[meteorite-list] How 'bout a Wise meteorite?
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9013239 Meteor creates fiery spectacle over Wise County By Steve Igo Published April 17th, 2009 WISE A cosmic visitor created a brief spectacle over the pre-dawn Wise County skies Friday. Most likely a meteor plummeting to earth in a blaze of glory, the fireball streaked down on an easterly arc roughly above U.S. Route 58 down toward what appeared to be a destination in the Tacoma area, at least from the perspective of White Oak Road atop the Tacoma Mountain Road ridgeline, looking south. The fiery falling object was witnessed shortly before 6:30 a.m., or roughly a half-hour before sunrise. Daybreak motorists on U.S. 58 would have had a nice view of an unusual event during their morning commute, the fireball breaking apart into two pieces before flaming out in the same instant at what appeared to be just a few hundred feet above the terrain. The Wise County Sheriffs Dispatch Center said no citizens reported having their breakfast rudely interrupted by a smoldering stone smashing through a ceiling or finding a car windshield inexplicably spiderwebbed. So whatever was left of the likely meteor tiny pieces or even tinier particles for the most part splattered harmlessly onto field or forest. Dr. Lucian Undrieu, a native of Romania and a professor of physics at the University of Virginias College at Wise, said a meteor is an object that disintegrates in the atmosphere, and a meteorite actually strikes the ground. Because it flamed out, the object was most likely a meteor, he said. There are probably two (meteorites) per day all over the globe, Undrieu said. A little-known fact is that the Earths mass grows by an estimated 40,000 tons annually from stuff that falls from space. Undrieu said for a meteor to have survived so close to the ground, it would have been about one meter in diameter when entering the atmosphere, or more or less a yard thick. Breaking into two pieces an instant before flaming out was likely the final incineration of Fridays meteor, Undrieu said, so little more than stardust would have sprinkled onto the ground. Also, appearing to fall over the Tacoma area would have been deceiving to the White Oak Road witness, he said, because the object could have been far farther south. Although he teaches physics, Undrieu said he occasionally teaches an introductory astronomy course at UVa-Wise. I take great pleasure in teaching it, he said, and expressed a hint of envy for those early birds who might have witnessed Fridays sky spectacle of a meteoroidal kind. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] A paper on NWA 869
Dated 2008, but I've never ran across it before: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2008/pdf/1120.pdf __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] green fusion crust
List: Has anyone seen a greenish fusion crust on chondrites? I know they exist on lunar meteorites, but can a chondrite have a greenish crust? Thanks, Greg Stanley __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] an incredible tichka/tamedaght impact with earth rock museum meteorite
hi all, i missed the list, well, the fall of tamedaght has made an incredible impact , earth rock has melted with meteorite, a proof that meteorite hit earth in very hot temperature , the first time i see this , actually Stefan and martin Altman has make this observation of this incredible and rare meteorite with earth rock, they melt and make an art museum pieces, earth rock inside a meteorite crust, enjoy the photo talk better, picasso's http://www.flickr.com/photos/azizhabibi/ good night aziz habibi I.M.C.A # 6220 habibi aziz box 70 erfoud 52200 morroco phone. 21235576145 fax.21235576170. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: April 13-17, 2009
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES April 13-17, 2009 o Dust Devil Tracks (Released 13 April 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20090413a o Angustus Labyrinthus (Released 14 April 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20090414a o South Polar Clouds (Released 15 April 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20090415a o Spring Storms (Released 16 April 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20090416a o More Storm Clouds (Released 17 April 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20090417a 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. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - April 17, 2009
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[meteorite-list] AD: 1600+ gram FUKANG Specimen- Below Wholesale 1st offer over...
Hello, For List members... I will sell this piece for the first offer over 10k. It is already a steal at the ebay price that now stands, but I need to sell this quick...so first offer over 10k gets it. Check around, do the math and you will see this is a steal! go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200331775166 Hello, I have had a string of pretty good luck. I just acquired a NEW Meteorite from a Ranch in Deming, New Mexico and now I have 4 other New Meteorites to buy out of the field from Ranchers/Farmers in the Southwest... When it rains it pours I need to sell one of my more serious pieces at a great price so that I can acquire these 4 new meteorites... Here is a 1600+ gram Fukang Specimen! When you could buy these blocks at wholesale prices it cost more and now you can not get Fukang wholesale. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200331775166 Thanks for Looking and Someone will appreciate this huge specimen and great price! Best Wishes Michael Cottingham __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Ebay Auctions Ending 2 Hours
Greetings, I have auctions ending in two hours time. See Auctions Here: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/almittmet --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD Weston micros for resale
Dear List, Anyone wanting a micros of Weston for resale, please contact me offlist. Mininum purchase applies. Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - ebay auctions ending
Dear List Members, I have some auctions ending this weekend of some cutting specks of historic and rare falls. If you would like to check them out: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/refamat_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZQQ_sopZ12 Mark Ferguson __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - ebay auctions ending on Saturday
Dear Listees, Our ebay auctions ending on Saturday can be seen at: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ50QQsassZmeteoriteshow They include: 1- CRUSTED OCs #FB-56&57-08 - 8.7g + 6.8g: FB-56-08: 1 Complete & ORIENTED Individual weighing 8.7g - 20x17x14mm. 100% FUSION CRUSTED FB-57-08: 1 Fragment weighing 6.8g - 23x17x12mm. ~85% FUSION CRUSTED Probably 2 H chondrites according to attraction to a magnet, compared with known chondrites. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952589 2- Dag 951 - L5 - 86.3g endcut: dimensions ~39x23x5mm This meteorite was found by M. Franco in Libya in 2000 and comes from his collection. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952803 3- EL AROUSS L-IMB (unclas.) - 15.2g endcut: dimensions 36x21x12mm. Nice tiny chondrules in a "milky way" of metal flakes. There is one big chondrule visible at the back of the cut section (see picture), which is extremely unusual in this meteorite. STILL AT $1.00 STARTING PRICE, NO BID YET!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952809 4- SAH 02500 L3 - 567.8g - 7 pces: weights' details: 113.5g + 91.9g + 74.9g + 81g + 72.2g + 80.5g + 52.7g. All of these fragments & individuals are partially fusion crusted, some of them display quite big chondrules at the surface... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952638 5- SAHARAN OC #3357 - 351.3g Main Mass: dimensions: 77x66x58mm. Rests of fusion crust can be seen on 2 sides of the meteorite, which is quite weathered. The cut section shows a highly metamorphized structure, without any metal flakes. This is probably an LL chondrite, which is confirmed by the low magnetic susceptibility of 4,41 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952709 6- Sikhote-Alin IRON IIAB - 14.1g oriented individual: dimensions ~18x18x10mm. Great orientation, see pictures. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330319952726 Thank you very much for watching and best wishes to ALL BIDDERS!!! Kind regards, Frederic Beroud http://www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA member # 2491 (http://www.imca.cc/) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ensisheim-2009 news
Dear List,
The detailed flyer describing the 10th
international meteorite show « Ensisheim 2009 » will be ready quite soon.
Please find here as a preview, a summary of the
main characteristics of this 10th edition of the
show, that is of particular significance.
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Show dates:
Friday June 19 to Sunday June 22, 2009 (as
always, the week-end preceding the Ste Marie mineral show).
Schedule:
Friday 19 is usually the "dealers day". This
year, the Palace rooms are not also open
exclusively to dealers but also to the public
(9:00 - 18:00), as it often occurs in most
mineral shows. This was decided after major
request, as this apparently favors business
during table setting. It will be to dealer's
responsibility to watch their stuff during the "Friday mess".
The Regency Palace rooms close at 18:00 and all
the opening ceremonies then start on the main
square: inaugural address, enthroning ceremonies, friendly drink...
The henceforth unavoidable Friday dinner party
will start from 20:00, on the main square, inside
the tents, almost in the open air (as we again
ordered the weather to fully co-operate!).
2 meals, selectively prepared by the owner of the
nearby restaurant "Le Boeuf Rouge" are proposed,
one based on poultry (fowl or alike), the other
based on game (wild animals), probably hind (doe) or young wild boar.
Fixed price: 23 euro, excluding beverages but
including, as a 10th anniversary special gift, an
original mug with Ensisheim meteorite engraved
("souvenir" otherwise available for 8 euro).
Beer is unlimited and the recommender wines
include 2 special vintages, namely
"Ensisheim-Meteorite 1492" Pinot Gris (white) and
"Ensisheim-Meteorite 1492" Pinot Noir (red), and
at least 2 other red wines that traditionally
accompany gam-based menues (Bordeaux)
Party can end any time (possibly before the
"meteorite hot rush" the next morning)
Everybody (organizers, dealers, close friends,
"loose" friends, relatives, related, tramps,
unknowns...) attending (or not) the dealers day
& enthroning ceremonies + "friendly drink" is welcome!
Please, let me know early enough (say before June
10 (slightly flexible deadline), if you want to
attend, how many guests you will bring and
(optionally, but it helps) which menu you would prefer
Reservation is a must, for obvious reasons (menu selection and preparation).
Fun absolutely guaranteed during the party (the
tradition is that the one who can't have fun pays
ME a beer!.but so far I always stayed thirsty!)
While we are at food, the Saturday dinner party
(not official but strongly recommended) can
either take part in the tents on the main
"dancing" square (basically light meal involving
"tarte flambée" and alike + "selected liquids", all served by the organizers).
The other (and new) option is the restaurant "Le
Boeuf Rouge" that is actually located exactly on
the main square (on the other side of the church, 20 from the tents).
More than 120 guests can be sit inside in case of
cold (very unlikely), or in a newly rebuilt open
air courtyard. This large open resort is partly
covered by a wooden roof (in improbable case of
rain), partly just sun-protected by vineyard.
Meals are proposed "à la carte" at very friendly
prices (food quality to price ratio largely
positive) and beverage is unlimited. The
advantage of that option is not only excellent
food (we had a very positive try this week) but
its proximity to every hotel ("La Couronne" or
"Le Moulin") or the "dancing square", whereto you
could walk or "creep" (?) any time in the deep night
Other meals:
Saturday and Sunday: traditional lunches + all
other traditional snacks, including the very
popular "tarte flambée" (Alsatian pie), all
permanently served outside or inside the sun-protected tent.
All the other activities on the main square
(beer, wine sale, beer, tee shirts, beer,
dino-teasing, mugs, beer, pins, discussions,
beer...) are maintained (some highly recommended!).
The 2009 theme is very simple:
"BEAUTIFUL METEORITES"
There will be an outside display involving 3
"genuine" dinosaurs" surrounding a giant
meteorite that is expected to fall the day before
the show opening. More seriously, there will be a
480 kg new iron offered for public admiration
(and sale!). It will fly directly from the
Santago del Estero strewn field, sent through
some "air-pony-express-mail" by our ever smiling "brother Hans" (Koser).
No sir, it is definitely NOT a Campo, but an new
iron found onto the current Campo strewnfield. It
is a coarse octahedrite (like Sikhote-Alin)
provisionally named LAS PALMAS (under classification).
(For serious potential buyers, pics and price can
be obtained soon from Hans or me. Just write.
If sold, the giant chunk is to be taken "as such"
after the show, as "carry-on" on your hand
luggage for your return flight, and as a "nothing
to declare" goods for the customs clearance (foresee a small bag!)
The
[meteorite-list] QMIG update
Listoids More articles to upload on Queensland meteorites this weekend - olde pix, olde articles and olde newspaper thingies - Thunda, Gladstone, ? others http://www.qmig.org And has anyone heard anything from jeff k - he's been damn quiet lately Cheers __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Villalbeto de la Pena strewnfield
Hello to the List, I just found on Google that southern part of the Villalbeto strewnfield would be partly cancelled by a dam. Links to the photos : http://villalbeto.blogspot.com/ Pierre-Marie Pele __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
