[meteorite-list] Astronomical Prices of Meteorites in Korea Still Controversial

2015-01-06 Thread Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list
Hello Listers 24 million dollar meteorite in the name of science, for everything else, there's MasterCard ... SEOUL, Dec 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The 4.5 billion-year-old meteorites that fell in Jinju city, South Korea in March 2013 are having a hard time entering Korean scientific research circles

[meteorite-list] Tim Spahr Steps Down As Minor Planet Center Director

2015-01-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://minorplanetcenter.net/blog/minor-planet-center-director-steps-down/ Minor Planet Center Director Steps Down By J.L. Galache January 6, 2015 Effective January 25, 2015, Dr. Tim Spahr will step down from his position as director of the IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC), which he was

Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomical Prices of Meteorites in Korea StillControversial

2015-01-06 Thread Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list
Just greedy people and part of the fault lies with the Korean government. They promoted super high values while trying to prevent an American from taking any of the stones. Let them not get anything. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On Jan 6, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Raremeteorites via

[meteorite-list] Fossil Microbialites Found on Mars ???

2015-01-06 Thread Paul H. via Meteorite-list
Potential Signs of Ancient Life on Mars by Johnny Bontemps, Astrobiology Magazine, http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/potential-signs-ancient-life-mars-rover-photos/ PhysOrg at http://phys.org/news/2015-01-potential-ancient-life-mars-rover.html The paper is: Noffke, N. 2015, Ancient

[meteorite-list] Volunteer 'Disk Detectives' Classify Possible Planetary Habitats

2015-01-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4430 Volunteer 'Disk Detectives' Classify Possible Planetary Habitats Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 6, 2015 A NASA-sponsored website designed to crowdsource analysis of data from the agency's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission

[meteorite-list] NASA's Chandra Detects Record-Breaking Outburst from Milky Way's Black Hole

2015-01-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
January 5, 2015 NASA's Chandra Detects Record-Breaking Outburst from Milky Way's Black Hole Astronomers have observed the largest X-ray flare ever detected from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. This event, detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Tucson Preview

2015-01-06 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list
I have to admit, I am drooling over that Peekskill. :) -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Tucson Preview

2015-01-06 Thread Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list
Great looking Peekskill specimen that was never in contact with Lang's saw. All of the sliced specimens must have been cut with chlorinated tap water and are serious rusters. It is good to see a fragment that survived this horrible fate! Best Regards, Adam - Original Message -

[meteorite-list] AD: Tucson Preview

2015-01-06 Thread Anne Black via Meteorite-list
Hello everybody, The Tucson Show is getting close and I am sure you are all thinking about it. So, to satisfy (or increase!) your curiosity I posted on my site some of the brand new pieces I will show there for the first time. And if you are not coming down to Tucson, now you will know what

[meteorite-list] Akatsuki to Try Again to Enter Orbit Around Venus

2015-01-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001832475 Akatsuki to reattempt to enter orbit of Venus The Japan News January 06, 2015 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to have its probe Akatsuki reattempt an entry into the orbit of Venus in early December, probably its last chance due to

Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomical Prices of Meteorites in Korea Still Controversial

2015-01-06 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list
Sales of all astronomically-priced oriental meteorites are hereby suspended until further notice. -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2015-01-06 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Willamette Contributed by: Zsolt Kereszty http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=01/07/2015 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - 57 New Approvals, Martian, Achondrites, OC's, Oman, Antarctica, Yemen, NWA

2015-01-06 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list
Hi Bulletin Watchers, There is a major update. There are 57 new approvals from all over, including : NWA, Oman, Yemen, and Antarctica. Many of the approvals are OC's. There are a few interesting meteorites in the mix : Ureilite, CK6, Diogenite, CO3, Eucrite, and Martian. Update Link :

Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomical Prices of Meteorites in Korea StillControversial

2015-01-06 Thread Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list
$700.00 a gram for an ordinary fall? I think $5.00 a gram is more realistic. One of the images looks like iron ore to me. Perhaps they have not taken into account that the U.S. Dollar is strengthening now that the lame Fed no longer manipulates currency with the stupid Quantitative Easing