[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Broken Hill Contributed by: Graham Macleod http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=12/23/2015 __ 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] Block ebay user iou2447
Ebay user iou2447 is based out of the country and trying hard to scam. Just got off the phone with ebay. So far just me and eegooblago_meteorites Block him now Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Just Now
Don, As kind as your intentions were, I just have to point out that you got it all wrong! If you really want the best for Larry, you need to adjust the scenario to where the meteorite actually DOES hit him. Obviously no serious injury, but definitely enough to cause some bleeding ... and the need for a few stitches. I mean, can you imagine how COOL it would be to go down in history as the first confirmed person to have been cut by a falling meteorite!?? And stitches??? What unbelievable bragging rights when showing off THAT scar!!! Could it get any better than that? You agree, don't you, Larry? ;-) Best wishes to all, Robert Woolard On Dec 22, 2015, at 9:03 PM, Don Merchant via Meteorite-list wrote: > Here's a Christmas wish that a Christmas Meteorite lands through your roof > Larry and lands right next to your Xmas Tree. Of course no one gets hurt, > just the roof! > Cheers & a Safe & Happy Holidays to you Larry Atkins and all the rest of you > wonderful Meteorite Friends. > Don Merchant > - Original Message - From: "Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list" > > To: > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 9:22 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireball Just Now > > >> Anybody just see a huge fireball out in Cali,Nevada, Utah, Az? 5 or 6 big >> flaming pieces I hear. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Larry Atkins >> >> IMCA # 1941 >> Ebay alienrockfarm >> >> >> __ >> >> 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 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > __ > > 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 __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Just Now
Here's a Christmas wish that a Christmas Meteorite lands through your roof Larry and lands right next to your Xmas Tree. Of course no one gets hurt, just the roof! Cheers & a Safe & Happy Holidays to you Larry Atkins and all the rest of you wonderful Meteorite Friends. Don Merchant - Original Message - From: "Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 9:22 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireball Just Now Anybody just see a huge fireball out in Cali,Nevada, Utah, Az? 5 or 6 big flaming pieces I hear. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm __ 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] That Was Quick!
Is it likely that pieces made it to the ground? Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Paul Gessler To: Larry Atkins ; meteorite-list Sent: Tue, Dec 22, 2015 8:07 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] That Was Quick! I would pay as much for rocket parts as I would meteorites. -Paul Gessler -Original Message- From: Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 6:50 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] That Was Quick! Thanks to all that responded. It would seem unanimous, this is a rocket re-entry! And it sounded so promising. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm __ 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7303 / Virus Database: 4489/11237 - Release Date: 12/22/15 __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Just Now
Thank you Don. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and all that good stuff to all the people of this list and beyond! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Don Merchant To: Larry Atkins ; meteorite-list Cc: Don Merchant Sent: Tue, Dec 22, 2015 8:06 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Just Now Here's a Christmas wish that a Christmas Meteorite lands through your roof Larry and lands right next to your Xmas Tree. Of course no one gets hurt, just the roof! Cheers & a Safe & Happy Holidays to you Larry Atkins and all the rest of you wonderful Meteorite Friends. Don Merchant - Original Message - From: "Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 9:22 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireball Just Now > Anybody just see a huge fireball out in Cali,Nevada, Utah, Az? 5 or 6 big > flaming pieces I hear. > > > Sincerely, > Larry Atkins > > IMCA # 1941 > Ebay alienrockfarm > > > __ > > 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 > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] That Was Quick!
I would pay as much for rocket parts as I would meteorites. -Paul Gessler -Original Message- From: Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 6:50 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] That Was Quick! Thanks to all that responded. It would seem unanimous, this is a rocket re-entry! And it sounded so promising. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm __ 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7303 / Virus Database: 4489/11237 - Release Date: 12/22/15 __ 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] That Was Quick!
Thanks to all that responded. It would seem unanimous, this is a rocket re-entry! And it sounded so promising. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Just Now
Larry Atkins asked: > Anybody just see a huge fireball out in Cali,Nevada, Utah, Az? 5 or 6 big > flaming pieces I > hear. USSTRATCOM's TIP messages of recent hours showed that the rocket body of the recently launched PROGRESS MS-01 (2015-080B / 41178) could decay at about that time over the region. I will await details before reaching a conclusion. Ted Molczan __ 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] Fireball Just Now
Anybody just see a huge fireball out in Cali,Nevada, Utah, Az? 5 or 6 big flaming pieces I hear. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm __ 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] U.S. Demonstrates Production of Fuel for Missions to the Solar System and Beyond
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4806 U.S. Demonstrates Production of Fuel for Missions to the Solar System and Beyond Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 22, 2015 The first U.S. production in nearly 30 years of a specialized fuel to power future deep space missions has been completed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee. The production of 50 grams of plutonium-238 -roughly the mass of a golf ball - marks the first demonstration in the United States since the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina ceased production in the late 1980s. Radioisotope power systems convert heat from the natural radioactive decay of the isotope plutonium-238 into electricity. These systems have been used to power the exploration of the solar system and beyond, from the Viking missions on Mars, to the Voyager spacecraft entering interplanetary space, and most recently powering the Curiosity Mars Rover and the New Horizons spacecraft sailing past Pluto. "This significant achievement by our team mates at DOE signals a new renaissance in the exploration of our solar system," said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. "Radioisotope power systems are a key tool to power the next generation of planetary orbiters, landers and rovers in our quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe." The success of the engineers and technicians at ORNL comes two years after the project formally started with NASA funding, building on many years of research and testing. This demonstration of the key steps in fuel production will ensure that this vital space power technology will be available to provide electricity and heat for ambitious exploration missions of the solar system in this decade and beyond. In all, 27 past U.S. space missions have used this radioisotope power for their electricity and heat. The Department of Energy (DOE) has successfully and safely provided radioisotope power systems for NASA, Navy and Air Force missions for more than 50 years. "As we seek to expand our knowledge of the universe, the Department of Energy will help ensure that our spacecraft have the power supply necessary to go farther than ever before," said Franklin Orr, Under Secretary for Science and Energy at DOE. "We're proud to work with NASA in this endeavor, and we look forward to our continued partnership." The currently available radioisotope power system, also supplied to NASA by the DOE, is called the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG). Essentially a nuclear battery, an MMRTG can provide about 110 watts of electrical power to a spacecraft and its science instruments at the beginning of a mission. On some missions, such as NASA's Curiosity Mars rover (now deep into its third Earth year seeking signs of habitable conditions on the Red Planet), the excess heat from the MMRTG can also be used to keep spacecraft systems warm in cold environments. The next NASA mission planning to use an MMRTG is the Mars 2020 rover, due to be launched as part of NASA's Journey to Mars, to seek signs of past life on the Red Planet, test technology for human exploration, and gather samples of rocks and soil that could be returned to Earth in the future. Two (unfueled) MMRTGs are currently built and in storage at DOE facilities; one is reserved for Mars 2020, and the other could be used on a future mission. Fabrication of the fuel pellets for the Mars 2020 MMRTG, using the existing U.S. supply of plutonium dioxide, is already underway. Researchers will analyze the sample for chemical purity and plutonium-238 content to determine whether adjustments need to be made before scaling up the process. With continued coordination, both agencies plan to increase production after this important demonstration milestone and will start with about 12 ounces (300 to 400 grams) of plutonium dioxide per year. After implementing greater automation and scaling up the process, ORNL will produce an average of 3.3 pounds (1.5 kilograms) in subsequent years. Of the 77 pounds (35 kilograms) of existing plutonium-238, about half provide enough heat to meet power specifications of planned spacecraft. The remainder, due to its age, does not meet specifications, but can be blended with newly produced Pu-238 to extend the usable inventory. The DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy develops, manufactures, tests and delivers radioisotope power systems for space exploration and national security missions and maintains responsibility for nuclear safety throughout all aspects of the missions. NASA's Radioisotope Power System (RPS) program, managed by NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, is funding the development of new, higher efficiency thermoelectric materials that could be incorporated into a next-generation enhanced MMRTG that would provide about 25 percent more power at the start of a typica
[meteorite-list] NASA Suspends 2016 Launch of InSight Mission to Mars
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4805 NASA Suspends 2016 Launch of InSight Mission to Mars Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 22, 2015 After thorough examination, NASA managers have decided to suspend the planned March 2016 launch of the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission. The decision follows unsuccessful attempts to repair a leak in a section of the prime instrument in the science payload. "Learning about the interior structure of Mars has been a high priority objective for planetary scientists since the Viking era," said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. "We push the boundaries of space technology with our missions to enable science, but space exploration is unforgiving, and the bottom line is that we're not ready to launch in the 2016 window. A decision on a path forward will be made in the coming months, but one thing is clear: NASA remains fully committed to the scientific discovery and exploration of Mars." The instrument involved is the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS), a seismometer provided by France's Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES. Designed to measure ground movements as small as the diameter of an atom, the instrument requires a vacuum seal around its three main sensors to withstand the harsh conditions of the Martian environment. "InSight's investigation of the Red Planet's interior is designed to increase understanding of how all rocky planets, including Earth, formed and evolved," said Bruce Banerdt, InSight Principal Investigator at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. "Mars retains evidence about the rocky planets' early development that has been erased on Earth by internal churning Mars lacks. Gaining information about the core, mantle and crust of Mars is a high priority for planetary science, and InSight was built to accomplish this." A leak earlier this year that previously had prevented the seismometer from retaining vacuum conditions was repaired, and the mission team was hopeful the most recent fix also would be successful. However, during testing on Monday in extreme cold temperature (-49 degrees Fahrenheit/-45 degrees Celsius) the instrument again failed to hold a vacuum. NASA officials determined there is insufficient time to resolve another leak, and complete the work and thorough testing required to ensure a successful mission. "It's the first time ever that such a sensitive instrument has been built. We were very close to succeeding, but an anomaly has occurred, which requires further investigation. Our teams will find a solution to fix it, but it won't be solved in time for a launch in 2016," said Marc Pircher, Director of CNES's Toulouse Space Centre. The spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, was delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on Dec. 16. With the 2016 launch canceled, the spacecraft will be returned from Vandenberg to Lockheed's facility in Denver. The relative positions of the planets are most favorable for launching missions from Earth to Mars for only a few weeks every 26 months. For InSight, that 2016 launch window existed from March 4 to March 30. "In 2008, we made a difficult, but correct decision to postpone the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory mission for two years to better ensure mission success," said Jim Green, director, Planetary Science Division, in Washington. "The successes of that mission's rover, Curiosity, have vastly outweighed any disappointment about that delay." NASA is on an ambitious journey to Mars that includes sending humans to the Red Planet, and that work remains on track despite Tuesday's decision. Robotic spacecraft are leading the way for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, with the upcoming Mars 2020 rover being designed and built, the Opportunity and Curiosity rovers exploring the Martian surface, the Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft currently orbiting the planet, along with the MAVEN orbiter, which recently helped scientists understand what happened to the Martian atmosphere. NASA and CNES also are participating in the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Mars Express mission currently operating at Mars and plans to participate on ESA's 2016 and 2018 ExoMars missions, including providing telecommunication radios for ESA's 2016 orbiter and a critical element of a key astrobiology instrument on the 2018 ExoMars rover. "The JPL and CNES teams, and their partners, have made a heroic effort to prepare the InSight instrument, but have run out of time given the celestial mechanics of a launch to Mars," said JPL Director Charles Elachi. "It is more important to do it right than take an unacceptable risk." InSight's science payload includes two key instruments: SEIS, provided by CNES, and the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3), provided by the Ger
[meteorite-list] Lowdown on Ceres: Images From Dawn's Closest Orbit
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4802 Lowdown on Ceres: Images From Dawn's Closest Orbit Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 22, 2015 [Image] This image of Ceres was taken in Dawn's low-altitude mapping orbit around a crater chain called Gerber Catena. A 3-D view is also available. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA NASA's Dawn spacecraft, cruising in its lowest and final orbit at dwarf planet Ceres, has delivered the first images from its best-ever viewpoint. The new images showcase details of the cratered and fractured surface. 3-D versions of two of these views are also available. Dawn took these images of the southern hemisphere of Ceres on Dec. 10, at an approximate altitude of 240 miles (385 kilometers), which is its lowest-ever orbital altitude. Dawn will remain at this altitude for the rest of its mission, and indefinitely afterward. The resolution of the new images is about 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel. Among the striking views is a chain of craters called Gerber Catena, located just west of the large crater Urvara. Troughs are common on larger planetary bodies, caused by contraction, impact stresses and the loading of the crust by large mountains -- Olympus Mons on Mars is one example. The fracturing found all across Ceres' surface indicates that similar processes may have occurred there, despite its smaller size (the average diameter of Ceres is 584 miles, or 940 kilometers). Many of the troughs and grooves on Ceres were likely formed as a result of impacts, but some appear to be tectonic, reflecting internal stresses that broke the crust. "Why they are so prominent is not yet understood, but they are probably related to the complex crustal structure of Ceres," said Paul Schenk, a Dawn science team member at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston. The images were taken as part of a test of Dawn's backup framing camera. The primary framing camera, which is essentially identical, began its imaging campaign at this lowest orbit on Dec. 16. Both cameras are healthy. Dawn's other instruments also began their intense period of observations this month. The visible and infrared mapping spectrometer will help identify minerals by looking at how various wavelengths of light are reflected by the surface of Ceres. The gamma ray and neutron detector is also active. By measuring the energies and numbers of gamma rays and neutrons, two components of nuclear radiation, it will help scientists determine the abundances of some elements on Ceres. Earlier in December, Dawn science team members revealed that the bright material found in such notable craters as Occator is consistent with salt -- and proposed that a type of magnesium sulfate called hexahydrite may be present. A different group of Dawn scientists found that Ceres also contains ammoniated clays. Because ammonia is abundant in the outer solar system, this finding suggests that Ceres could have formed in the vicinity of Neptune and migrated inward, or formed in place with material that migrated in from the outer solar system. "As we take the highest-resolution data ever from Ceres, we will continue to examine our hypotheses and uncover even more surprises about this mysterious world," said Chris Russell, principal investigator of the Dawn mission, based at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dawn is the first mission to visit a dwarf planet, and the first mission outside the Earth-moon system to orbit two distinct solar system targets. It orbited protoplanet Vesta for 14 months in 2011 and 2012, and arrived at Ceres on March 6, 2015. Dawn's mission is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 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 the following sites: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov http://www.nasa.gov/dawn Media Contact Elizabeth Landau / Preston Dyches Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6425 / 354-7013 elizabeth.lan...@jpl.nasa.gov / preston.dyc...@jpl.nasa.gov 2015-384 __ 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
