inclusion. -[ 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] Water Vapor Seen 'Raining Down' on Young Star System
That is so cool. Who woulda thunk that H2O was so ubiquitous. I guess anyone who passed elementary Chemistry, which leaves me out Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:24 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Water Vapor Seen 'Raining Down' on Young Star System http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/news/spitzer-20070829.html __ 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] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August31, 2007
Most interesting description, Jeff. As I said before a georgous and INTERESTING. I love your analogy of a melt breccia. The swirling effect is so tantalizing. It gives one pause. Such dramatic effects from equally dramatic events! Thanks Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Jeff Kuyken [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August31,2007 Hi Jerry, I'm not completely sure but did write some notes on this page. http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/nwa4560-2.html Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: Jerry To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August31, 2007 What a georgous piece Jeff. What is that dark inclusion? Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:59 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 31, 2007 http://www.spacerocksinc.com/August_31_2007.html _ ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour __ 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 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available
Thank you, everyone for all the positive comments and emails. This project has been quite an experience. I have sent cubes to 6 countries! So far, I have one one dissatisfied customer. (A fossil collector) They thought that the cubes were 1 inch rather than 1cm. I am in the middle of making 1 cubes, but they will cost significantly more. The precession ground blocks I am using cost me over $40 each. (Pray for no scrap!) Thanks again to all who supported me on this! Drake Drake Doc Dameräu L3CC Member www.nepra.com www.rocketmaterials.org http://home.sprynet.com/~monel/ - Original Message - From: Mal Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available Yes, I just wanted to chime in to agree with Tom, Drake's cm scale cube is a beauty in its own right. A very nice visual aid for your photos, indeed! Like Tom also mentioned, the documentation that came along with the cube is definitely a very nice added bonus -- top notch and professional. Very well done, Drake -- Thanks! Mal At 09:43 PM 8/30/2007 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/25/2007 3:34:33 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The cubes I promised a month ago came back from the anodizer on Thursday. The letters are being filled with enamel today. They will be ready for shipping on Monday. I'll email pictures to those that are interested. I got my Drake Centimeter Scale Cube today! I know it's only a cm cube but it is a work of art. The best scale cube made. Drake even included a write up on it's correct usage. I don't know how many he has made. I think he still has some available. Thanks Drake! Tom ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour __ 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] 1cm scale cube available
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:33:49 -0400, you wrote: thought that the cubes were 1 inch rather than 1cm. I am in the middle of making 1 cubes, but they will cost significantly more. The precession ground blocks I am using cost me over $40 each. (Pray for no scrap!) Holding out for a scale cubit... __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Road Trip!
Hi all, I'm going on a road trip through Arizona this weekend to Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Holbrook and the Petrified Forest and was wondering if anyone could advise me on a few places to go meteorite hunting. I'll be taking the 40 east from California and will be passing through Mojave as well and will probably stop there on the way back. I know Gold Basin Strewn Field is there but don't know exactly where and I have no GPS. Also, hopefully there will be tons of cool photos to post on the MeteoriteWatch.com photo gallery when I get back. :) I'll have my laptop w/mobile broadband which gets pretty good reception way out in the desert and on the road so if anyone contacts me I'll be able to answer my email. Wish me happy hunting... Regards, Eric Wichman MeteoriteWatch.com www.meteoritewatch.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available
Hi, All, Holding out for a scale cubit... Hmm. Got some questions about that... A scale cubit? Assuming a traditional Biblical cubit, which is 457.2 mm, a scale cubit cube of tool grade aluminum (at 2740 kilograms per cubic meter), would weigh 261.86 kg, or about 575 pounds! That could be cumbersome to use, especially in the field. Sterling K. Webb -- - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 8:33 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1cm scale cube available On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:33:49 -0400, you wrote: thought that the cubes were 1 inch rather than 1cm. I am in the middle of making 1 cubes, but they will cost significantly more. The precession ground blocks I am using cost me over $40 each. (Pray for no scrap!) Holding out for a scale cubit... __ 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
