[meteorite-list] AD - NWA 7714 New Fresh Howardite!

2013-03-08 Thread Carsten Giessler
Hello List, i have a new Achondrite - Howardite which has been recently classified. It's NWA 7714, a very beautiful and fresh HED. The most slices that i can offer now are nice fullslices, many of them show nice green crystals. There is not much of this material, (the TKW is low), only 119g.

[meteorite-list] Membrane box wanted asap

2013-03-08 Thread Martin Goff
Hi all, Does anyone have available one of the larger membrane boxes available to ship asap, specifically the 100mm x 100mm x either 50mm or 75mm?? Any help appreciated :-) Cheers Martin -- Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 __ Visit

[meteorite-list] To extend asteroid-surveillance near to suns direction -Chelyabinsk meteoroid

2013-03-08 Thread Thomas Kurtz
Hello Ron, hi list, the Chelyabinsk 15-17m meteoroid was coming just ~15° from suns direction. Is there any space craft planned for incoming asteroid-surveillance near to the sun ? (Earth as the point of view) Which orbit would be the most effective to cover this space area ? How many of those

[meteorite-list] Fwd: sharp protrusion from an iron meteorite

2013-03-08 Thread Jason Utas
Martin, Please don't compare my knowledge about meteorites to Jorge's behavior. Eric nailed this one on the head. I have a degree in geology insofar as I am currently taking structural geology to complete the degree. For all intents and purposes, I am as qualified as anyone with a relevant

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: sharp protrusion from an iron meteorite

2013-03-08 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Jason, don't make the old man tired. Please don't compare my knowledge about meteorites to Jorge's behavior. I can't compare you with Jorge, because I don't know Jorge at all. The same way like most people don't know a Jason Utas at all. And how many people will know a Jason Utas in hundred

[meteorite-list] Massive Meteor Hits China in 1976 (Jilin Meteorite)

2013-03-08 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.geekosystem.com/tigh-meteorite-hits-china/ Today in Geek History: Massive Meteor Hits China by Jeff LaSala March 8, 2013 Space debris is fascinating, fun, and sometimes scary. The meteorite pieces that rained down on Russia's Chelyabinsk region last month hit with the force of 30

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: March 4-8, 2013

2013-03-08 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES March 4-8, 2013 o Gullies (04 March 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/node/6105 o Channels (05 March 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/node/6106 o Graben (06 March 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/node/6107 o Channel (07 March 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/node/6108 o

[meteorite-list] Planetary Data System Releases MESSENGER Data from Third Mercury Solar Day

2013-03-08 Thread Ron Baalke
/ and http://www.nasa.gov/messenger. The MDIS mosaics can be downloaded from http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/the_mission/mosaics.html. The data for this release are available online at http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20130308.html, and all of the MESSENGER data archived at the PDS thus far

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: sharp protrusion from an iron meteorite

2013-03-08 Thread Art Jones
Guys, I think the horse is way past dead on this one, let's end the thread. Thanks, Art -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jason Utas Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 5:00 PM To:

Re: [meteorite-list] [met-list] Fwd: sharp protrusion from an iron meteorite

2013-03-08 Thread Robert Verish
Except that I can't remember if we identified the protrusion. Long ago I remember someone suggesting that it might be a mineral inclusion that is differentially resistant to weathering, like silicates, or carbides, like the cohenite in this image: http://www.mindat.org/photo-8081.html But

[meteorite-list] MI OH IL IN Fireball Meteor 08MAR2013

2013-03-08 Thread drtanuki
List, Site traffic data suggest that a meteor event just occurred over MI OH IL IN Fireball Meteor 08MAR2013. Details will be update at- http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/03/mi-oh-il-in-fireball-meteor-08mar2013.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2013-03-08 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Sikhote Alin Contributed by: Paul Swartz http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com