[meteorite-list] New find Phoenix

2017-04-06 Thread Todd Dziuk via Meteorite-list
Found a 204 gram stoney specimen in the Phoenix area. I've tried to post pics, then links to pics to no avail. It's been a long time since I've been plugged into the meteorite community. I would like someone to at least have a look. Thanks. Todd Dziuk Phoenix, AZ Sent from my iPhone _

[meteorite-list] Asteroid 2014 JO25 to Fly Safely Past Earth on April 19

2017-04-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6807 Asteroid to Fly Safely Past Earth on April 19 Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 6, 2017 A fairly large asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19 at a distance of about 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilom

[meteorite-list] Ceres' Temporary Atmosphere Linked to Solar Activity

2017-04-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6802 Ceres' Temporary Atmosphere Linked to Solar Activity Jet Propuslion Laboratory April 6, 2017 Scientists have long thought that Ceres may have a very weak, transient atmosphere, but mysteries lingered about its origin and why it's not always p

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - March 30, 2017

2017-04-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_03_30_17.html Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman March 30, 2017 Dear Leonardo dawn Vinci, Micheldawngelo and Other Artistic Readers, Now in its third year of orbiting a distant dwarf planet, a spacecraft from Earth is as active as ever. Like a master artist,

Re: [meteorite-list] space junk

2017-04-06 Thread Mark Hammergren via Meteorite-list
I'd hazard that this is lightning damage, and the vitreous slag-like material is the remains of the melted shingles. There are some fragile-looking drips on the large fragment in image 4 that don't look like they could have survived high-speed impact through the roof. A Google image search for "lig

[meteorite-list] space junk

2017-04-06 Thread Korotev, Randy via Meteorite-list
A guy sent me these photos. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qcnzxol29ypwi4q/AAAWTbYOJh-LTf1L7JRFaMTsa?dl=0 My guess: space junk. He'd be happy to sell it because he's got $1000 deductible on his home owner's insurance. Contact me off line if you want his e-mail address. ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2017-04-06 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Portales Valley Contributed by: Gourgues Denis http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=04/06/2017 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteori