Re: [meteorite-list] YD event, western meteorites

2011-07-27 Thread MexicoDoug
Hi Ed What is the half-life you are considering for accurate oral history/tradition before it becomes swallowed up in the background noise of natural events and stories ... especially when not only generations are born and die, but as their cultures come and go as well? I love the

Re: [meteorite-list] YD event, western meteorites

2011-07-27 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Doug - Staggering, isn't it? The Native American accounts of the YD surviving 13,000 years is certainly extraordinary. Well beyond anything else we're familiar with, though some Chinese accounts may be as old. I don't know if I've mentioned this here before, but generally children at

[meteorite-list] Tunguska (not)

2011-07-27 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Listerines: Much more difficult to deal with are the sophisticated scammers who sell legitimate stones, then decide to increase their profit margins by mis-labeling inexpensive common samples as rare expensive ones. I got burnt this way by a scammer advertising on the Meteorite List a few

[meteorite-list] NASA To Unveil Full-Frame Image Of Vesta At News Conference

2011-07-27 Thread Ron Baalke
July 27, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perro...@nasa.gov Priscilla Vega Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-1357 priscilla.r.v...@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-157 NASA TO UNVEIL FULL-FRAME IMAGE OF

[meteorite-list] NASA and International Partners Discuss New Uses for Space Station

2011-07-27 Thread Ron Baalke
July 26, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jb...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-249 NASA AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS DISCUSS NEW USES FOR SPACE STATION WASHINGTON -- The Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) for the International Space

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Re: [meteorite-list] Quarry hunting

2011-07-27 Thread Göran Axelsson
In 1994 a Muonionalusta meteorite was found in a gravel pit. If I remember the story right it got stuck in a rock crusher after they disconnected the metal alarm. A few false alarms first without any metal in the crusher made them to disconnect the alarm as it was disturbing their work. Then

Re: [meteorite-list] A gem among weathered unclassified orphans?

2011-07-27 Thread Phil Morgan
Thanks for the responses. Here is one more picture taken more straight-on if anyone is interested. Gives a better feel for the actual color: http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/postingpics/achond1.jpg I know it's a long-shot but there are tiny grains of bright, shiny, silver metal. I

Re: [meteorite-list] A gem among weathered unclassified orphans?

2011-07-27 Thread Göran Axelsson
Free iron would be even more attracted to a magnet then magnetite. Hematite isn't attracted to a magnet. Sulphides can also look like metal grains. Mineralogy and geology is so much easier with a good microscope. I would try to scratch the surface of the grains with a needle and watch it

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA To Unveil Full-Frame Image Of Vesta At News Conference

2011-07-27 Thread Leos Ondra
Living a few kilometers from Stannern (Stonařov today) of the famous 1808 eteorite fall of 60+ eucrites believed to come from the south pole crater on Vesta) I cant't wait first results! Leo Ron Baalke napsal(a): July 27, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321

[meteorite-list] NASA's Wise Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit

2011-07-27 Thread Ron Baalke
July 27, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perro...@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.cla...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-247 NASA'S WISE MISSION FINDS FIRST TROJAN

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - July 27, 2011

2011-07-27 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES July 27, 2011 o 36 Gullies http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_022682_1360 The 36 gullies referred to in the title of this observation were previously identified and fully described in a MOC image. o Meandering Slope Streak

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA's Wise Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit

2011-07-27 Thread Richard Kowalski
Let's here more about that mission of yours now Doug! :)   -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke baa...@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:27

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA's Wise Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit

2011-07-27 Thread MexicoDoug
I'd love to Richard ... but you might remember my [;-)] lowly orbit mission is only for Moon trojans, that is, including two of the points in the Moon's orbit around Earth, not the Earth Sun system where Earth is the pawn: getting to Earth's Trojan's would require a lot bigger buck in more

[meteorite-list] Re-2: NASA's Wise Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit

2011-07-27 Thread MexicoDoug
Giving this mountainoid a name will be a fun process to watch... Hopefully it won't be WISEOne (Wise#1), and I think we can eliminate the whole John/Janedoe series. Well since this is a rare breed - an Earth Trojan, HOMER, the guy who was at HOME, like a good GREEK, and immortalized all the

[meteorite-list] burning at 12.9 Ka, Allen West -- also extinctions, Douglas Kennett, poster abstracts 2011 INQUA, Bern, Switzerland: Rich Murray 2011.07.27

2011-07-27 Thread Rich Murray
burning at 12.9 Ka, Allen West -- also extinctions, Douglas Kennett, poster abstracts 2011 INQUA, Bern, Switzerland: Rich Murray 2011.07.27 http://www.inqua2011.ch/?a=programmesubnavi=abstractid=1619sessionid=60 Abstract Details ID: 1619 Title: Evidence for Widespread Biomass-Burning at

[meteorite-list] Younger Dryas Onset Marked by Dramatic Environmental and Biotic Change, James Kennett talk, INQUA 2011 Bern, Switzerland: Rich Murray 2011.07.27

2011-07-27 Thread Rich Murray
Younger Dryas Onset Marked by Dramatic Environmental and Biotic Change, James Kennett talk, INQUA 2011 Bern, Switzerland: Rich Murray 2011.07.27 http://www.inqua2011.ch/?a=programmesubnavi=abstractid=1666sessionid=60 [ click on Next Abstract for next talk in this session ] Abstract Details ID:

[meteorite-list] Florida Fireball raises some hell

2011-07-27 Thread MexicoDoug
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/actionlocal/story/Mysterious-fireball-over-Flagler-Beach/pJ_sQ5QM6keVSliAC64CsA.cspx Hi List, Incorrigible situation since I'm currently confined to the home and it initially sounded like IT happened: 50 miles away (80 km), in Flagler Beach, FL, last

Re: [meteorite-list] Florida Fireball raises some hell

2011-07-27 Thread Craig Moody
If the witnesses claim they saw it hit the ocean, then would it have not have fallen over the horizon? Since it was dark, and the dark flight would have been darker. Would like to see footage though, I mean this is Florida and aren't there security cameras avery 100 feet or so? Someone

[meteorite-list] Florida Fireball raises some hell

2011-07-27 Thread Shawn Alan
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[meteorite-list] testing

2011-07-27 Thread Naveen Jain
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Re: [meteorite-list] testing

2011-07-27 Thread MexicoDoug
Wow! Great to have you on the List Naveen! Best wishes Doug -Original Message- From: Naveen Jain nav...@intelius.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, Jul 28, 2011 1:06 am Subject: [meteorite-list] testing Test. __ Visit