[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
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[meteorite-list] keith's pics and more
Hi list.1 more day for me,than 4 days of fun.I want to thank keith for his usual greta pics.He has been doing this as far back as 2003 for all I can remember.When I get out there I will be taking pics as well and posting them on facebook,since I do not have a website anymore.It seems more people do facebook these days and the chance my pics will get to more people.Hey I hope everyone is having a great time,but the real party starts tomorrow.Have a great day all and see everyone 2morrow in T town. -- Steve R. Anold, chicago, ill. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New Met Bulletin approvals
Just to clarify, I only send out announcements of interesting types of meteorites on the RSS feed (anything other than H/L/LL type 4-6). jeff On 2/1/2012 2:49 AM, Jeff Kuyken wrote: Hi John all, For those of you who may not be aware, the Met Bull has a great RSS feed where new approvals come through automatically. It's a great service. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/meteorite-rss.php Cheers, Jeff Kuyken Meteorites Australia www.meteorites.com.au President - I.M.C.A. Inc. www.imca.cc -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of John Lutzon Sent: Wednesday, 1 February 2012 3:39 PM To: Galactic Stone Ironworks Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New Met Bulletin approvals Hi All, Thank you Mike for the heads up. As i have 25 or so UNWA's and almost always check the Met Bull daily i did miss this one. I am lucky enough to have two today, 6349-5.32g and 6709-5.59g, and wish to thank Stefan Martin for my good luck. As well, i thank the big Kahuna (Gary) for 2 other unwa's i purchased from him that were classified, 6573-1.39g and 6575-5.61g. I hope others had good luck today and everyday of their anticipated acceptance of their Unwa's. John Lutzon IMCA 1896 - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworksmeteoritem...@gmail.com To:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:18 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] New Met Bulletin approvals Hi Listees, For those of you who follow the Met Bulletin, 21 new meteorites were approved today. Some of these are rare types. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=sfor=namesants=falls=vali ds=stype=containslrec=50map=gebrowse=country=Allsrt=namecateg=Allmbl ist=Allrect=phot=snew=1pnt=Normal%20tabledr=page=0 * Galactic Stone Ironworks - Meteorites Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone *** __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] More Photos
Great spread, thanks Keith! Mark - Original Message - From: Keith Vazquez arizonake...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12:54 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] More Photos Hello List Here's another set of Photos taken today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arizonaviking/sets/72157629125547023/show/ Enjoy ArizonaKeith Ps Your welcome Bob, Bernd, Jason and all the other who liked my photos in PM. I wish you all were here. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] New Met Bulletin approvals
I not understand what waith to approve the Lido di Venezia, Mareson di Zoldo and Piave river meteorites, alla analyzed, all with analysis sent from years and years, its a SCANDAL , I inform the all laboratory they have study this meteorites Matteo M come Meteorite Meteorite Minerals Email: mcomemeteorite2...@yahoo.it Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it EBAY.COM: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.org Mindat Homepage http://www.mindat.org/user-5018.html#2_0_0_0_0__ ChinellatoPhoto http://chinellatophoto.com Da: John Lutzon j...@hc.fdn.com A: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Inviato: Mercoledì 1 Febbraio 2012 5:38 Oggetto: Re: [meteorite-list] New Met Bulletin approvals Hi All, Thank you Mike for the heads up. As i have 25 or so UNWA's and almost always check the Met Bull daily i did miss this one. I am lucky enough to have two today, 6349-5.32g and 6709-5.59g, and wish to thank Stefan Martin for my good luck. As well, i thank the big Kahuna (Gary) for 2 other unwa's i purchased from him that were classified, 6573-1.39g and 6575-5.61g. I hope others had good luck today and everyday of their anticipated acceptance of their Unwa's. John Lutzon IMCA 1896 - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:18 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] New Met Bulletin approvals Hi Listees, For those of you who follow the Met Bulletin, 21 new meteorites were approved today. Some of these are rare types. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=sfor=namesants=falls=valids=stype=containslrec=50map=gebrowse=country=Allsrt=namecateg=Allmblist=Allrect=phot=snew=1pnt=Normal%20tabledr=page=0 * Galactic Stone Ironworks - Meteorites Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone *** __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] More Photos
The photos are great, but I'm all packed up and heading your way. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Linton - Original Message - From: Mark Bowling mina...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 4:28 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] More Photos Great spread, thanks Keith! Mark - Original Message - From: Keith Vazquez arizonake...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12:54 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] More Photos Hello List Here's another set of Photos taken today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arizonaviking/sets/72157629125547023/show/ Enjoy ArizonaKeith Ps Your welcome Bob, Bernd, Jason and all the other who liked my photos in PM. I wish you all were here. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4778 - Release Date: 01/31/12 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] More Photos
Keith! Thanks so much for the photos...keep 'em coming! Richard Montgomery - Original Message - From: Keith Vazquez arizonake...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:54 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] More Photos Hello List Here's another set of Photos taken today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arizonaviking/sets/72157629125547023/show/ Enjoy ArizonaKeith Ps Your welcome Bob, Bernd, Jason and all the other who liked my photos in PM. I wish you all were here. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD : NWA 6380 fresh diogenite full slice (20.01g, best offer) and ebay sales
Hello, I offer a complete 20.01g crusted slice of NWA 6380, a nice classic diogenite, all offers welcome for the next three days : http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/NWA%206380%20Big/NWA%206380%2020.01g%2001.JPG http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/NWA%206380%20Big/NWA%206380%2020.01g%2002.JPG http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/IMG_4532.JPG http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/IMG_4533.JPG http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/IMG_4535.JPG Ending soon my ebay sales of the week, mostly start with 0.01$ (and all are no reserve) : http://www.ebay.com/sch/wwmeteorites-25/m.html?_dmd=1_ipg=50_sop=12_rdc=1 Regards, Fabien Fabien Kuntz Météorites (ventes, expertise, conférences) Animation scientifique et technique WWMETEORITES (Siret : 511 850 612 00017) www.wwmeteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD : NWA 6380 fresh diogenite full slice (20.0g, best offer) and ebay sales
Hello, I offer a complete 20.01g crusted slice of NWA 6380, a nice classic diogenite, all offers welcome for the next three days : http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/NWA%206380%20Big/NWA%206380%2020.01g%2001.JPG http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/NWA%206380%20Big/NWA%206380%2020.01g%2002.JPG http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/IMG_4532.JPG http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/IMG_4533.JPG http://www.wwmeteorites.com/Images/NWA%206380/IMG_4535.JPG Ending soon my ebay sales of the week, mostly start with 0.01$ (and all are no reserve) : http://www.ebay.com/sch/wwmeteorites-25/m.html?_dmd=1_ipg=50_sop=12_rdc=1 Regards, Fabien Fabien Kuntz Météorites (ventes, expertise, conférences) Animation scientifique et technique WWMETEORITES (Siret : 511 850 612 00017) www.wwmeteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] More Photos
I particularly like the Borg cube 4 or 5 shots into the slide show! Best! Tracy Latimer From: arizonake...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:54:56 -0700 Subject: [meteorite-list] More Photos Hello List Here's another set of Photos taken today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arizonaviking/sets/72157629125547023/show/ Enjoy ArizonaKeith Ps Your welcome Bob, Bernd, Jason and all the other who liked my photos in PM. I wish you all were here. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NASA Receives Final NRC Report On Space Technology Roadmaps
Feb. 01, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.ste...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-039 NASA RECEIVES FINAL NRC REPORT ON SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS WASHINGTON -- NASA has received the National Research Council (NRC) report NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities, which provides the agency with findings and recommendations on where best to invest in technologies needed to enable NASA's future missions in space. The NRC report will help define NASA's technology development priorities in the years to come. One year ago, NASA provided 14 draft space technology area roadmaps to the NRC and asked the council to examine and prioritize technologies for the agency. The technologies were prioritized in each of the 14 areas and then across all categories. The report finalizes the NRC's review and identifies 16 top-priority technologies necessary for NASA's future missions, which also could benefit American aerospace industries and the nation. The 16 were chosen by the NRC from its own ranking of 83 high-priority technologies out of approximately 300 identified in the roadmaps. The report strongly reaffirms the vital importance of technology development to enable the agency's future missions and grow the nation's new technology economy, said Mason Peck, chief technologist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The report confirms the value of our technology development strategy to date. NASA currently invests in all of the highest-priority technologies and will study the report and adjust its investment portfolio as needed. The technology priorities the report identifies are aligned with NASA missions to extend and sustain human activities beyond low Earth orbit, explore the evolution of the solar system and the potential for life elsewhere, and expand our un¬derstanding of Earth and the universe in which we live. The report observes that technological breakthroughs have been the foundation of virtually every NASA success. In addition, technological advances have yielded benefits far beyond space itself in down-to-Earth applications. It also states future U.S. leadership in space requires a foundation of sustained technology advances. During the coming months, NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist will lead an agency-wide analysis and coordination effort to update the 14 technology area roadmaps with the NRC report's findings and recommendations. To review a copy of the report, visit: http://www.nap.edu/topics.php?topic=293 For more information about NASA's Space Technology Program, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/oct -end- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD Rare tektites at Tucson
Greetings list, I am looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones in Tucson. This is my first trip to Tucson but I have met some of you at the Denver show. For Tuscon I will be bringing a few of the new tektites from Belize and some Texas Bediasite from specimens that I have collected over 23 years of hunting. One Belize specimen can be found at Michael Blood's auction. I can be reached by telephone from Friday through Monday at 830.456.4369. I hope all have a great show. Happy hunting, Brian __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] GRAIL Spacecraft Returns First Video from Far Side Of The Moon
Feb. 1, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 a...@jpl.nasa.gov Caroline McCall Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 617-253-1682 cmca...@mit.edu Whitney Lawrence Mullen Sally Ride Science, San Diego 858-638-1432 wmul...@sallyridescience.com RELEASE: 12-040 NASA SPACECRAFT RETURNS FIRST VIDEO FROM FAR SIDE OF THE MOON WASHINGTON -- A camera aboard one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar spacecraft has returned its first unique view of the far side of the moon. MoonKAM, or Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students, will be used by students nationwide to select lunar images for study. GRAIL consists of two identical spacecraft, recently named Ebb and Flow, each of which is equipped with a MoonKam. The images were taken as part of a test of Ebb's MoonKam on Jan. 19. The GRAIL project plans to test the MoonKAM aboard Flow at a later date. To view the 30-second video clip, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/zZXAPs In the video, the north pole of the moon is visible at the top of the screen as the spacecraft flies toward the lunar south pole. One of the first prominent geological features seen on the lower third of the moon is the Mare Orientale, a 560 mile-wide (900 kilometer) impact basin that straddles both the moon's near and far side. The clip ends with rugged terrain just short of the lunar south pole. To the left of center, near the bottom of the screen, is the 93 mile-wide (149 kilometer) Drygalski crater with a distinctive star-shaped formation in the middle. The formation is a central peak, created many billions of years ago by a comet or asteroid impact. The quality of the video is excellent and should energize our MoonKAM students as they prepare to explore the moon, said Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. The twin spacecraft successfully achieved lunar orbit last New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Previously named GRAIL-A and -B, the washing machine-sized spacecraft received their new names from fourth graders at the Emily Dickinson Elementary School in Bozeman, Mont., following a nationwide student-naming contest. Thousands of fourth- to eighth-grade students will select target areas on the lunar surface and send requests to the GRAIL MoonKAM Mission Operations Center in San Diego. Photos of the target areas will be sent back by the satellites for students to study. The MoonKAM program is led by Sally Ride, America's first woman in space. Her team at Sally Ride Science and undergraduate students at the University of California in San Diego will engage middle schools across the country in the GRAIL mission and lunar exploration. GRAIL is NASA's first planetary mission carrying instruments fully dedicated to education and public outreach. We have had great response from schools around the country, more than 2,500 signed up to participate so far, Ride said. In mid-March, the first pictures of the moon will be taken by students using MoonKAM. I expect this will excite many students about possible careers in science and engineering. Launched in September 2011, Ebb and Flow periodically perform trajectory correction maneuvers that, over time, will lower their orbits to near-circular ones with an altitude of about 34 miles (55 kilometers). During their science mission, the duo will answer longstanding questions about the moon and give scientists a better understanding of how Earth and other rocky planets in the solar system formed. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., manages the GRAIL mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The GRAIL mission is part of the Discovery Program managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver built the spacecraft. For more information about GRAIL, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/grail Information about MoonKAM is available at: https://moonkam.ucsd.edu/ -end- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: February 1, 2012
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES February 1, 2012 o The Floor of Toro Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_025067_1970 Toro Crater may have experienced hydrothermal alteration, producing diverse minerals. o Crater with Gullies on a Central Structure http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_025082_2295 The formation of channels on the debris aprons supports the hypothesis that these sediments were transported down the gullies and then deposited onto the aprons by flowing water. o Active Erosion in Pasteur Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_025372_2000 This image shows knobs and bluffs that are being actively eroded by the Martian wind. o Another Well-Preserved Impact Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_025450_1595 When seen at full resolution, almost all craters on Mars show some modification such as subsequent smaller impacts, and downslope movement of material on steep slopes. All of the HiRISE images are archived here: http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ Information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is online at http://www.nasa.gov/mro. The mission is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, of Denver, is the prime contractor and built the spacecraft. HiRISE is operated by the University of Arizona. Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., of Boulder, Colo., built the HiRISE instrument. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Over 100 Auctions and NEW Items Listed!
Hello, 100 Auctions will be up tonight ... NEW Items and a Nice Sale! Please keep checking back as the auctions are loading up now! ENJOY! Thanks, Michael Cottingham ALL SALE ITEMS HERE: http://stores.ebay.com/voyage-botanica-natural-history ALL AUCTIONS HERE: http://shop.ebay.com:80/merchant/meteorite-collector_W0QQLHQ5fAuctionZ1QQ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] [meteorite-list) Electric park?
Hello, Gang. Quick question: Where is Electric Park? (Tucson) Dennis Ron Baalke baa...@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov wrote: Feb. 1, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 a...@jpl.nasa.gov Caroline McCall Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 617-253-1682 cmca...@mit.edu Whitney Lawrence Mullen Sally Ride Science, San Diego 858-638-1432 wmul...@sallyridescience.com RELEASE: 12-040 NASA SPACECRAFT RETURNS FIRST VIDEO FROM FAR SIDE OF THE MOON WASHINGTON -- A camera aboard one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar spacecraft has returned its first unique view of the far side of the moon. MoonKAM, or Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students, will be used by students nationwide to select lunar images for study. GRAIL consists of two identical spacecraft, recently named Ebb and Flow, each of which is equipped with a MoonKam. The images were taken as part of a test of Ebb's MoonKam on Jan. 19. The GRAIL project plans to test the MoonKAM aboard Flow at a later date. To view the 30-second video clip, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/zZXAPs In the video, the north pole of the moon is visible at the top of the screen as the spacecraft flies toward the lunar south pole. One of the first prominent geological features seen on the lower third of the moon is the Mare Orientale, a 560 mile-wide (900 kilometer) impact basin that straddles both the moon's near and far side. The clip ends with rugged terrain just short of the lunar south pole. To the left of center, near the bottom of the screen, is the 93 mile-wide (149 kilometer) Drygalski crater with a distinctive star-shaped formation in the middle. The formation is a central peak, created many billions of years ago by a comet or asteroid impact. The quality of the video is excellent and should energize our MoonKAM students as they prepare to explore the moon, said Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. The twin spacecraft successfully achieved lunar orbit last New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Previously named GRAIL-A and -B, the washing machine-sized spacecraft received their new names from fourth graders at the Emily Dickinson Elementary School in Bozeman, Mont., following a nationwide student-naming contest. Thousands of fourth- to eighth-grade students will select target areas on the lunar surface and send requests to the GRAIL MoonKAM Mission Operations Center in San Diego. Photos of the target areas will be sent back by the satellites for students to study. The MoonKAM program is led by Sally Ride, America's first woman in space. Her team at Sally Ride Science and undergraduate students at the University of California in San Diego will engage middle schools across the country in the GRAIL mission and lunar exploration. GRAIL is NASA's first planetary mission carrying instruments fully dedicated to education and public outreach. We have had great response from schools around the country, more than 2,500 signed up to participate so far, Ride said. In mid-March, the first pictures of the moon will be taken by students using MoonKAM. I expect this will excite many students about possible careers in science and engineering. Launched in September 2011, Ebb and Flow periodically perform trajectory correction maneuvers that, over time, will lower their orbits to near-circular ones with an altitude of about 34 miles (55 kilometers). During their science mission, the duo will answer longstanding questions about the moon and give scientists a better understanding of how Earth and other rocky planets in the solar system formed. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., manages the GRAIL mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The GRAIL mission is part of the Discovery Program managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver built the spacecraft. For more information about GRAIL, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/grail Information about MoonKAM is available at: https://moonkam.ucsd.edu/ -end- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AMS Witness Reports Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball
Observers Meteorite Hunters, The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ witness reports in the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point TX. Enjoy, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Petition For a Pluto New Horizons Stamp
Hi, The USPS has issued a stamp for the exploration of each and every planet reached by a human spacecraft. By 1991, the only planet not yet explored was Pluto, and they issued a stamp that said Pluto - Not Yet Explored. Of course, in March 2015, if all goes well, the New Horizons mission will reach Pluto. Don't you think it will deserve a stamp of its own to correct that 1991 stamp when it gets there, in 2015? Since, stamp petitions have to be filed three years in advance of an expected issue date, that means petitions have to be filed by March 13, 2012. You can sign the New Horizons Pluto stamp petition online at: http://www.change.org/petitions/usps-honor-new-horizons-and-the-exploration-of-pluto-with-a-usps-stamp Only takes a second or two... Sterling K. Webb __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Texas/Oklahoma Meteor
Around 8p.m. this evening I saw a large bright green object moving across the sky for around 6 or 7 seconds before it went out. I am sure my details are not great but I did see it from Arlington, Texas and would love it if anybody has some information pinpointing it more carefully. I would love to go searching on my birthday tomorrow. Thank you for any help anyone has in guessing a possible strewnfield area. Thank you. Linda Barany Are any of you going searching tomorrow that I might join up with? __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AMS Witness Reports Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball
photo of fireball: http://m.dallasvoice.com/photo-meteor-north-texas-10100178.html On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Observers Meteorite Hunters, The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ witness reports in the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point TX. Enjoy, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AMS Witness Reports Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball
sorry. this photo might not be authentic. On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:31 AM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: photo of fireball: http://m.dallasvoice.com/photo-meteor-north-texas-10100178.html On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Observers Meteorite Hunters, The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ witness reports in the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point TX. Enjoy, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] AMS Witness Reports Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball
here's another allsky camera. so that should be 3 total by now: James, Bill and this one. http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/unusual/strange-object-lights-up-dallas-sky-020112 On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Observers Meteorite Hunters, The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ witness reports in the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point TX. Enjoy, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
