Personally I think the best and easiest way to define a 'planet' - size
;
If the object is Pluto sized or above then it's a planet, (unless it's
orbiting another body in which case it's a moon or satellite).
Either that or we define every 'non-comet (i.e solid rock)' that orbits
the sun as a
Now here is a little goodie...:
(6524) Baalke
And two more outstanding ones:...:
(6371) Heinlein
(73491) Robmatson
More listees with their own asteroids?
Greetings from sunny Berlin,
Alex
Ron answered:
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Done!
7610 Sudbury
Ron B.
Bob Mateson's discussion about a good planet
definition ended with the interesting follow-up
question of what would happen if we had 2 large
planets sharing the same orbit.
In 1994 the science fiction reviewer William B. Hall
of Pittsburgh discussed the science-fiction idea of an
Anti-Earth,
I just read about this meteorite last night in the Nininger book Find a
Falling Star. It seems that the farmer who found it in his field told
Harvey Nininger about it. Before Nininger could get there (in a matter of
days) the farmer had lent the meteorite to the local high school.
Unbeknownst to
More listees with their own asteroids?
Greetings from sunny Berlin,
Alex
Here's one of the best:
(3184) Raab
Cheers
Dieter
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Hello Anita, John and list Anite wrote "Eventually, Nininger bought it for six thousand dollars and had to resell it to support his habit (buying meteorites!)" I have been talking with Larry Hancock the last week plus but did not know of his complete interest in the meteorite, until John posted
Hello Matt and list, Matt wrote "I believe Nininger himself, credited the Paragould stone as his starting point." Paragould was a turning point in Nininger's life. However, Nininger does state in Find a Falling star, "The Covert Meteorites gave me assurance that my theory would be fruitful, and
Hello List, I wanted to thank everyone for all the help I recieved on Pluto,
the thread on Pluto is helping too! : )
Thanks, Tom
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Proudest member of the YMCA # OU812
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Dear Group:
I am a
disabled school teacher (MS) now retired. I have been an active
amateurastronomer for 50 years and am very much at home when I visit the
AmericanSouthwest. I have been to meteor crater many
times. I am looking to buy a piece of the meteorite that made
meteor
Hello Meteorite Central list, Meteorite Articles list and the Colorado Meteorite Club (Comets), Due to the nature of this e-mail I am sending it out to a few different list, so if you get more then one of these please delete one. Only one person should get three...sorry, Anne. I am always
Hello List, I am a firm believer that Pluto is not a planet, I feel it is
to small and it's orbit is not like any of the other eight planets, so I
would have to say size is not the best way to define a planet but the shape
of it's orbit. : ) How many planets cross orbits of other planets?
Hello,
Yes, I should know them pretty well by know...
But, my first reaction is: Have a find or fall occured in Norway that I don't
know of - or are you going on a search trip to Norway?
Bjørn Sørheim,
in Norway
At 21:05 16.03.04 -0700, you wrote:
Does anyone know what the rules governing the
Mark:
I believe Nininger himself, credited the
Paragould stone as his starting point.
Matt
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BOSTICKSent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:26 AMTo: Anita
Westlake; Meteorite ListSubject: Re:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html
SPIRIT UPDATE: Steering to 'Serpent' - sol 71, Mar 16, 2004
Spirit began sol 71, which ended at 4:26 a.m. PST March 16, 2004, with a
morning nap to re-charge after the record-breaking number of activ
ities it accomplished on sol 70. After
Hancock stated he has contacted ... UA faculty
member Dr. Derek Sears who has been instrumental
in the displaying of the meteorite at UA
According to Hancock, Sears has not been willing to
relinquish possession of the meteorite, which is being
used for scientific purposes at UA.
Hello All,
Hey list, even if you do not do the ebay thing, I don't think anyone should
miss this, Ken, can you tell me if this is real or not?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2232849776category=3239
Thanks, Tom
peregrineflier
Proudest member of the YMCA # OU812
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040316a.html
Drifts of Dust or Something Else?
Press Release Image: Spirit
March 16, 2004
While the interior and far walls of the crater dubbed Bonneville
can be seen in the background, the dominant foreground features in
this 180-degree
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES
March 11-17, 2004
The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on
the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available:
o Layered Rock in West Candor (Released 11 March 2004)
http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/03/11/index.html
o Winter
See what you started now John...:-) Witness and finder of the main mass, W. Hodges report. "Was going off the porch when the light went out. Almost at once heard definite violent explosion from about 45' angle above and about 38' west of south from him. Second detonation fro 45' above horizon
Hola Tom,
Like in many areas of science, astronomy we humans come up pretty short when we try to generalize. To me there should be no controversy, just fun in learning more about nature. Philosophically, and quite relevant to this issue, is whether humankind, or a subset of humankind, is able to
OMG!!! I know this is off subject, but did anyone
else see that Casper is auctioning off his socks on
eBay??? He-he!!! He should have been wearing his clown
suit in the photo! I needed that laugh today! :)
Dave
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Hello,
I'm searching for a cheap revolving plate (working with batteries or solar cells and
supporting up to 2kg) to exhibit a meteorite. This way, people can see all the
meteorite without touching it.
Do you know where I could buy on Internet this device ? I think it's sometimes used
in
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns4790
'Blueberries' are answer to key Mars puzzle
David Chandler
New Scientist
March 17, 2004
The Mars rover Opportunity has now solved the key puzzle it was sent to the
Meridiani Planum to figure out: where is the hematite that was spotted in
well, if they are from year 2000, I suppose, they are stand-alone
model...;-
best,
pekka s
Tom aka James Knudson wrote:
Hey list, even if you do not do the ebay thing, I don't think anyone should
miss this, Ken, can you tell me if this is real or not?
I went to ebay, typed in Revolving display and got 44 items at:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResultht=1from
=R7query=revolving+displaycategory0=minPrice=maxPrice=ebaytag1=ebayreg
ebaytag1code=0SortProperty=MetaEndSortSortOrder=%5Ba%5Dst=0
I scanned it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3516952.stm
'New planet' forces rethink
By Helen Briggs
BBC News
March 17, 2004
Astronomers are to rethink the system for classifying planets following the
discovery of what some claim is the 10th in the Solar System.
A working group of the International
H, why didn't anyone think of that in the
first place! :-)
So Opportunity will be driving around on small
globules the rest of the trip on Mars...
Talking about slip slidin away...
Bjørn Sørheim
At 08:27 17.03.04 -0800, you wrote:
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns4790
That's why when the little bottle says to take 'x' number of pills at a given time and
interval, it's important that you follow those instructions, or this is what can
happen.
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H, why didn't anyone think of that in the
first place! :-)
They did, right from the beginning. The trick was to confirm it,
which was difficult because the spherules were so small.
Ron Baalke
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So... Here is how I explain it to the elementary school kids I talk with about the solor system... since the Pluto Planet Debate comes up all the time
Consider how the solor system formed The Forces that acted on the matter were all farily consistant... and 4 bodies formed in very
Hello,
My name is Mark Massey and I just signed up for the list at
meteoritecentral.com. I was wondering if anybody in the group may
have more information regarding the whereabouts of the fall and/or
sighting of the Aurora,CO fireball?. This would be greatly
appreciated. I think that my friend
Hi,
I have tried to send email to several persons at the Meteoritical Society.
They all have been returned as invalid addresses.
Their general format is [EMAIL PROTECTED] and the like.
Could some MetSoc Officer please take notice and pass this problem on to
the webmaster?
Thanks,
Nick
Does anyone have info on the discovery and location of the
Fredericksburg meteorite? I did see that it was officially recognized in
2000 although it was found in 1936. I reside 30 miles from
Fredericksburg so it is the closest confirmed fall that I know of. If
the exact find date is known I could
In hono(u)r of St. Paddy's Day - links to one of my favorite collection-items.
http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/limerick1.jpg
http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/limerick2.jpg
GregoryJ. Gregory Wilson2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918Santa Monica, CA 90403
http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news97.html
Composite and Stereo Images of Comet Wild 2
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 17, 2004
On 2 January 2004, NASA's Stardust spacecraft
successfully survived flying through the coma (dust and
gas cloud) surrounding comet 81P/Wild 2, captured
thousands
Hi All,
Orbital information for a very closely approaching asteroid has
recently been posted by the Minor Planet Center:
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K04/K04F24.html
This small space rock (H=25.7 corresponds to a diameter in the
20-40 meter range) will pass within 60,000 km (~37,000 miles)
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To: Michael Cottingham
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 6:47 PM
Subject: 20% off my Ebay Store Items... Meteorites
Included!!!
Hello Everyone,
From now until tomorrow, Noon Mountain Time...I am
offering 20% off of any of my Buy It
Happy St. Patty's Day List
I was wondering if anybody would seriously be interested in purchasing a half-slice of
the Worden, MI garage/car smasher. It is a 17.3 gram part-slice with with specks of
red car paint on the top edge of it. I would be looking for a minimum of $60/g in
return. I
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