[meteorite-list] Opal Found in Antarctic Meteorite (EET 83309)

2016-06-30 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/opal-found-in-antarctic-meteorite Opal found in Antarctic meteorite Cosmos Magazine June 28, 2016 Planetary scientists show, for the first time, the gemstone in a chunk of asteroid. Belinda Smith reports. Planetary scientists have found gemstones that are

[meteorite-list] Bright Meteor East of Halifax, Canada

2016-06-30 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1375157-bright-meteor-races-across-sky-east-of-halifax Bright meteor races across sky east of Halifax JORDAN PARKER Herald News June 24, 2016 A bright, speeding light flashed through the sky along the Eastern Shore near Halifax late Thursday. Some

[meteorite-list] Massive Meteor-Tracking Network Launches in France

2016-06-30 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/science-world/massive-meteor-tracking-network-launches-in-france-405058.html Massive meteor-tracking network launches in France Irish Examiner June 15, 2016 Scientists in France have launched FRIPON, a unique interconnected network using cameras to watch

[meteorite-list] Ancient Meteorite Found in Sweden Quarry Is In A Class of Its Own

2016-06-30 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.1063/PT.5.7275 Ancient meteorite is in a class of its own A space rock found in a Swedish quarry suggests that the kinds of meteors raining down on Earth have changed over time. Andrew Grant Physics Today 14 June 2016 More

[meteorite-list] NASA Curiosity Rover's Sand-Dune Studies Yield Surprise

2016-06-30 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6551 NASA Rover's Sand-Dune Studies Yield Surprise Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 30, 2016 Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type not seen on Earth, and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere today provides new clues

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: June 29, 2016

2016-06-30 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES June 29, 2016 o Martian Morse Code http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044675_2580 The shape and orientation of dunes can usually tell us about wind direction, but in this image, the dune-forms are very complex. o Glowing Gullies in Kaiser Crater

[meteorite-list] Need help pricing Nininger books & NIPR Catalogs

2016-06-30 Thread Moni Waiblinger via Meteorite-list
Hello List Members, We are trying to help an old friend who is not Internet savvy to sell his book collection. Some of his book titles have been of interest on this Met-list in the past. But many of his titles are "unavailable" or are rare and we are having difficulty in trying to

[meteorite-list] Rosetta Finale Set for September 30, 2016

2016-06-30 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_finale_set_for_30_September Rosetta finale set for 30 September European Space Agency 30 June 2016 Rosetta is set to complete its mission in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on 30 September. The mission is coming to

[meteorite-list] New Type of Sand Ripple Discovered on Mars

2016-06-30 Thread Paul via Meteorite-list
A bewildering form of sand dune discovered on Mars NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, June 30, 2016 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160630150235.htm http://astronomy.com/news/2016/06/strange-ripples-found-on-mars "Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type not seen on

[meteorite-list] AD fresh and rare meteorites for sale

2016-06-30 Thread meteoritesnwa--- via Meteorite-list
Hi all I have same fresh  meteorites for sale 1 very fresh complet piece OC 400gr2 fresh and oriented HED Plz contact me off list for price and pictures  Regards SHRAOUI  __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the

Re: [meteorite-list] Hot vs Cold again...wasmMeteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

2016-06-30 Thread Steve Dunklee via Meteorite-list
Some day we may have thermal imaging of a meteorite falls of both iron and stony meteorites, and actually be able to get a reading if somone can catch one soon enough to take temperature readings, until then its just educated guessing. There may actually be some rocks out there that passed

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2016-06-30 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Henbury Contributed by: Paul Swartz http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=06/30/2016 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at