Re: [meteorite-list] Geophysics, meteorites, and Electron microscopy-QUESTION

2011-09-08 Thread Carl Agee
Hi Shawn, It's actually the electron microprobe that gives the quantitative analyses needed for classification of stony meteorites. The data is usually output in tables of oxide component concentrations in weight percent, totalling hopefully, to approximately 100%. The microprobe software lets

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad. special offer at amazon.com on gold polished cube $8.00, yes thats right 8 dollars.

2011-09-08 Thread Greg Hupé
Rex, Can you please take your business dealings off List. It is great that International shipping issues on your/or?? sales sites are being taken care of, but this is TOO MUCH transparency no matter where you live!! BTW - I love Rex's scale cubes, I have been including certain custom ones

Re: [meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - September 7, 2011

2011-09-08 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Thank you for all your posts to the list Ron. They really are one of the things that make it great! If it wasn't for today's post I would never have seen such a unique view of Mars such as this: http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_023464_0945 Cheers, Jeff Kuyken Meteorites Australia

Re: [meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - September 7, 2011

2011-09-08 Thread Count Deiro
Ron, Yes! Jeff has said... Thank you for all of your posts to the List, Ron. They really are one of the things that make it great!. I thank you also. It is an educational treat to be on Mars and your posts have priority whenever I open my mail. Your othe posts on our activities in the solar

Re: [meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - September 7, 2011

2011-09-08 Thread Darryl Pitt
Hi Everyone, To be candid, while I heartily share Jeff's appreciation for Ron's ongoing contributions, I don't always take a look--which was the case in this instance. Jeff's note, however, compelled me to revisit and this is indeed a truly breathtaking image. With gratitude to you both

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 6928 A Rare Noritic Diogenite meteorite

2011-09-08 Thread Gary Fujihara
Aloha Bernd, Well actually, my NWA 6927 is a very fresh orthopyroxenitic diogenite (Fs24.9-25.1Wo3.2-3.6; FeO/MnO = 30-33), with accessory olivine (Fa31.0; FeO/MnO = 43), troilite and chromite. One of the best of this 'flavor' of diogenites since my NWA 6421.

[meteorite-list] NASA GRAIL Moon Mission Launch Rescheduled to September 9

2011-09-08 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-280 NASA GRAIL Moon Mission Launch Rescheduled Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 08, 2011 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The launch of a Delta II vehicle carrying NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) was scrubbed today, Thursday,

[meteorite-list] Mars Orbiter Resumes Use of Camera (MRO)

2011-09-08 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-282 Orbiter Resumes Use of Camera Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 08, 2011 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Status Report PASADENA, Calif. -- Operators of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are resuming use of the mission's highest

[meteorite-list] MESSENGER Team Delivers First Orbital Data to Planetary Data System

2011-09-08 Thread Ron Baalke
-20110908.html, and all of the MESSENGER data archived at the PDS thus far are available at http://pds.nasa.gov. As of this release, MESSENGER will have delivered 1.1 terabytes of raw and calibrated data to the PDS, including more than 30,000 images (of which over 18,000 are from orbit). The team

Re: [meteorite-list] Geophysics, meteorites, and Electron microscopy-QUESTION

2011-09-08 Thread Doug Ross
Thanks for the free tutorial, Dr. Agee! That was really enlightening. :) Doug Ross __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Meteorite, satellite or...? 9/1/11, around 9.30 pm, Mykolaiv district, Odessa - Ukraine

2011-09-08 Thread karmaka
Dear list members, today I found this. Does anyone know more about this or could translate from Russian what is said in the videos? Do we have list members from the Ukraine? http://www.pn.mk.ua/news/45222.html Translation:

[meteorite-list] sky and telescope article about the kenya fall and recovery-FARMER HUPE.

2011-09-08 Thread Metorman46
Mike: Thanks for posting this article,and congratulations to both you and greg on your generous adventure.I know the locals could use the money and it was great of you guys to handle the procurement with integrity.good job,i think. Good luck on your future adventures.As always, you remain