Re: [meteorite-list] Some Meteorite Realities and Other Interesting Meteorite Web Pages

2013-01-15 Thread hall
H.H. Nininger traveled around Europe to museums to look at meteorite collections. He found a some meteorwrongs that had been put aside, that were actually meteorites. So the experts were wrongperts! It still happens. Cheers, Fred Hall Unless you live in Novato. Sunday, January 13, 2013,

Re: [meteorite-list] iron martian meteorites

2013-01-15 Thread Ron Baalke
Hi list. I have been wondering this for a while. With all the martian meteorites found since 1997, I know they have been stones. Has any iron martian meteorites been found? I know the rovers up on mars has bumped into them. But am just wondering.Have a great day. Our Mars rovers have

[meteorite-list] Asteroid Deflection Mission Seeks Smashing Ideas

2013-01-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Technology/NEO/Asteroid_deflection_mission_seeks_smashing_ideas Asteroid deflection mission seeks smashing ideas European Space Agency 15 January 2013 A space rock several hundred metres across is heading towards our planet and the last-ditch attempt to avert a

[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Rover Preparing to Drill Into First Martian Rock

2013-01-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-020 NASA Mars Rover Preparing to Drill Into First Martian Rock Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 15, 2013 Images: * 'John Klein' Site Selected for Curiosity's Drill Debut #1 * Diversity in Vicinity of Curiosity's First Drilling Target

Re: [meteorite-list] iron martian meteorites

2013-01-15 Thread Yinan Wang
In order to get a true Martian iron meteorite, you would need an impact large enough to knock out a chunk of the core, which as far as I'm aware has not occurred. Although I guess you could technically get iron ore as a Martian meteorite if an impact hit the right location, or even a sedimentary

Re: [meteorite-list] iron martian meteorites

2013-01-15 Thread Chris Peterson
On Earth, a Martian meteorite refers to a piece of Martian crust or mantle knocked off that planet's surface and delivered to Earth. None are iron, or likely to be since that would require a body colliding with Mars with enough energy to penetrate to the core- something that hasn't happened

[meteorite-list] BIMS meteorite display at BBC Stargazing LIVE at Tatton Park

2013-01-15 Thread Martin Goff
Hi all, I just uploaded some photos of our BIMS meteorite display at the recent BBC Stargazing LIVE event at Tatton Park onto my website. There were 6 members of BIMS manning the display and it was non stop busy all night. Full of interested people fascinated by these visitors from outer space

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson show phone Application

2013-01-15 Thread Mohammed HMANI
Hello, For the people who will go to the Tucson show, here is a phone App that can help you.   It will give you many information about the different show places : Dealers (by list or by category), Parking, shuttels, news, restaurants http://www.gemshowapps.com/   PS : I do not have any

[meteorite-list] CD-ROM to Grady's CATALOGUE OF METEORITES?

2013-01-15 Thread Nicholas Gessler, Ph.D.
Hi, See you all in Tucson... I can't find my CD-ROM which should accompany Monica Grady's CATALOGUE OF METEORITES. It never did install properly. Unfortunately, all of the references and bibliography are on that disk, not in the book. Does anyone know how to get another CD-ROM? I've forgotten

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2013-01-15 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 859 (Taza) Contributed by: Gregor Hoeher http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com