[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - February 1, 2006 (Tucson 2006)

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[meteorite-list] Contact!

This will surely change the Drake Equation! Cheers, Pete http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/press/pr0611.html Most Milky Way Stars Are Single Release No.: 06-11 For Release: Monday, January 30, 2006 Note to editors: An image to accompany this release is online at

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: New Lunar? New Continent

In Nov 2004 the news of potential new Colorado lunar was published to the List. Checking the chemical analysis from the abstract (http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_76183.htm) Allan Treiman quickly alerted the List that there was a problem. (see email below) Allan was

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: New Lunar? New Continent

I no understand what waith Dr.Korotev to analyzed the fake boggy creek lunar meteorite and close the mouth to DeRusse and his fake infotmations... Matteo --- ken newton [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: In Nov 2004 the news of potential new Colorado lunar was published to the List. Checking

Re: Re: [meteorite-list] CONTEST

I suppose, that the main purpose of the contest wasn't to win a little slice of Wagon Mound, but to read the poem.. Buckleboo Martin - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Martin Horejsi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent:

RE: [meteorite-list] Contact!

Indeed, but if you alter the number of planet forming stars by a factor of two of three (which this research would suggest) you still only end up with a couple extra possible alien worlds and the chances of them being within comms range = really not a lot! Drat Best, Mark Ford -Original

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: New Lunar? New Continent

Ken, Actually I read the entire thesis back in November and wrote to the Faculty about the importance of this work if it were indeed genuine. The thesis is quite clear, that there is much work remaining to be done, which is also mentioned in the promotion of the material, so technically,

[meteorite-list] Contest Answers Winner

Good Morning List Members, Thanks to all who took time to enter the contest as well as those who made comments from the sidelines. I hope those who entered thought it was fun, and even if it was easy with google, that they learned a little something. One notable person who responded commented

[meteorite-list] UA Scientist and Private Collector Form Center to Save Meteorites

UA SCIENTIST AND PRIVATE COLLECTOR FORM CENTER TO SAVE METEORITES From Lori Stiles, University Communications, 520-621-1877 Wednesday, February 01, 2006 --- Contact Information Dante Lauretta 520-626-1138 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marvin Killgore

[meteorite-list] Scientists Show Off Specks of Comet Dust (Stardust)

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13758911.htm Scientists show off specks of planet dust By Glennda Chui San Jose Mercury News January 31, 2006 Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory showed off specks of cosmic treasure Tuesday -- comet dust gathered by NASA's

[meteorite-list] Earth residence for NWA 869

Hello all, I imagine a lot of you have NWA 869 in your collections. It certainly is one of my favorite meteorites. I've been wondering if anyone knows how long it sat in the desert before being picked up by meteorite hunters. Thanks, Bob King

[meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Being Sent for Test in Bangladesh

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/01/content_4127461.htm Suspected meteor being sent for test in Bangladesh www.chinaview.cn February 1, 2006 DHAKA, Feb. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- A suspected meteor from the outer space that fell with big bang in northwestern Bangladesh Tuesday is being sent

RE: [meteorite-list] Contact! - OT - ish

Hi Mark, N = N* fp ne fl fi fc Fl (The Drake Equation) I've always enjoyed jiggering with the numbers in the Drake equation; unfortunately, most of the parameters are completely unknown and so whatever value you choose is a complete guess. Here's my w.a.g. at parameter values (vs. yours in

[meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images: January 26 - February 1, 2006

MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES January 26 - February 1, 2006 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: o Secondary Field (Released 26 January 2006) http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/01/26/ o Terby's Rocks

[meteorite-list] SMART-1 To Crash Into Lunar Surface In August

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SMART_1_To_Crash_Into_Lunar_Surface_In_August.html SMART-1 To Crash Into Lunar Surface In August SpaceDaily January 31, 2006 Esrange, Sweden (SPX) - The European Moon probe SMART-1, which was developed by SSC for ESA, has been orbiting the Moon since November

[meteorite-list] Study Confirms 2003 UB313 Indeed Larger than Pluto

http://space.com/scienceastronomy/060201_tenth_planet.html Study Confirms '10th Planet' Indeed Larger than Pluto By Robert Roy Britt space.com 01 February 2006 An object discovered earlier this year and considered by some to be our solar system's 10th planet is indeed larger than Pluto, a

[meteorite-list] Scientists Begin Intense Study of Stardust Particles

http://planetary.org/news/2006/0131_Scientists_Begin__Intense_Study_of.html Scientists Begin Intense Study of Stardust Particles By Amir Alexander The Planetary Society 31 January 2006 As scientists in building 31 at the Johnson Space Center are working to extract particles from Stardust's

[meteorite-list] UCLA Scientists See and Analyze 650-Million-Year-Old Fossils Inside Rocks in 3D - a First, With Implications for Finding Life on Mars

University of California-Los Angeles Contact: Stuart Wolpert Phone: 310-206-0511 January 31, 2006 UCLA Scientists See and Analyze 650-Million-Year-Old Fossils Inside Rocks in Three Dimensions -- a First, With Implications for Finding Life on Mars UCLA paleobiologist J. William Schopf and

[meteorite-list] Dust Found in Earth Sediment Traced to Breakup of Asteroid 8.2 Million Years Ago

http://pr.caltech.edu/media/Press_Releases/PR12787.html Dust Found in Earth Sediment Traced to Breakup of the Asteroid Veritas 8.2 Million Years Ago Caltech News Release Contact: Robert Tindol (626) 395-3631 [EMAIL PROTECTED] January 18, 2006 PASADENA, Calif.--In a new study that provides a

[meteorite-list] Asteroids Near Jupiter are Really Comets

http://space.com/scienceastronomy/060201_jupiter_comet.html Asteroids Near Jupiter are Really Comets By Ker Than space.com 01 February 2006 Two objects lurking near Jupiter and once considered rocky asteroids have turned out to be comets made up mostly of ice and dirt. Using the Keck II Laser

RE: [meteorite-list] UA Scientist and Private Collector Form Center toSave Meteorites

Hi, all, Just below are some points in this article that are definitely contradictory to my personal perception as to the dwindling supply of meteorites. I appreciate the scientific importance of meteorites, and realize the rarity of some types of meteorites. Each stone in my own humble

RE: [meteorite-list] UA Scientist and Private Collector Form Center toSave Meteorites

now we hope Killgore save the meteorite prices from the ebay scam Matteo --- Pete Pete [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Hi, all, Just below are some points in this article that are definitely contradictory to my personal perception as to the dwindling supply of meteorites. I appreciate

Re: RE: [meteorite-list] UA Scientist and Private Collector Form Center toSave Meteorites

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:55:17 +0100 (CET), you wrote: now we hope Killgore save the meteorite prices from the ebay scam Latest entry in the Matteo to English dictionary: scam-- to sell for a lower price than Matteo __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] UA Scientist and Private Collector Form Center to Save Meteorites

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:03:45 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Part of the problem is that meteorites are being collected at a record pace. snip center's efforts. His collection is valued at about $5 million, weighs 3,328 kilograms (about 7,340 pounds), and comes from about 900 locations in 37 countries.

Re: [meteorite-list] UA Scientist and Private Collector Form Centerto Save Meteorites

Huh Darren, seems that the time for oPods is coming... I must say, though, it's sad to see all of those scientist buying up all of the 5 to 10 cent But where are they, scientist aren't buying that much But you're right, some statements in this article are strange: The world's meteorites

[meteorite-list] Birth of the show?

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[meteorite-list] Trojan Asteroid Patroclus: Comet in Disguise?

http://www.keckobservatory.org/news/science/060201_patroclus/index.html Trojan Asteroid Patroclus: Comet in Disguise? Keck Observatory February 1, 2006 MAUNA KEA, Hawaii - Like the hollow wooden horse hiding Greek warriors in the Trojan War, could an entire population of

[meteorite-list] 2003 UB313 Is Larger than Pluto

Press and Public Relations Department Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science Munich, Germany Contact: Prof. Dr. Frank Bertoldi Argelander-Institut für Astronomie der Universität Bonn, Bonn Tel.: +49 228 73-6789 Dr. Wilhelm Altenhoff Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn

[meteorite-list] 2 days worth of tucson

WOW!What a 2 days worth of Tucson I have had.New meteorites up the ying yang,partying with the reed boys,buying new stuff,just having great ol' time.My first lunar,DHOFAR 1180 from mike farmer,a new Arizona meteorite,PALA VERDE MINE,and a bunch of others.Wow so many people arriving here in

[meteorite-list] February MeteoriteTimes Up!

Hello Everyone! MeteoriteTimes Magazine for February is now up and ready to read. Mark and Michael will post Tucson follow ups around the 15th of the month and we will let you know when they're up. http://www.meteoritetimes.com/ Thank you! Paul and Jim

Re: [meteorite-list] Contact! - OT - ish

Hi, All. Yes, during the Tucson Lull, we can babble of other things... I posted some months ago, the simplest and most obvious argument against SETI's vision of a universe filled with friendly chatty aliens (simple and obvious is hard to be wrong about). While it is tremendously difficult to

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - February 2, 2006 - (Tucson 2006)

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Re: [meteorite-list] Study Confirms 2003 UB313 Indeed Larger than Pluto

Yes! Please call them Dwarf Planets! Since almost every prediction and assumption about the objects in the Kuiper Belt for the last twenty years has proven to be diametrically in error, this will virtually guarantee that within a decade we'll discover a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt with a

Re: [meteorite-list] Contact! - OT - ish

wisdom with a smiling face Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Sterling K. Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Matson, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mark ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 10:44 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: New Lunar? New Continent

Hi Doug, If I may focus on actions, past and present. His 'lunar' abstract was clear also: A new vesicular meteorite ... was found ... the specimen is compositionally within the achondrite group meteorites; particularly of the lunar Mare rock suite...Trace element chemistry analysis yields

Re: Re: [meteorite-list] Study Confirms 2003 UB313 Indeed Larger than Pluto

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:07:07 -0600, you wrote: Yes! Please call them Dwarf Planets! That's gambling that the term Dwarf stays politically correct in the future. Imagine the embarrasment we would (supposed to) feel if dwarf stars had been named midget stars way back then, before people decided

Re: [meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Being Sent for Test in Bangladesh

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:33:12 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Weighing 2.5 kg the triangular shape material looked like a mortar shell. But goldsmiths said it seemed to be a costly live touchstone. Okay, is this some sort of translation problem? What is a costly live touchstone?

Re: [meteorite-list] Trojan Asteroid Patroclus: Comet in Disguise?

Hi, The really neat thing about this configuration is the view from the surface of (either) one looking toward the other. Unlike our puny Full Moon, which fills only 1/2 degree of the sky, the other binary would appear to loom in the sky spanning 10.67 degrees! 21 times the diameter of a

Re: [meteorite-list] Dust Found in Earth Sediment Traced to Breakup ofAsteroid 8.2 Million Years Ago

Hi, All, Not wanting to be too skeptical, jaded, or cynical here, but when this story first came out, I Googled for papers on the timing of the Veritas breakup and found there was a number of papers on the subject of computer modeling the time scale, all done before this discovery. None

Re: [meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Being Sent for Test inBangladesh

Hi, A touchstone is a piece of slate, fine-grained, used to test the purity of purported gold in ancient times, up to the XIXth century when chemical tests began. See: http://www.pamp.ch/gold_c/Info_site/in_glos/in_glos_touchstone.html Google, always Google! Presumably, the rock

Re: [meteorite-list] 2 days worth of tucson

--- Steve Arnold, Chicago!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: I am going to pick up a 40 gram piece of tatahouine. I accept bets from the list for seen in how many time this piece go on ebay... Matteo M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY

Re: [meteorite-list] Trojan Asteroid Patroclus: Comet in Disguise?

Hola Sterling!, List! Nice to see you back posting some whimsically plausible astronomy again, so as to prevent some of us (one of us?) from getting stir crazy. If I were a developer eyeing the Patroclus system, I would go all out for the awe inspiration and shameless marketing,, How about