[meteorite-list] AD - pallasite sale
Greetings Listoids. I'm running an Independence Day sale on pallasites: 3 rare Albin slices at $25 per gram. 4 Fukang slices at $22 per gram 6 Esquel slices at $25 per gram. All are etched on one side and polished on the other. Prepared by Marlin Cilz, so you know they were done right! Go towww.tucsonmeteorites.com and click the On Sale link in the Meteorite Selector frame at the left. As always, free shipping in the US. Cheers Paul Swartz IMCA 5204 MPOD Web Master __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 5437 Contributed by: Wayne Harrigan http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=06/22/2015 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NASA Finds Weird Features On Ceres
A Ceres of Weird Events by Phil Plait Slate Magazine, June 22, 2015 http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/06/22/ceres_dawn_images_reveal_a_5_km_tall_mountain.html Dawn Survey Orbit Image 10 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA19578 This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows an intriguing mountain on dwarf planet Ceres protruding from a relatively smooth area. Scientists estimate that this feature rises about 3 miles (5 kilometers) above the surface What the Heck Are Those Spots on Ceres? By Phil Plait, Slate Magazine, June 10, 2015 http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/06/10/ceres_weird_white_spots_are_still_weird.html yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ceres Spots Continue to Mystify in Latest Dawn Images
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4633 Ceres Spots Continue to Mystify in Latest Dawn Images Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 22, 2015 The closer we get to Ceres, the more intriguing the distant dwarf planet becomes. New images of Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft provide more clues about its mysterious bright spots, and also reveal a pyramid-shaped peak towering over a relatively flat landscape. The surface of Ceres has revealed many interesting and unique features. For example, icy moons in the outer solar system have craters with central pits, but on Ceres central pits in large craters are much more common. These and other features will allow us to understand the inner structure of Ceres that we cannot sense directly, said Carol Raymond, deputy principal investigator for the Dawn mission, based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Dawn has been studying the dwarf planet in detail from its second mapping orbit, which is 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) above Ceres. A new view of its intriguing bright spots, located in a crater about 55 miles (90 kilometers) across, shows even more small spots in the crater than were previously visible. At least eight spots can be seen next to the largest bright area, which scientists think is approximately 6 miles (9 kilometers) wide. A highly reflective material is responsible for these spots -- ice and salt are leading possibilities, but scientists are considering other options, too. Dawn's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer allows scientists to identify specific minerals present on Ceres by looking at how light is reflected. Each mineral reflects the range of visible and infrared-light wavelengths in a unique way, and this signature helps scientists determine the components of Ceres. So, as the spacecraft continues to send back more images and data, scientists will learn more about the mystery bright spots. In addition to the bright spots, the latest images also show a mountain with steep slopes protruding from a relatively smooth area of the dwarf planet's surface. The structure rises about 3 miles (5 kilometers) above the surface. Ceres also has numerous craters of varying sizes, many of which have central peaks. There is ample evidence of past activity on the surface, including flows, landslides and collapsed structures. It seems that Ceres shows more remnants of activity than the protoplanet Vesta, which Dawn studied intensively for 14 months in 2011 and 2012. Dawn is the first mission to visit a dwarf planet, and the first to orbit two distinct targets in our solar system. It arrived at Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, on March 6, 2015. Dawn will remain in its current altitude until June 30, continuing to take images and spectra of Ceres in orbits of about three days each. It then will move into its next orbit at an altitude of 900 miles (1,450 kilometers), arriving in early August. Dawn's mission is managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Dawn is a project of the directorate's Discovery Program, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. Orbital ATK Inc., in Dulles, Virginia, designed and built the spacecraft. The German Aerospace Center, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Italian Space Agency and Italian National Astrophysical Institute are international partners on the mission team. For a complete list of mission participants, visit: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission More information about Dawn is available at: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/ and http://www.nasa.gov/dawn What are those unusual bright spots on Ceres? Cast your vote: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/dawn/world_ceres/ Media Contact Elizabeth Landau Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6425 elizabeth.lan...@jpl.nasa.gov 2015-215 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Reduced prices on specimen list! (Ad 9/12)
Dear Meteorite Lovers! Dropped prices across the board on my specimen list to try and cover some territory selling. Excellent deals to be had here! Please contact me for photos. :-) Orders over 75$ get free Priority shipping in the US, or First Class international shipping. Free First Class shipping within USA on all orders. Hope everyone had a great weeekend! Cheers, John A. Shea IMCA 3295 Specimens: Itqiy (Sahara) EH7-an micro, Corey Kuo, gem case $40 Datil (New Mexico) x5 fragments = 0.42g, Michael Cottingham, gem case $20 Sultanpur (India 1916) L/LL6 0.062g fragment, Nininger collection vial, Martin Horejsi, Meteorite Madness, specimen vial and capsule $100 Deming (New Mexico) H5 0.64g part slice, Michael Cottingham gem case $30 Muonionalusta IVA Iron x3 Spheres = 35.7g, Big Kahuna, bag $50 New Concord L6 (Ohio) 0.260g part slice, Anne Black, Shawn Alan, part slice $35 Bonita Springs H5 (Florida) 0.140g part slice, NEMS, Shawn Alan, gem case $35 Valera L5 (Venezuela) 0.10g small part slice, Shawn Alan, gem case $35 Peace River L6 (Canada) 0.122g part slice, Schooler’s, Shawn Alan, gem case $55 Yelland Dry Lake H4 (Nevada) 2.57g fragment from Meteorite Men show strewn field, Arizona Skies, gem case $30 Juvinas Eucrite (France) micro, Zachery Forestburg, gem case $20 Dhofar 700 Vesiculated Diogenite 0.1g small part slice, Zachery Forestburg, gem case $20 Dhofar 1716 H5 1.95g part slice, Michael Cottingham, gem case $15 Santa Catharina Ung Iron Ataxite (Brazil) 0.545g, Andre Moutinho, gem case $65 (Iron specimen, not shale, only iron oxide shale is available on eBay) Tamdakht H5 6.73g fragment (1 crusted end), Mile High Meteorites, gem case $50 NWA Stony-Iron 3.6g individual, Adam Bates, gem case $25 NWA likely H-chondrite 285g large attractive full slice, polished two sides, Kansas Meteorical Society, $250 NWA likely H-chondrite 106.8g large full slice, polished one side, Aerolite, $53 NWA 859 Oriented Taza Ung Iron 2.7g, Flloyd Griffith Collection, gem case $30 NWA 869 L4-6 Oriented 4.61g individual, Polandmet.com, gem case $30 NWA 1465 CV3 7.0g full slice, will provide my own card, suspension case $55 NWA 3146 R4 1.4g part slice, Hupe Collection, gem case $30 NWA 4587 Ung Achondrite 0.170g part slice, Adam Bates, gem case $35 NWA 6075 Londrite Breccia 0.11g fragment, Big Kahuna, gem case $30 NWA 6827 CO3 0.57g part slice, Sergey Vasiliev, gem case $20 NWA 7133 CO3.2 x1 fragment, x5 small part slices = 1.1g, will provide my own card, gem case $25 NWA 7821 C2 Ungrouped 0.45g small full slice, Hupe Collection, gem case $185 NWA 7941 L3.4 2.13g full slice, Big Kahuna, gem case $30 NWA 7998 L5 11.32g part slice, Michael Cottingham, baggie $15 NWA 8036 Eucrite Shock Breccia 3.06g small end cut, Hupe Collection, gem case $35 NWA 8060 CM2 0.89g small full slice TKW 54g, Big Kahuna, gem case $80 Bereba (Burkina Faso) micro lot x4 fragments = 57mg – Eucrite – Mile High Meteorites - $60 (exceedingly difficult to find) Davy (Texas) L4 4.0g part slice – Adam Bates – gem case - $25 Dhofar 378 20mg fragment - Basaltic Shergottite – Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Rainer Bartoschewitz - gem case – $45 (15g TKW) Ensisheim LL6 22mg fragment – Mile High Meteorites – magnifying case - $40 Indochinite, Impact Glass 40.9g – Adam Bates – large gem case - $35 (thing is huge!) Lake Murray (South Carolina) IIB 9.6g part slice – Mile High Meteorites – gem case - $75 (some rusting, still looks good but keep with desiccant) NWA 2626 Olivine Phyric Shergotite x4 subgram fragments, and some micros – Hupe Collection – specimen jar $35 NWA 4884 Lunar Regolith Breccia 104mg part slice – The Hupe Collection – gem case - $45 (42g TKW) NWA 5887 Polymict Eucrite 2.61g + 0.61g part slices – Adam Bates – gem case - $35 for both together NWA 6704 Ungrouped Achondrite 1.40g part slice – The Hupe Collection – gem case - $40 NWA 6925 L3.15 3.97g full slice – Gary Fujihara – gem case - $30 NWA 6953 Mesosiderite 1.7g fragment – Galactic Stone, no card, w/ label – gem case - $25 NWA 7831 Diogenite 7g cleaned fragment – The Hupe Collection – gem case - $30 NWA 7831 3.41g Diogenite full slice – Gary Fujihara – gem case $40 Long Island (Kansas 1891) 2.6g part slice – L6 – Hupe Collection – gem case – $25 NWA XXX Oriented OC 57g – Purchased from Steve Arnold, no card – specimen bag - $85 Dhofar 007 1.40g Eucrite small full slice – Adam Bates – gem case - $35 Sikhote Alin 8.5g IIAB sculptural w/ roll over lipping gem case –Aerolite - $30 Sikhote Alin 32.2g IIAB oriented, sculpted – Aerolite – baggie $80 Steinheim Shattercone 34.68g – Gary Fujihara – baggie - $20 KT Boundary Sediment Agost Spain 1.56g fragment – Gary Fujihara – gem case - $20 KT Boundary Sediment Bidart France 1.0g fragment - Science Mall – gem case - $20 __ Visit our Facebook page
