Re: [meteorite-list] Water cutting question

Hello Mendy, Mike, Ed, and All, I've been told that "chloramine" doesn't out-gas like chlorine does. We in California have to cognizant of this additive to our drinking water. http://www.purewaterproducts.com/articles/removing-chloramines http://www.chloramine.org/chloraminefacts.htm This S

Re: [meteorite-list] Unobserved fall [bounced reply - resent]

nd: 1576". Two pieces of unequivocal information. I don't control the terminology of the meteorite world. I do control the MPOD and it was my decision to use "unobserved fall" in order to convey more information. cheers Paul Swartz IMCA 5204 --- End of Origi

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

The following message is being resent - sorry for any duplicated posts: --- Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day Sunday, January 6, 2013 2:09 PM From: "Robert Verish" To: "" Cc: "" Hey Paul, I'll go ahead and apologize, now,

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 7034

--- On Fri, 1/25/13, Anne Black wrote: > Lets make it simple. > Now we can have: > Achondrite Martian Basaltic Breccia. > > Simple as that. Okay! We're settled, then: AMBB it will be! (Sorry, Anne, I couldn't resist;-) But seriously, folks. Consider the following: "martian meteorites" -

[meteorite-list] FW: (meteorobs) [met-list] Moroc Long Duration Fireball with smoketrail 13FEB2013

Original Message Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:55:55 + From: Esko Lyytinen Subject: Re: (meteorobs) [meteorite-list] Moroc Long Duration Fireball     with smoketrail 13FEB2013 We had here in Finland probably the best meteorite dropping fireball that we have well

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - EL's and OC's

One benefit of having two numbers is that it allows the classifier to clarify the differences between the two stones in order to show the range of variation among these paired EL stones. The difference in this case being one stone has "Alabandite present", and the second stone was "Extremely we

Re: [meteorite-list] [met-list] Fwd: sharp protrusion from an iron meteorite

Except that I can't remember if we identified the "protrusion". Long ago I remember someone suggesting that it might be a mineral inclusion that is differentially resistant to weathering, like silicates, or carbides, like the cohenite in this image: http://www.mindat.org/photo-8081.html But t

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Yucca DCA

MikeG, Thanks for the heads-up about this latest update. Haven't seen anything mentioned, yet, so I'd like to give a tip-of-the-hat to a local meteorite-hunter, Jim Wooddell (and his wife Wendy), for getting 2 of his finds into the MetBull: Yucca 016 and Yucca 017 Not only has Jim's finds exte

[meteorite-list] Clay meteorites?

After reading this article, I have a question: Do we have to keep an open mind to the possibility of finding a "clay meteorite"? -- Bob V. Exploding Clays Drive Geminids

[meteorite-list] Massive collision between two asteroids

When I give presentations to groups about meteorites, I often get asked this question, "After all this time, what would cause an asteroid to depart from its orbital confines in the "asteroid belt" and to end up crossing the Earth's orbit?" Now I can give a graphical answer by pointing to the (n

[meteorite-list] One small sniff for man...

Too bad they didn't publish this "news" item a few months earlier. It would have made a great reference in my Sept. Bob's Findings article: --

[meteorite-list] Unrecorded Meteorite Crater Found On Mount Ararat?

No mention of whether any meteorites were found or even if there was an attempt to search for any. -- Bob V. -- Unrecorded Meteorite Crater Found On Mount Ararat? The discovery o

[meteorite-list] Ad: NM Mets on eBay - Portales Valley, Palo Blanco, Norton County

New Mexico meteorites are auction items that will be ending soon! Portales Valley - a polished slice and a large, nosecone-shaped mass from the 1998 fall - the first new mass from this fall in 10 years. Palo Blanco Creek (EUC) - very rare - 4

[meteorite-list] AD: Accepting offers for Portales Valley "nosecone"

Hello Listees, While we wait for NASA's "big announcement", here are some interesting images of a recently found mass of the 1998 New Mexico fall: Portales Valley: The owner of this 3855gram "nosecone-shaped" mass of metal-rich,

[meteorite-list] RdDL 067 & RdDL 068 in MetBull #99

Congratulations, are in order for meteorite-hunters Paul Desilets of southern California, and Larry Atkins of Michigan for getting their Red Dry Lake finds into the Meteoritical Bulletin: Red Dry Lake 067 and Red Dry Lake 068, respectively.

Re: [meteorite-list] RdDL 067 & RdDL 068 in MetBull #99

n Mon, 1/10/11, Ruben Garcia wrote: > From: Ruben Garcia > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] RdDL 067 & RdDL 068 in MetBull #99 > To: "Robert Verish" > Cc: "Meteorite List" > Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 2:33 PM > Thanks for mentioning this Bob! > &g

[meteorite-list] Ad: Lot 58 BV 2 - Johnstown (DIOGENITE)

Ref: Regarding Lot 58 BV 2 Johnstown (DIOGENITE) in Michael Blood's Tucson 2011 Auction I've been getting a lot of response about this little whole individual, primarily about provenance, and what with the auction going to occur in

Re: [meteorite-list] AMS Witness Reports & Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball

I agree with Rob Matson: West-to-east, long-lasting, slow-moving fireball" sounds like the description for a re-entry of man-made space-debris event. Is it more than a coincidence that the Columbia Shuttle accident was 9 years ago to the day, AND that the path of the fireball was very close to

Re: [meteorite-list] New Old find from area 51

Just for the record, ever since 2003 when I first hunted that drylake north of Rachel, I've always said there had to be at least one meteorite at that locality, but that it was probably already found, most likely by locals or UFO-hunters.  So, I'm relieved to learn that it was found by my ol'

Re: [meteorite-list] Where is an admin when one is NEEDED?

Wow! On the same day, I get posts from both Julia Swaim and Al Mitterling!! Too bad that the post from "jj" was because her email address was hijacked by some virus (probably due to some unsafe Internet practices;-). And almitt2? I knew him back when he was almitt0.5! That's why I "love" thi

Re: [meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill/Lotus/? bolide physics at the time of breakup

Strewn field workers have an arkane phrase for this phenomenon called, "blow-back", which is used to explain anomalies such as reverse size-grading, or exceptionally large fragments at the very "fine-end" of an otherwise well size-graded strewn-field. Bob V. --- On Mon, 4/30/12, Mendy Ouzillo

Re: [meteorite-list] The Big One from NASA

Thanks, Richard, for mentioning "those leaves", because I really do recognize the leaf-litter AND pine needles (hint;-). Actually, Paul, according to Peter Jenniskens, this is the 17.5gram whole, 100% fusion-crusted individual stone that Monika Waiblinger found. Now that we're back home, I'll

Re: [meteorite-list] Verish Birthday Party Photos

Hello Capt. Blood, Thanks for taking the time to post your images of our little gathering. It gives Moni and I another opportunity to thank everyone that attended our joint Birthday Party.  We hope that the good times that we shared will become the impetus to resume the yearly Meteorite-Tektite

Re: [meteorite-list] July issue of Meteorite Times is now up [Ron Hartman's Memorial]

Hello List, There was a memorial held for Ron Hartman back in March of this year, and it was my intention to share that event with the readers of Meteorite-Times, but certain events here in California brought about a postponement of that article. There were a number of people that wanted to

[meteorite-list] Oum Rokba

A question to anyone who has hunted meteorites in Morocco: Other than a Berber tribesman, has any meteorite dealer/hunter ever found an Oum Rokba stone, I mean, really picked-up from the ground in the actual strewn-field one of the "several hundred" distinctive-looking, chondritic stones that w

[meteorite-list] Winnipeg Comments (was, Re: Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 110, Issue 23)

Yawn I found the hoser "Comments" more entertaining, aye? To "wit": User: Woofers 5:54 AM on 8/17/2012 To the tune of "Israelites" [apologies to Desmond Dekker & Leslie Kong] A meteoroid goes flying through space, sir Til it's caught in Earth's gravity Oh, oh - the meteorites, sir Down t

Re: [meteorite-list] Vernacular of "Meteorite"

Hello Randy and all, Thanks for the update on this subject. It has prompted me to go back and update my article from March 2008: http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2008/mar08.htm Bob's Findings: "From Asteroids to Meteoroids to Meteors to Meteorites - Guess what? The International Astrono

Re: [meteorite-list] 99th Anniversary Holbrook Hunt

Hello All, Well, I've finally unloaded the truck and downloaded my camera images of our trip to the highly successful "99th Year Anniversary" Holbrook Meteorite Hunt. After Moni got home from work we stayed-up late last night reviewing all of the images. I'm sure glad that Ben Fisler's son, E

Re: [meteorite-list] Cat Mountain on EBay [LA Disclaimer]

Mike, Doug, and All, The recent post by Michael Mulgrew is accurate. The MetSoc only recognizes the name "Los Angeles". The recent post by Doug Dawn raises a valid question. I made a rookie mistake 13 years ago and I've been paying for it ever since. Lesson to all rookies:  don't make rookie m

[meteorite-list] OT: Concorde contrail from Wales making the rounds AGAIN

Another tidbit which shows how this kind of misinformation can "snowball": My story takes place several years after this fiasco appeared in the Press. In 2006 I was was contacted by certain astronomers at the Griffith Observatory to review the design plans for the proposed meteorite displays tha

[meteorite-list] Oum Rokba (H5)

A question for those of you who may have visited this strewn field: In September of 2000, several hundred chondritic stones with a total known weight of around 100 kilos were exported out of Morocco. All of these stones were found by a Berber native turned meteorite hunter a few kilometers from

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Argentina destruction to houses, killing one injuring 6

Translation (very approximate): At dawn, there was an explosion that was heard for miles round Esteban Echeverría, in the province of Buenos Aires. Authorities confirmed the death of Silvia Espinoza

Re: [meteorite-list] Named masses [29Palms (1955) = Pinto Mtns]

Hi Jeff, Thanks for making this list and for making it available. By the way, the 19kg main mass of the Pinto Mountains (L6) meteorite is also known as, "Twentynine Palms (1955)":  "The Meteorites of California" by Derek Sears and Robert Verish <http://meteoritemag

Re: [meteorite-list] Draconid meteor shower - any reports yet?

Hello Bob K., Alex S., and All, I saw one (1) last night during 10 minutes of viewing. Still daylight (almost sunset) here in San Diego, but there are reports from Florida USA Spaceweather radio feed of "many pings"! Sorry to hear of poor viewing in Central Europe. But it is already dark in N

Re: [meteorite-list] Third set of Human remains found in the Casa Grande?Stanfield Strewn Field

I sure hope there are no more bodies found, as well, Sonny. Although there has been no forensic evidence found, so far, that suggests foul-play, which leaves weather-related causes as the "usual suspects", there have been reports from the field of attempted theft of vehicles and/or theft of it

Re: [meteorite-list] Cassini Observes Meteors Colliding With Saturn's Rings

Actually, Chris, the IAU has already formalized that definition of "meteor". It did so back in 1961. I've explained what I mean by all of this in my article: http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2008/mar08.htm Apparently, a well-respected astronomer wrote a popular book soon after the 1961 G

[meteorite-list] Franconia AREA (was, Re: ...terminology...)

Hi All, Just read another article in the 2013 March edition of M&PS, "Stones from Mohave County, Arizona: Multiple falls in the 'Franconia strewn field' " by Melinda Hutson, et al. There is much to digest from this 5-author paper that is 25 pages long. What with 14 stones being studied and 7 p

Re: [meteorite-list] Franconia AREA (was, Re: ...terminology...)

TKW should be one homogeneous > > petro.-type is silly. > > This business of trying to classify every stone as a > > different fall for what > > ever selfish or perverse reason along with having a > > personal attachment to the > > outcome of the over all conc

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Novato back in the market

Actually, it's still the "Novato" (provisional) meteorite.  It still is not in the Meteoritical Bulletin. This is the slice that Brien Cook originally cut with the intention of submitting it to UCLA.  But when he read that someone else was going to supply the type-specimen, he then placed it on

Re: [meteorite-list] Novato update

> academic requests for meteoritical material were handled promptly. > 29 grams > of the first recovered stone were generously donated by Lisa > Webber to SETI for scientific analysis; of that, whatever is not > consumed > in destructive analyses has been promised to UCLA. > S

Re: [meteorite-list] Novato update (All recent falls unapproved, not just Novato)

cial > to put on my labels for my falls collection.  I have no > dog in this > fight other than science. > > Best regards and happy huntings for all, > > MikeG > > > > > > --- On Tue, 4/30/13, Galactic Stone & Ironworks > > > wrote: > >

Re: [meteorite-list] Article: Discovery of probably Tunguska meteorites at the bottom of Khushmo river's shoal

http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1304/1304.8070.pdf Discovery of probably Tunguska meteorites at the bottom of Khushmo river's shoal Andrei E. Zlobin Vernadsky State Geological Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences Mokhovaya 11/11, 125009, Moscow, Russian Federation e-mail: z-tungu...@yandex.ru

Re: [meteorite-list] PRIMM DRY LAKE HELP

Hello Paul and List, In an effort to assist you (and your father, Nicholas) in this endeavor, I've made a plaster-cast of a corner-fragment meteorite that Moni Waiblinger found on Roach Dry Lake, and have mailed it to your father. Nick will then forward it to you, if he can't get it to fit ont

Re: [meteorite-list] Rock Or Meteorite? Strange Object Crashes Through Roof Of Business

Hi All, Here is a "resend" of a post that I sent to the List on June 24th (but it never appeared in the Archives):  -- Re: [meteorite-list] Rock Or Meteorite? Strange ObjectCrashesThrough Roof O...  From     * Robert Ve

Re: [meteorite-list] Rock Or Meteorite? Strange Object Crashes Through Roof Of Local Business

Hi All, Here is a "resend" of another post that I sent to the List earlier today (but it never appeared in the Archives): Re: [meteorite-list] Rock Or Meteorite? Strange Object Crashes Through Roof Of Local Business From     * Robert Verish   To * James Beauchamp     * Jodi

Re: [meteorite-list] Southern California Meteorite & Tektite Club Meeting Photos

Hi Michael,     Nice photos!  Thanks for taking the time to share them with us. To answer your question about who was the person that took the Group Picture, that would be the one-and-only Richard Garcia, but everyone calls him "Rubin".   Both Richard and Rubin are two of the nicest guys that yo

Re: [meteorite-list] grains of sand

Hi Paul, If what you're saying is true, then there are many many more meteors that we are not seeing (but would be visible to instruments more sensitive than are eyes, or to astronauts in Earth orbit that are closer to the "action").  I think that a grain of sand is large enough to ionize enou

[meteorite-list] Global Shipping Program ?problems?

Hello All, and particularly for all of you sellers on eBay, I have a question.  Is there a known (or a perceived) problem with the eBay Global Shipping Program?  Should I avoid using it? I've received a request from a potential overseas bidder to revise my auctions and to not use eBay's G

[meteorite-list] Ad: North American meteorite - San Bernardino Wash (L5)

For those collectors with an interest in North American meteorites, I would like to bring your attention to an eBay offering (ending soon) of a classified find from the California Mojave Desert: San Bernardino Wash (L5) http://www.ebay.com/itm/221353605398  This under-appreciated meteorite pro

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad: North American meteorite - San Bernardino Wash (L5)

content/uploads/2014/01/comparison.jpg > >Is there any evidence for pairing beyond "equilibrated L?"  As you can >see, that slice looks a bit different. >Regards, >Jason > >www.fallsandfinds.com > > > >On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Robert Verish wro

[meteorite-list] Rob Matson finds his 76th comet - it's #1500 for SOHO

Hey Rob, Congratulations on your 76th comet discovery!! Okay, Rob, I know that you've found more than 76 comets (but just like with meteorites, it's just the ones that get published that they count;-) but in any case, it must be a real hoot to have one of your "kids" be tagged as "SOHO's 1500t

[meteorite-list] Fireball seen over San Bernardino County, CA

Fireball seen over San Bernardino County BEATRIZ E. VALENZUELA Staff Writer July 1, 2008 - 11:42AM Numerous calls from across the county about a fireball in the sky falling near the San Bernardino mountains came into S

[meteorite-list] test - but also with an OT link

When I do a "test" to the entire List, I try to find a link to include in the message that may be of some interest to the recipients. The above link is OT but this news post does involve a me

[meteorite-list] Link to webpages about Nevada impact site

Hello List, Since I've just returned from an extended field trip, there wasn't proper time to compose a "typical Bob's Findings" article for Meteorite-Times.com this month. But I thought it would be nice to still give our readers the opportunity to view the most recent, preliminary results by a

[meteorite-list] Dear Santa - NWA 400

Looking for a specimen of NWA 400 (yes, NWA Four Hundred - that's not a typo). Wondering if anyone has this in their collection and would be willing to sell some or make a trade. Any size or shape would do. Would need to know provenance, too, meaning - which collection, dealer, importer, or

[meteorite-list] Sale, ad - Franconia meteorite (1 kg)

Hello All, Found a 1 kilogram Franconia meteorite last week and I would like to see it go into a collection where a primo specimen such as this one, would be appreciated. Beautiful relict fusion-crust / desert varnish, museum quality piece. (Hint: Museum curators - contact me now!) Except for

[meteorite-list] AD: neat little Chergach stones and Tamdakht/Tishka slices

Sorry for the late post, but here are some auctions ending soon: Even if you're not interested in bidding, you may find the images of the oriented stones of some interest. -- Enjoy, Bob V. __ http://www.me

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Ad: North American meteorite - San Bernardino Wash (L5)

My apologies to all on the List, I neglected to send my reply in "plain text", so you don't have the benefit of knowing what Jason is replying to.  Here is reprint of that missing post:  On Thursday, January 23, 2014 12:48 AM, Robert Verish wrote: I started to write a r

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Ad: North American meteorite - San Bernardino Wash (L5)

will apply to newly >>  paired meteorites (section 7.1f). If two or more numbered meteorites >>  with formal names are subsequently determined to be paired, their >>  names should not be changed. Pairing groups may be referred to >>  collectively by the lowest specimen numbe

[meteorite-list] Ad: Ebay Steal Alert - North American Meteorite

For those collectors with an interest in North American meteorites, I would like to bring your attention to some eBay offerings (ending soon): Norton County (AUB) - fall - Fusion-crusted Impact-melt BRECCIA  http://tinyurl.com/NortonCo Preview: http://www.ebay.com/sch/bolide*chaser/m.html?item

[meteorite-list] Ad: Ebay auctions Ending Soon - North American Meteorites

For those collectors with an interest in North American meteorites, I would like to bring your attention to some "3-day" eBay offerings (ending soon): http://www.ebay.com/sch/bolide*chaser/m.html  Hope you enjoy the images, Bob V. " bolide*chaser " __

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad: Ebay auctions Ending Soon - North American Meteorites

se!? Bob V.   > On Monday, February 10, 2014 12:50 PM, Robert Verish > wrote: > > > For those collectors with an interest in North American meteorites, > I would like to bring your attention to some "3-day" eBay offerings > (ending soon): > > > http://w

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad: Ebay auctions Ending Soon - North American Meteorites

Hello All, There has been some confusion generated - the result of poor terminology and semantics. Hopefully, this image may help clear-up some of that misunderstanding:  http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2014/sbw/sbw-jason-comparison.jpg Regards, Bob V. " bolide*chaser " ---

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Steins (New Mexico)

You're welcome, Bernd!  :-) With best regards, Bob V. P.S. - What Bernd knows but others may not, is that I had to donate a thin-section and the type-specimen (taken from the main-mass) in order to "get the ball rolling" again, after it had come to a terminal stand-still in the approval pro

[meteorite-list] FW: Fragmenting fireball over Batavia, New York

--- Forward Messages --- Fragmenting fireball over Batavia, New York Ed Cannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Aug 2 00:50:39 EDT 2004 On the SeeSat mailing list there's a report of a fragmenting eastbound fireball over Batavia, New York, at about 00:20-30 August 2 UTC (20:20-30 August 1

[meteorite-list] Fwd: TravelQuest SOUTH POLE & METEORITES - January 2005

-- Forward Message -- (meteorobs) Fwd: TravelQuest SOUTH POLE & METEORITES - January 2005 Lewis J. Gramer lgramer at upstream.net Thu Aug 5 16:51:26 EDT 2004 -- No endorsement, express or implied - and I have no affiliations with these folks, or wit

[meteorite-list] Re: Down Under Connection (0ff topic delete) hunting Apex Chert

Hey Dave! Another characteristic that links Apex Chert and ALH84001 is the controversy surrounding them, and their claim to having evidence for microfossils. ;-) Bob V. "earliest life?" ... The oldest well dated and well preserved microsfossils were described by JW Schopf from the Apex Chert at M

[meteorite-list] Shock metamorphism of LA Mars meteorite

The latest issue of Geology (Geological Society of America) has a paper about the age and temperature of shock metamorphism of the Los Angeles Mars meteorite. The authors suggest that impact-induced shock metamorphism was coeval with ejection of the LA precursor from Mars. The article is: Age a

[meteorite-list] Aftermath of Hurricane Charlie (Off Topic)

Conditions are slowly improving. I just finished speaking on the phone with Ken Newton. He lives in Lehigh Acres which is just inland from Ft. Meyers. His electical power came back on late Tuesday. This has made a big difference in conditions there. He is reporting all is well with him, his family,

[meteorite-list] NEVADA METEORITE PICTURE OF THE "DAY" - for the month of September

Nevada "Confirmed" Meteorite - Picture for the Month of September: __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Genesis Reentry - fireball experiment

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/images/genesisreentry/tigermap1024_grid.gif Hello List, The above link is a detailed map image which depicts the ground path of the Genesis daytime fireball. If any of you are lucky enough to witness this event, and are interested in participating in a lit

[meteorite-list] RE: The Other Mars Meteorite - Lafayette Meteorite

Ron, The reference that I forward to you (Jull, 1997) calls out a terrestrial age for Lafayette as being ~9kya. I still haven't found the reference that brings that age down to the "2,900 years ago" that Astrobiology Magazine staffwriter, Dr. David Noever, wrote about in his article. I may have

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: The Other Mars Meteorite - Lafayette Meteorite

The endcut from the Lafayette stone is on display in the Field Museum in Chicago. I wish my image of it came out, but they have it in a very unassuming display case with many other meteorites and with very poor lighting. Maybe someone local to Chicago has a better image of that display. Within w

[meteorite-list] 100-kg meteorite from Westerwald region of Germany (1930)??

Article about - 100-kg meteorite from Westerwald region of Germany (1930)?? Apologies if this has already been posted. Bob V . --- RESTAURANT TRAILS: Waiter - I've found a meteorite in my soup! By Michaela Brezinová Special to the Spectator <

[meteorite-list] Stewart Valley

There is only one "discoverer" of the Stewart Valley meteorite. Subsequent to that discovery, there have been more than a dozen finders of fragments from that meteorite. Bob V. -- Original Message --- [meteorite-list] Stewart Valley Impactika at aol.com Impactika at aol.c

[meteorite-list] Franconia and HaH183

-- Original Message --- Date: 05 Nov 2004 18:37:02 UT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Franconia and HaH183 Buona sera Francesco, Hello List, ++ Franconia is a bit more tricky. The piece I have is supposedly an H5 - according to

[meteorite-list] Re: Franconia and HaH183

Ruben Garcia wrote: "Mike and I worked quietly for several months cleaning out the small side of the strewn field till January 2003 when our secret leaked out at the Tucson Gem And Mineral show." Hello Ruben, It appears that you made a typographical error in the above sentence. When you wrote "

[meteorite-list] Re: Suspected Sonic Boom Heard Over England

Yes Sterling, I agree with you. "Sonic booms" are more often than not produced by man-made causes, no matter how much the aviation authorities deny that there were no aircraft in the area. And thanks for pointing out all the misconceptions in this article. But I think the most glaring omission

[meteorite-list] Fwd: The Next Five Big NASA Failures [Editorial]

For the part that is relevant to meteorites, Skip down to the 5th Failure - "Mars Sample Return": -Original Message [non-HTML format]- Subject: The Next Five Big NASA Failures (Editorial) http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-04zh.html The Next Five Big NASA Failures by Jeffrey F. B

[meteorite-list] Fwd: FW: The Next Five Big NASA Failures (Editorial)

Note: forwarded message attached. --- Begin Message --- Title: FW: The Next Five Big NASA Failures (Editorial) For the part that is relevant to meteorites, Skip down to the 5th Failure - "Mars Sample Return": -Original Message- Subject: The Next Five Big NASA Failures (Editorial)

[meteorite-list] Wilcox Playa (Arizona) Meteorite

Hi Mark, Congratulations on your latest acquisition. But, I have a question: When was this find made? It depends on this "date of find" whether the ~72gram stone is WP 003 or WP 004 assuming there are no other Wilcox Playa finds awaiting classification. For instance, I made another WP find o

RE: [meteorite-list] Wilcox Playa (Arizona) Meteorite

Hello Mark (and List), Point well taken. Hopefully we all have learned a lesson about putting into print assumed provisional numbers before they are assigned by Dr. Rhian Jones. But here are some "safe" assumptions that I would like the List to know about. You can safely assume that I would nev

[meteorite-list] Wilcox Playa [sic - Willcox Playa ] (Arizona) Meteorite

Bob Verish --- [meteorite-list] Willcox Playa (Arizona) Meteorite Robert Verish bolidechaser at yahoo.com Sun Nov 21 04:04:41 EST 2004 Hello Mark (and List), Point well taken. Hopefully we all have learned a lesson about putting into print assumed provisional numbers befor

[meteorite-list] narcisse

- I cry for Narcisse, but I had never realized that Narcisse was beautiful. I cry for Narcisse because, each time that he was inclined towards my banks, I could see, at the bottom of his eyes, the reflection of my own beauty. More Oscar Wilde quotes: In all matters of opinion, our adversaries a

[meteorite-list] dis-oriented

Hello Darren, You've made some interesting observations about your 23 gram NWA 869 piece. And, I really liked your animated .GIF which does a good job of making your point. Coincidently, I made similar observations about a 73 gram Nevada chondrite that is depicted on my most recent NevMetPOD: <

[meteorite-list] Tuesday night "sonic boom" over Myrtle Beach

Tuesday night's "sonic boom" over Myrtle Beach was caused by military jets, not Geminid bolides: >http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/10424587.htm> Bob V. -- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:39:02 -0500 From: "Kim Youmans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: (me

[meteorite-list] Fwd: Is asteroid 2004 MN4 the rocket body from Surveyor 3 probe?

Merry Christmas to you, Francis, and to all of my other friends and family in Pittsburgh, PA! - Go Steelers!! Bob V. P.S. - Here is a forward of a post by one of my Group members that you may find interesting: Forward Message --- To:"Debris Locators"<[EMAIL P

[meteorite-list] Elma status

Charles R. Viau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "and while probably not a meteorite by definition..." ? "...if the word ELMA bothers you, delete this message and please don't respond to the list." ! - Be advised, Charles! It isn't just Farmer that has a problem wi

[meteorite-list] RE: Meteorite Found In Israel

NASA should ante-up before it receives any credit for the classification of this meteorite. Quote: "The Israeli team is now waiting for approval for its request to the international organization that deals with meteorite and asteroid investigation, which is connected with NASA, to name the space

[meteorite-list] NASA comes up short in search for life in Chilean desert

Although this could be considered "Off-topic", I just thought you would like to know how NASA spent all of that money it "saved" when it decided to halt funding that was formerly used by universities to classify non-Antarctic meteorite finds: -

[meteorite-list] Elma material - the "problem" if it IS a meteorite

Question #1: Is this material a meteorite, or is it not? And the corollary questions: Why is it so hard to decide whether it is a meteorite, or not? and What is it specifically that makes anyone think that this material is meteoritic-related? If it turns out that this material is meteorite-rela

[meteorite-list] Re: Elma status

Right off the top, I don't think anyone needs to get defensive about this subject. I'm hoping this whole matter will soon end on a very positive note. Keep in mind that I'm "pulling" for you guys up there in US Northwest, and that I've always been supportive of ALL of your research efforts. Th

[meteorite-list] Fw: Daylight fireball

- Forward Message To: "meteorobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Ed Majden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:53:01 -0700 Subject: [Bolide_Chasers] Fw: Daylight fireball A daylight fireball was observed on 2003 August 24 around 15:22 P.D

[meteorite-list] Elma material - the "problem" if it ISN'T a meteorite

Still asking: Is this material a meteorite, or is it not? If it turns out that this material is NOT meteorite-related, then why have us all hold our breath? Why build up anticipation and risk a greater disappointment by announcing it later? If THIS is NOT a meteorite, this won't be so much of

[meteorite-list] Mars Meteorites on MTV

http://www.mtv.com/onair/tomgreen/new_tom_green/poll/ If you would like to see the LA 002 meteorite appear on MTV's "The New Tom Green Show", you can go to the above web page and vote! You will be polled as to: Where should Tom's co-host Glenn sleep Wednesday night? "X" Watching Mars with Dr.

[meteorite-list] OT - FW: meteor detection in AM SW band

- Forward Message Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:38:46 +0200 From: "ht s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) meteor detection in AM SW band ASART(more info:www.asartonline.org or Meteor Related Links at meteorobs.org) is also trying to use FM bands but as

[meteorite-list] Re: Mars Meteorites on MTV

e: > From: "Andreas Langley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Request from The New Tom Green Show > Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:14:19 -0700 > > Dear Robert Verish, > > I am contacting you from The New Tom Green Show, a > nightly Talk

[meteorite-list] FW:

-- Forward Message To reply: send email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cometandmeteorobserving/post?act=reply&messageNum=1953 - Hi everyone, I am getting reports in from people across the midl

[meteorite-list] Recent significant larger US finds - More!?

Hello All, And thanks, John, for mentioning my name in regards to all of those small finds. And, in turn, I would like to point out that there are a number of other List members, as well, who are also making a yearly contribution of small finds to the Meteoritical Bulletin. Because of problems w

[meteorite-list] Correlation of Fa & Fs for ordinary chondrites

Hello Rob, Thank you for sharing this "correlation" formula. Not only is this of interest to me, but others may find this of some use in pairing meteorites. Just wanted to let you know that your time and effort was appreciated. Can you remind me where we first heard that there was an actual nume

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