[meteorite-list] meteorite-related: Aug. 11 OSIRIS-REx Live Matchpoint Rehearsal

Greetings Meteorite-friends! Tomorrow is a very important milestone for the OSIRIS-REx mission - the final rehearsal before sample collection! We invite you all to join us for a live play-by-play on Twitter August 11 at 2:30 EDT on Twitter@osirisrex (https://twitter.com/OSIRISREx) The

Re: [meteorite-list] William H. Mason III

Dear Meteorite-Friends, I, too, am very sad to hear this news. Bill Mason always had a kindly smile, cheery greeting, and treated everyone with respect. He freely shared his extensive knowledge of adhesives and coatings and results of his experiments to preserve meteorites. I recall his

[meteorite-list] meteorite-related: Summer Science Saturday Comes to You!

Greetings Meteorite Friends! We hope you are all doing well! This year the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory _Summer Science Saturday_ is coming to you! So this time, everyone can join us! What: Summer Science Saturday presents OSIRIS-REx Zoom Lecture by Professor Dante

[meteorite-list] slightly off topic - Interesting request from NASA PDS

Greetings Meteorite-List! We hope all of you and your families are staying healthy and safe! _I am passing on an inquiry that is a little out of the ordinary_ - a request for your feedback from the team at NASA's Planetary Data System (PDS) https://pds.nasa.gov/ . The PDS is where NASA

Re: [meteorite-list] The Fall of Aguas Zarcas - One Year ago (and the Buzz has not worn off)

Thanks Kevin... and Greetings Meteorite Friends, I would like to add a _big thank you from the scientific community_, too! New discoveries were made in the field of extraterrestrial organics because of the quick recovery of pre-rain samples and even ordinary dirt from the site. We are

[meteorite-list] In case you didn't see it: OSIRIS-REx images of Checkpoint rehearsal

Greetings Meteorite Friends! I just had to share these... In case you didn't see it, here are some images of Bennu from yesterday's OSIRIS-REx Checkpoint rehearsal! Wow! Enjoy! https://www.asteroidmission.org/checkpoint-rehearsal-movie/ Best regards to all, Dolores Hill -- Dolores H. Hill

[meteorite-list] Meteorite related: Live! OSIRIS-REx Checkpoint Rehearsal April 14

Greetings Meteorite_List Friends, Tomorrow is a very important milestone for the OSIRIS-REx mission! The OSIRIS-REx team will conduct its first Checkpoint Rehearsal over the Nightingale Site on asteroid Bennu. This includes conducting the full sequence from departing from "safe-home" orbit to

[meteorite-list] Invitation: FREE Nov. 7 book talk about Gerard Kuiper & Apollo 11

Greetings Meteorite-Friends! If you happen to be in the Tucson area next week, you might enjoy this free event as an interesting way to connect several interests at once! Note the book's author is well-known meteoriticist Derek Sears. You will also be treated to an amazing special exhibit

[meteorite-list] Fwd: In Memoriam - Dr. Mike D. Reynolds

Hello meteorite friends, I have sad news that Dr. Mike Reynolds passed away yesterday. See note below from Matt Will of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO). -Dolores Hill Forwarded Message Subject:In Memoriam - Dr. Mike D. Reynolds Date: Tue,

[meteorite-list] Reminder: Wednesday - Free meteorite-related lecture at UA

Dear Meteorite Friends, Reminder! I take this opportunity to cordially invite you to an interesting free, meteorite-related, public lecture at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona located at 1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona. I would like to

[meteorite-list] free meteorite-related lectures at UA-LPL

Dear Meteorite Friends, I take this opportunity to cordially invite you to several very interesting free, meteorite-related, public lectures at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona located at 1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona. _Sept. 18th at

[meteorite-list] Spacefest 2019 (meteorite-related)

Greetings Meteorite Friends,_ If you happen to be in the Tucson area this weekend__August 9-10 (Fri. and Sat.)_, we cordially invite you to stop by and visit the free STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics) area in front of the Main Ballroom at _Spacefest 2019_ held at Starr

[meteorite-list] OSIRIS-REx Bennu Mappers still needs you!

Greetings Meteorite Friends, The OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission still needs your help. So the original Bennu Mappers CosmoQuest program has been extended. I am writing to invite our friends in the meteorite community to continue (or start) mapping craters, boulders, and rocks on

[meteorite-list] Today!: LPL's Summer Science Saturday Apollo 11 Celebration

Dear Meteorite Friends, I apologize for the late notice... Please join us TODAY for LPL's Summer Science Saturday in Tucson, Arizona to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing! There will be incredible displays of historical hardware and presentations worthy of the

[meteorite-list] Meteorite-related project needs help!

Greetings Meteorite_List Friends, Here is a meteorite-related, short term project you might enjoy from the comfort of your home that will have real impact! From now until July 10th you can help the OSIRIS-REx mission map rocks, boulders, and craters on asteroid Bennu via CosmoQuest's Bennu

[meteorite-list] lunar meteorite-related: new Apollo 11 film

Greetings Meteorite-List friends and lunar meteorite admirers, Before we identified lunar meteorites that collided with Earth, the only samples of the moon for research came from the Apollo and Luna missions. _We invite you to enjoy __*Apollo 11*_, a new film premiering this Friday at The

[meteorite-list] meteorite-related: Today! OSIRIS-REx: Opportunity to submit questions for mission experts

Greetings meteorite friends, Please excuse the short notice for a meteorite-related opportunity to submit questions to OSIRIS-REx mission experts! (NOW) See below. The info and the link to the page on the mission website are below. Facebook users can also post your questions as comments on

[meteorite-list] meteorite-related (Wednesday OSIRIS-REx on PBS NewsHour and more!)

Greetings meteorite friends! This is a meteorite-/related/ post... I thought you might be interested in asteroid Bennu as the OSIRIS-REx mission prepares to explore and collect a sample of regolith for return to Earth. The mission is passing some important milestones soon: * *Nov. 28* The

[meteorite-list] meteorite-related: Bennu!

Greetings Meteorite-List Friends! I just can't resist sending this hot-off-the-press link to asteroid Bennu! It could be related to meteorites in our collections... or not. See this hot-off-the-press link to asteroid Bennu at 100 pixels taken by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Oct. 29, 2018

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Meteorite Fall In Phoenix/Glendale Arizona

Congratulations to all involved! -Dolores Hill On 8/20/2018 7:24 AM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list wrote: Here is the link https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-science/2018/08/20/valley-first-recorded-meteorite-fall-happened-glendale-asu-scientist/1022652002/ On Aug 19, 2018

[meteorite-list] slightly OT fun: Just in time: new OSIRIS-REx Valentines!

Greetings Friends of the Meteorite-List! /A little off topic/... I thought you might enjoy it anyway (there are drawings of asteroids on the Valentines). Do you need a last minute Valentine that is out-of-this-world? Download yours now from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission and

[meteorite-list] OT: Special Presentation of OSIRIS-REx Images and Data from Earth Gravity Assist

Greetings Friends on the Meteorite_List! I am sending a (slightly) off-topic post I think you will enjoy because it relates to meteorite parent bodies. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way to carbonaceous asteroid Bennu! As you may know, the spacecraft made its successful Earth Gravity

[meteorite-list] Mars, Close-up in Tucson (was Re: The Niagara Falls of Mars)

Greetings Friends on the Meteorite-List! I agree those are absolutely amazing Mars images!! If they sparked your interest, we invite you to stop by the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Tucson this Saturday from 10am-2pm for a free Summer Science Saturday open house.

[meteorite-list] Special Mars HiRISE event at the Lunar and Planetary Lab

Dear Meteorite-List Friends, I have a special meteorite "parent-body" posting that might be of interest to collectors of Martian meteorites especially: Come celebrate incredible images of the Martian surface from *NASA's HiRISE* mission on *Thursday, May 11 from 6-8pm* at the University of

[meteorite-list] slightly off-topic: Desert Gold Diggers?

Hello meteorite friends, Please excuse this odd off-topic inquiry: Does anyone belong to the Desert Gold Diggers Club in Tucson, AZ or have contact information for club officers? I was asked to give a OSIRIS-REx mission presentation tomorrow evening but have not been able to make contact with

[meteorite-list] You are invited to Summer Science Saturday: Countdown to Lift-off! OSIRIS-REx spacecraft pre-launch event

The University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory invites you to _*Summer Science Saturday: Countdown to Lift-off! OSIRIS-REx spacecraft pre-launch event *_ Saturday, August 27 from 10am - 4 pm Kuiper Space Sciences Bldg. #92 1629 E. University Blvd. Tucson, AZ

Re: [meteorite-list] The ASU - WMAT Meteorite Expedition and Recovery

Hearty congratulations to all involved! Best regards, Dolores Hill On 6/29/2016 5:16 PM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list wrote: Hi all, I have a few of the most recent articles regarding our hunt here. http://www.mrmeteorite.com -- Dolores H. Hill Sr. Research Specialist Lunar &

[meteorite-list] for Asteroid Day!: Space Drafts Asteroids Night June 29

Greetings Asteroid and Meteorite Aficionados! Celebrate *Asteroid**Day* with "Space Drafts/Astronomy on Tap" at Borderlands Brewery (119 E. Toole Ave.) in Tucson, Arizona, June 29th at 7:30 pm! This interesting set of free talks will celebrate*asteroid facts and exploration*! Join Dr.

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA Invites Public to Send Artwork to an Asteroid (OSIRIS-REx)

Greetings Meteorite_list friends! If you missed the chance to send your name to Bennu, here is another opportunity to extend your reach beyond Earth! Consider submitting one of your microscope images as inspiration for exploration, fireball photo or maybe a nice scene that inspired you

[meteorite-list] OT- Send your Valentine an asteroid-themed Valentine

Greetings Meteorite List! And you can send one or more asteroid-themed retro, space-themed cards. See Feb. 10 Facebook posting for OSIRIS-REx mission and Happy ‪#‎ValentinesDay‬ from the OSIRIS-REx team! Download and share all eight cards: http://bit.ly/1KBfo0hValentines! Best regards,

[meteorite-list] Don't miss two special events in October at UA-LPL!

Greetings Meteorite Friends! We invite everyone to two very special free events in October that you won't want to miss! Both will be held at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Tucson (https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/): October 16 (5-9pm) and October 17-18 (1-5pm) Art

Re: [meteorite-list] Ceres' Bright Spots Seen in Striking New Detail

Hello fellow meteorite (and asteroid) aficionados, Yes. There is a mapping spectrometer in the visual and infrared on board the Dawn spacecraft: VIR, the hyperspectral imaging spectrometer onboard Dawn, with a spectral range 0.25-5.1 μm http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2015/pdf/1365.pdf

[meteorite-list] moon-rock-related Moon Tree Celebration at LPL! Mark your calendars!

Greetings Meteorite and Space Program aficionados (we know you go hand-in-hand): I send an invitation to a very special Moon Tree Celebration on Friday, October 30 from 4:30-5:30 pm at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) in Tucson, AZ. It is free and open to the

[meteorite-list] Needed: New asteroid observer for CSS

Greetings meteorite friends, I thought some of you might be interested in this astronomical job opening with the U. of Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey (see below). Regards, Dolores Hill The Catalina Sky Survey has just posted a new job opening. I'm betting that a lot of you would qualify for

[meteorite-list] Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on the moon with LPL!

Greetings Meteorite-List friends! We cordially invite anyone in the Tucson-area to join us as we celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on the moon, learn about current lunar research and next steps in space exploration, too! _*Everything Lunar: Celebrating the Past, Exploring