[meteorite-list] AD Meteorites of Asia, Middle East, Australia and Antarctica : Preorder now at a special price !

2005-09-15 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie
Hello to the List, You can preorder now at a special price the METEORITES OF ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, AUSTRALIA AND ANTARCTICA CD-ROM It's the most complete source of information about these meteorites that you'll find anywhere. It contains : -

Re: [meteorite-list] One Find, Two Astronomers: An Ethical Brawl

2005-09-15 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Rob, List No, Ortiz hasn't replied yet, even though you will note Brown has been repeatedly asking him to explain since July without any response from him, which is why Brown gave up on trying to resolve things peaceable and private. Ortiz can communicate with the NYTimes, though: I do

Re: [meteorite-list] One Find, Two Astronomers: An Ethical Brawl

2005-09-15 Thread Pete Pete
WHO KNEW there was so much drama in the lonely lives of the reclusive astronomer?! This one might even inspire a new Tom Clancey espionage book! ;] I have little doubt that Dr Brown will eventually get the credit. From: Sterling K. Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Matson, Robert [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] New google Search Engine for Blogs

2005-09-15 Thread Paul H
There is a Google new search engine for searching blogs. An article about it is: Google Launches Tool to Search for Blog Updates Associated Press, September 15, 2005 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-blog15sep15,1,4950803.story?coll=la-headlines-business Google blog search engine is found

Re: [meteorite-list] Is this a meteorite ?

2005-09-15 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
mmmfor me is not a meteorite Matteo --- Pelé Pierre-Marie [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Hello to the List, Someone asked me to show this discovery in a field somewhere in France... http://www.meteor-center.com/000_0334.jpg It looks like a meteorite but it isn't magnetic (or

[meteorite-list] One Find, Two Astronomers: An Ethical Brawl

2005-09-15 Thread Paul H
Darren Garrison posted: September 13, 2005 One Find, Two Astronomers: An Ethical Brawl By DENNIS OVERBYE http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/science/space/13plan.html?pagewanted=all Related web pages are: The discovery of 2003 UB313, the 10th planet.

Re: [meteorite-list] Is this a meteorite ?

2005-09-15 Thread Ingo Herkstroeter
Hi Listees! I´ve seen a lot of weathered rocks like this in Namibia (mostly lime-stones). But I wouldn´t expect this sort of weathering in France. To check it out put a little drop of acid (HCl 10% or less) on the surface. Make sure, that there is no dirt on the surface of the rock (could contain

Re-2: [meteorite-list] Is this a meteorite ?

2005-09-15 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Ingo, Confrère Pierre, and List, I've seen a lot of weathered rocks like this in Namibia (mostly lime-stones). But I wouldn't expect this sort of weathering in France. To check it out put a little drop of acid (HCl 10% or less) on the surface. Make sure, that there is no dirt on the

[meteorite-list] Hayabusa Arrives at Itokawa, Starts Hovering Operations

2005-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2005/09/20050914_hayabusa_e.html Hayabusa arrives at Itokawa, starts hovering operations Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) September 14, 2005 The Hayabusa spacecraft successfully arrived at its target, the near Earth asteroid Itokawa (25143), at 01:00 UTC(10:00

[meteorite-list] ad Mesosiderite NWA 2945

2005-09-15 Thread AstronomicalResearchNetwork
Hello list member . My company Northwest Airlines went into bankruptcy yesterday . I probably am out of a job at age 58 . I have dropped the price is this wonderful mesosiderite to $2.25/g for museum grade specimens and to $2 /g for smaller and excellent specimens . I have many other specimens to

[meteorite-list] Ceres: Asteroid or Miniplanet?

2005-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept05/Ceres.to.html Asteroid or miniplanet? Cornell astronomer finds Ceres appears to have shape and interior similar to terrestrial planets By Thomas Oberst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cornell University News Service September 15, 2005 ITHACA, N.Y. -- When is a

[meteorite-list] Cassini Probe Spies Spokes in Saturn's Rings

2005-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://space.com/scienceastronomy/050915_cassini_spokes.html Cassini Probe Spies Spokes in Saturn's Rings By Tariq Malik space.com 15 September 2005 The Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has finally spotted spokes cutting across the planet's rings, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped

[meteorite-list] Re: Cassini Probe Spies Spokes in Saturn's Rings

2005-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
So, what is the origin of these 'spokes'? The best theory I've seen, is that the spokes are actually shadows of particles above the ring. A meteoroid occassionally punches through Saturn's rings, and particles are dispersed and some are trapped in Saturn's magnetic field and held suspended above

[meteorite-list] NEW - Fresh CV3 - NWA 3144 Show and Tell

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Hupe
Dear List Members, Since the list is a little slow at the moment, I thought I would share a photo of a new and Very fresh CV3 I brought back from Morocco last year. It is NWA 3144 and is not paired to the others like NWA 3118. The same lab classified both (or at least worked on it in part)

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW - Fresh CV3 - NWA 3144 Show and Tell

2005-09-15 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Mah...for me its the same paired to the other NWA CV3, look the pieces I have in collection http://it.geocities.com/mcomemeteoritecollection/NWA2180gr.51.4.JPG http://it.geocities.com/mcomemeteoritecollection/NWAX126X.JPG I not see the difference Matteo --- Greg Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW - Fresh CV3 - NWA 3144 Show and Tell

2005-09-15 Thread stan .
Mah...for me its the same paired to the other NWA CV3, look the pieces I have in collection http://it.geocities.com/mcomemeteoritecollection/NWA2180gr.51.4.JPG http://it.geocities.com/mcomemeteoritecollection/NWAX126X.JPG I not see the difference i not see the diffrence between axtel

Re: [meteorite-list] One Find, Two Astronomers: An Ethical Brawl

2005-09-15 Thread MexicoDoug
Hello Sterling, Rob, Paul and others following the astronomical brawl, The Andalucian Astrophysic's webpage of discovery was suspiciously removed from the internet, but the cached version from August 16, 2005 is still ethically:) available at the following web address, along with the first

[meteorite-list] Asteroids Caused the Early Inner Solar System Cataclysm

2005-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
ASTEROIDS CAUSED THE EARLY INNER SOLAR SYSTEM CATACLYSM From Lori Stiles, University Communications, UA, 520-621-1877 September 15, 2005 - Contact information listed at end of news release -- University of Arizona

[meteorite-list] Kingston, Jamaica - a meteorite fall and a scientific association?

2005-09-15 Thread chris aubeck
Dear list, I have spent some weeks trying to locate information about a supposed meteorite fall at 11:30pm on August 10th 1862 in Kingston, Jamaica. The Kingston libraries and university have not replied to any of my e-mails. All I have is note dated 1874 saying details can be found in an

[meteorite-list] Not because it is easier, but because it is harder?

2005-09-15 Thread Darren Garrison
So, getting to the moon with the technology of the 50s/60s takes less than a decade, but getting to the moon with the technology of the 2000s takes 15 years? http://space.com/news/050914_nasa_cev_update.html NASA to Unveil Plans to Send 4 Astronauts to Moon in 2018 By Brian Berger Space News

[meteorite-list] Re: NASA to Unveil Plans to Send 4 Astronauts to Moon in 2018

2005-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
So, getting to the moon with the technology of the 50s/60s takes less than a decade, but getting to the moon with the technology of the 2000s takes 15 years? There's currently no 'space race' like there was in the 1950s/1960s. Also, this plan will land 4 astronauts on the lunar surface,

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: NASA to Unveil Plans to Send 4 Astronauts to Moon in...

2005-09-15 Thread MexicoDoug
Mah! I don't know Darren, it takes a heck of a lot longer to work under the hood of a car with 2000's technology than a car with 50's and 60's technology.From the sounds of it, though, the technology is from a 60's and 70's junkyard, with more airbags and increased passenger space and

[meteorite-list] NASA Research Finds Green Sand Crystals Are in Comet Tempel 1

2005-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/research/exploringtheuniverse/comettemple1.html John Bluck NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Phone: 650/604-5026 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NASA Research Finds Green Sand Crystals Are in Comet Tempel 1 September 15, 2005 Green sand found on the

[meteorite-list] Mauna Kea's Giant Eyes Reunite Comet Families

2005-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.gemini.edu/index.php?option=contenttask=viewid=154 Mauna Kea's Giant Eyes Reunite Comet Families Thursday, 15 September 2005 Joint W.M. Keck, Subaru and Gemini Observatories Press Release Science Contacts: * David Harker University of Caliifornia, San Diego

[meteorite-list] RE: ZAGAMI SLICE-GOOD PRICE

2005-09-15 Thread RYAN PAWELSKI
Ok, looks like $450/g wasn't a reasonable enough price, so please make an offer folks. It's gotta go... regardless. I'm in the mood for handing out a good deal this evening, so give me a shout with your ideal price. (Zagami 1.10g) Kind Regards, Ryan -Original Message- From: RYAN

[meteorite-list] Meteorite versus tractor?

2005-09-15 Thread ken newton
Does anyone have additional news or confirmation that this was a meteorite? http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2005-July/176439.html Thanks, Ken IMCA# 9632 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com