[meteorite-list] Celebrated Moon Rocks

2009-12-22 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Dec09/Apollo-lunar-samples.html Celebrated Moon Rocks Planetary Science Research Discoveries December 21, 2009 --- Overview and status of the Apollo lunar collection: A unique, but limited, resource of extraterrestrial material. Written by Linda M. V. Martel Hawaii In

[meteorite-list] Prepping WISE to Pop Its Lens Cap

2009-12-23 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2418 Prepping WISE to Pop Its Lens Cap Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 22, 2009 All systems are behaving as expected on NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), which rocketed into the sky just before dawn on Dec. 14 from Vandenbe

[meteorite-list] Spirit Rover Update: Right-Front and Right-Rear Wheels Sit Out Latest Drive

2009-12-23 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-203 Right-Front and Right-Rear Wheels Sit Out Latest Drive Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 22, 2009 Spirit's drive on Sol 2120 (Dec. 19, 2009) included commands for using all six wheels. However, the right-front wheel rotated less than 2 de

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - December 23, 2009

2009-12-24 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES December 23, 2009 o Dark Sand and Bright Bedrock in Terra Meridiani http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_001493_1815 o Edge Along Gale Crater Interior Mound http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_001488_1750 o Exposure of Polar Layered Deposits with Uncon

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: December 21-25, 2009

2009-12-28 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES December 21-25, 2009 o Gullies (21 December 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20091221a o Candor Chasma Landslide (22 December 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20091222a o Mangala Valles (23 December 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20091223a o Proctor Crater Du

[meteorite-list] NASA Chooses Three Finalists for Future Space Science Mission to Venus, an Asteroid or the Moon

2009-12-29 Thread Ron Baalke
Dec. 29, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-296 NASA CHOOSES THREE FINALISTS FOR FUTURE SPACE SCIENCE MISSION TO VENUS, AN ASTEROID OR THE MOON WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected three proposals as candidates for the agency's next sp

[meteorite-list] NASA's WISE Space Telescope Jettisons Its Cover

2009-12-30 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-206 NASA's WISE Space Telescope Jettisons Its Cover Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 29, 2009 Engineers and scientists say the maneuver went off without a hitch, and everything is working properly. The mission's "first-light" images of the s

[meteorite-list] NASA's Mars Rover Has Uncertain Future as Sixth Anniversary Nears

2009-12-31 Thread Ron Baalke
Dec. 31, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Guy Webster/Veronica McGregor Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-5011 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov, veronica.mcgre...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-297 NASA'S MARS ROVER HAS UNCERTAIN FUTU

[meteorite-list] China's Antarctic Expedition Team Finds First Meteorite at Glove Mountain

2009-12-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/31/content_12733922.htm China's Antarctic expedition team finds first meteorite at Glove Mountain www.chinaview.cn GLOVE MOUNTAIN, Antarctica, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's 26th Antarctic expedition team discovered its first meteorite at Antarctica's G

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: December 28, 2009 - January 1, 2010

2010-01-04 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES December 28, 2009 - January 1, 2010 o Landslide (28 December 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20091228a o Arsia Mons Flows (29 December 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20091229a o Windstreaks (30 December 2009) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20091230a o Gullies (3

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - December 30, 2009

2010-01-04 Thread Ron Baalke
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_12_30_09.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman December 30, 2009 Dear Dawnters and Sons, The Dawn mission continues to go smoothly, as Earth's distant envoy carries out its interplanetary journey. Although the craft still devotes most of its time to the slow

[meteorite-list] NASA's Wise Eye Spies First Glimpse of the Starry Sky

2010-01-06 Thread Ron Baalke
Jan. 6, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harring...@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.cla...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-005 NASA'S WISE EYE SPIES FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE STARRY SKY; INFRARED ALL-SKY SURVE

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - January 6, 2010

2010-01-07 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES January 6, 2010 o Falling Material Kicks Up Cloud of Dust on Dunes http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_007962_2635 o Headwater Region of Warrego Valles http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_004266_1385 o Knobs and Mounds on the Northern Plains http://h

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: January 4-8, 2010

2010-01-08 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES January 4-8, 2010 o Ganges Chasma (04 January 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100104a o Naktong Vallis (05 January 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100105a o Ascraeus Mons (06 January 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100106a o Nirgal Vallis (07 January 2

[meteorite-list] Three Martian Meteorites Triple Evidence for Mars Life

2010-01-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/09marslife/ Three Martian meteorites triple evidence for Mars life BY CRAIG COVAULT SPACEFLIGHT NOW January 9, 2010 The team that found evidence of Martian life in a meteorite that landed in Antarctica believes that during 2010, by using advanced instrume

[meteorite-list] Daring Asteroid Probe on Course to Reach Earth in June (Hayabusa)

2010-01-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/11hayabusa/ Daring asteroid probe on course to reach Earth in June BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW January 11, 2010 Japan's gritty Hayabusa probe isn't the first mission to be called the little spacecraft that could, but the small robot is on the verge

[meteorite-list] Martian Landform Observations Fill Special Journal Issue

2010-01-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2438 Martian Landform Observations Fill Special Journal Issue Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 11, 2010 Martian landforms shaped by winds, water, lava flow, seasonal icing and other forces are analyzed in 21 journal reports based on data from

[meteorite-list] NASA to Check for Unlikely Winter Survival of Mars Lander (Phoenix)

2010-01-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-008 NASA to Check for Unlikely Winter Survival of Mars Lander Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 11, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. -- Beginning Jan. 18, NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter will listen for possible, though improbable, radio transmissions from t

[meteorite-list] Curious Asteroid Flyby (2010 AL30)

2010-01-12 Thread Ron Baalke
Space Weather News for Jan. 12, 2010 http://spaceweather.com CURIOUS ASTEROID FLYBY: A curious object is about to fly past Earth only one-third the distance to the Moon. Catalogued as a 10m-class asteroid, 2010 AL30 has an orbital period of almost exactly 1 year. This raises the possibility t

[meteorite-list] Rosetta's OSIRIS Cameras Reveal the Nature of Asteroid Steins

2010-01-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=46254 Rosetta's OSIRIS cameras reveal the nature of asteroid Steins European Space Agency 08 Jan 2010 Close-up images of asteroid (2867) Steins, obtained with the OSIRIS cameras on Rosetta, have provided extensive new measurements of

[meteorite-list] Small Asteroid 2010 AL30 Will Fly Past The Earth

2010-01-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news167.html Small Asteroid 2010 AL30 Will Fly Past The Earth Don Yeomans, Paul Chodas, Steve Chesley & Jon Giorgini NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office January 12, 2010 [Graphic) Trajectory of Asteroid 2010 AL30 Past Earth on January 12/13, 2010 Asteroi

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - January 13, 2010

2010-01-14 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES January 13, 2010 o Phoenix Lander in Springtime http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/phoenix-spring.php o Very Recent Impact Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_015962_1695 o Frost-Covered Dunes in Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_016087_25

[meteorite-list] Spirit Rover Update: Just a Few More Approaches to Try for Extrication

2010-01-14 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-012 Just a Few More Approaches to Try for Extrication Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 13, 2010 The list of remaining maneuvers being considered for extricating Spirit is becoming shorter. Results are being analyzed Wednesday, Jan. 13, from a

[meteorite-list] Infrared Hunt Begins: WISE Starts All-Sky Survey

2010-01-14 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2447 Infrared Hunt Begins: WISE Starts All-Sky Survey Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 14, 2010 NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) began its survey of the infrared sky today. The mission will spend nine months scanning the sky o

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: January 11-15, 2010

2010-01-15 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES January 11-15, 2010 o Hephaestus Fossae (11 January 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100111a o Dark Slope Streaks (12 January 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100112a o Patapsco Vallis (13 January 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100113a o Kaiser Crater D

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rovers Update: January 6-14, 2010

2010-01-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Little Forward Progress - sols 2137-2143, January 6-12, 2010: Spirit remains embedded at the location called "Troy" on the West side of Home Plate. Extrication drives were tried on sols 2138, 2140 and 2142 (Jan. 7, 9 and 11, 201

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - January 20, 2010

2010-01-20 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES January 20, 2010 o New Craters on Mars http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_010200_1805 o Megabreccia in Toro Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_007767_1970 o Shield Volcano with a Summit Caldera http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_016173_2005

[meteorite-list] Public Invited to Pick Pixels on Mars

2010-01-20 Thread Ron Baalke
Jan. 20, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov Daniel Stolte University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-4402 sto...@email.arizona.edu RELEASE: 10

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey Listening for Phoenix Lander Hears Nothing

2010-01-20 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2454 NASA Orbiter Listening for Phoenix Lander Hears Nothing Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 20, 2010 NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has completed 11 overflights, listening for the Phoenix Mars Lander on Jan. 19 and 20, without hearing anything

[meteorite-list] Rover Gives NASA an 'Opportunity' to View Interior of Mars

2010-01-21 Thread Ron Baalke
Jan. 21, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 10-016 ROVER GIVES NASA AN "OPPORTUNITY" TO VIEW INTERIOR OF MARS PASADENA, Calif. --

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: January 18-22, 2010

2010-01-22 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES January 18-22, 2010 o Dark Slope Streaks (18 January 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100118a o Dunes (19 January 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100119a o Dark Slope Streaks (20 January 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100120a o Uzboi Vallis (21 January

[meteorite-list] NASA's WISE Eye Spies Near-Earth Asteroid (2010 AB78)

2010-01-25 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-028 NASA's WISE Eye Spies Near-Earth Asteroid Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 25, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has spotted its first never-before-seen near-Earth asteroid, the first of hundreds

[meteorite-list] Looming Martian Winter Threatens Spirit Rover

2010-01-25 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/24spirit/ Looming Martian winter threatens Spirit rover BY CRAIG COVAULT SPACEFLIGHT NOW January 24, 2010 NASA Headquarters managers face an imminent decision to formally halt further extraction maneuvers by the Mars rover Spirit to conserve electricity a

[meteorite-list] More Funding Needed to Meet Asteroid Detection Mandate

2010-01-25 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/22neo/index.html More funding needed to meet asteroid detection mandate BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW January 22, 2010 NASA is not doing enough to complete a mandated search for Earth-threatening asteroids and comets because the space agency is not re

[meteorite-list] Now a Stationary Research Platform, NASA's Mars Rover Spirit Starts a New Chapter in Red Planet Scientific Studies

2010-01-26 Thread Ron Baalke
Jan. 26, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-024 NOW A STATIONARY RESEARCH PLATFORM, NASA'S MARS ROVER SPIRIT STARTS A NEW CHAPTER IN

[meteorite-list] Suspected Asteroid Collision Leaves Trailing Debris

2010-02-02 Thread Ron Baalke
Feb. 02, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harring...@nasa.gov Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore 410-338-4514 vill...@stsci.edu RELEASE: 10-029 SUSPECTED ASTEROID COLLISION LEAVES TRAILING DEBRIS WASHINGTON -- NASA's Hubble Spa

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - February 3, 2010

2010-02-03 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES February 3, 2010 o Central Uplifted Region of Crater in Phlegra Dorsa http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_010888_203 o Mojave Crater Floor and Central Uplift http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_002101_1875 o Frost Patch and Dunes in a Northern Hemisphe

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Yields Carbon Crystals Harder Than Diamond

2010-02-03 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.physorg.com/news184402061.html Meteorite yields carbon crystals harder than diamond by Lin Edwards physorg.com February 3, 2010 (PhysOrg.com) -- Two new types of ultra-hard carbon crystals have been found by researchers investigating the ureilite class Haverö meteorite that crash

[meteorite-list] Pluto's White, Dark-Orange and Charcoal-Black Terrain Captured by NASA's Hubble

2010-02-04 Thread Ron Baalke
Feb. 4, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harring...@nasa.gov Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore 410-338-4514 vill...@stsci.edu RELEASE: 10-033 PLUTO'S WHITE, DARK-ORANGE AND CHARCOAL-BLACK TERRAIN CAPTURED BY NASA'S HUBBLE WASH

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: February 1-5, 2010

2010-02-05 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES February 1-5, 2010 o Proctor Crater Dunes (01 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100201a o Arkhangelsky Crater (02 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100202a o Lycus Sulci (03 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100203a o Patapsco Vallis (04

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - January 30, 2010

2010-02-07 Thread Ron Baalke
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_1_30_10.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman January 30, 2010 Dear Plausible Dawniabilities, Patiently and reliably continuing with its interplanetary voyage, Dawn is now flying in a new configuration and, from the perspective of those readers who may be on

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - February 10, 2010

2010-02-10 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES February 10, 2010 o Debris Flows on Mars http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_007033_1445 o Exhumed Layers Near the Nili Fossae http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_002176_2025 o Slope Streaks in Terra Sabaea http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_001808_1

[meteorite-list] Layers in a Mars Crater Record a History of Changes

2010-02-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-044 Layers in a Mars Crater Record a History of Changes Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 11, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. -- Near the center of a Martian crater about the size of Connecticut, hundreds of exposed rock layers form a mound as tall as th

[meteorite-list] WISE Spies a Comet with its Powerful Infrared Eye

2010-02-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-046 WISE Spies a Comet with its Powerful Infrared Eye Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 11, 2010 NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has discovered its first comet, one of many the mission is expected to find among millions of

[meteorite-list] Spirit Finishes Pre-Winter Drives

2010-02-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-045 Spirit Finishes Pre-Winter Drives Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 11, 2010 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is now parked for the winter. The rover team is commanding Spirit this week to make additional preparations for the Mars south

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: February 8-12, 2010

2010-02-12 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES February 8-12, 2010 o Tithonium Chasma (08 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100208a o Coprates Chasma (09 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100209a o Coprates Catena (10 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100210a o Dark Slope Strea

[meteorite-list] Mars Express: Auspicious Orbit Marks Run-up to Phobos Flyby

2010-02-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMDUGSJR4G_0.html Auspicious orbit marks run-up to Phobos flyby European Space Agency 29 January 2010 On 26 January, Mars Express completed its th orbit around the Red Planet, an auspicious milestone as the satellite is readied for the closest-ever f

[meteorite-list] Mars Express Images: Craters Young and Old in Sirenum Fossae

2010-02-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMJLFSJR4G_0.html Mars Express Craters young and old in Sirenum Fossae European Space Agency 3 February 2010 The Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera has imaged craters both young and old in this view of the Southern Highlands of Mars. [Image]

[meteorite-list] Get Set for a Possible Glimpse of an Asteroid (Vesta)

2010-02-16 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-051 Get Set for a Possible Glimpse of an Asteroid Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 16, 2010 The most prominent asteroid in the sky is currently yours for the perusing with binoculars -- and perhaps even the naked eye. Tomorrow night, Wednes

[meteorite-list] NASA's WISE Mission Releases Medley of First Images

2010-02-17 Thread Ron Baalke
Feb. 17, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harring...@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.cla...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-038 NASA'S WISE MISSION RELEASES MEDLEY OF FIRST IMAGES WASHINGTON -- A diverse

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - February 17, 2010

2010-02-17 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES February 17, 2010 o Débris Flows on Mars http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_007033_1445 o Exhumed Layers Near the Nili Fossae http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_002176_2025 o Slope Streaks in Terra Sabaea http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_001808_1

[meteorite-list] Did Human DNA Hitch a Ride to Mars?

2010-02-17 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35428496/ns/technology_and_science-space Did human DNA hitch a ride to Mars? Scientists creating instrument that could search soil, ice samples from Mars By Michael Schirber space.com February 16, 2010 The iguanas of the Galapagos Islands have evolved many unique

[meteorite-list] Enhanced 3D Model of Mars Crater Edge Shows Ups and Downs

2010-02-18 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-053 Enhanced 3D Model of Mars Crater Edge Shows Ups and Downs Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 17, 2010 A dramatic 3D Mars view based on terrain modeling from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data shows "highs and lows" of Mojave Crater.

[meteorite-list] NASA's Stardust Burns for Comet, Less Than a Year Away

2010-02-18 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-055 NASA's Stardust Burns for Comet, Less Than a Year Away Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 18, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. - Just three days shy of one year before its planned flyby of comet Tempel 1, NASA's Stardust spacecraft has successfully p

[meteorite-list] Bill Gordon, Father of Arecibo Observatory, Dies at 92

2010-02-19 Thread Ron Baalke
February 18, 2010 Contact: Blaine Friedlander Cornell University +1 (607) 254-8093; Cell: (607) 351-2610 b...@cornell.edu BILL GORDON, FATHER OF ARECIBO OBSERVATORY, DIES AT 92 Bill Gordon, the engineer who conceived, built and managed the Arecibo Observatory -- arguably the world's largest ea

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: February 15-19, 2010

2010-02-19 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES February 15-19, 2010 o Capri Chasma (15 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100215a o Holden Crater Fan (16 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100216a o Candor Chasma (17 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100217a o Olympica Fossae (18

[meteorite-list] Behold the Violent History of Saturn's White Whale Moon (Prometheus)

2010-02-23 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-057 Behold the Violent History of Saturn's White Whale Moon Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 19, 2010 Like the battered white whale Moby Dick taunting Captain Ahab, Saturn's moon Prometheus surges toward the viewer in a 3-D image from NASA's

[meteorite-list] A Stellar, Metal-Free Way to Make Carbon Nanotubes

2010-02-23 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/metal-free-nanotubules.html A Stellar, Metal-Free Way to Make Carbon Nanotubes Elizabeth Zubritsky Goddard Space Flight Center February 22, 2010 Space apparently has its own recipe for making carbon nanotubes, one of the most intriguing contributi

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - February 24, 2010

2010-02-24 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES February 24, 2010 o DTM: Channels from Hale Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/dtm/dtm.php?ID=PSP_005609_1470 o A Field of Secondary Craters http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_002281_2115 o Central Deposits in Pasteur Crater http://hirise.lpl.ar

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - February 24, 2010

2010-02-25 Thread Ron Baalke
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_02_24_10.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman February 24, 2010 Dear Dawnthropoids, Pushing ever farther into space, deeper into the asteroid belt, Dawn is continuing to progress smoothly on its solar system journey. The spacecraft spends most days climbin

[meteorite-list] Mars Express to Make Closest Ever Approach to Phobos

2010-02-26 Thread Ron Baalke
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=46571 Mars Express to make closest ever approach to Phobos European Space Agency 24 Feb 2010 On 3 March 2010 Mars Express will make its closest ever approach to Phobos, the larger of the two Martian moons. During a series of flybys, s

[meteorite-list] Cassini: Rhea Flyby on March 2, 2010

2010-02-26 Thread Ron Baalke
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/flybys/rhea20100302/ Cassini Rhea Flyby (R-2) - March 2, 2010 Cassini swoops down to within about 100 kilometers of Rhea to "sniff" the moon. Particle and fields instruments will try to determine what is coming off Rhea. The last targeted flyby of Rhea happened

[meteorite-list] Cassini: Helene Flyby on March 3, 2010

2010-02-26 Thread Ron Baalke
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/flybys/helene20100303/ Cassini Helene (Quasi-targeted) Flyby - March 3, 2010 Helene Quasi-targeted Flyby Following a day after a targeted flyby of the moon Rhea, the Cassini spacecraft makes its closest approach of the mission to Helene at about 1,800 kilomete

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: February 22-24, 2010

2010-02-26 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES February 22-24, 2010 o Gale Crater (22 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100222a o Dunes (23 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100223a o Pasteur Crater (24 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100224a All of the THEMIS images are arc

[meteorite-list] Mars Express Heading for Closest Flyby of Phobos

2010-03-02 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMFKA6K56G_index_0.html Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos European Space Agency 1 March 2010 ESA's Mars Express will skim the surface of Mars' largest moon Phobos on Wednesday evening. Passing by at an altitude of 67 km, precise radio tracking will allow

[meteorite-list] Radar Map of Buried Martian Ice Adds to Climate Record (MRO)

2010-03-02 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-072 Radar Map of Buried Martian Ice Adds to Climate Record Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 02, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. -- Extensive radar mapping of the middle-latitude region of northern Mars shows that thick masses of buried ice are quite comm

[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Orbiter Speeds Past Data Milestone (MRO)

2010-03-03 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-073 NASA Mars Orbiter Speeds Past Data Milestone Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 03, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's newest Mars orbiter, completing its fourth year at the Red Planet next week, has just passed a data-volume milestone unimagina

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - March 3, 2010

2010-03-03 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES March 3, 2010 o Craters on an Ice-Rich Débris Apron http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_007832_1385 o Northern Meridiani Etched Terrain and Hematite Plains Contact http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_002324_1815 o Gullies and... Gullies? in Terra Sire

[meteorite-list] Meteor Impact 'Likely Influenced Early Life'

2010-03-03 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2010/03/Meteor020310.aspx Meteor impact 'likely influenced early life': geologists By Heidi Ulrichsen Sudbury Northern Life (Canada) March 2, 2010 As the site of an ancient meteor impact, which took place 1.85 billion years ago, the Sudbury area held

[meteorite-list] Science Team Says Giant Meteorite, Not Volcanoes, Killed Dinosaurs

2010-03-04 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.psi.edu/press/ SCIENCE TEAM SAYS GIANT METEORITE, NOT VOLCANOES, KILLED DINOSAURS Ed Stiles Public Information Office Planetary Science Institute 520-248-7119 psin...@psi.edu March 4, 2010 - A team of scientists, including Elisabetta Pierazzo, a senior scientist at the Tucson-ba

[meteorite-list] Mars Express: Phobos Flyby Success

2010-03-05 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMIPX6K56G_0.html Phobos Flyby Success European Space Agency 4 March 2010 Mars Express encountered Phobos last night, smoothly skimming past at just 67 km, the closest any manmade object has ever approached Mars' enigmatic moon. The data collected could

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rovers Update: February 24 - March 3, 2010

2010-03-05 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Winter Preparations Nearly Complete - sols 2185-2191, February 24 - March 02, 2010: Spirit is in her winter position, still embedded in the area called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. Efforts are nearing completion to pre

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - March 10, 2010

2010-03-10 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES March 10, 2010 o At the Summit of Arsia Mons Volcano http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_002157_1715 o Northern Hemisphere Gullies with Layers http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_001528_2210 o Candidate Landing Site in Possible Salt Playa http://hir

[meteorite-list] Mars Express: Phobos Flyby Images Released

2010-03-16 Thread Ron Baalke
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=46710 Phobos flyby images European Space Agency 15 Mar 2010 Images from the recent flyby of Phobos, on 7 March 2010, are released today. The images show Mars' rocky moon in exquisite detail, with a resolution of just 4.4 metres per pixe

[meteorite-list] Ten Craters on Mercury Receive New Names

2010-03-16 Thread Ron Baalke
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=143 MESSENGER Mission News March 16, 2010 Ten Craters on Mercury Receive New Names The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved a proposal from the MESSENGER Science Team to confer names on 10 impact craters on Mercury. The ne

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - March 17, 2010

2010-03-19 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES March 17, 2010 o Tongue-Shaped Flow Feature in Hellas Planitia http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_002320_1415 o Mantled Surface of Ascraeus Mons http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_002196_1920 o Nanedi Vallis: Tributaries and Albedo Changes http:

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: March 15-19, 2010

2010-03-19 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES March 15-19, 2010 o Sand Dunes (15 March 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100315a o Candor Chasma (17 March 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100317a o McLaughlin Crater Dunes (18 March 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100318a o Candor Chasma (19 March 201

[meteorite-list] Mars Explorations Rovers Update: March 10-17, 2010

2010-03-19 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Electronics Getting Colder - sols 2200-2203, March 12-15, 2010: In her winter position, still embedded in the area called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate, Spirit has transitioned to executing a single, seven-sol plan

[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Rover Getting Smarter as it Gets Older

2010-03-23 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-094 NASA Mars Rover Getting Smarter as it Gets Older Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 23, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, now in its seventh year on Mars, has a new capability to make its own choices about wh

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Examines Odd Material at Small, Young Crater

2010-03-25 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-096 Mars Rover Examines Odd Material at Small, Young Crater Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 24, 2010 PASADENA, Calif -- Weird coatings on rocks beside a young Martian crater remain puzzling after a preliminary look at data from examination of

[meteorite-list] Opportunity Surpasses 20 Kilometers of Total Driving

2010-03-25 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-097 Opportunity Surpasses 20 Kilometers of Total Driving Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 24, 2010 PASADENA, Calif -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity today surpassed 20 kilometers (12.43 miles) of total driving since it landed on Mars

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - March 28, 2010

2010-03-29 Thread Ron Baalke
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_03_28_10.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman March 28, 2010 Dear Dawnthorities, Dawn continues patiently forging through the asteroid belt, its permanent residence, as it climbs away from Earth and the Sun. Having thrust with its ion propulsion system for

[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Spacecraft Snaps Photos Chosen by Public (MRO)

2010-03-31 Thread Ron Baalke
UPDATED RELEASE (WITH UPDATED URL INFORMATION) : The new Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter/HiRISE images are available via the NASA Web site at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/multimedia/images20100331.html Because of a power outage at the University of Arizona, their Web links are not av

[meteorite-list] Spirit Mars Rover May Have Begun Months-Long Hibernation

2010-03-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-106 Spirit May Have Begun Months-Long Hibernation Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 31, 2010 MARS EXPLORATION ROVER MISSION STATUS REPORT PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit skipped a planned communication session on March

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - March 31, 2010

2010-04-01 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES March 31, 2010 o Icy Layers and Climate Fluctuations at the Martian North Pole http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_016973_2595 o Lobate Debris Apron in Deuteronilus Mensae http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_016959_2240 o Dust-Mantled Topography Near Z

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: March 29 - April 2, 2010

2010-04-02 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES March 29 - April 2, 2010 o Ceranus Tholus (29 March 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100329a o Coprates Catena (30 March 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100330a o Tithonium Chasma (31 March 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100331a o Aurorae Chaos (01 Apr

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rovers Update: March 23 - April 1, 2010

2010-04-02 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit in Hibernation - sols 2211-2218, March 23-30, 2010: The scheduled downlink from Spirit on Sol 2218 (March 30, 2010), via Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) relay through the Odyssey orbiter was not received. Odyssey reported nomi

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - April 7, 2010

2010-04-07 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES April 7, 2010 o Faulted Layered Bedrock in Noctus Labyrinthus http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_016845_1715 o Fading Young Impact Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_016807_2060 o Monitor Spirit Landing Site for Aeolian Changes http://hirise

[meteorite-list] Asteroid 2010 GA6 to Fly by Within Moon's Orbit on April 8

2010-04-07 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-115 Asteroid to Fly by Within Moon's Orbit Thursday Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 06, 2010 A newly discovered asteroid, 2010 GA6, will safely fly by Earth this Thursday at 4:06 p.m. Pacific (23:06 U.T.C.). At time of closest approach 2010 GA

[meteorite-list] San Diego Team Delivers Camera for Next Mars Rover (MSL)

2010-04-07 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-114 San Diego Team Delivers Camera for Next Mars Rover Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 06, 2010 Malin Space Science Systems Inc., San Diego, has delivered the two cameras for the Mast Camera instrument that will be the science-imaging workhors

[meteorite-list] Rosetta - Asteroid Lutetia Flyby Test

2010-04-08 Thread Ron Baalke
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=46783 Rosetta No. 131 - Asteroid Lutetia flyby test European Space Agency 06 Apr 2010 Report for Period 27 February to 26 March 2010 The reporting period covers four weeks of Rosetta mission operations. These were dedicated to further

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: April 5-9 2010

2010-04-09 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES April 5-9 2010 o Arsia Mons Flows (05 April 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100405a o Arkhanglesky Crater Dunes (06 April 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100406a o Wind Effects (07 April 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100407a o Sabis Vallis (08 April

[meteorite-list] Workshop and Field Excursion: Damage to Target Rocks During Impact Cratering

2010-04-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://folk.uio.no/stephaw/cdws.html Damage to target rocks during impact cratering Oslo, Norway Workshop: June 6-8, 2010 Field Trip: June 9-11, 2010 MEETING LOCATION AND DATE ---

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rovers Update: March 31 - April 7, 2010

2010-04-12 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Remains Silent - sols 2219-2226, March 31 - April 07, 2010: Spirit remains silent at her location called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. No communication has been received from the rover since Sol 2210 (March 22, 2

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - April 14, 2010

2010-04-14 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES April 14, 2010 o New Impact Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_015989_1835 o Comic and Tragic Craters http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_017020_1620 o Gully Grab Bag in Crater Wall, Terra Sirenum Region http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_

[meteorite-list] Ulysses Spacecraft Data Reveal a Comet Biggie

2010-04-14 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-127 Ulysses Spacecraft Data Reveal a Comet Biggie Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 13, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. - Using data from the completed ESA/NASA Ulysses mission, scientists have identified a new candidate for biggest comet. Results of thes

[meteorite-list] Source of Zodiac Glow Identified

2010-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke
April 15, 2010 Contacts: Maria Martinez Southwest Research Institute +1 (210) 522-3305 mmarti...@swri.org Karen Randall SETI Institute +1 (650) 960 4537 krand...@seti.org SOURCE OF ZODIAC GLOW IDENTIFIED The eerie glow that straddles the night time zodiac in the eastern sky is no longer a

[meteorite-list] The Mysterious Molasses Markings of Pluto

2010-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/14apr_molasses/ The Mysterious Molasses Markings of Pluto NASA Science News April 16, 2010: Lonely Pluto floats in the darkness at the edge of our solar system. It's so far away even the Hubble Space Telescope has trouble making out

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: April 12-16 2010

2010-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES April 12-16 2010 o Candor Chasma (12 April 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100412a o Hecates Tholus (13 April 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100413a o Terra Sabaea (14 April 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100414a o Arabia Terra (15 April 2010) http

[meteorite-list] FAA Warns of Possible Falling Satellite Debris

2009-02-16 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0902/15debris/ FAA warns of possible falling satellite debris BY WILLIAM HARWOOD STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION February 15, 2009 The Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning to pilots and aircrews Saturday advising the

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