[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 1, 2005

2005-08-01 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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Re: [meteorite-list] WHAT IS A PLANET?

2005-08-01 Thread Alexander Seidel
Martin wrote: Not at all, it helps to understand, how garish the decision was to name that object after a TV-Show: Xena. Guess the next KBOs will be called: Hulk, Buck, Blob, (Larry, Moe and Curly), Fuzzy Lassie. Scotty! :-) OK, sorry, back to meteorites... Alex

Re: [meteorite-list] WHAT IS A PLANET?

2005-08-01 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 12:20:42 +0200, Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi AlAll, The naming of a planet is left to the astronomical community and they tend to name after the Greek gods. Suggesting and speculating names on this list is simply a waste of time although fun. Not at all, it

[meteorite-list] Expedition Sent To Meteorite Crash Site in Siberia

2005-08-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://en.rian.ru/science/20050801/41067182.html Expedition sent to meteorite crash site in Siberia RIA Novosti August 1, 2005 Irkutsk (RIA Novosti, Alexander Batalin) - A new scientific expedition has set off for the crash site of a gigantic meteoroid that hit eastern Siberia, near the Vitim

[meteorite-list] Gemini Observatory Shows That '10th Planet' Has a Pluto-Like Surface

2005-08-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.gemini.edu/index.php?option=contenttask=viewid=142 Gemini Observatory Shows That 10th Planet Has a Pluto-Like Surface Gemini Observatory 29 July 2005 Gemini Observatory has obtained a preliminary spectrum of 2003 UB313, the so-called 10th planet. These observations were obtained on

[meteorite-list] Professor Proposes Asteroid Mission (Hera)

2005-08-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2005/08/01/front/03nasa.txt Professor Aims For Asteroids UA SPACE DIRECTOR PITCHES $500 MILLION NASA MISSION By Jeff Smith The Morning News (Arkansas) August 1, 2005 FAYETTEVILLE -- A piece of rock 50 million to 100 million miles away could explain the

[meteorite-list] Ad - 77 Great Auctions Ending!

2005-08-01 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List, Just a note to let those who are interested know I have 77 great auctions ending this afternoon and tomorrow, many still at just 99 cents. Some items of interest: Part slice of Dhofar 019 Basaltic-Doleritic Martian Meteorite. I am almost out of stock on this awesome material:

[meteorite-list] Re: wow what a time I am having

2005-08-01 Thread MexicoDoug
Steve A. (Elgin, IL) wrote: Alot of it is wide open,especially by the ocean.I have gotten dark I look like the locals down here.Oh well 2 more days then back home.I have 13 new meteorites waiting for me when I get back home.It has been 90 or better everyday,the ocean at least 85 degrees as

[meteorite-list] looking for a piece of esquel

2005-08-01 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Hi list.I have $500 to spend on a piece of esquel pallasite for which I am looking for a piece.I am looking for a 17 to 30 gram piece.Let me know who has any in that range. steve Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois

[meteorite-list] Looking for a piece of Esquel

2005-08-01 Thread bernd . pauli
Steve wrote: I have $500 to spend on a piece of esquel pallasite ... I am looking for a 17 to 30 gram piece. Let me know who has any in that range. John and Dawn Birdsell (Arizona Skies) have plenty of gorgeous Esquels - even in that and comparable ranges: One example (although already sold):

Re: [meteorite-list] Looking for a piece of Esquel

2005-08-01 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
http://cgi.ebay.com/Esquel-Pallasite-Meteorite-Slice-22-41-grams_W0QQitemZ6549873112QQcategoryZ3239QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem mc --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Steve wrote: I have $500 to spend on a piece of esquel pallasite ... I am looking for a 17 to 30 gram piece. Let

Re: [meteorite-list] Xena is the 10th New Planet

2005-08-01 Thread Dawn Gerald Flaherty
Ron is this a definite?? Jerry - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:23 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Xena is the 10th New Planet

[meteorite-list] OT: Geoff Notkin

2005-08-01 Thread Walter Branch
Sorry List, Geoff. Please email me. I have the answer to your question. -Walter Branch __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] 248 Advertisements for 194 different specimens

2005-08-01 Thread MeteorHntr
248 ads 194 specimen locations Hello List, Just a little heads up, www.FindMeteorites.com now has 248 seller ads up from 194 different locations and growing almost daily. NOTE: Tonight is the deadline for being able to place your ad and get 40% off the normal price. If you are shopping for

Re: [meteorite-list] wow what a time I am having

2005-08-01 Thread MexicoDoug
Hola Kind List, thanks for a few pleasant private messages. I don't mean to turn the met-list into a vacation showcase, but the speed of my internet connection is too slow to handle more than two or three image emailingsso I made a quick html page. Enjoy the scenary for those

Re: [meteorite-list] wow what a time I am having

2005-08-01 Thread Dawn Gerald Flaherty
Excellante Doug. Mucho Gracias Senior, It's kinda like being there[kinda]. Jerry - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wow what a time I am having Hola Kind List, thanks

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Plutonian Planets, Undiscovered Nearby Stars

2005-08-01 Thread Dawn Gerald Flaherty
Thanks for the neat site Sterling. Jerry I can't wait, are we there yet? - Original Message - From: Sterling K. Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 6:55 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: Plutonian Planets, Undiscovered

Re: [meteorite-list] wow what a time I am having

2005-08-01 Thread moni waiblinger-seabridge
Ola Doug, this are really great pictures and boy, I never imagined you were young! :-)) Thanks for sharing, Moni PS. I always like to read your posts to the list! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wow what a time I am having

Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers to Decide What Makes a Planet

2005-08-01 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:07:54 -0700 (PDT), Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brown argues that astronomers cannot control what gets called a planet. Our culture has fully embraced the idea that Pluto is a planet and scientists have for the most part not yet fully realized that the term 'planet'

[meteorite-list] Apologies

2005-08-01 Thread tracy latimer
I appear to have spammed the list with what I intended to be a non-public message for Doug. Sorry to all concerned. Tracy Latimer __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Apologies

2005-08-01 Thread Norm Lehrman
Tracy, No problems here. I was glad to be reminded of the fine word pulchritudinous. Webster says having or marked by physical comeliness. Without question that is an appropriate word for the meteorite community's use, hence, not OT. There should be a special category for pulchritudinous

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[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 2, 2005

2005-08-01 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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