Re: [meteorite-list] Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite RecoveryEffort?
Hi Brandon and Ed, Thanks for the link and thoughts about the program. That link is exactly what I was looking for - some news about the results. Apparently the robot did find some meteorites. Of course, a robot will never replace the expertise of a human when it comes to finding meteorites, they may prove to be useful in hazardous areas or very remote areas. Best regards and thanks again, MikeG On 3/7/14, Ed Deckert edeck...@triad.rr.com wrote: Hi Mike, This link may provide some info for you. Nomad apparently worked as advertised. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2000-02/CMU-CMaN-0102100.php There are two links at the end of the article that unfortunately no longer seem to be working. Regards, Ed Deckert - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:44 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite RecoveryEffort? Hi Listees, I was recently reading some old reports about the Nomad effort to recover meteorites from Antarctica using an autonomous robot. The robot would follow a pattern in an area while surveying the surroundings with cameras and sensors. Suspect rocks would be visually analyzed at a distance and promising candidates would be approach and analyzed in-situ using instruments on the rover. The rover would then confirm if a rock was a meteorite and collect it if the tests were positive. I was able to find some press releases and media articles announcing or promoting the project, but I could not find any follow-up with the results. The old websites dedicated to the Nomad effort are down. Does anyone know if the robot successfully recovered any meteorites? Best regards, MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 12 Ancient Meteorite Coins For Sale
Hi List, Today I am offering 12 different ancient meteorite coins. http://www.meteoriteusa.com/coins.htm Modern day meteorite coins are popular. They are mass produced and each one is identical to the rest. Although some may be limited in the number made and legal tender in the area they are minted, they don't go into circulation. Ancient coins tell a story of history. They were circulated and used as currency. They were the money of ancient civilization. Early coins have images of the current ruler and possibly other important people of the time. The reverse side of the coins can show objects, events or even animals that hold significance to the times. Every ancient coin was struck by hand on irregular blanks. This made each coin unique and one-of-a-kind. I have never seen 2 ancient coins that looked exactly alike. If I came across identical ancient coins, one or both would most likely be fakes. It's obvious by their coins that ancient civilization held meteorites in high regard. There's a small group of coins that have meteorite images on their reverse side. History tells us these stones were seen to fall from Heaven and some were worshiped as direct signs from the gods of the day. Although the stones were something special, as rulers died, were killed or overthrown, the meteorites have been lost. All that remains are some written words and the coins of those times showing us these remarkable stones. Because every ancient coin is different and unique - each one is special. If I was a collector and not a dealer, I wouldn't sell any of them - but last year I started searching for these elusive coins to bring them to the meteorite marketplace and to the people that would appreciate them most. I search thousands of coins from different dealers looking for ancient meteorite coins. They are rare. Some I don't buy. I recently saw a bronze coin with a meteorite shown inside a shrine offered for $6900.00 and to my surprise it sold in one day. Consider buying one of these ancient meteorite coins from me or someone else and see for yourself how beautiful and unique they are. They aren't making any more of them. Thanks for looking! John __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fwd: Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite RecoveryEffort?
From: Carl Agee a...@unm.edu Date: Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite RecoveryEffort? To: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com Mike, From what I recall of this project the robot was not very good at spotting meteorites, especially compared to what the human eye/brain can do. What I took away from this is that humans are incredibly good at spotting anomalous objects at great distances on the ice and likely in sandy desert too. We are probably hardwired for this as a species having to balance our quickly changing roles in daily life as predator and prey. I imagine our distant ancestors spent a good deal of time upright on the bipeds, scanning the horizon for dinner and to avoiding becoming dinner. Carl Agee * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 Tel: (505) 750-7172 Fax: (505) 277-3577 Email: a...@unm.edu http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Brandon and Ed, Thanks for the link and thoughts about the program. That link is exactly what I was looking for - some news about the results. Apparently the robot did find some meteorites. Of course, a robot will never replace the expertise of a human when it comes to finding meteorites, they may prove to be useful in hazardous areas or very remote areas. Best regards and thanks again, MikeG On 3/7/14, Ed Deckert edeck...@triad.rr.com wrote: Hi Mike, This link may provide some info for you. Nomad apparently worked as advertised. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2000-02/CMU-CMaN-0102100.php There are two links at the end of the article that unfortunately no longer seem to be working. Regards, Ed Deckert - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:44 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite RecoveryEffort? Hi Listees, I was recently reading some old reports about the Nomad effort to recover meteorites from Antarctica using an autonomous robot. The robot would follow a pattern in an area while surveying the surroundings with cameras and sensors. Suspect rocks would be visually analyzed at a distance and promising candidates would be approach and analyzed in-situ using instruments on the rover. The rover would then confirm if a rock was a meteorite and collect it if the tests were positive. I was able to find some press releases and media articles announcing or promoting the project, but I could not find any follow-up with the results. The old websites dedicated to the Nomad effort are down. Does anyone know if the robot successfully recovered any meteorites? Best regards, MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite RecoveryEffort?
Not to get too far off meteorite topic, but anecdotally when I am hiking with my border collies, I can usually spot a well camouflaged coyote or wild horse walking on the next hillside, well before my dogs do. They on the other hand, only need to get a whiff of a few down-wind molecules to know there is something over there. So my advice is forget about robots and dogs for spotting meteorites -- unless, in the case of dogs, the meteorites have an anomalous odor -- which possibly fresh falls do!! Carl Agee * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 Tel: (505) 750-7172 Fax: (505) 277-3577 Email: a...@unm.edu http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Carl Agee a...@unm.edu wrote: From: Carl Agee a...@unm.edu Date: Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite RecoveryEffort? To: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com Mike, From what I recall of this project the robot was not very good at spotting meteorites, especially compared to what the human eye/brain can do. What I took away from this is that humans are incredibly good at spotting anomalous objects at great distances on the ice and likely in sandy desert too. We are probably hardwired for this as a species having to balance our quickly changing roles in daily life as predator and prey. I imagine our distant ancestors spent a good deal of time upright on the bipeds, scanning the horizon for dinner and to avoiding becoming dinner. Carl Agee * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 Tel: (505) 750-7172 Fax: (505) 277-3577 Email: a...@unm.edu http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Brandon and Ed, Thanks for the link and thoughts about the program. That link is exactly what I was looking for - some news about the results. Apparently the robot did find some meteorites. Of course, a robot will never replace the expertise of a human when it comes to finding meteorites, they may prove to be useful in hazardous areas or very remote areas. Best regards and thanks again, MikeG On 3/7/14, Ed Deckert edeck...@triad.rr.com wrote: Hi Mike, This link may provide some info for you. Nomad apparently worked as advertised. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2000-02/CMU-CMaN-0102100.php There are two links at the end of the article that unfortunately no longer seem to be working. Regards, Ed Deckert - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:44 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Results of ANSMET Nomad Robotic Meteorite RecoveryEffort? Hi Listees, I was recently reading some old reports about the Nomad effort to recover meteorites from Antarctica using an autonomous robot. The robot would follow a pattern in an area while surveying the surroundings with cameras and sensors. Suspect rocks would be visually analyzed at a distance and promising candidates would be approach and analyzed in-situ using instruments on the rover. The rover would then confirm if a rock was a meteorite and collect it if the tests were positive. I was able to find some press releases and media articles announcing or promoting the project, but I could not find any follow-up with the results. The old websites dedicated to the Nomad effort are down. Does anyone know if the robot successfully recovered any meteorites? Best regards, MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
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[meteorite-list] AD: rare Irons - Chelyabinsk impact melt - NWA 6583 new ungrouped iron - Big NWA Individuals and much more
Dear List Members, tomorrow ending on ebay some auctions of rare and perfect prepared irons and also a 15.3g polished Endcut of Chelyabinsk (pure Impact Melt). New listed today are some Big NWA Individuals. All auctions without reserve price. CHELYABINSK 15.3g polished Endcut (pure Impact Melt) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meteorite-CHELYABINSK-Russia-Fall-pure-Impact-Melt-polished-Endcut-15-3g-/371019548801?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item56627d0881 NWA6583 - new ungrouped silicated Iron (one slice in auction too!!) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meteorite-NWA-6583-NEW-spectacular-Iron-ungrouped-Slice-12-9g-green-Inclusion-/371017920238?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item5662642eee Big 1383g NWA Individual http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meteorite-NWA--BIG-interesting-Stone-Meteorite-1383g-/231176375540?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item35d32f8cf4 WHITECOURT - perfect etched Full Slices and Endcuts including copy of the Export Permit http://stores.ebay.com/Mirko-Graul-Meteorite/_i.html?_nkw=Whitecourtsubmit=Search_sop=1_sid=18192829_sc=1 MASLYANINO - (last 2 perfect etched Slices) http://stores.ebay.com/Mirko-Graul-Meteorite/_i.html?_nkw=Maslyaninosubmit=Search_sop=1_sc=1_sid=18192829 All Irons are here: http://stores.ebay.com/Mirko-Graul-Meteorite/_i.html?_nkw=Ironsubmit=Search_sop=1_sc=1_sid=18192829 Auctions you can find here: http://stores.ebay.com/Mirko-Graul-Meteorite/_i.html?rt=nc_sid=18192829_sticky=1_trksid=p4634.c0.m14_sop=1_sc=1 And all my other interesting offers are here: http://stores.ebay.com/Mirko-Graul-Meteorite/_i.html?rt=nc_sc=1_sid=18192829_sticky=1_trksid=p4634.c0.m14_sop=12_sc=1 Best regards to all, Mirko Mirko Graul Meteorite Quittenring.4 16321 Bernau GERMANY Phone: 0049-1724105015 E-Mail: m_gr...@yahoo.de WEB: www.meteorite-mirko.de Member of The Meteoritical Society (International Society for Meteoritics and Planetery Science) IMCA-Member: 2113 (International Meteorite Collectors Association) __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Times Magazine March 2014 Issue Now Up
Hello Everyone! The March issue of Meteorite Times is now up. As always we'd like to thank all the writers who make this possible! The following URL gives access to the Web Browser View, Flash Magazine View, and Mobile PDF. http://www.meteorite-times.com/monthly-issues/ This page also has an easy way to view all of the Mag View issues in the Archives section of the page. http://issuu.com/meteorite-times/docs Enjoy! Paul and Jim __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD : Processed Dhofar 1724 H4
I bought a rather large H4 to make a 50mm sphere. Normally I would finish and sell the left over slices and end cuts but I’m working 7 days a week and it doesn’t look like it will let up so I don’t have the time to work with this material. So if anyone wants to buy the entire lot I will let it go for 75 cents per gram and I have 923 grams I can provide pictures if requested and here is a list of what I have: WT L WT A214 3.4003.165.995END CUT B762.9502.300.540END CUT C123 3.3902.055.975FULL SLICE D186 3.3752.055.975END CUT (CUT 3 SIDES) E184 3.2002.032.843END CUT (CUT 3 SIDES) F582.9952.075.565END CUT (CUT 5 SIDES) G41 2.0952.0351.85SQUARE SLICE H41 2.0852.030.342END CUT (CUT 5 SIDES) WT = weight in grams L = length in inches W = width in inches T = thickness in inches Send me an email if you’re interested or want to see pictures __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: LON 94100 Contributed by: AMN http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
