[meteorite-list] AD-ebay auctions ending Sat, Nov 30
Aloha meteorite afficianados, Big Kahuna has meteorites in auctions on ebay that end this Saturday, Nov 30, starting at 8:00am Pacific / 11:00am Eastern / 4:00pm London / 6:00pm Helsinki / 11:00pm Singapore. FREE Worldwide shipping on select meteorites. Some of the items on the block are: Allende CV3 7.26g Fresh fragrant fragment - http://tinyurl.com/k39tu7z Bassikounou H5 18.05g Fresh fusion crusted stone - http://tinyurl.com/n5usxm8 Boxhole IIIAB 21.82g Australian iron - http://tinyurl.com/kdpqvr6 Buzzard Coulee H4 33.83g Fresh Canadian fall stone - http://tinyurl.com/kuuntuz Camel Donga Euc 10.15g Gorgeous glossy stone - http://tinyurl.com/olrf9yj Canyon Diablo IAB 55.39g Fantastic shape - http://tinyurl.com/mma6ynw Chelyabinsk LL5 1.54g Russian fall impact melt nodule - http://tinyurl.com/kpnoor5 Cumberland Falls Aub 0.29g Rare achondrite part slice - http://tinyurl.com/k7ltd5l Gao-Guenie H5 24.61g Ultrasonically cleaned - http://tinyurl.com/m789rdu Gibeon IVA 21.14g Fantastic sculpted beauty - http://tinyurl.com/l4xsxvw Honolulu L5 0.24g Rare Hawaiian fall of 1825 - http://tinyurl.com/nu5jmc5 Jbilet Winselwan CM2 6.85g Very RARE individual - http://tinyurl.com/mvyp2jg Jbilet Winselwan CM2 1.63g Fresh crusted full slice - http://tinyurl.com/kyxcu9c Mreira L6 7.46g Mauritania fall of Dec 16, 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/mbbj3xz Mreira L6 6.30g Fantastic brecciated full slice - http://tinyurl.com/k7w6gob Mundrabilla IAB-ung 7.36g Stunning individual - http://tinyurl.com/m7xaadm Murchison CM2 1.24g Fresh carbonaceous full slice - http://tinyurl.com/l6v3qgd Nuevo Mercurio H5 3.10g Oriented w/ flowlines - http://tinyurl.com/mkgoo55 Ochansk H4 0.86g Fragment of 1887 witnessed fall - http://tinyurl.com/myvervm Odessa 321.11g Lincoln Lapaz UNM collection piece - http://tinyurl.com/l8bsjp4 Pena Blanca Spring Aub 0.64g Rare achondrite fall - http://tinyurl.com/l82fj5e Sao Joao Nepomuceno IVA-anom 5.72g Silicated iron - http://tinyurl.com/q8y2lec Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 290 CH3 0.22g RARE - http://tinyurl.com/knxw2mh Sikhote Alin IIAB 12.06g Oriented iron meteorite - http://tinyurl.com/pbeypbt Tatahouine Dio 4.61g The Green Meteorite - http://tinyurl.com/ooys223 Varre-Sai L5 1.41g Fresh Brazil fall stone pt slice - http://tinyurl.com/kamyu4t Zagami She 0.07g Spectacular Martian fall pt slice - http://tinyurl.com/n6b2ppo NWA 100 L6 3.99g Crusted part slice of rare early NWA - http://tinyurl.com/mpld9n3 NWA 104 L6 5.24g Crusted part slice of rare early NWA - http://tinyurl.com/lbzx25r NWA 1935 LL4 3.33g Crusted part slice of rare early NWA - http://tinyurl.com/lcb2r47 NWA 1941 L6 6.37g Mirror polished slice of the ‘Blue Chondrite’ - http://tinyurl.com/k2lbny6 NWA 2086 CV3 0.75g Carbonaceous full slice - http://tinyurl.com/moarbpt NWA 2965 EL6/7 1.14g Early NWA enstatite chondrite - http://tinyurl.com/kha7evh NWA 4734 Lun 0.08g Moon rock slice - http://tinyurl.com/k5p3ong NWA 6957 CR2 Carbonaceous full slice - http://tinyurl.com/mb5u5zp NWA 7728 R4 1.03g Fresh Rumuruti part slice - http://tinyurl.com/mxkhvvr NWA 7940 L3.15 2.10g Beautiful breccia meteorite - http://tinyurl.com/n6lnre2 NWA 7941 L3.4 2.26g Awesome unequilibrated slice - http://tinyurl.com/mmpmj6w NWA 7942 CV3 3.31g Polished carbonaceous full slice - http://tinyurl.com/lda3ke3 Agoudal Shattercone 79g impactite made from met impact - http://tinyurl.com/kcnm4bo Steinheim Shattercone 37.33g Created by meteorite impact - http://tinyurl.com/kfk5ccx Big Kahuna - The coolest 1cm scale cube on planet earth - http://tinyurl.com/lu48sh8 Micro Membranebox 12-pack for meteorite storage/display - http://tinyurl.com/l73oqs7 … and much more. You can see all of my offerings on ebay here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc. PO Box 4175, Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 640-9161 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Unclassified NWA Contributed by: Gourgues Denis http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad : Black Friday Sale - 30% OFF everything and prices slashed - North of 60% OFF on some pieces!
Hi Friends and Collectors, For today and this weekend only, you can take 30% OFF everything in the store by using coupon code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout. If the coupon or checkout gives you any problems, then please contact me via email - cura...@galactic-stone.com Dozens of select specimens (meteorites, amber, and others) have been marked down by 10-30%. So you can use your coupon code to get upwards to 60% off some pieces. The markdowns are shown on the item description page and are automatically included. POPULAR GIFT IDEAS : Space Shuttle Display - contains a genuine sample of the composite heat shield tiles used to protect the shuttle during atmospheric re-entry. This tile and the samples cut from it were not flown, but they make a great gift for the space geek or engineer nerd in your life. These are popular stocking stuffers during the holidays. Shuttle Display - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/space-shuttle-heat-shield-tile-display-authentic-nasa-surplus-tile-sample Trinitite Atom Bomb Glass Displays - Three different displays that feature a sample of trinitite from the historic 1945 Trinity Test of the world's first atom bomb. Trinitite Display - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/trinitite-display-historic-atom-bomb-glass Atomic Blonde Display - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/limited-edition-trinitite-display-vintage-pop-sci-atomic-art Mushroom Cloud Display - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/limited-edition-trinitite-display-vintage-pop-sci-mushroom-cloud Meteorite Pendants for Jewelry - Three different glass pendants that contain one of the following meteorites - Tissint Martian Shergotitte, Chelyabinsk Chondrite, or Campo del Cielo iron. You supply your own chain for an out of this world stocking stuffer. Mars Pendant - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/mars-necklace-pendant-glass-vial-pendant-with-genuine-mars-meteorite Chelyabinsk Pendant - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/chelyabinsk-necklace-pendant-glass-vial-of-historic-russian-meteorite Stardust Pendant - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/stardust-necklace-pendant-glass-vial-pendant-filled-with-iron-meteorite Meteorite Collection Kit (28 specimens) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/meteorite-collection-28-different-labelled-specimens-in-a-display Meteorite Collection Kit (56 specimens) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/advanced-meteorite-collection-over-different-specimens-in-display-cases Meteorite Collection Kit (84 specimens) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/advanced-meteorite-collection-over-80-different-specimens-in-display-cases Chicxulub KT Boundary Display (Dinosaur Extinction) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/chicxulub-tektite-display-rare-dinosaur-extinction-relic Chelyabinsk Impact Artifact Display (new!) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/chelyabinsk-impact-event-display-meteorite-sample-and-shockwave-glass-artifact Meteorite Map of the United States - I have one of these available for immediate shipment. It is a giclee on canvas print that was done on a professional, large-format, high-dynamic range, printer. Top quality and ready for framing. This massive map will dominate a wall at approx. 36 x 16 inches. A striking and useful piece of functional art. This map is signed and numbered by the artist. USA Meteorite Map - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/meteorites-of-the-united-states-artwork-map-large-prints-canvas-suitable-for-framing All new specimens - http://www.galactic-stone.com/products/brand-new?pagesize=24 Thanks for looking, and have a great weekend! :) -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD-Auctions ending soon
Good afternoon: I have several auctions ending shortly. Here is the complete list: http://stores.ebay.com/Mile-High-Meteorites/ Some individual auctions include (toss me offers, you never know): Casilda, Argentina 32g slice http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=221322563294ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT; NWA 2751 eucrite http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=251386306898ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT; 123g Canyon Diablo from the University of New Mexico http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=221322573818ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT; ASHMORE, Texas http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=221323374415ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT; NWA 2751 Brecciated Lodranite http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=221323375249ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT; SEMINOLE, TX http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=221323375914ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT; Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite
it is sad that the media runs with this crap these days, a real meteorite fall hardly raises an eyebrow. Battle Mountain was completely ignored by the media despite our best efforts. I guess kids and scratches are much more interesting. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On Nov 28, 2013, at 8:44 AM, Kelly Beatty jkellybea...@comcast.net wrote: hi, Ron... just FYI, I have had a couple of email exchanges with the researchers at Florida Atlantic University who examined the fragments; it's actually the guy who runs the school's observatory. all he concluded was that the fragments were slightly magnetic. I've seen no indication that the family is having the fragments tested further (though I haven't tried to contact them). further, the FAU guy estimates that the fragments total about 1 gram. with the total mass was so low, there's no way those fragments - even intact - could have caused such a gash. one thing that I took away from the KPEC video was that the boy suffered a (linear) cut, with no surrounding bruising. inconsistent with being conked by a single small rock. also, the presumption is that the rock fragmented when it hit his skull - but there are no signs of fresh rock surfaces. according to my FAU source, they weren't simply bits of rusted iron. some appear to have small bright nonmetallic inclusions in a dark, reddish interior. *maybe* there's a larger fragment lying around somewhere in the yard. but I doubt it. more likely little Stevie bonked his head on something and didn't 'fess up to Dad. clear skies, Kelly J. Kelly Beatty Senior Contributing Editor SKY TELESCOPE 617-416-9991 SkyandTelescope.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite
Little Stevie is definitively telling fibs and making his father look stupid. My guess is that Stevie was doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing and injured himself. He learned by example that he could lie his way out of most situations by making up a big stories. The better the story, the more believers. Instead of being punished for telling untruths, Stevie has learned early in life that he could attract all kinds of attention with his fanciful stories. I would have got my butt whipped if I told such nonsense growing up. Adam From: Kelly Beatty jkellybea...@comcast.net To: 'Ron Baalke' baa...@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov; 'Meteorite Mailing List' meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 7:44 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Boy Allegedly Hit By Meteorite hi, Ron... just FYI, I have had a couple of email exchanges with the researchers at Florida Atlantic University who examined the fragments; it's actually the guy who runs the school's observatory. all he concluded was that the fragments were slightly magnetic. I've seen no indication that the family is having the fragments tested further (though I haven't tried to contact them). further, the FAU guy estimates that the fragments total about 1 gram. with the total mass was so low, there's no way those fragments - even intact - could have caused such a gash. one thing that I took away from the KPEC video was that the boy suffered a (linear) cut, with no surrounding bruising. inconsistent with being conked by a single small rock. also, the presumption is that the rock fragmented when it hit his skull - but there are no signs of fresh rock surfaces. according to my FAU source, they weren't simply bits of rusted iron. some appear to have small bright nonmetallic inclusions in a dark, reddish interior. *maybe* there's a larger fragment lying around somewhere in the yard. but I doubt it. more likely little Stevie bonked his head on something and didn't 'fess up to Dad. clear skies, Kelly J. Kelly Beatty Senior Contributing Editor SKY TELESCOPE 617-416-9991 SkyandTelescope.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] India to Sling Mars Spacecraft Into Solar Orbit on Sunday
http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/India_to_sling_Mars_craft_into_Sun_orbit_on_Sunday-404412/SCI-TECH%20and%20HEALTH/36 India to sling Mars craft into Sun orbit on Sunday. IANS Live November 28, 2013 Bangalore: India's maiden Mars craft will sling into Sun orbit early Sunday for a 280-day long voyage to reach the red planet Sep 24, 2014. The Orbiter entered the final orbit of earth early Wednesday for its trans-injection into the Sun orbit on Sunday at 00.49 a.m. for a nine-month journey to Mars through the interplanetary space, a senior space agency official said here. The craft passed its penultimate perigee (closest to equator) at 07.10 a.m. Wednesday to commence its four-day final orbit around earth to leave for Mars in the wee hours of Sunday. A 440 Newton engine will be fired for nearly 23 minutes to sling the craft into the Sun orbit at a speed of 648 metres per second for which 190 kg of fuel will be consumed, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientific secretary V. Koteshwara Rao told reporters here. Orbiter has completed its six-orbit raising manoeuvres between Nov 7 and Nov 16 and crossed an apogee (farthest from equator) of 192,915 km. All is going well, Orbiter will be slung into the heliocentric (Sun) orbit towards Mars for a 680-million-long coasting distance, Rao said at the space agency's telemetry, tracking and command network (Istrac) in the city. The 1,337-kg Orbiter was launched on Nov 5 from Sriharikota spaceport off the Bay of Bengal, about 80 km north east of Chennai, on board a 350-tonne rocket with five scientific instruments to detect Methane in the Martian atmosphere, measure the thermal emission and capture images of the red planet from its orbit at a distance of 500 km. The slingshot for the trans-injection will be a complex combination of navigation and propulsion technologies, governed by the gravity of Sun and Mars, Rao said at a briefing on the Rs.450-crore mission's next phase. The Orbiter's trajectory will be achieved using the attitude and orbit control thrusters during the correction manoeuvres planned enroute. As the fourth planet from Sun and behind Earth, Mars is the second smallest celestial body in the solar system. Named after Roman god of war, it is also known as red planet due to the presence of iron oxide in abundance, giving it a reddish appearance. Though Earth and Mars have equal period of revolution around their axis, the red planet takes 24 hours and 37 minutes to complete a revolution. Earth takes around 365 days to orbit the sun and Mars 687 days. The craft will be injected into the outer space in a trajectory by precisely computing 280 days in advance the position it would achieve near Mars Sep 14, 2014, which will be 500 km above its surface at that time, Rao pointed out. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) complex at Istrac is also daily conducting checks of the main bus systems, redundant systems, failure detection, reconfiguration and its scientific instruments, including its powerful colour camera. The camera, which has been activated, has demonstrated its functioning by taking a clear picture of the Indian sub-continent Nov 19 from a distance of 67,975 km with a 3.5 metre resolution. During the helio sun phase, travelling at a speed of 32.5 km per second mid-course corrections will be carried, if required, Dec 11, mid-April, mid-August and Sept 14. The Orbiter will be inserted on Sep 24 at 07:14 a.m. into the Martian orbit at 372 km periapsis (nearest to surface) and 80,000 apo-asis (farthest from surface) by firing the engine for nearly 29 minutes in the reverse direction to reduce its speed to 11,009 metres per second by consuming 24 kg fuel, Rao pointed out. The mission has also built-in mechanism for contingencies and redundancies have been built into the systems and the onboard autonomy to switch over from primary to stand by system. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Scientists Baffled By New Pictures of Comet ISON
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1311/28ison/ Scientists baffled by new pictures of Comet ISON BY WILLIAM HARWOOD STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS SPACE PLACE USED WITH PERMISSION November 28, 2013 After a multi-million-year plunge from the frozen fringes of the solar system, Comet ISON may have broken apart and evaporated in the fierce heat and crushing gravity of the sun before or during a close flyby Thursday, presumably scotching long-held hopes for a dramatic sky show on Earth over the next few weeks. Or maybe not. Well after many casual observers had given up on the comet's survival, updated pictures from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft -- SOHO -- showed what appeared to be a long trail of dust extending away from the sun along ISON's trajectory, brightening sharply toward its tip. Whether it was just a dust trail, or perhaps dust and larger fragments of ISON -- or both -- was not immediately clear. As several observers tweeted and re-tweeted: It is now clear that Comet #ISON either survived or did not survive, or... maybe both. Hope that clarifies things. Matthew Knight, an astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Az, said in a telephone interview that it wasn't clear exactly what SOHO was observing. Initially when something came out (after close approach), we thought this is just the dust trail and there's not much left, it's just going to fade away, he said. And then images keep coming in and ... the last few, it seems pretty definitely like it's getting brighter. So we do not have a good answer as to what's going on. My best guess right now, and it's really only an educated guess, is that there is something left, probably smaller fragments, because it still doesn't look like there's a nuclear condensation. Inbound, the leading edge was brighter. It doesn't look like that. It just looks to me like there are some smaller fragments that may just actually be disintegrating. They just took longer to do it. But it's also possible, he said, there could be still a substantial nucleus there and it's actually outgassing. ... But I don't have any explanation for it if there's just nothing left. Monitored by a fleet of space telescopes, ISON, an ancient remnant of the solar system's birth, made its close approach to the sun just after 1:25 p.m. EST, streaking by at more than 200 miles per second at an altitude of less than a million miles -- an exceedingly close shave by astronomical standards. Astronomers around the world were on the edges of their seats as the comet approached the sun, many of them convinced the three-quarter-mile-wide snowball would break up due to the blistering heat of the encounter and the tidal stresses imposed by the sun's gravitational grip. The comet appeared to fade and smear out as it closed in on the sun and astronomers monitoring instruments aboard two sun-watching spacecraft reported they were unable to immediately spot any traces of ISON after perihelion, its point of closest approach. In the case of Comet ISON, it appears to have disappeared and broken up into small enough chunks that over the course of hours, or a day or so, that those chunks have all evaporated, said Dean Pesnell, project scientist with NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. And once it gets small enough and sees the sun's magnetic field ... (the fragments) don't stay together and we don't get to see them. Karl Battams, a comet scientist with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, agreed, saying ISON probably hasn't survived this journey. Studying an image from a coronagraph aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft, Battams said he saw no sign of ISON emerging from behind the instrument's occulting disk, used to block out the glare of the sun, and that, I think, could be the nail in the coffin. Asked whether the comet might still make an appearance in Earth's sky as the presumed remnants move back out into deep space over the next few weeks, Pesnell said probably not, adding that if we don't see it coming out from behind ... the chances of it being bright enough as it moves away from the sun are fairly small. Later in the day, spacecraft images showed what appeared to be a trail of dusty debris along the comet's path, but there was no sign of a nucleus or any large fragments. It looks like it disappeared completely, Pesnell said in a telephone interview. You see some dust continuing around the orbit, but that could just be large dust particles that haven't yet evaporated. But there appears to be no source of dust. Based on initial observations with the SDO spacecraft, Pesnell believes ISON must have broken up and evaporated before it reach the sun. If it had done that near the sun, we would have seen it, he said. We see oxygen and pretty much every molecule has some oxygen in it. We should have seen oxygen. The fact that we didn't see it means that it must have evaporated
[meteorite-list] ESA Helping China To The Moon
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Helping_China_to_the_Moon Helping China To The Moon European Space Agency 29 November 2013 Shortly after China's Chang'e-3 spacecraft departs Earth to land on the Moon, ESA's network of tracking stations will swing into action, providing crucial support for the vessel's five-day lunar cruise. China's Chang'e-3, named after the mythological goddess of the Moon, is scheduled for lift off on 1 December from the Xichang launch base in China's Sichuan province on a journey to deposit a lander and a six-wheeled rover on the lunar surface. The landing, in the Sea of Rainbows on 14 December, will be the first since Russia's Luna-24 in 1976. Immediately after liftoff, ESA's station in Kourou, French Guiana, will start receiving signals from the mission and uploading commands on behalf of the Chinese control centre. The tracking will run daily throughout the voyage to the Moon. Then, during descent and after landing, ESA's deep-space stations will pinpoint the craftâs path and touchdown. We are proud that the expertise of our ground station and flight dynamics teams and the sophisticated technologies of our worldwide Estrack network can assist China to deliver a scientifically important lander and rover to the Moon, says ESA's Thomas Reiter, Director for Human Spaceflight and Operations. Whether for human or robotic missions, international cooperation like this is necessary for the future exploration of planets, moons and asteroids, benefitting everyone. The effort is being run from the Estrack Control Centre in ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. Following lunar mission progress Chang'e-3 liftoff is set for around 18:00 GMT on 1 December, and the 15 m-diameter dish in Kourou will pick up the first signals around 18:44 GMT. Working with Chinese tracking stations, Kourou will support the mission through lunar orbit entry on 6 December continuing until just prior to its descent to the surface, expected around mid-day on 14 December. The landing and rover operations on the Moon will be commanded via two Chinese tracking stations at Kashi, in the far west of China, and at Jiamusi, in the northeast. After the lander and rover are on the surface, we will use our 35 m-diameter deep-space antennas at Cebreros, Spain, and New Norcia, Australia, to provide 'delta-DOR' location measurement, says Erik Soerensen, responsible for external mission tracking support at ESOC. Using this delta-DOR technique, you can compute locations with extreme accuracy, which will help our Chinese colleagues to determine the precise location of the lander. Ceberos and New Norcia stations watch lunar landing Together with Cebreros, New Norcia will record Chang'e-3's radio signals during landing, which will help the Chinese space agency to reconstruct the trajectory for future reference. A team of engineers from China will be on hand in Darmstadt. While we're very international at ESOC, hardly anyone speaks Mandarin, so having Chinese colleagues on site will really help in case of any unforeseen problems, says Erik. Both sides are using international technical standards to enable our stations and ESOC to communicate with their mission and ground systems. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: November 25-29, 2013
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES November 25-29, 2013 o Hydraotes Chaos (25 November 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131125a o Nicholson Crater (26 November 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131126a o Surface Textures (27 November 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131127a o Rubicon Valles (28 November 2013 http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131128a o Lava Channel (29 November 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131129a 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. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Campo del Cielo Contributed by: Graham Macleod http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
