Re: [meteorite-list] Greek Crater
Hi - I first heard about this last year at Christmas, but its been under wraps. I never gave much thought to the fact that global sea levels were lower before 10,900 BCE, and rose afterwards, in terms of what this meant for the Mediterranean. The big question has always been the opening of the Dardanelles, and the date for the Black Sea flooding, but this changes things... The big one in the Mediterranean was the impact of a fragment of Encke ca 2,360 BCE that pretty much wiped out man on Malta, in the sense of gone, disappeared, killed, dead, extinct, etc... The RC dates for this catastrophe match with the Mayan date for Rio Cuarto, which matches with the tree ring date, which matches with the RC date, etc... E.P. Grondine Man and Impact in the Americas __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Service Photo request.
I'm not even on the distribution list, but these removal requests keep pouring in...REMOVE ME AS WELL. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Flaherty Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jerry Dunklee Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jeremiah dunklee; Norm Lehrman; mel; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; janice combs; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; donald Dunklee; Michael L Blood; Tracy Dunklee; David Weir; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DAWN PERKINS; Jane Dawson; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ken newton; Ken Dunklee; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; david Kenefick; mineral enquiries; tammy pollard; Mike Crase; bonnie; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Rick Moore; Mike Fowler; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Peggy Underwood; Jeff Grossman; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jason Wood; kevin; howard Mclean; mike crase; michael groetz; sheila; Adam Hupe; Charlie Hinds; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; us; mom; michael farmer; jeremiah; Dave Harris; Karen Lody; sarah d Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Service Photo request. REMOVE ME!! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jerry Dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED]; bonnie [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; janice combs [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mike crase [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mike Crase [EMAIL PROTECTED]; sarah d [EMAIL PROTECTED]; darren [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jane Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ken Dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED]; donald Dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jeremiah dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tracy Dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mr EMan [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mineral enquiries [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; michael farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gerald Flaherty [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mike Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; michael groetz [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jeff Grossman [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Dave Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Charlie Hinds [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Adam Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jeremiah [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; david Kenefick [EMAIL PROTECTED]; kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED]; randy korotev [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Norm Lehrman [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Karen Lody [EMAIL PROTECTED]; howard Mclean [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mel [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mom [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Rick Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Michael Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ken newton [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DAWN PERKINS [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tammy pollard [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; sheila [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Peggy Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED]; us [EMAIL PROTECTED]; David Weir [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jason Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:32 AM Subject: Service Photo request. We are doing a salute to Veterans at Amy's school. Any chance either of you have a photo from your military service days that you could email to me? Hope all is well. Rod __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Service Photo request.
Take me on a vacation to Hawii ! on 11/12/08 5:27 PM, Dave Gheesling at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not even on the distribution list, but these removal requests keep pouring in...REMOVE ME AS WELL. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Flaherty Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jerry Dunklee Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jeremiah dunklee; Norm Lehrman; mel; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; janice combs; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; donald Dunklee; Michael L Blood; Tracy Dunklee; David Weir; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DAWN PERKINS; Jane Dawson; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ken newton; Ken Dunklee; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; david Kenefick; mineral enquiries; tammy pollard; Mike Crase; bonnie; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Rick Moore; Mike Fowler; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Peggy Underwood; Jeff Grossman; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jason Wood; kevin; howard Mclean; mike crase; michael groetz; sheila; Adam Hupe; Charlie Hinds; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; us; mom; michael farmer; jeremiah; Dave Harris; Karen Lody; sarah d Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Service Photo request. REMOVE ME!! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jerry Dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED]; bonnie [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; janice combs [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mike crase [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mike Crase [EMAIL PROTECTED]; sarah d [EMAIL PROTECTED]; darren [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jane Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ken Dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED]; donald Dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jeremiah dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tracy Dunklee [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mr EMan [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mineral enquiries [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; michael farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gerald Flaherty [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mike Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; michael groetz [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jeff Grossman [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Dave Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Charlie Hinds [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Adam Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jeremiah [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; david Kenefick [EMAIL PROTECTED]; kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED]; randy korotev [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Norm Lehrman [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Karen Lody [EMAIL PROTECTED]; howard Mclean [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mel [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mom [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Rick Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Michael Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ken newton [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DAWN PERKINS [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tammy pollard [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; sheila [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Peggy Underwood [EMAIL PROTECTED]; us [EMAIL PROTECTED]; David Weir [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jason Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:32 AM Subject: Service Photo request. We are doing a salute to Veterans at Amy's school. Any chance either of you have a photo from your military service days that you could email to me? Hope all is well. Rod __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Save huge $ on gas mileage: http://go4best.water4gas.hop.clickbank.net/ Info on Govnt. Spending (BEFORE current Bail Out): http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/GvntSpending.htm Totally Green by Twenty Eighteen __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] OT: Don't even open or answer service photo request emails
If you do- you are only passing it on to others in your mailbox. As to the originator- just check the emails in the meteorite archives (this will keep it out of your mailbox)and the last name of the sender. Sound familiar from the O'bama emails a couple weeks ago? I have everything from that sender (and all with the same last name) blocked from coming in- I would suggest you do the same. Answering in frustration only continues the chain to others on the list. Mike __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Don't even open or answer service photorequest emails
HI Mike, I agree! I never received the original email but have been getting everyone else's Remove Me emails because they Reply All. If someone insists on replying, just reply to the sender who sent it to you. We get enough Spam without having to delete these obvious emails. As Michael Blood would say, Do Not Feed The Ducks. In this case, whoever the original sender was, obvious Spammer!! Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault - Original Message - From: Mike Groetz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:50 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: Don't even open or answer service photorequest emails If you do- you are only passing it on to others in your mailbox. As to the originator- just check the emails in the meteorite archives (this will keep it out of your mailbox)and the last name of the sender. Sound familiar from the O'bama emails a couple weeks ago? I have everything from that sender (and all with the same last name) blocked from coming in- I would suggest you do the same. Answering in frustration only continues the chain to others on the list. Mike __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] test
Hi all! Just seeing if this thing is on. I've been setting my email format to plain text, but my posts still don't show up. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD : Trinitite - Atomite - Alamogordo Glass - Bulk Lots
Hi Folks! While not a meteorite, it can be argued that Trinitite is a man-made tektite of sorts. Given that this material was sucked up into the mushroom cloud, formed into blobs and then rained back to Earth, splattering all over the Trinity test site. According to the articles about trinitite, the exact composition of the Trinitite varied according to where it formed in relation to Ground Zero and what particular elements became infused in a given mass of trinitite during formation. Native elemental components in the desert landscape combined with fissile products, pieces of the bomb casing, cabling, the gantry, and anything else that was swept into the fireball. It's a fascinating material to comtemplate because of what it represents - it is a time capsule or snapshot from the very moment mankind unleashed the latent power of the atom. The only mineral material I can think of that might have more historical significance would be moon dust from Neil Armstrong's boots on the day of the first lunar landing. At any rate, from the first time I acquired some trinitite for my personal collection several months back, I have been fascinated with it. And after a good deal of searching, I finally found a source willing to sell me a bulk lot of it at a reasonable price. So, now I have over 500 grams of small trinitite pieces. On average, they weigh from 2 to 3.5 grams each. Some are a little bigger (4 grams) and some are a little smaller (1 gram). The pieces have about the same diameter as a nickel or penny and are about 3-5mm thick on average. I want to sell some of this to offset my costs, so I am offering this trinitite to the group in the following lots - 1) 10 gram lot of pieces - $40 2) 20 gram lot of pieces - $60 3) 50 gram lot of pieces - $100 I am keeping about 200 grams of this material for my personal inventory, but the rest is up for grabs. To avoid potential customs hassles, I am offering this trinitite to US buyers only. I will not ship it to Canada or Overseas, so please don't ask. PayPal is preferred. Refer to these photos. One photo shows the entire lot in a tupperware container and the other photo show pieces pulled from the lot. The individual pieces shown are on the larger end of the scale - most of the pieces in the entire 500 gram lot are about the same size or a little smaller. http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/Rocks/trinitite-lot.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/Rocks/trin-2.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/Rocks/trin-3.jpg And of course, I still have Moon Rock and Mars Rock Riker box displays for $75 shipped (CONUS), $80 Overseas - http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/April%20Sale/2-planet-kit.jpg Thanks for looking and clear skies! MikeG . Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale .. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Greek Crater
Lukarto G wrote: The RC dates for this catastrophe match with the Mayan date for Rio Cuarto k'uxi Kamiko Lukarto, Amikoetik, Ed, it's interesting that the Maya had a date for Rio Cuarto. Don you believe the Comenchingones communicated with the great Maya astronomers? Or how else could you propose the Maya knew about craters in the heartland of Argentina? They are nearly as far away from the craters as equatorial Africa is, right?! Best wishes, me^ tak'in, Doug -Original Message- From: E.P. Grondine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 3:13 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Greek Crater Hi - I first heard about this last year at Christmas, but its been under wraps. I never gave much thought to the fact that global sea levels were lower before 10,900 BCE, and rose afterwards, in terms of what this meant for the Mediterranean. The big question has always been the opening of the Dardanelles, and the date for the Black Sea flooding, but this changes things... The big one in the Mediterranean was the impact of a fragment of Encke ca 2,360 BCE that pretty much wiped out man on Malta, in the sense of gone, disappeared, killed, dead, extinct, etc... The RC dates for this catastrophe match with the Mayan date for Rio Cuarto, which matches with the tree ring date, which matches with the RC date, etc... E.P. Grondine Man and Impact in the Americas __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Meteorite Auction Ad
Greetings all, While I am looking foreword to seeing everyone in Tucson I must admit that with the combination of increased overhead and a HUGE lack of response to requests for entries in the auction, it is entirely possible this will be the final Tucson Meteorite Auction. Perhaps it has run its course. Personally, I hope not. While it is A LOT of work, it is, at least for me, a LOT of fun - and it has Always seemed to be a lot of fun for all who attend. HOWEVER: Deadline for minimum commission entries is in two days And I have 7 entries (usually, by this time I have 70 or 80). I Have to sell about $25K worth of specimens just to brake even, so, this is looking dismal as the sponsor of the event. It is always Possible tons of entries will come in at graduated fee rates as The event grows nearer and nearer, but that has never been the Case in the past. At least 75% of the items tend to be in and up in the on line catalog by now. Now, this will still make for an exciting auction, as there Will undoubtedly be at least a few more entries and, most important To the bidders, there will be plenty of room to allow for all the late entries, many of which I have turned down in the past and most of which turn out to be large whole Stones Irons with no minimum - so, buyers will have a field day. Also, Jerry Armstrong's lecture should be very meaningful - so Much so that I am hoping to have him audio tape it for me so I Don't miss it, myself. So, while THIS auction will go on, it is Looking like it will be a large financial loss which I can take only Once. If so, then, of course, this will be the 10th and the final. Not to worry if you are a buyer, as you will have a ball, no doubt: Jerry's lecture, Twink's Gold Bason Birthday Cake, food and Open bar with a hundred or more meteorite buddies tends to Make for a great time. I suppose it is entirely possible people are going to flood me With entries of high quality with no minimums over the next few Weeks or so, but I am not holding my breath. On the other hand, People seeing how few entries there are may realize their piece(s) Will be in higher demand, so, feel more inclined to enter specimens. Those that are thinking of submitting can still get the lowest Possible fee by submitting a list of the entries in the next 48 hrs Even if they have yet to take digital photos - I will extend the Deadline for photos on a person by person basis. Please submit high quality pieces only, as $10 and $20 items Are not going to keep the doors open. If you enter 10 or 20 items, some at the low end are fine, of course. I hope I am wrong and have a flood of work over the next Couple of weeks. Best wishes, Michael Save huge $ on gas mileage: http://go4best.water4gas.hop.clickbank.net/ Info on Govnt. Spending (BEFORE current Bail Out): http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/GvntSpending.htm Totally Green by Twenty Eighteen __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - November 12, 2008
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES November 12, 2008 o Structure of the North Polar Layered Deposits http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_010008_2630 o Layers in Candor Mensa Athabasca Valles http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_010027_1745 o Distributary Channels http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_010045_1880 o Knobs, Bright Deposits, and Inverted Channels in Eberswalde Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_010052_1560 All of the HiRISE images are archived here: http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ Information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is online at http://www.nasa.gov/mro. The mission is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, of Denver, is the prime contractor and built the spacecraft. HiRISE is operated by the University of Arizona. Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., of Boulder, Colo., built the HiRISE instrument. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update: October 30 - November 06, 2008
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#spirit SPIRIT UPDATE: Still Trying to Drive Uphill - sol 1716-1722, October 30 - November 06, 2008: Spirit has been trying to drive back up the slope toward the top of Home Plate to achieve a more favorable tilt of the solar panels toward the Sun as it moves higher in the sky. Spirit at first made promising progress on sols 1709 (Oct. 23, 2008) and 1713 (Oct. 27, 2008). Subsequent drives have not been as successful. Spirit began veering to the rover's right, which resulted in the right front wheel getting close to slipping off the top of Home Plate and onto the slope. The right front wheel is the one that no longer drives, so if it moves onto the slope it could be difficult to get it back on top of Home Plate. Fortunately, rover planners have a seemingly bottomless bag of tricks and they continue to try different strategies to make progress up the slope. If necessary, they can direct the rover to drive downslope and take an alternate route back up Home Plate. They can save time if Spirit can make it up the slope from the rover's present location. Spirit is also preparing for solar conjunction. This is a period of approximately two weeks, beginning November 29, when the Sun will be between Earth and Mars, preventing communication. Preparations include making sure that Spirit's battery is charged and that Spirit has sufficient computer memory available to store data collected during conjunction until it can be sent to Earth. Spirit is healthy, with all subsystems performing as expected as of the latest transmission from NASA's Odyssey orbiter on sol 1722 (Nov. 6, 2008). Energy from Spirit's solar arrays has been averaging 230 watt-hours (equivalent to the amount of energy needed to light a 100-watt bulb for about 2 hours and 20 minutes). Sol-by-sol summary In addition to measuring dust-related changes in atmospheric clarity each day with the panoramic camera, Spirit completed the following activities: Sol 1716 (Oct. 30, 2008): Spirit checked for drift (changes with time) in the miniature thermal emission spectrometer and completed a mini-survey of the sky and ground with the instrument. Spirit resumed inching uphill. After the drive, Spirit took a single-frame image with the navigation camera as well as images with the hazard-avoidance cameras. Sol 1717: Spirit checked for drift (changes with time) in the miniature thermal emission spectrometer and completed a mini-survey of the sky and ground with the instrument. The rover recharged the batteries. Sol 1718: Spirit checked for drift (changes with time) in the miniature thermal emission spectrometer and completed a mini-survey of the sky and ground with the instrument. Spirit continued inching uphill and, after the drive, acquired images with the navigation and hazard-avoidance cameras. Sol 1719: Spirit checked for drift (changes with time) in the miniature thermal emission spectrometer and completed a mini-survey of the sky and ground with the instrument. The rover made observations of the spectrometer's calibration target and recharged the batteries. Sol 1720: Spirit checked for drift (changes with time) in the miniature thermal emission spectrometer and completed a mini-survey of the sky and ground with the instrument. The rover acquired four, time-lapse movie frames in search of clouds with the navigation camera and took spot images of the sky for calibration purposes with the panoramic cameras. Spirit completed a quick fine attitude adjustment to determine the rover's precise position relative to the Sun. Spirit acquired images with the rear and front hazard-avoidance cameras and used visual odometry to track the rover's actual position based on the surface imprints made by its wheels. Sol 1721: Spirit continued trying to inch upslope. After stopping, Spirit acquired a single-frame image with the navigation camera as well as images with the hazard-avoidance cameras. Sol 1722 (Nov. 6, 2008): Spirit checked for drift (changes with time) in the miniature thermal emission spectrometer, completed a mini-survey of the sky and ground with the instrument, and recharged the batteries. Odometry: As of sol 1721 (Nov. 4, 2008), Spirit's total odometry was 7,528.56 meters (4.68 miles). __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Spirit Remains Quiet as Dust Storm Weakens
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-210 Mars Rover Spirit Remains Quiet as Dust Storm Weakens Jet Propulsion Laboratory November 12, 2008 PASADENA, Calif. -- A dust storm that has reduced power to NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is clearing, but the Spirit's status remains unknown on Wednesday. Mission controllers sent a set of commands to the rover early Tuesday, Nov. 11, telling it to follow several energy-saving steps, including not trying to communicate before Thursday. The team's immediate goal was to keep Spirit out of a pre-programmed protective mode that is triggered when battery charge is depleted below a safety level. The new commands, if received, would allow the team to keep more active control of Spirit than is possible when the rover is in the low-power protective mode. Like concerned parents, if we can stay in communication with the rover, we are in a better position to help, said John Callas of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., project manager for Spirit and its twin, Opportunity. Controllers listened overnight Tuesday to Wednesday in case Spirit had entered the protective mode and attempted to communicate. It could be a favorable sign that Spirit was not heard from, because that could mean that the rover has received and is following the commands sent Tuesday. However, another possibility is that Spirit has not only entered the low-power protective mode, but that its battery power is so low it would not wake up to communicate. We likely won't know anything definitive until Thursday, Callas said. The good news is that we have indications from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that the dust storm on Mars is clearing over Gusev. (Spirit is working in a range of hills inside Gusev Crater, which is about the size of Connecticut.) Meanwhile, controllers will continue to listen for communication from Spirit at the times the rover would be expected to communicate if it has entered the low-power protective mode but still has enough power to transmit a signal. Spirit has been operating on Mars for nearly five years in an exploration mission originally planned to last three months. A coating of dust on its solar panels is reducing its ability to generate electricity even when the sky is clear. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Exploration Rover project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Media contact: Guy Webster 818-354-6278 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008-2 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NWA 1774 (R3.8-6)
Hello List and Thin Section Lovers, Just got my 2 thin sections of the NWA 1774 (R3.8-6) rumurutiite that Philippe Thomas is offering. Boy, these must surely be among the largest thin sections I have ever purchased with an awesome viewing area of about 2 cm by 3.5 cm. You had better hurry if interested - a few of them are still for sale. See here: http://www.meteoritica.com/thinsections_nwa1774.html #5 and #6 are now my thin sections. Thank you Philippe Léa! Thin Sectionally Yours, Bern __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] meteorite sale
Hello guys, Just to tell you that I'll sell a large part of my meteorite collection. Those of you interested in buying one or more specimens may contact me off list. All the best, Guy Heinen __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Extrasolar planet photos
They really need to run these photos through some of those CSI crime lab filters. Should be able to pull up enough detail to read the alien's lisence plates. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/38540/title/Extrasolar_planetary_system_makes_pictorial_debut __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Meteorite Auction Ad
Hi Michael, I have submitted a piece of Zunhua, but see nothing on the auction catalog webpage as of today. I remember that, when you received the photos and description, you just said: thanks, looks good. Michael. Best wishes, Ma Lan Beijing China --- On Fri, 11/14/08, Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Meteorite Auction Ad To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 4:30 AM Greetings all, While I am looking foreword to seeing everyone in Tucson I must admit that with the combination of increased overhead and a HUGE lack of response to requests for entries in the auction, it is entirely possible this will be the final Tucson Meteorite Auction. Perhaps it has run its course. Personally, I hope not. While it is A LOT of work, it is, at least for me, a LOT of fun - and it has Always seemed to be a lot of fun for all who attend. HOWEVER: Deadline for minimum commission entries is in two days And I have 7 entries (usually, by this time I have 70 or 80). I Have to sell about $25K worth of specimens just to brake even, so, this is looking dismal as the sponsor of the event. It is always Possible tons of entries will come in at graduated fee rates as The event grows nearer and nearer, but that has never been the Case in the past. At least 75% of the items tend to be in and up in the on line catalog by now. Now, this will still make for an exciting auction, as there Will undoubtedly be at least a few more entries and, most important To the bidders, there will be plenty of room to allow for all the late entries, many of which I have turned down in the past and most of which turn out to be large whole Stones Irons with no minimum - so, buyers will have a field day. Also, Jerry Armstrong's lecture should be very meaningful - so Much so that I am hoping to have him audio tape it for me so I Don't miss it, myself. So, while THIS auction will go on, it is Looking like it will be a large financial loss which I can take only Once. If so, then, of course, this will be the 10th and the final. Not to worry if you are a buyer, as you will have a ball, no doubt: Jerry's lecture, Twink's Gold Bason Birthday Cake, food and Open bar with a hundred or more meteorite buddies tends to Make for a great time. I suppose it is entirely possible people are going to flood me With entries of high quality with no minimums over the next few Weeks or so, but I am not holding my breath. On the other hand, People seeing how few entries there are may realize their piece(s) Will be in higher demand, so, feel more inclined to enter specimens. Those that are thinking of submitting can still get the lowest Possible fee by submitting a list of the entries in the next 48 hrs Even if they have yet to take digital photos - I will extend the Deadline for photos on a person by person basis. Please submit high quality pieces only, as $10 and $20 items Are not going to keep the doors open. If you enter 10 or 20 items, some at the low end are fine, of course. I hope I am wrong and have a flood of work over the next Couple of weeks. Best wishes, Michael Save huge $ on gas mileage: http://go4best.water4gas.hop.clickbank.net/ Info on Govnt. Spending (BEFORE current Bail Out): http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/GvntSpending.htm Totally Green by Twenty Eighteen __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Major Breakthrough: First Photos of Planets Around Other Stars
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/081113-hubble-exoplanet.html Major Breakthrough: First Photos of Planets Around Other Stars By Jeanna Bryner -- 13 November 2008 Astronomers have taken what they say are the first-ever images of planets outside of our solar system, including a visible-light snapshot of a single-planet system and an infrared picture of a multiple-planet system. Earth-like worlds might also exist in the three-planet system, but if so they are too dim to photograph. The other newfound planet orbits a star called Fomalhaut, which is visible without the aid of a telescope. It is the 18th brightest star in the sky. The massive worlds, each much heftier than Jupiter (at least for the three-planet system), could change how astronomers define the term planet, one planet-hunter said. Breakthrough technology Until now, scientists have inferred the presence of planets mainly by detecting an unseen world's gravitational tug on its host star or waiting for the planet to transit in front of its star and then detecting a dip in the star's light. While these methods have helped to identify more than 300 extrasolar planets to date, astronomers have struggled to actually directly image and see such inferred planets. The four photographed exoplanets are discussed in two research papers published online today by the journal Science. Every extrasolar planet detected so far has been a wobble on a graph. These are the first pictures of an entire system, said Bruce Macintosh, an astrophysicist from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, and part of the team that photographed the multi-planet system in infrared light. We've been trying to image planets for eight years with no luck and now we have pictures of three planets at once. Astronomers have claimed previously to have directly imaged a planet, with at least two such objects, though not everybody agreed the objects were planets. Instead, they may be dim, failed stars known as brown dwarfs. Multi-planet snapshots Macintosh, lead researcher Christian Marois of the NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics in Canada, and colleagues used the Gemini North telescope and W.M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Kea to obtain infrared images. Infrared radiation represents heat and, along with everything from radio waves to visible light and X-rays, is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The trio of worlds orbits a star named HR 8799, which is about 130 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus and about 1.5 times as massive as the sun. The planets are located at distances from their star of 24, 38 and 68 astronomical units (AU). (An astronomical unit equals the average Earth-sun distance of 93 million miles, or about 150 million km.) Other planet-finding techniques work out to only about 5 AU from a star. The planet closest to the star weighs in at 10 times the mass of Jupiter, followed by another 10 Jupiter-mass planet and then, farther out, a world seven times the heft of Jupiter. By astronomical standards, the planets are fresh out of the oven, forming about 60 million years ago. That means the orbs are still glowing from heat leftover from their formation. Earth, by comparison, is about 4.5 billion years old. The most distant planet orbits just inside a disk of dusty debris, similar to that produced by the icy objects of the solar system's Kuiper belt, which lies just beyond the orbit of Neptune. The setup of this planetary system, along with its dusty belt, suggests it is a scaled-up version of our solar system, Macintosh said. That means other planets closer in to the host star could be waiting for discovery. I think there's a very high probability that there are more planets in the system that we can't detect yet, Macintosh said. One of the things that distinguishes this system from most of the extrasolar planets that are already known is that HR 8799 has its giant planets in the outer parts - like our solar system does - and so has 'room' for smaller terrestrial planets, far beyond our current ability to see, in the inner parts. Hubble's discovery University of California, Berkeley, astronomer Paul Kalas led the team of astronomers who took the visible-light snapshot of the single-planet system. The exoplanet has been named Fomalhaut b, and is estimated to weigh no more than three Jupiter masses. The Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys was used to make the image. The camera is equipped with a coronagraph that blocks out the light of the host star, allowing astronomers to view a much fainter planet. It's kind of like if driving into the sun and suddenly you flip down your visor, you can see the road easier, Kalas said during a telephone interview. In fact, Fomalhaut b is 1 billion times fainter than its star. It's not easy to see. That kind of sensitivity has never been seen before, he added. Fomalhaut b is about 25 light-years
Re: [meteorite-list] Greek Crater
Hi Doug - Not being fluent in Mayan, I had to rely on the translations of the hieroglyph scholars. As for how the Maya knew about the impacts, the fragments were visible for a long time, they watched them come in, and the resulting ecological collapse was catastrophic. Everyone who survived talked about it afterwards, and I have little doubt that the Maya, Olmec, and others dispatched researchers to the impact site. When are you going to get out your magnifying glass and read your copy of Man and Impact in the Americas? good hunting, Ed Ed, it's interesting that the Maya had a date for Rio Cuarto. Don you believe the Comenchingones communicated with the great Maya astronomers? Or how else could you propose the Maya knew about craters in the heartland of Argentina? They are nearly as far away from the craters as equatorial Africa is, right?! Best wishes, me^ tak'in, Doug __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
