[meteorite-list] Ad : Big 3-Kilo Sudbury Black Onaping, Wanapitei and Serpent Mound Impactites, Scale Cubes

2015-12-11 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list
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[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2015-12-11 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Unclassified NWA Contributed by: Mark Bittmann http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=12/12/2015 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2015-12-11 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Muonionalusta Contributed by: David Allepuz i SunyƩ http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=12/11/2015 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update - November 10-18, 2015

2015-12-11 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Returning to RAM - sols 4194-4201, November 10, 2015 - November 18, 2015 Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. After several sols of operating using Flash storage, the rover switched to using just RAM during Sol 4194 (Nov. 10, 2015),

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2015-12-11 Thread Natural History Laboratory via Meteorite-list
Aloha Everyone, With the Tucson show fast approaching, I would like to announce that I will be officially selling at Tucson this year (Rm. 125 @ Riverpark Inn). Special pre-show pricing is available for suspension box orders placed on or before 12/15. Order now to save and pick-up your order

[meteorite-list] Robot Arm Simulates Close Approach to ESA's Asteroid Mission

2015-12-11 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Asteroid_Impact_Mission/Robot_arm_simulates_close_approach_of_ESA_s_asteroid_mission Robot Arm Simulates Close Approach to ESA's Asteroid Mission European Space Agency December 8, 2015 The final approach to an asteroid has been

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - December 9, 2015

2015-12-11 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES December 9, 2015 o The Coming and Going of Ice http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_042440_1380 The knobby, pitted terrain is caused when ice is deposited and then sublimates over and over again. o Strange Patterns in Echus Chasma

[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Reaches Sand Dunes

2015-12-11 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4787 NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Reaches Sand Dunes Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 10, 2015 Fast Facts: * Curiosity is using its wheels, as well as its science payload, to investigate sand that forms active dunes on Mars. * Plans call for the

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update - November 4-9, 2015

2015-12-11 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Dips Back Into Flash - sols 4188-4193, November 04, 2015-November 09, 2015 Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover has been switched to using Flash again. The plan for this week is to return some high-value science

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: November 19 - December 1, 2015

2015-12-11 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Arm Raised to Take in the View - sols 4202-4214, November 19, 2015-December 01, 2015: Opportunity is inside 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned on steep, north-facing

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: December 7-11, 2015

2015-12-11 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES December 7-11, 2015 o A Hill Divided (07 December 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20151207a o Huo-Hsing Vallis (08 December 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20151208a o Textures (09 December 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20151209a o Tenuis Cavus (10

[meteorite-list] Pluto's Close-up, Now in Color

2015-12-11 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/Science-Photos/image.php?gallery_id=2_id=389 Pluto's Close-up, Now in Color Release Date: December 10, 2015 Keywords: LORRI, MVIC, Pluto, Ralph This enhanced color mosaic combines some of the sharpest views of Pluto that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft