Re: [meteorite-list] Fake Norway Rock

2014-04-11 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Mark, LOL! I still love dowsing even if it is caused by unconscious ideomotor responses. The pseudosciences are a lot of fun. And yes, you're right, name calling is not right. I apologize for that. As we all very well know, the burden of proof is the responsibility of those making the

[meteorite-list] OT: Life In Black Holes?

2013-05-06 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Seems a little unlikely: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/423608/planets-could-orbit-singularities-inside-black-holes/#comments Planets Could Orbit Singularities Inside Black Holes The discovery of stable orbits inside certain kinds of black hole implies that planets and perhaps even

[meteorite-list] Astrobiologists Don't Find Any Exobiology Stuff

2013-03-15 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Mark, I agree. It's becoming painfully obvious Mars has always been lifeless. If it didn't happen there, where conditions were similar to Earth, with all the right ingredients and parameters, then I wouldn't hold my breath while looking for life in the rest of the Solar System. Abiogenisis is

Re: [meteorite-list] Astrobiologists Don't Find Any Exobiology Stuff

2013-03-15 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
the planet clean. Phil Whitmer - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com To: JoshuaTreeMuseum joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astrobiologists Don't

[meteorite-list] Meteorite market talk on radio

2013-03-01 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
By the time a meme makes it to the New York Times, it's too late to stop it. It's now common knowledge among the non-cognescenti that there is a massive worldwide illegal meteorite black market. A perfect example of argumentum ad populum: it must be true because so many believe it. Fifty

[meteorite-list] (AD) Uncleaned, Natural Patina Odessa Iron Meteorite, 1420 Grams

2013-01-08 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Hello List: I have a good-sized, uncleaned, natural patina Odessa, Texas meteorite currently for sale on eBay. It's nicely shaped, with the usual caliche. I got it from the original finder. Thanks for looking!

[meteorite-list] Intergalactic False Alarm: Novato Meteorite is Just a Rock

2012-10-24 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Shawn, I agree, the second rock doesn't look like a meteorite either. Has it been examined by an expert? Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum Hello Listers Just found this, might be interesting for others that are hunting for meteorites in Novato area. After a fireball streaked

[meteorite-list] Novato meteorite find

2012-10-23 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
This is turning into a mystery wrapped inside an enigma. Phil Whitmer - That was my first impression too. Hmmm Bob L -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-bounces at

[meteorite-list] It's from the ashtray belt!

2012-10-18 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Any editor with half a brain would have caught and corrected this. Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum - My guess is autocorrect gone horribly wrong. Peter -Original Message- From:

[meteorite-list] Science of Global Climate Modeling Confirmed byDiscoveries on Mars Cognitive Dissonance

2012-10-18 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Hello Al, There are also volcanoes. The Toba Volcano (Indonesia) super eruption 74,000 years ago nearly wiped out humans, there were only a few thousand Homo Sapiens left according to genetic analyses and other studies. People couldn't survive the volcanic winter. Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree

[meteorite-list] Ad: eBay; Eye of God Meteorite Sphere Pendant

2012-09-29 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
This is an unusual NWA 869 spherical pendant: Eye Of God pendant: http://www.ebay.com/itm/310455741061?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Meteorite of Anu

2012-09-23 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I wonder what this is about? (From the Epic of Gilgamesh.) Gilgamesh got up and revealed the dream, saying to his mother: Mother, I had a dream last night. Stars of the sky appeared, and some kind of meteorite of Anu fell next to me. I tried to lift it but it was too mighty for me, I tried to

[meteorite-list] Fire caused by meteorites.. Is it possible?

2012-08-27 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
That's like saying guilty by association or proximity. If you're walking by a crime scene as the crime is in progress, this in no way implies you're a suspect. It's a coincidence. Same with the suspected super bolide fires. Just because fires start during a bolide sighting, it in no way implies

[meteorite-list] another crazy ebay sale

2012-08-21 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
They took down the meteorite found on the moon auction. Go to eBay's 8,753 item meteorite and tektite catagory. Search by highest priced item first. Seven of the top 26 most expensive items are obviously not meteorites. It's always like that, sometimes 5 or 6 of the top ten are meteorwrongs.

[meteorite-list] Man claims he found meteorite making Dyson's find - if it is a meteorite - worth about $2.3 million.

2012-08-16 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Wait for it, wait for it... All sales of underwater red jasper meteorites from Mars are hereby suspended until further notice! Ha! Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html

[meteorite-list] Kentland Crater

2012-08-01 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Examining impact shattercones at the Kentland meteorite crater: http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x177/cyphor79/kentland12/KentlandCrater.jpg A working quarry is mining the central uplift at the center of the crater. The limestone layers are raised up about 1800 ft. above the surrounding

[meteorite-list] New fall in Saudia Arabia

2012-07-25 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
The picture with the article looks like slag! Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] International Laws related to meteorites link - good info

2012-07-20 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
According to O. Richard Norton, and the Meteoritical Society, all meteorites found in India are the property of the Geological Survey of India. In his Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, Norton also states Gibeon meteorites are illegal to export from Namibia.

[meteorite-list] Arsenic Bacteria Hoax

2012-07-09 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
This current news story is as unfortunate as the original NASA story spin of Wolf-Simon's article release two years ago. Hoax implies a deliberate fabrication of evidence. There's no call here to insult the personal integrity of the scientists for publishing their earlier experimental

[meteorite-list] Arsenic Bacteria Hoax

2012-07-08 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Turns out it was a bogus publicity stunt: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/journal-retreats-from-controversial-arsenic-paper/2012/07/08/gJQAFQb7WW_story.html?hpid=z3 Journal retreats from controversial arsenic paper By Marc Kaufman, Updated: Sunday, July 8, 10:05 PMThe

[meteorite-list] NEW FALL Splash Craters

2012-06-11 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Small Impact Craters On Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite Surfaces M. Killgore and J.F. McHone: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/LPSC98/pdf/1839.pdf Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] hollow meteorite on ebay

2012-06-10 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Hi Jim, You're missing the fact that there's 10,000 suckers born (worldwide) every minute and one just paid $266 for a concretion that I would have sold them for $1.50. Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum I see no evidence in this ebay listing that would lead me to believe that

[meteorite-list] New Fall

2012-06-10 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/new-fall-2012.html This is only the third fresh iron I've seen with complete gun-metal blue fusion crust, flow lines and other ablation surface features. I think the other two were ataxites. Awesome meteorite! Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum

[meteorite-list] RIP Ray Bradbury (OT)

2012-06-06 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Loved Ray Bradbury in high school http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ray-bradbury-sci-fi-author-of-fahrenheit-451-martian-chronicles-dies-at-91/2012/06/06/gJQAy9HiIV_story.html?hpid=z4 Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum __

[meteorite-list] Hammer Talk

2012-05-15 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
If there's one thing I never tire of on the Meteorite List, it's the fascinating, seemingly never-ending discussion of what does and does not constitute a hammer stone. It never gets old. You have semantics, definitions, degrees of hammerness, lively arguments over what is or is not a man-made

[meteorite-list] Yet another Apollo moon rock sting

2012-05-13 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
This is the guy selling Apollo moon rock dust on eBay: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/houston-lawyer-trying-to-account-for-scores-of-missing-moon-rocks-brought-back-by-astronauts/2012/05/13/gIQA0rflMU_story.html?tid=pm_national_pop Phil Whitmer Johua Tree Earth Space Museum

[meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp

2012-05-04 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
It' a zeppelin. ___ Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] It's a Zepplin, not a blimp!

2012-05-04 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Zepplins were magnificent classic airships with an internal framework. Blimps are bags of gas. Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] It's a Zepplin, not a blimp!

2012-05-04 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Sorry about the multiple posts, after not working, all my accounts went through at once! Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Jenniskens Sutter Mill Meteorite

2012-04-28 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Peter Jenniskens Sutter Mill http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x177/cyphor79/June2011/sut.jpg APOD: Sutter's Mill Meteorite (2012 Apr 28) Image Credit P. Jenniskens (SETI Institute) and Eric James (NASA Ames) http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120428.html Explanation: Last Sunday's bright fireball

[meteorite-list] Moon rocks

2012-04-14 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Looks pretty bogus to me: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Moon-rock-Apollo11-/190661007344?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item2c644817f0 He relists it every week, lowering the starting bid by $100,000. I don't see how eBay can allow this. Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum

[meteorite-list] test

2012-03-15 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
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[meteorite-list] Report from the Strewnfield in Edgewood Texas

2012-02-07 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department there are no black panthers in Texas, only mountian lions from the Puma genus. Black panthers are leopards from the Panthera genus and do not live in North America.

[meteorite-list] Strange Meteor

2011-12-11 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
We saw a strange meteor tonight from Plymouth, Indiana. We were facing south and I looked east just in time to see a very bright meteor falling at a 45 degree angle. I've never seen one quite like it. It looked like a very bright star dropping in a straight line with no tail or flashes or

[meteorite-list] Are these meteorites???

2011-12-02 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Greetings Maurizio: Those look a lot like Al Haggounia 001, the paleo/fossil meteorite. A rare EL3 type (enstatite) that is very inexpensive due to the massive TKW (total known weight) http://www.ebay.com/itm/AL-HAGGOUNIA-001-Stony-Meteorite-Fragments-8-1g-/400175463637 Phil Whitmer Joshua

[meteorite-list] Are these meteorites???

2011-12-02 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
More than 20 pairings?: The Al Haggounia Fossil or Paleo Meteorite Problem: http://www4.nau.edu/meteorite/Meteorite/Al_Haggounia.html Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html

[meteorite-list] AD: Are these meteorites???

2011-12-02 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Al-Haggounia-Enstatite-EL3-Stone-Meteorite-Slice-28-6-G-/280774269672?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item415f735ae8 Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Some interesting meteorite falls of the last two centuries

2011-11-22 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
An interesting recap: http://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/meteorites.html Some interesting meteorite falls of the last two centuries DATE LOCATIONREMARKS REFERENCES 1807 12 14Weston, CT, U.S.A. meteor visible half a minute, [21]

[meteorite-list] Stat. Speaking / killer Hammers (Barbotan)

2011-11-21 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
One of these stones, fifteen inches in diameter, broke through the roof of a cottage, and killed a herdsman and a bullock. After reading the above statement, we cannot refrain from wondering at the slow belief of philosophers as to the heavenly origin of these stones. Where was the body to come

[meteorite-list] Pena Blanca Spring Near-Hammerstone

2011-11-21 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Here's an interesting account of what could have been a multiple death hammerstone incident: http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM32/AM32_354.pdf Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html

[meteorite-list] Second experiment confirms faster-than-light particles

2011-11-18 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/second-experiment-confirms-faster-than-light-particles/2011/11/17/gIQAlRlTWN_story.html?hpid=z5 Second experiment confirms faster-than-light particles: While the second experiment has made an important test of consistency of its result,

[meteorite-list] Does Friction or Ram Pressure Cause Meteor Ablation

2011-11-18 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I know it was discussed awhile back about whether atmospheric friction or ram pressure causes meteor ablation, but I don't remember if the science was ever settled. If you Google the question, the overwhelming majority of hits say it's friction with oxygen, argon and nitrogen molecules that

Re: [meteorite-list] Second experiment confirms faster-than-light particles

2011-11-18 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
- Original Message - From: Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com To: JoshuaTreeMuseum joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 6:44 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Second experiment confirms faster-than-light particles

[meteorite-list] Icebergs on Europa

2011-11-16 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Apparently there are volcanos under the ice causing the icebergs: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/theory-of-subsurface-lakes-boost-hopes-for-life-on-jupiters-moon-europa/2011/11/16/gIQADp8hRN_story.html?hpid=z2 Phil Whitmer

[meteorite-list] Asteroid Flyby

2011-11-03 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/as-asteroid-flies-by-scientists-will-stare/2011/11/02/gIQA8FTngM_story.html As asteroid flies by, scientists will stare a.. Text Size b.. Print c.. E-mail d.. Reprints By Brian Vastag, Thursday, November 3, 2:35 PM An asteroid the size

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Auction Days Numbered?

2011-09-30 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I haven't noticed any changes in eBay policy toward international meteorite sales. The people that are being hasseled were probably reported by someone. It only takes one snitch telling on you for whatever reason to get an auction shut down. I had a stalagmite auction closed recently because of

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Auction Days Numbered?

2011-09-30 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I don't think it's a secret that eBay is going to start charging extra for international auctions. I seem to recall getting an email from them a month or so ago saying that they were going to do this. Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Fwd: From Blaine Reed

2011-09-23 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Well alrighty then! The science is settled. Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum -- Steve, Regarding your ridiculous High Noon challenge - even though I was not there YOU HAVE LOST!! Does this look familiar

[meteorite-list] ebay restriction on international auctions of meteorites? and faster than the speed of light neutrinos!

2011-09-22 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Meg is taking over as head honcho of Hewlett-Packard. I just was notified by eBay today that as of October 1st no more mention of emails will be allowed. They don't want any off eBay transactions taking place. Also, this is pretty cool:

[meteorite-list] NASA Space Junk to Hit This Week

2011-09-19 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-satellite-expected-to-hit-earth-this-week/2011/09/18/gIQARnpVdK_story.html?hpid=z3 NASA satellite expected to hit Earth this week: By Joel Achenbach, The sky is not falling. A 12,500-pound NASA satellite the size of a school bus is,

[meteorite-list] eBay Top Ten Meteorites

2011-08-31 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
The top ten meteorites currently running on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/Meteorites-Tektites-/3239/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A5213rt=nc_sticky=1_trksid=p3286.c0.m14_sop=16_sc=1 Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum

[meteorite-list] eBay Top Ten Highest Priced Items Represented as Meteorites

2011-08-31 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Yinan: This is what I meant to say: At any given time a search of the the highest priced items listed in eBay's Meteorite and Tektite category shows that around 80% are obvious meteorwrongs. eBay Top Ten Highest Priced Items Represented and Misrepresented as Meteorites:

[meteorite-list] Ohio-No Finds Yet

2011-08-22 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Nothing yet, it appears: http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/560615/Meteorites-may-have-landed-in-the-region.html?nav=5021 Meteorites may have landed in the region August 19, 2011 By DAN POMPILI - reporter (dpomp...@tribtoday.com) , Tribune Chronicle | TribToday.com Save |

[meteorite-list] Michael Jackson Meteorite

2011-08-13 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/offbeat/jacksonlink-meteorite-up-for-sale-16035842.html Jackson-link meteorite up for sale Friday, 12 August 2011 Part of a meteorite with links to Michael Jackson is to be auctioned a.. enlarge Ads by Google Ask Art Appraisers Online 7

[meteorite-list] More evidence of building blocks of DNA inmeteorites

2011-08-10 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
G'day Sterling Yes, it's well established that amino acids, nucleobases and other such molecules are pretty much everywhere across the Universe. They're common, fairly simple compounds. When you say they're ready to be assembled and you can build your own ladder, are you talking about

[meteorite-list] More evidence of building blocks of DNA in meteorites

2011-08-10 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
One of the few things I recall from college Probability Theory class is that if something happened once, no matter how unlikly, it can happen again. For example, since the Chicago Cubs won back to back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908, theoretically, they could do it again.

[meteorite-list] Mercurian meteorite models nomination OT Version

2011-08-07 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I was just here recently: http://studebakermuseum.org/ They have a new building, it's really nice. An unbelievable collection of Stude's. Cars you can't see anywhere else. They have a Raymond Loewy studio display with his drafting table, tools and many of his drawings and clay car models.

[meteorite-list] Circumstantial Evidence For Water On Mars

2011-08-06 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/water-on-mars-scientists-find-strongest-evidence-yet/2011/08/03/gIQAiYcWuI_story.html?hpid=z8 By Marc Kaufman, Published: August 4 For decades, space scientists have searched Mars for signs of water, the liquid generally believed to be

[meteorite-list] Tunguska (not)

2011-07-27 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Listerines: Much more difficult to deal with are the sophisticated scammers who sell legitimate stones, then decide to increase their profit margins by mis-labeling inexpensive common samples as rare expensive ones. I got burnt this way by a scammer advertising on the Meteorite List a few

[meteorite-list] Several suckers born every minute

2011-07-24 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Aw, c'mon Mike, it's a polymict planetary with diamonds. And for only $152! LOL, I wonder how much this will go for? Phil Whitmer -- Hi List, Here is another unfortunate example of an obvious meteorwrong being offered as a pallasite.

[meteorite-list] Several suckers born every minute

2011-07-24 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Wowsers! 300 bucks. I'm in the wrong business! Phil Whitmer Hi List, Here is another unfortunate example of an obvious meteorwrong being offered as a pallasite.

[meteorite-list] Moon Flag Scraps for $45,000

2011-07-18 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
You have to sign in to an account to see the results, but the flag scraps went for $45,000. Lots of cool stuff in this auction: http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/25411 Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Lorton Meteorite: Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

2011-07-15 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
You find it , it's yours!: http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2011/william--mary-law-school-students-learn-about-property-law,-with-an-asteroid-twist-123.php Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] meteorite or not?

2011-07-13 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Richard, Good one! I thought most of the Mekong Delta material was hematite. Phil Whitmer JonathanI think one paddles upstream. :)) __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html

[meteorite-list] Moon Memorabilia Auction

2011-07-09 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
We'll see how this one goes: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/science/space/10moon.html?_r=1hp Shreds of Moon History on the Block By DOUGLAS QUENQUA Published: July 9, 2011 a.. Recommend b.. Twitter c.. Sign In to E-Mail d.. Print e.. Reprints a.. ShareClose a.. Linkedin b.. Digg

[meteorite-list] OT James Webb Space Telescope

2011-07-08 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Couldn't Congress divert a few billion dollars of this money to go where no man has gone before?: http://costofwar.com/en/ Probably not. --- Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] NASA sues Moonwalker Astronaut

2011-07-05 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
The alleged camera: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-070411a.html Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Space Shuttle Thermal Protection System (TPS)

2011-06-28 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Hi Robert, Excellent post, I'm going to have to see about getting a tile for our museum. Phil Whitmer --- As a fairly new subscriber to the met-list, and a meteorite(nut) collector. I would like to inject a few pieces of information about the Space Shuttle Tiles

[meteorite-list] The Apollo Moon Rock Collection

2011-06-27 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Actually, ALL politicians impact the collection of planetary and asteroidal meteorites. By giving away billions in public assistance to poor people and even more billions in corporate welfare to rich people, money is diverted from meteorite collection. No one will return to the moon as long as

[meteorite-list] The Apollo Moon Rock Collection

2011-06-27 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
As far as I can tell, bulk Apollo lunar material is studied by the NASA Lunar Science Institute. The guys that do the hands on work are known as the Lunar Exploration and Analysis Group or LEAG. One of the scientists doing analysis of moon rocks here at the University of Notre Dame uses the new

[meteorite-list] Moon Rock

2011-06-26 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Recently took the kids to the Indiana State Museum. We saw three meteorites, a Campo, a Canyon Diablo and this tasty pure snow-white moon rock. http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x177/cyphor79/019.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x177/cyphor79/021.jpg

[meteorite-list] Moon Dust

2011-06-24 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
All the AP people, or whoever wrote the original article, had to do was add the simple caveat that all non-Antarctic lunar meteorites and meteoritical materials are perfectly legal to possess, buy and sell. A simple distinction between the legality of non-Antactic lunar meteorites and the

[meteorite-list] Moon Dust

2011-06-23 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I thought the dust on the tape was the only legal to own and sell NASA lunar material. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/missing-moon-dust-found-in-st-louis-auction-business-returned-to-nasas-johnson-space-center/2011/06/23/AGhR1zhH_story.html Phil Whitmer

[meteorite-list] Moon Dust

2011-06-23 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
This story has already gone viral. The Washington Post, considered by many to be an impeccable souce, (rightly or wrongly) just misspoke the truth twice. It is illegal for individuals to own moon material. The woman said she was unaware of the history of the dust, and gave it up to

[meteorite-list] Moon Dust

2011-06-23 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
This is what they're talking about: http://www.diamondappraised.com/apollo/apollo11dust.htm Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] OT: NASA Pictures of Biggest Arizona Wildfire Ever

2011-06-19 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Sat pics of big AZ blaze: http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/165284/20110618/update-6-nasa-releases-satellite-images-of-arizona-wallow-fire-pictures.htm - Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Mercury question

2011-06-17 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
MikeG, That never gets old! LOL! Phil Whitmer All sales of high-potassium, non-feldspar Mercury rocks are hereby suspended until further notice. ;) Best regards, MikeG __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] New Colorado fall or faux?

2011-06-14 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I retold this to my 6 year old, she laughed really hard! Phil Whitmer -- I was hoping to see a photo of the 5-foot snake. I've never seen a snake with feet! ;) __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] OT: FaceBook

2011-06-14 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
After the dust has settled, only the seven-headed beast shall remain standing. The Hydra heads of the Leviathan will be called: FaceBook, Walmart, Ebay, Apple, Exxon, Microsoft and Wikipedia. Phil Whitmer --- An orange-robed Buddhist monk, a Catholic priest and a Lutheran

[meteorite-list] OT:FaceBook

2011-06-14 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
And the names of the ten-headed Hydra beast shall be FaceBook, Walmart, Google, Ebay, Apple, Exxon, General Electric, General Motors, Microsoft and Wikipedia. Phil Whitmer So a Greek Orthodox priest, the Dalai Lhama and a Jewish rabbi are knocking back a few

[meteorite-list] Slate Islands Impact Structure

2011-06-12 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I hadn't heard about this Lake Superior crater. Interesting that the islands are the central uplift formation of the crater. Click the link for the rest of the pdf with maps and pics. Phil Whitmer http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19970028016_1997050774.pdf 14. New

[meteorite-list] Slate Islands Impact Structure

2011-06-12 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
One of the world's biggest shattercones at Slate Island: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckexpeditions/2957527136/ Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Al haggounia 001

2011-06-08 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Dan: Probably not. Phil Whitmer A Catholic priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk enter a bar. The bartender immediately retorts: What is this, a joke? __ Does anybody know if Al haggounia 001 is going to have its official classification of Aubrite changed to EL3 which seems to

[meteorite-list] Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment

2011-06-01 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Living Interplanetary Spaceflight Experiment--or Why Were All the Strange Creatures on the Shuttle Endeavour? By David Warmflash | Jun 1, 2011 07:55 AM | 1 a.. Share b.. Email c.. Print This morning, the world witnessed the safe landing of the space shuttle Endeavour, after a 16-day mission

[meteorite-list] Worthless Meteorites Stolen in India

2011-05-31 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
If they had no value, why would anyone want to steal them? -- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-29/chennai/29596684_1_meteorites-museum-guards-chennai-museum Police resume probe into theft of meteorite pieces A Selvaraj, May 29, 2011, 02.35am

[meteorite-list] Test your Meteorite Knowledge, Win a Free Assortment of Micromounts!

2011-05-24 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Just a few minor corrections. Hopewell and Anasazi are not names of tribes. They signify prehistoric traditions or cultures, not individual tribes. We don't know the names of prehistoric tribes because they left no written histories. The large earthworks built by Midwestern and Eastern

[meteorite-list] Test your Meteorite Knowledge, Win a Free Assortment of Micromounts! Native Americans and Meteorites

2011-05-24 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
- \ On 5/24/11, JoshuaTreeMuseum joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com wrote: Just a few minor corrections. Hopewell and Anasazi are not names of tribes. They signify prehistoric traditions or cultures, not individual

[meteorite-list] Lovina: most likely not a meteorite

2011-05-24 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Man, I knew that thing was too weird to be a meteorite. I wonder if the the MetBull will take it off their list or will they leave it, like they're doing with the Al Haggounia 001 aubrite kerfuffel. Phil Whitmer ___ Greetings: I just received a preliminary abstract

[meteorite-list] Meteor Detected 13/14MAY2011 location guess

2011-05-18 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Eyewitnesses are the most unreliable kind. Especially when it comes to meteors. Phil Whitmer Spoke to several people from Creston and Area who have confirmed hearing and seeing the meteor hitting Kootenay Lake... I haven't been following this, but was this at night? If so, then

[meteorite-list] Meteor Colors

2011-05-15 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Morning, folks! I've been reading about what causes meteor colors. When a dust particle meteoroid hits the atmosphere and burns up, it produces a streak of light known as a meteor. Colliding air molecules create a vaporous cloud of sodium, iron and magnesium atoms. In a cue ball effect,

[meteorite-list] Which came first the chicken or the egg?

2011-04-26 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I'm pretty sure the rooster came first. - Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Probable Meteorwrongs

2011-04-20 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
The geologists at the local universities refer a lot of possible meteorites to our museum, where we have a fairly extensive meteorite collection. A guy brought these in a few days ago. They were found in a farm field. I told him they were probably slag. They look like they have caliche on them,

[meteorite-list] Dear NYT:

2011-04-06 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Dear NYT, I understand that times are hard and you can't afford to pay reporters what you used to. Changing to a paid subscription on the Internet will cost you lots of readers. I certainly will be reading the WaPo from now on. I can see how you have to drum up a readership. You have bills to

[meteorite-list] BS In The NYT: Black Market Trinkets From Space

2011-04-04 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Not only that, but now you have to pay the NYT to read their dumb articles. I propose that Martin Altmann compose a scathing rebuttal to this melange of blithering blather. __ Phil Whitmer __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] OK dinner

2011-03-25 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
It's about time you guys kissed and made up! (OK, a firm handshake will suffice!) The World's Most Famous Meteorite Hunter and the World's Greatest Meteorite Hunter should let bygones be bygones and at least share a cordial working relationship. By that I mean guest appearances on the show

[meteorite-list] OK Dinner

2011-03-25 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Rob: That's Treasure of the Sierra Madre Country done there in Durango State. You'll need mules, tobacco (to share with the natives), coffee, bacon, metal detectors, GPS device, a satellite phone, snake boots, a pair of those specially reinforced brush jeans, machete and a sharpening stone and

[meteorite-list] Possible Meteorite Over North Carolina

2011-03-23 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
I like the part about the three propulsion systems: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110322/ARTICLES/110329902/-1/news06?Title=Possible-meteorite-lights-up-sky-911-phone-linestc=ar Possible meteorite lights up sky, 911 phone lines Published: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 9:31 p.m. Last

[meteorite-list] Heeeeee's Ba-ack

2011-03-20 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Mad as a March Hare, nuttier than squirrel feculence. Happy Lunar Perigee Day! Phil Whitmer --- Be sure to click the video http://www.nbc11news.com/localnews/headlines/Man_Wants_Montrose_Recognized_as_the_Meteorite_Capitol_of_the_World_118308919.html Rob Wesel

[meteorite-list] Wickramasinghe Canned, Claims Ageism

2011-03-20 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Looks like Cardiff has had enough of the screwey panspermia balderdash dished out by this guy. Summum Luna, Phil Whitmer - http://www.sinhalaya.com/news/eng/2news2lanka2.php?go=fullnewsnewsid=729 Home / Cyber Talks / Chandra Wickramasinghe dismissed from

[meteorite-list] Lorton Meteorite

2011-03-18 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
The landlords got outlawyered: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/whatever-happened-to-the-lorton-meteorite-/2011/03/04/AB14tMq_story.html By Neely Tucker, Sunday, March 20, 11:42 AM When last we heard, Everybody's Favorite Meteorite was locked up in legal limbo. The oblong

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