[meteorite-list] Big new meteorite section in Senckenberg Museum Germany, starts end of the year.

2005-07-15 Thread Gi-po Meteorites
Hello List, i just saw a interesting article, at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt/Germany will be a big new Meteorite section,open for visitors end of the year. They write it's the biggest collection in germany, here's a link. (german website)

RE: [meteorite-list] OT: Happy Bastille Day

2005-07-15 Thread mark ford
Hi Sterling, ... Of course here in the UK, today is St Swithern's day, where tradition has it that if it rains today then it will be bad weather for 40 days and nights. There is a tiny element of truth to this as at this time of year weather tends to hang around for longer periods... .. Another

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - July 15, 2005

2005-07-15 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.spacerocksinc.com/July15.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - July 15, 2005

2005-07-15 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
I not have understand the name of this meteorite Matteo --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: http://www.spacerocksinc.com/July15.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

AW: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - July 15, 2005

2005-07-15 Thread Jörn Koblitz
This is the Armanty (synonym: Xinjiang) iron. Jörn -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von M come Meteorite Meteorites Gesendet: Freitag, 15. Juli 2005 12:04 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re:

[meteorite-list] (ad) follow up on huckitta trade

2005-07-15 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Good morning list.I just put up 2 pictures of the huckitta piece that I have for trade on my homepage.Sorry for the extra announcement of this piece,but I wanted to let all parties who are interested that pictures are available. steve

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - July 15, 2005

2005-07-15 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
ah ok, thanks. Matteo --- Jörn Koblitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: This is the Armanty (synonym: Xinjiang) iron. Jörn -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von M come Meteorite Meteorites Gesendet: Freitag, 15. Juli 2005

Re: [meteorite-list] (ad) follow up on huckitta trade

2005-07-15 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
now you write other 20 email for the huckitta trade? --- Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Good morning list.I just put up 2 pictures of the huckitta piece that I have for trade on my homepage.Sorry for the extra announcement of this piece,but I wanted to let all

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - July 15, 2005

2005-07-15 Thread drtanuki
Dear Michael and List, The Xinjiang iron is 30 tons and now located at the Geological Museum of Urumqi. It was taken to Urumqi in 1965. It is also called Armanty and Almaty. Anyone requiring more information please contact me offlist. Thank you. Dirk Ross...Tokyo --- [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re-2: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - July 15, 2005

2005-07-15 Thread bernd . pauli
Dirk wrote: The Xinjiang iron is 30 tons and now located at the Geological Museum of Urumqi. It was taken to Urumqi in 1965. It is also called Armanty and Almaty. Hello Dirk and List, Here are some further synonyms for the Armanty iron: Dzungaria Kumisch Choi Cha Kumys-Tyuya Mungen Dusch

[meteorite-list] Canadian Meteorite Hunter Scores Again

2005-07-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/july05/meteorite.html Manitoba meteorite hunter scores again University of Calgary July 14, 2005 Meteorite magnet becomes first Canadian to discover two separate space rocks and may have located possible meteorite dumping ground in Manitoba. A new meteorite

[meteorite-list] Fall Patterns ( Latest Canadian Meteorite Find)

2005-07-15 Thread Robert Verish
- Original Message - [meteorite-list] Fall Patterns MeteorHntr at aol.com MeteorHntr at aol.com Wed Jul 13 21:17:35 EDT 2005 +text deleted+ I know such a theory would be quite embarrassing to both the Smithsonian and the Canadians, as they had miserable results

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - July 14, 2005

2005-07-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Investigating 'Independence' - sol 538-545, July 14, 2005 Spirit is healthy. On sol 538 (July 8, 2005), Spirit attempted its rock abrasion tool to brush the rock called Independence. The tool's contact switches did not

[meteorite-list] A report on the failure to find potential MORP meteorite falls

2005-07-15 Thread Robert Verish
http://www.usask.ca/psychology/sarty/miacCD1/Minutes/35oct91.htm RECENT [1991] FIELD RESEARCH ON POTENTIAL MORP METEORITE FALLS - III By Peter Brown and Mark Zalcik Introduction: This is a brief summary of the authors field research during the 1991 summer field season attempting to

[meteorite-list] Frequency of Meteorite Falls

2005-07-15 Thread Robert Verish
A report in the appendix of a 1991 MIAC report: http://www.usask.ca/psychology/sarty/miacCD1/Minutes/35oct91.htm CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY Minutes of Thirty-Fifth Meeting of Associate Committee on Meteorites Herzberg Institute, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, October 18,1991 ++ APPENDIX 3

Re: [meteorite-list] Fall Patterns ( Latest Canadian Meteorite Find)

2005-07-15 Thread AL Mitterling
Hi Bob, Steve and all, Steve #1 wrote: The Smithsonian and the Canadians, had miserable results with their fireball image capturing networks over the long time they spent trying. Without those results we wouldn't know that meteorites originated from the asteroid belt. It was an impressive

Re: [meteorite-list] Fall Patterns ( Latest Canadian Meteorite Find)

2005-07-15 Thread Chris Peterson
Each network had one recovery in about five years of operation. Is that miserable? I don't know. We've been running four years now, with no recoveries. Our equipment is better. Still, the problem of recovering meteorites from meteor data is a difficult one. Even if you know with perfect

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - July 15, 2005

2005-07-15 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Dirk After I could take my eyes off that huge chunk of iron, I saw the buildings in the background of the photo and realized that they seem to be keeping it outdoors, my first thought was that it should not be exposed to the weather like that, not for the long term. But then, the

[meteorite-list] AD: Milton

2005-07-15 Thread AL Mitterling
Dear Listees, I have a small quantity of Milton to offer. Milton is the third type of specimen to come from a third parent body. I haven't seen this listed since I have been dealing. Anyone interested should contact me off list. I only have a few gras to offer but nice type classification

[meteorite-list] Palomas Meteorite information wanted

2005-07-15 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello list, I was wondering if anyone has the complete classification information for Palomas. Here is what I have: Palomas Stone Chondrite H4 Found near Palomas, Chihuahua. Mexico Found late 2002 Total weight: 8.9 kg., single stone I am interested in shock and weathering grades as well as

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: July 11-15, 2005

2005-07-15 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES July 11-15, 2005 o THEMIS Images as Art #56 (Released 11 July 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050711A.html o THEMIS Images as Art #57 (Released 12 July 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050712A.html o THEMIS Images as Art #58 (Released 13 July 2005)

[meteorite-list] Mars Express Images: Nicholson Crater on Mars

2005-07-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMLWL6DIAE_0.html Nicholson Crater on Mars European Space Agency Mars Express 15 July 2005 These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA?s Mars Express spacecraft, show Nicholson Crater, located at the southern edge of

[meteorite-list] pics: orientated stones

2005-07-15 Thread stan .
I took these pics for a buddy of mine, figured I'd share them. These stones were purchased from Serge of cometshop, Bruno and Carine, and Aziz Habibi respecitivly It's a small sikhote but it's one of the best orientated meteorites I have ever seen with multiple lip overs and killer flow

Re: [meteorite-list] Fall Patterns ( Latest Canadian Meteorite Find)

2005-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
Chris and List; Chris was commenting on my statements about the surge in fall recoveries in India: Here is another hypothesis: Was there a bright person somewhere in the area that all of a sudden, say maybe 10 years ago or so, actually started to follow up on reports of meteorite falls?

[meteorite-list] RE: Manitoba meteorite hunter scores again

2005-07-15 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi All, Meteorite magnet becomes first Canadian to discover two separate space rocks and may have located possible meteorite dumping ground in Manitoba. A new meteorite identified by the Prairie Meteorite Search is posing a mystery about why so many meteorites have been found in eastern

Re: [meteorite-list] Fall Patterns ( Latest Canadian Meteorite Find)

2005-07-15 Thread Chris Peterson
Well, I would never try to calculate a cost per gram to recover a meteorite. But then, I'm not a collector g. The scientific value of a fresh fall that can be tied to a known orbit is substantial, and largely independent of the type of meteorite. I can tell you that our current camera network

Re: [meteorite-list] Fall Patterns ( Latest Canadian Meteorite Find)

2005-07-15 Thread MexicoDoug
So, basically with Chris' project recoveries are just meteor icing on the cake, arguably free and piggybacked on a related effort. Chris, I predict you will take up meteorite collecting the moment any recovery is made, and I hope you get a piece of the meteorite (at any price) for which you