Hello Matija,
Please report back to the list should any of your specimens NOT bubble-up when
heated-up in a microwave oven.
Here are some other tektite tests:
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/January/Jims_Fragments.htm
http://tektitesource.com/Tektite_tests.html
Bob V.
Since the mention of Lincoln LaPaz came up, how many of us know that
1947 Lincoln was tasked by the Air Force to determine the trajectory and
velocity at impact of the weather balloon that crashed near Roswell,
New Mexico?
Chauncey
Colorado COMETS
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Hello Everyone-
I just added a new polymict eucrite filled with interesting clasts to my site
today, and a week or two ago added a nice (and CHEAP) Rumuruti and great
looking CK5. Please take a look at them and contact me for more information.
Polymict Eucrite (NWA 8658)
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Latest Drive Puts Rover Within Marathon-Distance Record -
sols 3922-3927, February 4, 2015-February 9, 2015:
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards Marathon
Valley, a putative location for abundant clay minerals now only about
656 feet (200
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mystery_Mars_plume_baffles_scientists
Mystery Mars Plume Baffles Scientists
European Space Agency
16 February 2015
Plumes seen reaching high above the surface of Mars are causing a stir
among scientists studying the atmosphere on the Red Planet.
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
February 16-20, 2015
o Crater Dunes (16 February 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150216a
o Hooke Crater Dunes (17 February 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150217690624a
o Rabe Crater Dunes (18 February 2015)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150218a
o Gullies
Space Weather News for Feb. 20, 2015
http://spaceweather.com
Astronomers are scratching their heads over an unusual comet that is passing
by the sun. The icy visitor to the inner solar system does not belong
to any known family of sungrazing comets, and it appeared to be doomed
as it made
Hello All,
on ebay we have some great auctions, ending in about two days,
e.g. a small slice of the BLACK CHASSIGNITE, NWA 2737
(traded with Bruno and Carine). Auction starts @ $ 1.99 and NR!
In addition we offer:
221 gram LUNAR endcut,
BLACK BEAUTY (NWA 8171) full slice,
TISSINT individuals,
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Solar Panels Get a Small Energy Boost -
sols 3928-3936, February 10, 2015-February 18, 2015:
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater heading towards
Marathon Valley, a putative location for abundant clay
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
February 18, 2015
o Lava Flow Near the Base of Olympus Mons
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_020090_1985
The channel appears to be discontinuous, but it is
likely that the channel continues underground as a lava tube.
o When Weather
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20150218
85 Years after Pluto's Discovery, New Horizons Spots Small Moons Orbiting Pluto
February 18, 2015
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See the Pluto Discovery Images
Check out tektitesource.com as Norm has an excellent selection of
Saffordites/Arizonaites.
Robby Hoover
IMCA#8301
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On Feb 19, 2015, at 3:07 AM, matija bericic via Meteorite-list
meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote:
Dear members,
I am looking fo Saffordites and
Aloha meteorite lovers,
An exciting new feldspathic diogenite has been approved by the Meteoritical
Society as NWA 8744. The stoneʻs external surfaces were observed to have a very
frothy texture. Upon cutting cutting and polishing, the stoneʻs vesicular
texture was discovered. Swirls of melt
Hi All,
Randomly checking the NMSU site for recent fireballs, I noticed that Steve
Schoner's
camera picked up a bright, slow-moving one Wednesday during evening twilight:
http://skysentinel.nmsu.edu/allsky/viewer/1355276
Notice that the fireball is actually *rising* in elevation angle as it
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