[meteorite-list] NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Studies Comet Flyby

2014-10-20 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4344 NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Studies Comet Flyby Jet Propulsion Laboratory October 19, 2014 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Status Report NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has sent home more data about Mars than all other

[meteorite-list] NASA's MAVEN Studies Passing Comet and Its Effects

2014-10-20 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4345 NASA's MAVEN Studies Passing Comet and Its Effects Jet Propulsion Labotary October 19, 2014 MAVEN Mission Status Report NASA's newest orbiter at Mars, MAVEN, took precautions to avoid harm from a dust-spewing comet that flew near Mars today

[meteorite-list] NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter Watches Comet Fly Near

2014-10-20 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4346 NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter Watches Comet Fly Near Jet Propulsion Laboratory October 19, 2014 Mars Odyssey Mission Status Report The longest-lived robot ever sent to Mars came through its latest challenge in good health, reporting home on

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2014-10-20 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 998 TS Contributed by: Ray Watts http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] PDF version of Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites

2014-10-20 Thread Katsu OHTSUKA via Meteorite-list
Hello list, I found a PDF version of the classic book Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (by R. Norton L. Chitwood) in the following link: http://museum-21.ru/files/video/Norton%20O.,%20Chitwood%20L.%20-%20Field%20Guide%20to%20Meteors%20and%20Meteorites%20-%202008.pdf however this might

Re: [meteorite-list] PDF version of Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites

2014-10-20 Thread Michael Mulgrew via Meteorite-list
Katsu, The book is Copyright Springer-Verlag London Limited, the link your provided is an illegal download (as you surmised, surprised you shared it). Please purchase the book and show your support. -Michael in so. Cal. On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 1:29 AM, Katsu OHTSUKA via Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] PDF version of Field Guide to Meteors andMeteorites

2014-10-20 Thread Linton Rohr via Meteorite-list
Really! It's a great book, which should be on every collector's shelf. Sadly, neither author lived long enough to promote it's sale. The least we can do is buy a copy in their honor. Linton - Original Message - From: Michael Mulgrew via Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] PDF version of Field Guide to Meteors andMeteorites

2014-10-20 Thread Anne Black via Meteorite-list
Thank you Linton, Thank You Michael. And yes, Michael, you are right, that PDF version is illegal and has now been reported to Springer. Yes, neither author lived long enough to enjoy the result of their work. In fact, Larry Chitwood died the very day the book was finished; he had spent most

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Views Comet Near Mars

2014-10-20 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4348 NASA Rover Opportunity Views Comet Near Mars NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity captured images of a comet passing much closer to Mars than any previous known comet flyby of Earth or Mars. The images of comet Siding Spring were taken

[meteorite-list] MRO Images Show Comet Nucleus is Small

2014-10-20 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4349 Mars Orbiter Image Shows Comet Nucleus is Small Jet Propulsion Laboratory October 20, 2014 The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured views of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring

Re: [meteorite-list] Free Download - Higgins Dalton paper

2014-10-20 Thread Mark Grossman via Meteorite-list
About a month ago I sent a notice (see below) about a new paper of mine that dealt with William Higgins (of Mooresfort and Limerick fame). The paper appears in Notes Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. This week, the Royal Society celebrates Open Access week, and

Re: [meteorite-list] PDF version of Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites

2014-10-20 Thread Katsu OHTSUKA via Meteorite-list
Hi Michael, Oh, it was as I suspected. I purchased this great book soon after publication, but not autographed. I want their autographed copy, if any. best regards, Katsu -Original Message- From: Anne Black Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 7:14 AM To: linton...@earthlink.net ;