[meteorite-list] AD: PRISTINE MOCS INDIVIDUAL

2005-09-01 Thread RYAN PAWELSKI
Well Folks, not sure if I want to do this or not, but I thought that I'd take a head count to see how many people may be interested in purchasing a 63.2g Mocs individual. Whole stones from this historic European fall are very hard to come across on the market, but paying-off some bills that

[meteorite-list] AD - Beautiful NWA Chondrite Endcut for sale, Rivers of melt!

2005-09-01 Thread Gi-po Meteorites
Hello List, i have a beautiful endcut of a unclassified NWA Meteorite for sale. It's very nice highly shocked material, it shows rivers of melt in a good contrast to the unmelted material, and many shockveins. Here's the link for some pictures: http://www.gi-po.de/ebayfolder/schok/melt.htm

[meteorite-list] gibeon

2005-09-01 Thread Guy Heinen
Hi Listies, I want to sell my Gibeon (about 80 kg, great regmaglypts). Those of you interested in buying this great looking individual and able to pick it up at my home in Luxembourg/Europe can contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]. All the best, Guy

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall in Zimbabwe?

2005-09-01 Thread Greg Hupe
Hi Mike and List Members, Too bad I just heard about the Zimbabwe fall until just now. I just got back from Morocco last night and don't check the list or emails while there. I could have taken a relatively quick flight to check it out. Oh well, I did get several achondrites, a couple large

[meteorite-list] Catastrophic Disaster Response Needs More Study in the Event of Asteroid Impact

2005-09-01 Thread drtanuki
Dear List, What we are seeing, related to the the hurricane disaster response in New Orleans, shows us that the most powerful and developed country on the Earth still seriously lacks an effective Response Plan in the event of a major catastrophic disaster. This disaster can guide to prepare in

Re: [meteorite-list] Catastrophic Disaster Response Needs More Study in the Event of Asteroid Impact

2005-09-01 Thread Darren Garrison
So many people talk about what he could do to try to prevent a sizable asteroid strike, but I honestly think all of the currently science fiction solutions will remain science fiction solutions. I think that there are some problems that just can't be solved. I think that, if any asteroid big

[meteorite-list] OT: History of the word DISASTER= negative influences of the star(s)

2005-09-01 Thread drtanuki
List, After writing my last post concerning disaster response it dawned on me that the word disaster contains the word star, ASTER. So, with some looking in the Dictionary of Word Origins by Merriam-Webster I found that the word first came into common use during the time of Shakespeare and was

[meteorite-list] NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission on Hold

2005-09-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1125567147107900.xmlcoll=2 NASA's Mars sample mission on hold Scientists believe planet's soil, rocks vital to research John Mangels The Plain Dealer (Ohio) September 1, 2005 NASA has decided to delay, possibly beyond the next

[meteorite-list] Chinese Scientists Plan 22nd South Pole Expedition

2005-09-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-09/01/content_474095.htm Scientists plan 22nd South Pole expedition By Wang Ying China Daily September 1, 2005 Chinese scientists will start their annual research expedition to the South Pole in late November this year, the 22nd of its kind.

[meteorite-list] SMART-1 Views Glushko Crater on the Moon

2005-09-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMXY2A5QCE_0.html SMART-1 views Glushko crater on the Moon European Space Agency 30 August 2005 This image, taken by the Advanced Moon Micro-Imager Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows Glushko impact crater on the Moon. AMIE obtained

[meteorite-list] NASA Finds Evidence Some Comets May Have Become Asteroids

2005-09-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/research/exploringtheuniverse/comets.html John Bluck NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Phone: 650/604-5026 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NASA Finds Evidence Some Comets May Have Become Asteroids August 31, 2005 Some asteroids that have comet-like

[meteorite-list] NASA's Durable Spirit Sends Intriguing New Images From Mars

2005-09-01 Thread Ron Baalke
Dolores Beasley Headquarters, Washington September 1, 2005 (Phone: 202/358-1753) Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/354-6278) RELEASE: 05-244 NASA'S DURABLE SPIRIT SENDS INTRIGUING NEW IMAGES FROM MARS Working atop a range of Martian

[meteorite-list] Rissani market unclassified specimens

2005-09-01 Thread Kevin Forbes
Hi list, I am about to send a couple of boxes of unclassified meteorites, sourced from Carlos Pareja Minerales, on eBay, to Dr Alex Bevan at the W.A. museum. Has anyone on the list also sourced some of these specimens from Carlos. Carlos sourced these from the Rissani market in Morocco. I'm not

[meteorite-list] Rissani market unclassified specimens

2005-09-01 Thread Kevin Forbes
Hi list, I am about to send a couple of boxes of unclassified meteorites, sourced from Carlos Pareja Minerales, on eBay, to Dr Alex Bevan at the W.A. museum. Has anyone on the list also sourced some of these specimens from Carlos. Carlos sourced these from the Rissani market in Morocco. I'm not

[meteorite-list] Re: Searching for unusual meteorite stories

2005-09-01 Thread chris aubeck
Hi Martin, Yes, that sounds exactly like what I was seeking, a shame it's no longer available. Can you tell me something about Burke's book Cosmic Debris? I am currently in the middle of Spain and don't have access to a library. And please CC me to [EMAIL PROTECTED], as I've abandoned this

[meteorite-list] OT before and after NA New Orleans satellite photo

2005-09-01 Thread Darren Garrison
Sorry for the off-topic post, but I thought many of you would be interested in this before/after image I've been working on tonight. http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/na.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] OT before and after NA New Orleans satellite photo

2005-09-01 Thread Matt Morgan
Wow. Thanks for posting! Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA eBay user id: mhmeteorites Darren Garrison wrote: Sorry for the off-topic post, but I thought many of you would be interested in this before/after image I've been

[meteorite-list] General Astronomical Interest

2005-09-01 Thread Pete Pete
http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/ba_ut_forums_merge.html?192005 Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forums Will Merge Summary - (Sep 1, 2005) I just wanted to let you know that Phil Plait (from Bad Astronomy) and I have decided to merge our two discussion forums together into one super

[meteorite-list] Meteorite this???

2005-09-01 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-of-the-Rare-San-Antonio-green-glassy-meteorite_W0QQitemZ6558102198QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Matteo M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: