[meteorite-list] Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2)
Anyone interested can see a very nice image comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) near the prominent star cluster M45 (Plajades), taken last night by Austrian comet observers Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger, at this site: http://www.astrostudio.at/Astrofotos/aufnahme.php?a_id=346&page=1&kategorie=&k_id=39 By the way, this night, the comet will be even closer to the Plejades, and the comet's tail will probably appear to run across the star cluster. Don't miss that! Herbert Raab __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] meteoroid temperature Results (P. I)
En un mensaje con fecha 01/06/2005 11:27:43 AM Mexico Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribe: >What is the temperature of a meteoroid drifting thrue space ? >Is it too small to absorb radiation-energi from the sun ? Hi Lars, I'm breaking this email in three chapters, first the results, and the second and third parts will be assumptions and most discussion. Part I There is no minimum size to absorb energy from the Sun, even a molecule can do it - heat of everything is actually principally caused by molecular vibrational motion in the Infrared range under normal circumstances - molecular vibrations. So that answers the easy question. On the temperature of a meteoroid traveling in space, that is a complicated question because the question is really millions of questions in one depending on what temperature you mean - and where you measure it. But I think I can give a shot at a satisfying at everything you wanted to know on the first question and weren't afraid to ask, with the following calculations you kept me awake doing. You can make a lot of interesting observations here. I'd add a Eucrite and an Enstatite Achondrite, which I expect the former would not be closer to OC, and the later more on the way to the irons. I guess:) Distance Energy flux <---T (degrees C)> T(Planet av. Surf.) AU W/m2 CC OC Fe-Ni "ideal" note 0.31 14,214 216 195 378 227 Mercury (p) 167 0.47 6,184 124 107 255 133 Mercury (ap) 167 0.72 2,635 48 34 154 55 Venus 464 1.00 1,366 -1 -12 89 6 Earth 15 1.52 591 -52 -62 21 -47 Mars -63 2.80 174 -110 -117 -57 -107 3.00 152 -116 -123 -64 -112 4.00 85 -137 -143 -92 -134 5.00 55 -151 -156 -111 -148 5.2 51 -154 -159 -114 -151 Jupiter -144 9.5 15 -185 -188 -155 -183 Saturn -176 19.2 3.7 -211 -214 -190 -209 Uranus -215 29.7 1.5 -223 -225 -207 -222 Pluto (p) -223 30.1 1.5 -223 -226 -207 -222 Neptune -215 49.3 0.6 -234 -236 -221 -233 Pluto (ap) -223 Kuiper, Comets (ap) 50K 0.01 -272 -272 -271 -272 Oort Cloud (Table may not display well in text, but if you copy it into excel and use text-to-columns it should look great.) Proximamente: Assumptions __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] meteoroid temperature- Assumptions (P. II)
Part II Assumptions & Discussion: T = [(absorptivity/emissivity)*(Energy flux/sigma)*(a/A)]^(1/4) where: Emissivity = energy ratio emitted at a temperature = compositional property. Absorptivity = energy fraction absorbed at a temperature = compositional property. Temperature is proportional to absorptivity but proportional to the inverse of emissivity, i.e. T^(4)=k*(absorptivity/emissivity). The useful form of this law is called the Stephan-Boltzmann Law: Energy = sigma*T^4 (S-B law constant, sigma = 5.67*10^-8*Wm^-2*K^-4) That the integrated energy radiated from a black booty is proportional to the fourth power of the temperature. This "law" is useful to convert the energy hitting an object into the temperature and is really the scientific key to address your question approximately. Kirchoff's (other) Law: For a body in radiative equilibrium energy absorption = energy emission. So we consider the very plausible scenario that the meteoroid's position in orbit doesn't alter radically (it doesn't travel near light speed!) Solar energy is mainly provided for absorption in the UV-Visible range. Energy is emitted in the IR range (vibrational energy, the meteoroid doesn't emit much light energy:-). Meteoroide is spherical in shape (OK not generality, so could vary maybe 50% either way for example when a planar shaped meteoroid had verrry low rotational energy w/r to the Sun) ABSORPTIVITY = CC = 0.8, OC = 0.65, Fe-Ni = 0.80, "ideal" = 1 EMISSIVITY = CC = 0.88, OC = 0.85, weathered Fe-Ni = 0.28, "ideal" = 1 Assumed constant emissivities, but actually they vary, for example, decreasing somewhat (and then only by a square root) as the AU's increase for Iron, and a lot for Nickel, though I expect the "weathered" surface might somewhat mitigate this. The temperature of a meteoroid in space will of course depend on the latitude, depth, it's cross sectional exposure vs. overall mass distribution and distance to the Sun, just like any other non-radioactive cooled body whether in orbit or passing through. Proximamente: More Assumptions & Discussion __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] meteoroid temperature-Assumptions(P. III)
Part III
So the directional answer is best gotten to by a bunch of assumptions and
simplifications, including that the thing is rotating on a nice skewer and
isn't too big so that depth becomes an issue, which adds some calculus for all
those onion rinds. So sticking to something say a couple of meters in
diameter... Otherwise we deal with things like what is the temperature of
Mercury
(Solar side, mass, backside, transition zone, latitude, rotation, greenhouse
effect if any, and composition which will affect what radiation can be
absorbed
and converted into heat. A simple way to think about the latter is thinking
about a microwave oven. If the object to be heated is made with lots of
water, it has a strong absorbance in that range, but the glass door doesn't
(even
on the inside). So a Tektite sent in orbit very well could have a lower
temperature than a cometary water containing carbonaceous type body which in
turn creates nice effects in part due to these warmings in the estelas. An
example like Mercury, of one not rotating with respect to the Sun causes other
complications. So best to think of an ant in a spacesuit when asking your
question. The center of the meteoroid will be cooler at its equilibrium
temperature so wherever the ant walks or burrows will depend on the
temperature.
Average temperature is a much easier proposition, but knowing that wouldn't
help
the ant's survival chances at all if he ends up in the Ant:-)arctic vs.
Sahara of the meteoroid.
If one assumes that a meteoroid has no greenhouse effect and is made of
stone or iron-nickel, and absorbs typically a full spectrum in the range of
what
the sun mainly radiates for heating i.e. UV-Visible light, lots of
simplifying assumptions can be made. You can look at Venus and see what a
Greenhouse
effect does, or even Jupiter, which I suspect is somehat warmer still than the
NASA page reference I used, because it actually puts out more energy than it
received that little stunted star...or figure out at what distance comets
get tails (snowball's sublimation temperature). You get the idea:)
The basics would include the following, I would think, calling the meteoroid
shape a sphere for simplification, which of course is not true but good
enough, also that the Sun is like a Black Body at 5800 degrees K from Wein's
Law.
Taken together with the idea that radiation from any source drops off as the
square of the distance from the source. (Which is understandable by knowing
that the surface area of a sphere, ie, non-directional emmiting source,
4*Pi*r^2 increases by the square of the radius.), you can get a handle on
temperature caused by the Sun on objects floating in the Solar System. And in
the
case of the meteroid, we only get a quarter of the total area exposed to the
Sun in the simplified case of a spherical meteoroid (area sphere = 4*pi*r^2
vs.
great circle exposed = pi*r^2, a factor of 1/4).
Using the two laws in a numer of ways, but sparing the the tedious math, the
Sun's photosphere ("surface") clocks at near 5800 degrees K being basically
a heat source (150,000,000 km from earth minus Sun's radius, aww lets just
say the center of the Sun since we can then measure in AU and are not dealing
generally with the inner Solar System to make a huge difference with the Sun's
700,000 km or so radius. Using the inverse square law then you get the
energies in my table I gave you.
Then, I derived the temperature in the above table (all in an excel
spreadsheet) using the Stephan-Boltzmann Law, for you with this exact formula:
T = [R/sigma*(a/e)*(areacrosssec/areatot)*(1/R^2)]^(1/4)
and substituded the differewnt absorptivities and emissivities...presto, a
solar meteorite thermometer. You can graph them too and it is easy to look
at, but I couldn't figure out how to graph in plain text for the list:)
Saludos, Doug
Wheeew! I think I'll take some time off the list and build some solar
collectors and spacecraft housings for my old Chevy now. On second thought,
maybe
I'll just change the oil, if I get a chance...Acadamian Bah:(
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[meteorite-list] Armored chondrules -- how?
On Friday Dec 24, 2004, Darren Garrison wrote: > I'm wondering what the theory is on how "armored" chondrules get > their coating? Does the nickel/iron accrete around the chondrules, > or is there some melting event where liquid metal flows around them? VOGEL N. et al. (2004) Noble gases in chondrules and associated metal-sulfide-rich samples: Clues on chondrule formation and the behavior of noble gas carrier phases (MAPS 39-1, 2004, 117-135). Excerpts: "Chondrules are small silicate spherules in primitive meteorites that show evidence for a once molten stage. Although they are common in most chondrite groups, their formation mechanism(s) and environment(s) are uncertain. The two main theories are nebular chondrule formation by melting of dust ball precursors and chondrule formation in a planetary environment." "The study also includes metal-sulfide (MS*)-rich coatings of chondrules, MS droplets within chondrules, and MS-rich patches in the matrix that are also genetically related to chondrules. We assume that, during chondrule formation, small MS droplets segregated from the silicate melt, migrated to the chondrule margins, and were eventually expelled." "Expelled droplets formed coatings around chondrules or were completely separated from their host chondrules and are now present as isolated MS-rich patches within the matrices of primitive chondrites. It is also possible that MS evaporated from, and subsequently recondensed back onto, chondrule surfaces. Alternatively, Kojima et al. (2003) discuss the extraction of chondrule MS and the formation of the coatings during later impact events on the parent bodies to which the chondrules first assembled." *MS = metal-sulfide Best wishes, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NPA 02-14-1955 Weird Fireball Flashes Across East Texas Area
Paper: The Port Arthur News City: Port Arthur, Texas Date: Monday, February 14, 1955 Page: 1 Weird Fireball Flashes Across East Texas Area TYLER, Tex. (AP) - A fireball, its weird green light casting a fiery glow over three men in an airport control tower, flashed like a "huge electric arc" across the east Texas piney woods last night. It was apparently a meteorite. There were unconfirmed reports it exploded or hit the ground, but no evidence of it had been found. Information indicated it was first seen here and disappeared some 60 miles south near Lufkin. But the Weather bureau at Dallas got reports of people seeing its glow as far as Jackson, Miss., to the east and Mineral Wells in west Texas. The most vivid account came from J. N. Aber, a control tower operator at Pounds Field here. Here's his story: "Around midnight this light seemed to pop out of the sky directly above us. It looked like a huge electric arc. It was green-ish, like the tip of a welder's torch. "It was going due south. There were three of us in the tower. We of course had the lights on, but the room lighted up brilliantly. It was a blinding light, the brightest I ever saw. We all turned and watched it disappear to the south, about 30 degrees above the horizon. It looked like a football with a short tail. It lasted just a second." No Injuries, Damage There were no reports of injuries or damage. John Fonataine, aidway operator specialist at Lufkin, said: "Along about midnight we felt a precussion as if from an explosion. We didn't see a flash, but it was reportedly seen in town. They said it went down somewhere between Tyler and Lufkin. Everybody in town is stirred up about it. Several said that when it hit it felt like a car door slamming." The fireball was also seen from Longview. The sheriff's dispatcher at Jacksonville, C. M. Hopkins, said he had no reports of the meteorite's exploding or hitting ground. Neither were there any such reports from Rusk. Flood of Phone Calls The glow lighted up the sky southeast of Dallas. Phone calls flooded the Weather bureau there. Many said the fireball was red, white and other colors. A Dallas meteorologist said, "it was probably a meteorite, and the color depends on when you saw it." (end) Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas http://www.meteoritearticles.com http://www.kansasmeteoritesociety.com http://www.imca.cc http://stores.ebay.com/meteoritearticles PDF copy of this article, and most I post, is available upon e-mail request. The NPA in the subject line, stands for Newspaper Article and is for quick reference. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NPA 09-29-1965 China Claims Discovery of Meteorite (Hejing Meteorite?)
Paper: Reno Evening Gazette City: Reno, Nevada Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1965 Page: 22 Communist China Claims Discovery Of Meteorite TOKYO (AP) - Communist China says it has discovered a 30-ton meteorite in the Gobi Desert containing six "cosmic minerals." The report, carried by the New China News Agency said the meteorite was the third largest in the world. The agency said, chemical analyses of samples from the meteorite "show that its chemical composition is: 88.67 per cent Iron, 9.27 per cent nickel, and cobalt, phosphorus, silicon, sulphur, copper and other elements. (end) The Hejing Meteorite was found in China during 1965 and this article may refer to it. I do not have enough information on Hejing to confirm or rule it out. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas http://www.meteoritearticles.com http://www.kansasmeteoritesociety.com http://www.imca.cc http://stores.ebay.com/meteoritearticles PDF copy of this article, and most I post, is available upon e-mail request. The NPA in the subject line, stands for Newspaper Article and is for quick reference. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NPA 08-10-1995 Steve Arnold (IMB) hunts meteorites in Graham County, Kansas
Paper: Hill City Times City: Hill City, Kansas Date: Thursday, August 10, 1995 Page: 22 According to Tulsa man overlooked rocks (meteorites) worth up to $10,000 each Hundreds of meteorites have been found on various farms all across the Great Plains, and still there are thousands that have yet to be located or recognized. According to State Arnold, Director of the American Meteorite Institute, Tulsa, OK., these often overlooked rocks can be worth up to $10,000 each! Arnold was in Graham County, Thursday, talking with area farmers, informing them on how to identify potential meteorites. "With a little luck, something new might turn up," Arnold said. "In Hale County, Texas, there have been 15 different meteorites found and there is no reason why Graham County should have any less." Farmers, as well as anyone else that may come in contact with rocks, are encouraged to keep a look out for any stones that fit the following descriptions: Very heavy; Smooth exterior (never porous like lava; Rounded corners; Black, Brown or Rusty in color; Magnets will usually attract to them; Surface may have indentations resembling "thumbprints"; Filing a corner with an emery wheel will reveal small metal specks. If someone suspects that they may indeed have a meteorite, they are encouraged to send a small walnut-sized piece for verification to the American Meteorite Institute, 8177 S. Harvard #610, Tulsa, Oklahoma 71137. (end) As most of you know Steve does not live in Oklahoma anymore so I would suggest using the above address. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas http://www.meteoritearticles.com http://www.kansasmeteoritesociety.com http://www.imca.cc http://stores.ebay.com/meteoritearticles PDF copy of this article, and most I post, is available upon e-mail request. The NPA in the subject line, stands for Newspaper Article and is for quick reference. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Oman here I come!
Well everyone, I am off to Oman today, see everyone in Tucson in ~3 weeks. mike __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tagish Lake - asteroidal or cometary?
Hello Walter and List, Thursday, January 06, 2005, Walter wrote > Speaking of Tagish Lake, is it of asteroidal or cometary origin? KMINEK G. et al. (2002) Amino acids in the Tagish Lake meteorite (MAPS 37-5, 2002 May, pp. 697-701): pp. 700-701: "The low amino acid abundance of Tagish Lake relative to CM and CI carbonaceous chondrites indicate that the chemical precursors for the synthesis of amino acids may have been absent on the Tagish Lake parent body. Based on this reasoning, C- and G-type asteroids as well as comets can probably be excluded as possible parent bodies for the Tagish Lake meteorite. Spectroscopic and dynamical evidence suggests that the Tagish Lake meteorite originated from a parent body in the outer region of the main asteroid belt, which is dominated by P- and D-type asteroids. If the Tagish Lake meteorite is a representative sample of a P- or D-type asteroid, then these objects apparently do not contain as rich a mixture of organic compounds as previously thought." Best wishes, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1827
Hello Adam, You replied: --- NWA 1817 and NWA 1827 came up before on the List as far as piggy-backing goes. We informed the List that we own the main mass of NWA 1817. Another List member said that Dr. Bunch said it was OK for the number NWA 1827 to be used. I am saying this statement is false because Dr. Bunch did not study NWA 1827 and would not say it is OK to use somebody else's lab number. Hope this clears this one up, - Thanks Adam, yes it almost clears it up... at least the part about not using others lab numbers. However, while I have no idea what Dr. Bunch told Mike with regards to his use of the 1827 number, the reason he said whatever he said must not be for the reason you stated - that he didn't study this meteorite. If you look at the MetBull #88 published description of NWA 1827, you'll see that it does include T. Bunch, NAU, along with the team from UWS, as responsible for the classification and mineralogy. It also says that Dr. Bunch performed comparative studies of this sample (NWA 1827), along with your sample (1879), Mike's sample (1912), and several others (see previous abstract link), and determined that they are all paired. I guess this clears it up for me. Regards, David __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1827
Hi Dave, I used the term verbally paired. The University of Washington studied NWA 1817 and 1827 and then collaborated with NAU on other pairings. This shows that scientists can sort out pairing issues after the fact and that the assignment of NWA numbers for each batch is acceptable. With unique numbers this paper demonstrates that more accurate TKWs can be determined. All the best, Adam - Original Message - From: "David Weir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1827 > Hello Adam, > > You replied: > > --- > > NWA 1817 and NWA 1827 came up before on the List as far as piggy-backing > goes. We informed the List that we own the main mass of NWA 1817. > Another List member said that Dr. Bunch said it was OK for the number > NWA 1827 to be used. I am saying this statement is false because Dr. > Bunch did not study NWA 1827 and would not say it is OK to use somebody > else's lab number. > > Hope this clears this one up, > > - > > Thanks Adam, yes it almost clears it up... at least the part about not > using others lab numbers. However, while I have no idea what Dr. Bunch > told Mike with regards to his use of the 1827 number, the reason he said > whatever he said must not be for the reason you stated - that he didn't > study this meteorite. If you look at the MetBull #88 published > description of NWA 1827, you'll see that it does include T. Bunch, NAU, > along with the team from UWS, as responsible for the classification and > mineralogy. It also says that Dr. Bunch performed comparative studies of > this sample (NWA 1827), along with your sample (1879), Mike's sample > (1912), and several others (see previous abstract link), and determined > that they are all paired. > > I guess this clears it up for me. > > Regards, > David __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Deep Impact: NASA's Crash Course in Comet Science
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d311/050106preview.html Deep Impact: NASA's crash course in comet science BY JUSTIN RAY SPACEFLIGHT NOW This story first appeared in the January issue of Astronomy Now magazine NASA launches a space mission in January to blast a hole in the side of a comet and learn more about the make up of these icy bodies. As ancient wanderers of the solar system laden with primordial material frozen in time, comets offer humanity clues to some of the most fundamental questions about conditions when the planets were forming more than four billion years ago. Buried inside the hearts of these rocky snowballs are the pristine building blocks that hold the chemical records from the solar system's creation. Comets likely peppered the young Earth, possibly delivering the organic materials needed for the rise of life, the water for our oceans and even playing a role in generating the atmosphere. To capture an unprecedented glimpse at this preserved material, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is scheduled for launch January 12 carrying a copper bullet that will be fired into the heart of Tempel 1 next July 4, carving out a stadium-sized crater. "We're doing this to discover the comet's structure and makeup," said Rick Grammier, NASA's Deep Impact project manager. "This is like swinging an 820-pound slug of copper at this thing and seeing what happens." Sophisticated instruments on the Deep Impact's mothership will record the blast and peer into a comet's interior for the first time. Observatories around the globe, plus the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, will be watching the aftermath to collect crucial information about the dusts and gases blown out of Tempel 1. Conquering the mysteries "My interest in comets all along has been trying to understand the chemical composition and to use that to put constraints on our theories of what conditions were like 4.5 billion years ago when the whole solar system was forming," said Michael A'Hearn, astronomer from the University of Maryland and the Deep Impact principal investigator. "What we see coming out of comets as gas and dust is stuff that has been modified because it is very near the surface, and every time the comet goes around the sun the surface gets heated. So there have been changes in the surface layers... What I really want to do is figure out how different the surface is from what's inside. Discovered on April 3, 1867 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel in Marseilles, France, Comet 9P/Tempel 1 currently circles the sun every 5.5 years. Its orbit lies between Mars and Jupiter, providing the Deep Impact mission a perfect target for reaching with a modest launch vehicle, striking at high speed and being visible from Earth at impact about 130 million kilometres away. The exact size and shape of the comet's nucleus is unclear from observations made to date. It is thought to be elongated and six kilometres in diameter. How Tempel 1 will react to the impact is also a mystery, but scientists do not believe the comet will shatter apart. "It has turned out that the physics of how the impact occurs is also a large unknown because we know so little about fragility or strength of the cometary nuclei generally. We certainly know nothing about this particular comet," A'Hearn said. "There is an outside chance that we could break the comet. We don't think that will happen... We don't think that the comet can propagate a shockwave through from one side to the other so that you can break it because we don't think it's that strong and cohesive everywhere." Starting two months before the encounter, Deep Impact commences its science observations in earnest, painting a picture of what the spacecraft should expect at arrival and giving ample time to change the approach strategy if necessary. Specifically, mission planners want to pin down how the comet nucleus rotates and examine the jets of gas and dust streaming away from Tempel 1. Demolition day One day before the big bang, the mothership releases the impactor. This one-metre diameter, 0.8-metre tall projectile is equipped with an autonomous navigation computer, cameras and a propulsion system to guide itself toward a suitable impact point that is well lit. The mothership performs an evasive manoeuvre, plotting a trajectory to fly past the comet shortly after the impact. "Early images from the impactor are mainly for navigation... to make sure that it hits in an illuminated area and not in a dark area. As we get closer, those images become important for science because as we get closer and closer we will get higher and higher spatial resolution. We will directly see the change in texture as you change spatial scale. Assuming the camera on the impactor survives until very shortly before impact, these will be the highest resolution pictures ever of a cometary nucleus, much higher than we will get from the flyby [spacecraft]," A'Hearn said. The flyby craft will be using its spectrometer to i
[meteorite-list] Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Status - January 7, 2005
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2005-006 Guy Webster (818) 354-6278 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Joan Underwood (303) 971-7398 Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, Colo. Dolores Beasley (202) 358-1753 NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Status January 07, 2005 Even as the Spirit and Opportunity rovers complete a year of successful operation on Mars, the next major step in Mars Exploration is taking shape with preparation of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for launch in just seven months. The orbiter is undergoing environmental tests in facilities at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo., where its Atlas V launch vehicle is also being prepared. Developments are on schedule for a launch window that begins on Aug. 10. "The development teams from JPL, Lockheed Martin and the various institutions providing flight instruments have been working hard and efficiently as a team. Everything has really come together in the last couple of months," said Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project Manager Jim Graf of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. "The schedule remains tight, even as we continue to meet our major milestones in preparation for a late summer launch. And I am really excited about what this spacecraft, this team and these instruments can do once we get to Mars. The spacecraft engineering bus and the science instruments will be the most capable ever sent to another planet. The science gleaned from this mission will dramatically expand our understanding of Mars." The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter carries six primary instruments: the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, Context Camera, Mars Color Imager, Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, Mars Climate Sounder and Shallow Radar. All but the imaging spectrometer are currently onboard. That instrument is the last of several that had been installed but were removed so the science teams could replace an electrical component. It will be re-delivered this month. The orbiter will also carry a telecommunications relay package and two engineering demonstrations. "We're moving at a robust pace in the testing phase now and we're right on track for getting the spacecraft ready to ship to Florida this spring," said Kevin McNeill, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter program manager at Lockheed Martin Space Systems. "Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been a great spacecraft to work on, in part because we used an 'open structure' design that allows our engineers and the science teams to work in and around the spacecraft during every phase of integration and testing, with even greater ease and accessibility than we've had on previous missions. In many respects, the open design has facilitated the integration and testing of the spacecraft. We'll be in the final phase of testing during the next four months. Then, it's off to Florida." Located just a few buildings away from where the spacecraft is undergoing tests at Lockheed Martin's facilities near Denver, the company also is building the mission's Atlas V launch vehicle. The Atlas V, designated AV-007, will launch Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in August from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Atlas is undergoing final assembly and testing, and will be shipped to Cape Canaveral in March to be readied for launch. Less than two years from now, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will begin a series of global mapping, regional survey and targeted observations from a near-polar, low-altitude Mars orbit. These observations will be unprecedented in terms of the spatial resolution and coverage achieved by the orbiter's instruments as they observe the atmosphere and surface of Mars while probing its shallow subsurface as part of a "follow the water" strategy. JPL's Dr. Rich Zurek, project scientist for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, said, "The major discoveries by the Mars Exploration Rovers at the Meridiani and Gusev Crater locales indicate that water did persist on the surface of the planet for some time, so a 'follow the water' strategy is appropriate. However, the rovers have explored just two very small areas of the planet. A goal of this mission is to find many, many locales where water was active on the surface for extended periods and thereby provide a suite of sites for future landers to explore where the potential for further discovery is high and the risk of encountering surface hazards is low." Additional information about the project is available online at http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/mro. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission is managed by JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems is the prime contractor for the project. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-li
[meteorite-list] 'Flare' Over Lake Superior Was Really A Meteor
http://www.grandmarais-mn.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=190868 Five Mile Rock 'flare' was really a meteor Cook County News-Herald (Minnesota) January 6, 2005 A meteor streaking over Lake Superior early Tuesday night was misidentified by a resident as a flare going up near Five Mile Rock and a call was made to 911 to report the incident. "Somebody called and said they saw a light," said Lindsay Williams, a dispatcher at the Sheriff's Department. A deputy was sent to the area to investigate. Over the next half hour or so, communications between the sheriff's department and the deputy on a police scanner included requests to notify both the U.S. Coast Guard and an automated flight service station located in Princeton, Minn. The responding officer reported no problems in the area, according to the dispatcher's records. The sheriff's department then called the U.S. Weather Service in Duluth which reported that meteor showers were predicted for Lake Superior on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights. "We've had meteor showers before that people thought were lights," the dispatcher said. . __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad: ebay, some of my best.
Hello all, I am selling some of my nicer meteorites, I know there not as nice as yours, but they are among my best. http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=peregrineflier Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images - January 3-7, 2005
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES January 3-7, 2005 o Eos Chasma Landslides (Released 3 January 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050103a.html o Coprates Chasma Landslides in IR (Released 4 January 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050104A.html o Xanthe Terra Landslide in IR (Released 5 January 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050105A.html o Olympus Mons Landslide (Released 6 January 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050106a.html o Aeolis Mensa Landslide (Released 7 January 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050107A.html All of the THEMIS images are archived here: http://themis.la.asu.edu/latest.html NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Re: Sacramento Mountains (was "happy new years odd and ends")
Steve, isn't this meteorite from New Mexico instead of Arizona? Best, Dave Steve Arnold wrote: Also having more good news as I got home today,I had a package waiting for me.It was my 206 gram slice of the arizona meteorite, SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.I traded away 3 of my pieces to get this. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] ** Franconia strewnfield **
Hi Mike and Pierre, I have hunted the Franconia strewn field many times. I live 35 miles from the area, I was also one of the first people who knew a strewn field was even there. I would guess that half of Mikes estimate of 400 kilos would even be high. I can also assure you that it is not an easy place to find a meteorite. On the other hand it is not all gone either.If you want a piece for your collection you can go there a find one. I agree with Mike, it is a nice meteorite. Mike you also say the price is about to collapse... Do you see a flood of material on the market? I do not, I mean give me a break. It is a very new meteorite, of course there is some available for sale. A year from now there will be less, just as it should be. I for one think an ordinary chondrite from Arizona is more exciting than another one of the hundreds from some unknown place in Africa. Mike Miller // E-Bay flattoprocks Website // www.meteoritefinder.com - Original Message - From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pelé Pierre-Marie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "MeteoriteList" Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ** Franconia strewnfield ** Pierre, it is mixed government and private land. There is much left to find. I know of at least 400 kilograms of it, so I am shocked that people would be suckered into paying multi dollars per gram. It is a nice meteorite, but the price is ready to collapse. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: "Pelé Pierre-Marie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MeteoriteList" Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:50 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] ** Franconia strewnfield ** Hello to the List. I would like to know if the Franconia strewnfield is in a public zone or a private property. Do you think there's much more to find ? Thanks in advance, Pierre-Marie Pele www.meteor-center.com Découvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail : 250 Mo d'espace de stockage pour vos mails ! Créez votre Yahoo! Mail sur http://fr.mail.yahoo.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tagish Lake - asteroidal or cometary?
Hi Bernd, Thanks for the MAPS reference. I would have liked to have had MAPS delivered to my door as a member of the meteoritical society but in spite of having sent my dues in July 2003 and subsequent emails to the treasurer, I still have not received a single issue from the publusher. I eventually just gave up. Anyone else have this problem, or am I the only one? -Walter - - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 2:55 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Tagish Lake - asteroidal or cometary? > Hello Walter and List, > > Thursday, January 06, 2005, Walter wrote > > > Speaking of Tagish Lake, is it of asteroidal or cometary origin? > > > KMINEK G. et al. (2002) Amino acids in the Tagish > Lake meteorite (MAPS 37-5, 2002 May, pp. 697-701): > > pp. 700-701: "The low amino acid abundance of Tagish Lake relative to CM > and CI carbonaceous chondrites indicate that the chemical precursors for > the synthesis of amino acids may have been absent on the Tagish Lake parent > body. Based on this reasoning, C- and G-type asteroids as well as comets can > probably be excluded as possible parent bodies for the Tagish Lake meteorite. > Spectroscopic and dynamical evidence suggests that the Tagish Lake meteorite > originated from a parent body in the outer region of the main asteroid belt, > which is dominated by P- and D-type asteroids. If the Tagish Lake meteorite > is a representative sample of a P- or D-type asteroid, then these objects > apparently do not contain as rich a mixture of organic compounds as previously > thought." > > > Best wishes, > > Bernd > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2)
Hello Folks, Don't miss out on this beautiful comet tonight, provided your skies are clear. It is a naked-eye object tonight from the suburban town where I live (first use averted and then direct vision -- do not forget to dark-adapt your eyes for a few minutes - ideally about 20 minutes), it's an easy target through 10x50 binoculars and breathtaking through an 8-inch scope. Where to look: First of all find the Pleiades (the Seven Sisters to the right and above Tauraus, the Bull - my birthday constellation ;-), then look in the four o'clock position away from the Pleiades, well, about as far away as the apparent diameter of the Pleiades star cluster (at least here in Europe, in the Continental US it will probably be about twice the diameter of M45). Happy viewing! Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] MAPS
> Thanks for the MAPS reference. My pleasure! > I still have not received a single issue from the publusher. I eventually > just gave up. Anyone else have this problem, or am I the only one? I know what you are talking about. The last issue I received was the October 2004 issue (Neuschwanstein special). I further think that I paid my 2004 issues twice in order to make sure I will receive further issues without interruption. It is a bit messy, to say the least :-( Instead I receive messages like this one: > I am writing to request immediate payment of your Meteoritical > Society dues for 2004. Membership dues are normally paid at > the beginning of each calendar year. According to our records, > you have not responded to two prior reminders and have last > paid dues on December 30, 2002. Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] RE: MAPS
My case too ! And I am not the only Austrian that did not receive any magazine since October 2004 issue. But I didn't get such strange emails as Bernd got. I think they have a problem. Cheers, Christian IMCA #2673 www.austromet.com Christian Anger Korngasse 6 2405 Bad Deutsch-Altenburg AUSTRIA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:44 PM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] MAPS > Thanks for the MAPS reference. My pleasure! > I still have not received a single issue from the publusher. I eventually > just gave up. Anyone else have this problem, or am I the only one? I know what you are talking about. The last issue I received was the October 2004 issue (Neuschwanstein special). I further think that I paid my 2004 issues twice in order to make sure I will receive further issues without interruption. It is a bit messy, to say the least :-( Instead I receive messages like this one: > I am writing to request immediate payment of your Meteoritical > Society dues for 2004. Membership dues are normally paid at > the beginning of each calendar year. According to our records, > you have not responded to two prior reminders and have last > paid dues on December 30, 2002. Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Where they fall
Hi Mike and List, Meteorites are all Exciting ! Just because it fell in a specific place on this earth (or hit something man made ) doesn't make them any better than any of the others . NWA has supplied some very fantastic material , yet there are allot of people that think for some reason the NWA's are inferior. All meteorites hit the Earth somewhere and where they fell really means nothing scientifically. I believe it's the Classifications that make each meteorite special in it's own. If a meteorite from Mercury were to hit the earth where it fell on this planet wouldn't matter that much , I think the scientists would be more interested in the fact it came from Mercury than where on the planet it hit. One persons opinion . Best Regards,Steven Drummond __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Where they fall...
Steven Drummond wrote: Just because it fell in a specific place on this earth (or hit something man made ) doesn't make them any better than any of the others. Hi Steven, It's obvious you're not a Texan. For instance, I separate my collection into two major categories: 1. TEXAS Meteorites 2. Meteorites, The Rest of the World I suspect most other Texans do the same. Have a good and prosperous New Year (and buy lots of oil), Jerry . __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] A Field Update from Morocco
Dear List, I just received an interesting report from the field in Morocco. It seems that most of the Moroccan dealers have gathered in one place to discuss the future of meteorites over a huge feast. Among those in attendance is Habibi. Greg is in the middle of this group so it should prove to be interesting with all that has been going on. Hopefully, some issues can be resolved and animosities can be put to rest. Expedition H19 has been successful thus far with the acquisition of some of the new fall at a reasonable price. Apparently this fall is susceptible to rust as most of the recently found pieces are being turned away from the Hupe Collection. A gigantic piece of the pallasite that was discovered two years ago is now in our hands. Unfortunately most of it has been converted to shale. We will make some of this material available to collectors at close to our cost in a few weeks because many expressed an interest and don't want to pay the current high prices. A rotted out pallasite found in a wadi selling for the same price as Esquel, I agree, this is too much! I guess the intact olivine is beautiful and there is some demand for this material. Greg and the current team are bringing back a lot of holdouts so hopefully quite a few unpaired items will come from this trip. Some weird material has already been purchased so who knows what treasures will be found in the laboratory. A 80% crusted oriented dark green achondrite filled with vesicles was found, how exciting! Some very cool material was rumored to exist and Greg is all over it. I can hardly wait to find out what it is. H19 may turn out to be a great expedition even if the total offered weight seems to be about 1/5th of what it was just two years ago according to the most current reports from the field. I look forward to attending planned expedition H21 in Morocco this spring. H20 and H22 will be in the United States so maybe some List members can join in on these. I will provide details later. All the best, Adam __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Last Call For Meteorite Magazine Subscription Lists
To all participants, Hopefully those who were involved in getting new meteorite magazine subscriptions have by now turn those in. We will be counting these and will announce our winner when we have determine one. Winner will be announced on the list. If you sent in subscriptions by mail, anything postdated before the new year will count. Thanks for your participation and perhaps we will make this an event every one or two years. All my best and thanks for your help. You can contact Joel Schiff (editor of Meteorite Magazine) at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --AL Mitterling __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] MAPS
Hi Bernd, > I am writing to request immediate payment of your Meteoritical > Society dues for 2004. Membership dues are normally paid at > the beginning of each calendar year. According to our records, > you have not responded to two prior reminders and have last > paid dues on December 30, 2002. Yes, I got a similiar one as well. Hi Christian, >did not receive any magazine since October 2004 issue. After 1 1/2 years, I have yet to receive a single issue. -Walter __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] tuscon schedule
i searched the list briefly on this topic, soprry if this has already been discussed and i missed things. i know last year there was a central tuscon info web page run by one of the dealers who was kind enough to go through the effort of making such avalible. does any similar list exist for this year's tuscon? if not is there any listing of who is where, and what dates any planned events are going on? Thanks in advance. stan __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fwd: Las Vegas fireball sighting - 2005Jan04
Forward Message Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 13:27:10 -0800 From: skywise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Global Meteor Observing Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Las Vegas fireball sighting I too am new to the group, having been advised of it after seeing a fireball on the 4th of Jan as well, from LA. So apologies if I'm not following proper form. Here's a copy of my post to a satellite observing group: Time: 17:43 Jan 4, 2005 (0143 UTC Jan 5) Location: LA Area, Stanton CA -118.00 33.80 Travelling due east from zenith. Was seen out a window so only saw ending. I saw only bright white, but mother, who called my attention to it, saw green as well. Terminated about 30 degrees altitude. It appeared as bright as airplane landing lights seen head on from about 10 miles away. (I have seen planes turning to land at John Wayne airport from about that distance) This was not man made, was travelling way too fast. Comparing the description to what Jennifer just described, I think we saw the same event. I had also heard there was meteorite fall in Wisconsin, but I doubt this was the same event. The great circle route to Wisconsin from my location is about 45 azimuth whereas my sighting was at 90 degrees and headed the same. Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy -- Original Message -- jennifersherer wrote: > I'm new to this group and new to reporting a > sighting, so I apologize in advance for lack of > detail that one probably reports for a sighting. > I was just glad to find a place to report the > sighting! > > Here's what I can relay: > - location: Las Vegas, NV > - time: Tuesday, Jan 4th at around 5:45pm PDT > - seen while driving & position details are sketchy > (I was merging onto the freeway). > - came almost straight down (slight angle from my > top left to bottom right. I was facing south and > beginning to turn west at the time). > - it moving relatively slowly... compared to > shooting stars I've seen. > - was still burning when I lost sight of it behind > low level buildings and the freeway I was merging > onto. > - I called our local non-emergency line but no one > else had called in about it at the time. > - it was very bright and had a long tail... it was > a burning orange with a green cast... I don't > recall the destinct colors of the tail vs the > body, unfortunately > > I checked local news sources etc. and haven't found > any mention of it. It was breathtaking. > > This was different than any meteor shower I've > seen. I've only seen one other thing like this > (fireball) and that was many years ago [10?] in > the San Francisco Bay Area. I remember it looking > just like this one. > > Cheers! > Jennifer > - Reply Message Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:51:41 -0800 From: "Robert Lunsford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: (meteorobs) Re: Las Vegas fireball sighting This particular fireball was also seen in Southern California. You can see Jennifer's entry and the other three witnesses in the AMS 2005 Fireball table located at: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/fireball_log.html Clear Skies! Robert Lunsford - End of Forward Message -- __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2)
Hi Bernd and List, I echo Bernd's sentiments. >it's an easy target through 10x50 binoculars and breathtaking through >an 8-inch scope. Both the pleiades and the comet easily fit in the field of view of my 7x50 binocs and 5 degree field of my finder. You are right. In my 10 inch reflector, it is breathtaking. It has been amazing to track it's movement over the past several weeks. Here is a NASA java applet which simulates the orbit of Machholz (C/2004 Q2)... http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db_shm?sstr=2004+Q2&group=all ... which list member and JPL software engineer Ron Baalke had a hand in creating. Oh, almost forgot - "Meteorite." -Walter __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] tuscon schedule
Hi Stan and all, Try list link at the Meteorite Times. http://www.meteorite.com/tucson/ --AL Mitterling __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] tuscon schedule
Dear Stan and List, I will be focusing on the Tucson page as soon as I'm done posting MeteoriteTimes. I should have MeteoriteTimes up in a couple of hours. I'll be updating the Tucson page with all submitted information and then I'll e-mail the list again to for more requests. The web page URL is below. http://www.meteorite.com/tucson/ Thanks, Paul At 06:34 PM 1/7/2005, you wrote: i searched the list briefly on this topic, soprry if this has already been discussed and i missed things. i know last year there was a central tuscon info web page run by one of the dealers who was kind enough to go through the effort of making such avalible. does any similar list exist for this year's tuscon? if not is there any listing of who is where, and what dates any planned events are going on? Thanks in advance. stan __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] January 2005 MeteoriteTimes Up !
Hi List, MeteoriteTimes for January is now up. http://www.meteoritetimes.com/ Enjoy! Paul and Jim ** Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. http://www.meteorite.com MeteoriteTimes.com http://www.meteoritetimes.com PMB#455 P.O. Box 7000, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA *** __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rooms for the Tucson show
Hi List, Does anyone have any last minute tips on a room in Tucson for Feb. 4th and 5th? We actually have a reservation in Marana because no rooms were available in Tucson. It seems to be a nice hotel just wondering if anyone knew of any closer. Thanks, Sonny and Georgia Clary __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ** Tucson Dealers - Room Information Needed **
Dear Dealers, Please provide the following for our Tucson Information page: http://www.meteorite.com/tucson/ Hotel Name: Room No: Dates Open for Sales: Other Information: Thanks, Paul and Jim ** Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. http://www.meteorite.com MeteoriteTimes.com http://www.meteoritetimes.com PMB#455 P.O. Box 7000, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA *** __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] A rolling astroid gathers no moss
So this one must not have been rolling for too long. At least, I THINK that the green is moss. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=6503894927&rd=1 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] tuscon schedule
Excuse me all for "top posting" but one thing that has driven me crazy for years is the spelling of TUCSON. I know, it's a small, trivial thing, but I've seen it all to often and it drives me crazy. Tucson is spelledT-U-C-S-O-Nnot Tuscon. Correct spelling might just aid you all in finding accommodations as well. Sorry to split hairs and hope all of you can make it. Dave stan . wrote: i searched the list briefly on this topic, soprry if this has already been discussed and i missed things. i know last year there was a central tuscon info web page run by one of the dealers who was kind enough to go through the effort of making such avalible. does any similar list exist for this year's tuscon? if not is there any listing of who is where, and what dates any planned events are going on? Thanks in advance. stan __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
