Re: [meteorite-list] lunar meteorite gallery?

2007-08-02 Thread Martin Altmann
And Norbert Classen's site is very fine: http://www.meteoris.de/ Click here on the weights in the column NCC in g and a photo of a slice of that respective number will open: http://www.meteoris.de/luna/list.html Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] MARS

2007-08-02 Thread Rob McCafferty
**Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye** . Someone needs to work on their geometry. Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo!

[meteorite-list] A double Heads-up for this year's Perseids

2007-08-02 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello All, Weather permitting, this year's Perseids (St. Lawrence Tears) will surely be worth watching as the maximum (August 13, 01:00 a.m. EDT or 05:00 hrs UT) will occur around the time when the Moon will be new. Watch out for these celestial messengers, and, maybe our late, astute defender

[meteorite-list] AD - Ebay Auctions ending

2007-08-02 Thread Jim Strope
Good Morning All I have auctions ending tonight, ebay ID catchafallingstar.com. ALL started just at 99 Cents!!! http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcatchafallingstar.com Of special note is a .090 gram specimen of NWA 482 with fusion crust:

[meteorite-list] Latin quotes

2007-08-02 Thread valparint
Omnia fore explanatum at http://www.yuni.com/library/latin.html From: Jerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] starchasermeteorites HUH? Jerry Flaherty Cavet Emptor Quo usque tandem abutere patientia nostra? etc. Paul Swartz __

Re: [meteorite-list] OT - Latin quotes

2007-08-02 Thread Peter Marmet
Cool page! Thanks for the link, Paul. My two favorites: - De nihilo nihil - Nothing comes from nothing. (Lucretius) - De gustibus non est disputandum - There's no accounting for taste Peter MARMET-METEORITES Peter Marmet Bern, Switzerland, IMCA #2747 http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/ Am

[meteorite-list] Troilite in meteorites ... and in comets?

2007-08-02 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello List, Troilite (FeS) in meteorites, both in irons and in stones, is something we've long grown used to. But FeS in comets? Yes, that's right. If interested in reading about that, go to p. 17 of the September 2007 issue of Sky Telescope (should by now be in your mailbox if you have a

[meteorite-list] Monthly Favourite - July 2007

2007-08-02 Thread Jeff Kuyken
www.meteorites.com.au/favourite.html Cheers, Jeff Kuyken Meteorites Australia www.meteorites.com.au __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space POD 7-27

2007-08-02 Thread Jeff Pringle
http://www.spacerocksinc.com/July_27_2007.html That's an unusual texture, I think the geologists call it spherulitic - indicative of rapid cooling. Here's an example of a similar texture in Apollo rock 60017:

Re: [meteorite-list] this year's Perseids

2007-08-02 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Bernd - or anyone who knows, Are these times worldwide, or just Germany? Living in San Diego, CA, I am wondering if I go out to the mountains On August 12 and stay up until the wee hours will that be the Best day and time for here??? RSVP Thanks, Michael on 8/2/07 3:35

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List actual age

2007-08-02 Thread Alexander Seidel
Thank you Michael, thank you Art - for a good idea, for a lot of patience with people, for... THE LIST! From one of the oldtimers (..ever here since 1997/1998), Alex Berlin/Germany Original-Nachricht Datum: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:28:01 -0700 Von: Michael L Blood [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List actual age

2007-08-02 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Bob, Here is A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIST: -- Art, who was then the purchasing agent for the store at the Planetarium, across from the Natural History Museum in Balboa Park had been offering meteorites for sale, which for several years Had been purchased from me. However, Art's

[meteorite-list] Spherulitic texture in meteorites

2007-08-02 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Jeff P. and List, http://www.spacerocksinc.com/July_27_2007.html Jeff wrote: That's an unusual texture, I think the geologists call it spherulitic - indicative of rapid cooling. Here's an example of a similar texture in Apollo rock 60017:

[meteorite-list] Fwd: Re: Meteorite List actual age

2007-08-02 Thread drtanuki
--- drtanuki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:53:05 -0700 (PDT) From: drtanuki [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List actual age To: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED], Art [EMAIL PROTECTED], meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Michael

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space POD 7-27

2007-08-02 Thread Martin Altmann
Got any thin section micrographs of that meteorite yet? Not yet, but as soon as possible, we will show some here. Anyone recall seeing another meteorite with that texture? I personally not yet so far. But we will make some of this material accessible to the collector. Best! Stefan Martin

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List actual age

2007-08-02 Thread Jim Strope
I remember that evening well. Michael, you were talking about a specimen of Zagami that you received in the mail the same day as the ALH84001 announcement. Everyone was excited at your timing!!! Good times Jim Strope 421 Fourth Street Glen Dale, WV 26038

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List actual age

2007-08-02 Thread Mal Bishop
I thoroughly agree with Alex. A big THANK YOU to Art and Michael for starting something that will most likely endure for as long as things drop from the skies above. Also, a big, kind thank you to Paul, Jim -- for that matter, to everyone, past and present, who have made this list as memorable

[meteorite-list] 2007 Brenham Meteorite Coin Debuts at the ANA Show Next Week

2007-08-02 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Everyone, The 2007 Brenham Pallasite Coin is moving right along the production line. While I do not yet know the face value, or the country that is backing it, I do have now a draft of what the coin will look like on the face side...

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List actual age

2007-08-02 Thread drtanuki
Michael and Art, Thank you for the long forgotten history of the list. I also was one of the first (late 1996-1997) to join the list and I really want to thank Art Jones for his kindness and insight in creating this list. THANK YOU, Art Jones! Best Always in Life, Dirk Ross...Tokyo Happy

Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects correction

2007-08-02 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List, I would like to make a correction to a statement I made yesterday in regards to the Tektite looking objects. Dr. Irving of the University of Washington corrected me on one of my statements. These objects do plot on the TFL line with CAIs but are so far along the line as to be off of

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Computer Virus

2007-08-02 Thread Dave
The odds are great that Anne's system is NOT infected. Most worms and Trojan Horses today spoof the sender email address as a means of hiding where it actually came from. Maintain your antvirus/antispam/antispyware software. Dave Carothers From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/08/02 Thu PM

[meteorite-list] Possible Computer Virus

2007-08-02 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 8/2/2007 5:55:14 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Anne, Is it possible that your computer is infected with a virus? I just received this message with two strange files attached, one labled porno and an other. I did not open the files and wont

[meteorite-list] Cali #001, ~80 gram hammerstone in my hands.

2007-08-02 Thread Michael Farmer
Greeting from Colombia. As you all know, I reported that I lost the Cali #001 meteorite to someone from Spain. It turns out that was not true. I was lied to by the homeowner, who was scared and tired of the publicity. To my relief and anger at the same time, she called me on Tuesday and said

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali #001, ~80 gram hammerstone in my hands.

2007-08-02 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:08:16 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: I am going to be hiding out here in Colombia for a few days, trying to avoid getting shot, so I won't be walking the streets where the meteorite fell, but I am still coordinating with the locals for more pieces should any be found. Until now,

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay auctions ending today

2007-08-02 Thread Mike Jensen
Hi list I have several auctions ending tonight. Most still at 95 cents. http://collectibles.search.ebay.com/_Meteorites-Tektites_W0QQcatrefZC12QQsacatZ3239QQsassZmeteorfinder -- Mike -- Mike Jensen Jensen Meteorites 16730 E Ada PL Aurora, CO 80017-3137 303-337-4361 IMCA 4264 website:

[meteorite-list] Cassini Finds Possible Origin of One of Saturn's Rings

2007-08-02 Thread Ron Baalke
Aug. 2, 2007 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-9382 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RELEASE: 07-168 CASSINI FINDS POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF ONE OF SATURN'S RINGS WASHINGTON - Cassini scientists may have

[meteorite-list] Next Departure for Mars Stands Ready to Fly (Phoenix)

2007-08-02 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-084 Next Departure for Mars Stands Ready to Fly Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 02, 2007 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A NASA robotic explorer equipped to dig up and analyze icy soil on Mars sits atop a 13-story tall stack of rocket engines prepared

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 2, 2007

2007-08-02 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.spacerocksinc.com/August_2_2007.html ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] AD: Independence Mo - Reminder

2007-08-02 Thread RYAN PAWELSKI
Just a reminder to everyone on the list: Independence, MO fragment auction closes on eBay in approx. 4.50 hrs http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=270150316250ssPageName=STRK:MESE:ITih=017 ..have a look, its a rare gem! Thanks for looking. Ryan -Forwarded Message-

Re: [meteorite-list] MARS

2007-08-02 Thread Mark Hodges
Everyone, this is an email that has been circulating on the net every year since about 2003 when Mars was at it's closest to earth. Also Mars will never appear to be the same size as the full moon. Mark WILLIAM GARRETT wrote: *Subject: * *Fw: Mars - Once In A Lifetime*

Re: [meteorite-list] this year's Perseids

2007-08-02 Thread Mark Hodges
Yes, the peak occurs on Aug. 12 here in the US. Mark Michael L Blood wrote: Hi Bernd - or anyone who knows, Are these times worldwide, or just Germany? Living in San Diego, CA, I am wondering if I go out to the mountains On August 12 and stay up until the wee hours will that be the

Re: [meteorite-list] MARS

2007-08-02 Thread Kerns, John
It was a gross misrepresentation; but mathematically the statement was correct. People keep ignoring/omitting the at 75-power part of the text. At 25 arcseconds (the angular size of Mars in August 2003), if you magnify the image by a factor of 75 you achieve an effective angular size of 0.52

Re: [meteorite-list] MARS

2007-08-02 Thread Jerry
Thanks John for this explanation. I finally make some sense for this reoccuring piece. Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Kerns, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] MARS It was a

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Computer Virus

2007-08-02 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 8/2/2007 11:28:00 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The odds are great that Anne's system is NOT infected. Most worms and Trojan Horses today spoof the sender email address as a means of hiding where it actually came from. Maintain your

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali #001, ~80 gram hammerstone in my hands.

2007-08-02 Thread PolandMET
I am going to be hiding out here in Colombia for a few days, trying to avoid getting shot, so I won't be walking the streets where the meteorite fell, but I am still coordinating with the locals for more pieces should any be found. Until now, nothing new, so we are still at ~270 grams total known

[meteorite-list] test

2007-08-02 Thread Mirko Graul
test2 __ Yahoo! Clever: Sie haben Fragen? Yahoo! Nutzer antworten Ihnen. www.yahoo.de/clever __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Got my Drake's scale cube!

2007-08-02 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
About a week ago Drake Damerau posted the list about some scale cubes he had made. These were the test run painted aluminum. I bought one and they are fantastic (well made). He said he is making the next batch in anodized aluminum. That will be cool! Keep your eye out for when those

Re: [meteorite-list] Nut finds fake meteorite with fake technology!

2007-08-02 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 20:16:57 -0800, you wrote: Nut or not, I think it's inspiring that a man of that age is off his rusty dusty looking around. With a little research, I see that the guy in the article isn't just some old fool who fell for the fraudulent technology-- he's the guy selling it.

Re: [meteorite-list] Nut finds fake meteorite with fake technology!

2007-08-02 Thread Bill
with fake technology! http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20070802/NEWS/70802006 Man finds 1,800-pound meteorite by Kurt Hildebrand, [EMAIL PROTECTED] August 2, 2007 Print Friendly Print Email Email A Gardnerville man said he found an 1,800-pound meteorite in Douglas County using

[meteorite-list] Nut finds fake meteorite with fake technology!

2007-08-02 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20070802/NEWS/70802006 Man finds 1,800-pound meteorite by Kurt Hildebrand, [EMAIL PROTECTED] August 2, 2007 Print Friendly Print Email Email A Gardnerville man said he found an 1,800-pound meteorite in Douglas County using a device that detects radio

Re: [meteorite-list] Nut finds fake meteorite with fake technology!

2007-08-02 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, List, He's a dowser! Gee, I haven't seen or heard of a dowser at work for 50 years. Most dowsing was for water, though, to find the proper location to dig a well. I once lived in a farmhouse property where they had a dowser dowse for the best well location before they built the house.