Re: [meteorite-list] 2008 - A busy year for Falls (Nine) - Any other busy years?

2010-07-30 Thread Gabriel Gonçalves
Hello, Nice page Mike. I can say that you could include one more meteorite in this list. Here in Brazil we had a fall after a fireball of June 19. The fisrt fragment was found in the city of Varre-Sai (Rio de Janeiro state), and other fragments were found since then (I think that the total

Re: [meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil webpage

2010-07-30 Thread i...@niger-meteorite-recon.de
Wouldn't the head of the Kamil expedition, Dr. Luigi Folco, be the qualified authority to comment on the photos he and his team produced on the site? I asked him whether the two photos show two different finds or the same 83 kg mass.  

Re: [meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil webpage

2010-07-30 Thread Jason Utas
If that's the case, they must have moved it from the left photo to the right photo...but that doesn't make too much sense to me, given what we can see in each photo. Interesting... Regards, Jason On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 12:22 AM, i...@niger-meteorite-recon.de i...@niger-meteorite-recon.de

[meteorite-list] AD: NWA 6259 - 42% Nickel Ataxite update

2010-07-30 Thread Mirko Graul
Dear List members, now i have prepared some small fine mirror polished slices of my new NWA 6259 - Ataxite with 42% Nickel for sale. For order or questions please contact me off list. http://www.meteorite-mirko.de/0334af9d8f00fba02/0334af9dc00eec502/index.php Many greetings to all, Mirko

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorwrongs

2010-07-30 Thread Peter Davidson
Greg There is no outright policy on collecting meteorwrongs in the museum. That is not to say that we have not acquired a number of these over the years. Our most famous meteorwrong is the so-called Newstead Meteorite which was recognised as a bona-fide meteorite until the early part of the

[meteorite-list] NWA 6259 - 42% Nickel Ataxite update

2010-07-30 Thread bernd . pauli
Mirko Graul wrote: Dear List members, now i have prepared some small fine mirror polished slices of my new NWA 6259 - Ataxite with 42% Nickel for sale. Hello Listees, Listoids, Listers, My beautiful 3.251-gram slice of this iron (it can still be admired on Mirko's sales page) with the 2nd

[meteorite-list] Ad: August and November issues of Meteorite magazine

2010-07-30 Thread lebofsky
Hello Readers of Meteorite magazine: Good news! The printer's proofs are done and the August issue of Meteorite magazine should be printed and in the mail in about two weeks. We worked with a new graphic designer for this issue and we hope to have your feedback on the magazine's new look. On

[meteorite-list] AD - Nininger complete book collection

2010-07-30 Thread Gegenschein
Hello list members, I am offering a Nininger complete book collection. Please e mail me off-list for more information. A lot of pictures from these offer can also bee seen at the german meteorite list: http://www.jgr-apolda.eu/index.php?topic=5508.15 If you are interested, make me an offer

[meteorite-list] ] Meteorites as Ammunition

2010-07-30 Thread Bill Hall
How strange you should ask. A friend of mine and I decided to make some projectiles a round 6 weeks ago. I am using 1 inch slabs of Campo, and having the bullets cut out on a water jet, then finnished on a lathe. They will be shot using a 50 BMG rifle with a sabot. As soon as Nosler Bullets gets

[meteorite-list] New Book: Origin of Life

2010-07-30 Thread Peter Marmet
Hello All, just got this interesting e-mail and link: Dear Peter, I am pleased to let you know that my book is now published on the web as a Community Book in the Internet Archive of Columbia International University. You may reach it in http://www.archive.org/details/OriginOfLife or, still

Re: [meteorite-list] Gebel Kamil webpage

2010-07-30 Thread countdeiro
Svend and List, With all due respect to my fellow Italian, Dr. Luigi Folco, the subject of the pics, as he confirms, may be the same meteorite, but it doesn't take a very close observation to see that, rather than the pics being taken of the same subject from a different perspective, they were

[meteorite-list] AD-NWA 869 lots, ebay auctions

2010-07-30 Thread Gary Fujihara
Aloha mai kakou, I have NWA 869 L4-6 in 100g and 500g lots available. I thought I would offer them here on the metlist before listing them on ebay. Mention you're a metlist member and I'll knock off 10%. Just email me offlist for purchase information:

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: NWA 6259 - 42% Nickel Ataxite update

2010-07-30 Thread Mirko Graul
Dear List members, thank you for the interest and questions. Photos of the single iron mass before cutting and 955g Main Mass you can find in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

[meteorite-list] a fresh fall , the taous fall

2010-07-30 Thread habibi abdelaziz
hello all; from my summer holidays ; our hunters brought to me  the the new fall ; precisely the taous fall; i guess its very nice chondrite; but loook so strange to compare to any ll or h, it looks a little difrent enjoy photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/azizhabibi/ aziz habibi  habibi

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - July 28, 2010

2010-07-30 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES July 28, 2010 o Bull's-Eye Impact Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_018522_2270 o Layered Rocks in a Crater in Arabia Terra http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_002574_1865 o Dark Dunes in Herschel Crater

[meteorite-list] Martian Dust Devil Whirls Into Opportunity's View

2010-07-30 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-250 Martian Dust Devil Whirls Into Opportunity's View Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 28, 2010 In its six-and-a-half years on Mars, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity had never seen a dust devil before this month, despite some

[meteorite-list] NASA's Hibernating Mars Rover May Not Call Home

2010-07-30 Thread Ron Baalke
July 30, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harring...@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-182 NASA'S HIBERNATING MARS ROVER MAY NOT CALL HOME WASHINGTON -- NASA mission

[meteorite-list] AD: Auctions - Kramer Creek, Kendleton, Homestead...

2010-07-30 Thread Mike Bandli
Dear List, We have another installment of bi-weekly auctions is ending in 48 hours. Most everything is still at a dollar including some rarities like Kramer Creek, Colorado. If you have a free moment, take a look: http://shop.ebay.com/historic-meteorites/m.html Have a great weekend!

[meteorite-list] Getting To Mars On A Budget

2010-07-30 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1007/29scout/ Getting to Mars on a budget BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW July 29, 2010 NASA is discontinuing the Mars Scout line of relatively low-cost missions to the Red Planet, but there is still an opening for resourceful scientists seeking an

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: July 26-30, 2010

2010-07-30 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES July 26-30, 2010 o Dark Slope Streaks (26 July 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100726a o Sand Dunes (27 July 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100727a o Polar Dunes (28 July 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100728a o Tharsis Lava (29 July 2010)

Re: [meteorite-list] New Book: Origin of Life

2010-07-30 Thread Peter Marmet
Hello All, several people have asked if a printed version is available. This is what the author wrote to me: The book is not on sale as a printed version, although I may get, privately, professionally printed paperback versions at EUR 40 (about US$ 54.00) each and send them by mail, which will

[meteorite-list] Marcin's new NWA 6256 diogenite (oddball)

2010-07-30 Thread bernd . pauli
Marcin wrote this morning: NWA 6256 [DIO] - Strange looking diogenite, really strange one http://www.polandmet.com/ And right he is. Never seen anything like this before so strange can only vaguely paraphrase this oddball of a diogenite! Even though my budget has been a bit strained lately, I

[meteorite-list] AD: New pieces of one of the worlds best meteorwrong available

2010-07-30 Thread Joe Kerchner
Hello All, I have added a lot of new slices and endcuts to my sale page. Take a look, even if your not interested in buying. This is one of the worlds best meteorwrongs. It was very popular last time I was offering pieces for sale. I have had many compliments on this meteorwrong, Many

[meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Was Concrete That Fell From Passing Plane

2010-07-30 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7919157/Suspected-meteorite-was-concrete-lump-that-fell-from-passing-plane.html Suspected meteorite was concrete lump that fell from passing plane The Telegraph (United Kingdom) July 30, 2010 A suspected meteorite that landed on a cricket pitch was in

[meteorite-list] FW: Meteorwrongs

2010-07-30 Thread Dennis Miller
The first post didn't go... Forgot to Plain text it... Hello Peter! I see that you are collecting a few wrongs. Several years ago, at one of Mr. Bloods auctions, I gave Richard Norton a piece of material to take and study. As it turned out it was a Meteorwrong, but a good one. It