[meteorite-list] request for NASA contact person

Hello list, Im currently working on a small paper regarding the standards of meteorite photo-documentation. In this regard I sent an email to a NASA representative listed at the ANSMET page as contact person. I was asking for information on NASA's standards of meteorite photography, but did

Re: [meteorite-list] 100 year old meteorite story from Sweden

Hi Sterling, Thanks for this information, I find it interesting and useful for my own studies. However, I do not expect it to be the fossil story original mentioned by Göram. Not because I know much about sedimentary meteorite falls, but because I know a thing or two about alleged fossil-bearing

Re: [meteorite-list] 100 year old meteorite story from Sweden

Hi Folks! If this is the stone I'm thinking of, Zenzen, who was head of the Sweden Geological Survey or Museum, or equivalent official and a prominent geologist, wrote extensively on it. The witness account is perfectly consistently with the real thing and the stone is fossilerous

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Raffle Major Update

But not enough yet, if we aim for an average of each list member having one ticket, hh :-) Wow, a hunting trip - that's really the coolest prize! Buckleboo! - Original Message - From: batkol [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Notkin [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite List

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: RARE INDEPENDENCE, MO FULL SLICE

Ryan kindly wrote: I am looking to quickly sell a 11.53g full slice of the hard to aquire Independece, MO L6. ...a great story goes with this one. A classic American fall. Hi Ryan and All, There is a wonderful story that goes with this stone, and if anyone is interested, here is an

[meteorite-list] Chondrites support Miller-Urey experiment atmo assumptons

http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/5513.html Calculations favor reducing atmosphere for early earth Was Miller-Urey experiment correct? By Tony Fitzpatrick Sept. 7, 2005 — Using primitive meteorites called chondrites as their models, earth and planetary scientists at Washington

[meteorite-list] hope creek, ak

i am looking for a 15-25g solid hope creek, ak piece and some lake okeechobee, fl. if anybody was this for sale, please email off list. i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has 100 FREE megs of storage). please cc to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Chondrites support Miller-Urey experiment atmo assumptons

Darren kindly posted: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/5513.html Was Miller-Urey experiment correct? Hi all, Nobel Laureate Harold Urey was both instrumental in meteorite science with his (and his students) discoveries, as well as pushing students in new directions due to

[meteorite-list] MRO's HiRISE Camera Turned On

CAMERA'S TRIP TO MARS IS NO LEISURE CRUISE FOR HiRISE TEAM From Lori Stiles, University Communications, UA, 520-621-1877 September 07, 2005 --- Contact information listed below --- The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera is

[meteorite-list] Martian Volcanoes May Be Active

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4219858.stm Martian volcanoes 'may be active' By Paul Rincon BBC News September 7, 2005 Fields of volcanic cones discovered at the North Pole of Mars suggest the Red Planet could still be geologically active, scientists have said. The cones, seen in images

[meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images: September 1-7, 2005

MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES September 1-7, 2005 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: o Cut By Troughs (Released 1 September 2005) http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2005/09/01 o Defrosting Sand (Released 2

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Raffle Major Update

Hi Martin all, If each person listing themselves on Meteorite Exchange as a Meteorite Dealer (there are 135 of them) bought 10 tickets and the other list members each bought 1 ticket, it would be over $18,000. If everyone bought only 1 ticket, it would still be about $6,000.

[meteorite-list] AD - NEW Lunar - NWA 3160 other Auctions

Dear list members, We are pleased to announce a new lunar meteorite, NWA 3160. It is an Olivine-Phyric Mare Basalt. This particular meteorite has two lithologies, a Mare Basalt and an Olivine-Gabbro. I have listed 18 specimens on eBay, most with the Buy it Now option under my seller name,

[meteorite-list] AD: 15 kilo sikhote Alin closing in 3 hours!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=6558759631 Don't let this sucker get away so cheap! Selling right now several hundred dollars under what I paid YEARS ago! Mike Farmer Se you all in Denver next week. __ Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] NWA 3160 Lithology

Hi List, Some have already asked about the major basalt lithology in NWA 3160. We listed pieces with single and dual lithologies, NWA 3160 was over 90% basalt and this image demonstrates how closely it looks like NWA 032/479:

[meteorite-list] Ceres May Be 'Mini Planet' with Water Ice

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2005/27/text/ Release Number: STScI-2005-27 Contact: Dolores Beasley NASA Headquarters, Washington (Phone: 202/358-1753) Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md (Phone: 301/286-7745) Donna Weaver Space Telescope

[meteorite-list] Ceres Might Contain More Fresh Water than Earth

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050907_ceres_planet.html Largest Asteroid Might Contain More Fresh Water than Earth By Bjorn Carey space.com 07 September 2005 The largest known asteroid could contain more fresh water than Earth and looks like our planet in other ways, according to a new

[meteorite-list] Deep Impact Collision Ejected the Stuff of Life

http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn7961-deep-impact-collision-ejected-the-stuff-of-life.html Deep Impact collision ejected the stuff of life Maggie McKee New Scientist 07 September 2005 Millions of kilograms of fine dust particles and water and a surprisingly high amount of organic

[meteorite-list] The Next Mother Lode: Mars

If I was a druggie, I'd say give me some of what they are smoking. http://www.wired.com/news/space/0,2697,68739,00.html Space entrepreneurs eyeing Mars as a hub of some future solar system economy launched a startup on Tuesday to mine the red planet for building materials. The new company,

[meteorite-list] NASA's Spitzer and Deep Impact Build Recipe for Comet Soup

MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Whitney Clavin (818) 354-4673 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

RE: [meteorite-list] NWA 3160 Lithology

I have to concur - when i had my piece of this stuff at Al Lang's place to be cut I had it side by side with his piece of nwa 032 - looking at the basalt portion if you didnt know the olivine gabbro was a diffrent meteorite you would swear it was 032. one awsome lunite is right From: Adam

[meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

Hello I want ask about TKW of Benguerir. We know that many pieces of Ben Guerir was recovered by scientists from Marrocan University/Museum. From Met Bulletin: TKW 25-30kg, main mass, Oakes. Some other pieces are in the Moroccan CNRST So my question is: TKW contain only specimens collected by

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

Gee, I would define Total Available Weight as that material which is accessible and ready for use in scientific research. This would include the pieces in Morocco museums, but not pieces in the hands of collectors. Availability is a matter of perspective and access, which is different for

[meteorite-list] Spirit Mars Rover Turns Astronomer

http://space.com/missionlaunches/050907_spirit_update.html Night Moves: Spirit Mars Rover Turns Astronomer By Leonard David space.com 07 September 2005 From its top of the world vantage point, Spirit has snagged images of the two Mars moons - Phobos and Deimos. The robot is also assessing

[meteorite-list] Water Detection at Gusev Crater Described

University Communications Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Media Assistance: Tony Fitzpatrick, Senior Science Editor (314) 935-5272 Subject Matter Experts: Raymond Arvidson, (314) 935-5609 Alian Wang, Senior research scientist, (314) 935-5671 Sept. 7, 2005 Water

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

I think you have it all backwards. institutions ALWAS have things that the colelcting public would give their eye teeth to get ahold of, making nearly anything in the hands of colelctors avalible to the researchers if they want to go out and get it one way or the other... now what lab wants

Re: [meteorite-list] Ben Guerir TKW and TAW

No, I don't think so. My point is that availability depends on who you are. A typical scientist has neither a large (or any) meteorite collection nor a budget for purchasing specimens. To him or her, privately owned meteorites are not directly available. It's different for a researcher at

[meteorite-list] From McCarthy Taylor: What is this rock?

McCarthy is having troubles posting to the List so he has asked me to forward this. He really would like some opinions on this rock Thanks. --- This post is not an offical Field Trip Report but a request to help

[meteorite-list] Ensisheim photos

There are some photos of Ensisheim show taken by Jean-Michel a french collectionneur http://jmdaillier.free.fr/ENSISHEIM%202005%20POUR%20LE%20NET/page_01.htm Vincent __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Tokyo TIMA show photos---can someone help host them?

Dear List, I have photos of the dealers at the Tokyo TIMA show that was held in June. If someone is willing to host them for the list to see I will provide them. Thank you. Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Raffle Update, Wednesday

Dear Friends and Listees: I am delighted and slightly stunned to be able to report that, as of today, you have raised over $4,300 for our Katrina relief fund. Ticket sales notifications have been coming in here all day, and it's been very nice to hear from some old friends, via email. In