Re: [meteorite-list] OT - Email address for Peter Marmet
Hello all, my new e-mail address: p.mar...@hispeed.ch Best regards, Peter Marmet Bern, Switzerland __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Canyon Diablo Graphite Nodule Contributed by: John Lutzon http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Worden is sold
Thanks for all of the interest! Matt Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 USA http://www.mhmeteorites.com Like Us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MileHighMeteorites __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill Update - TKW now 937.75g (SM74 added)
Hi Folks, Remember that little event called Sutter's Mill? There is a small update to the official find tally. SM74 was added - a 21.6g specimen found by Joel Kaderka on June 7th. The unofficial TKW now stands at 937.75g, consisting of 85 known finds. Official tally page - http://asima.seti.org/sm/ Unofficial tally page - http://www.galactic-stone.com/pages/lotus Best regards, MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Lixian China, and NWA's
Hi List, There are 8 new approvals worth looking at. These include a new iron from China, a rare E6, R5, olivine diogenite, eucrite, acapulcoite, and an L4. Dates range from 2005 to 2012. Link - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=7&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=0 Best regards, MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 - __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD : NWA 859 Taza 700g indivs for sale
Hi All, Up for sale, a 700g taza lot. Best regards Aziz __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Reveals Geological Mystery
Sept. 14, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 david.c.a...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-324 NASA MARS ROVER OPPORTUNITY REVEALS GEOLOGICAL MYSTERY PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's long-lived rover Opportunity has returned an image of the Martian surface that is puzzling researchers. Spherical objects concentrated at an outcrop Opportunity reached last week differ in several ways from iron-rich spherules nicknamed "blueberries" the rover found at its landing site in early 2004 and at many other locations to date. Opportunity is investigating an outcrop called Kirkwood in the Cape York segment of the western rim of Endeavour Crater. The spheres measure as much as one-eighth of an inch (3 millimeters) in diameter. The analysis is still preliminary, but it indicates that these spheres do not have the high iron content of Martian blueberries. "This is one of the most extraordinary pictures from the whole mission," said Opportunity's principal investigator, Steve Squyres of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. "Kirkwood is chock full of a dense accumulation of these small spherical objects. Of course, we immediately thought of the blueberries, but this is something different. We never have seen such a dense accumulation of spherules in a rock outcrop on Mars." The Martian blueberries found elsewhere by Opportunity are concretions formed by action of mineral-laden water inside rocks, evidence of a wet environment on early Mars. Concretions result when minerals precipitate out of water to become hard masses inside sedimentary rocks. Many of the Kirkwood spheres are broken and eroded by the wind. Where wind has partially etched them away, a concentric structure is evident. Opportunity used the microscopic imager on its arm to look closely at Kirkwood. Researchers checked the spheres' composition by using an instrument called the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer on Opportunity's arm. "They seem to be crunchy on the outside, and softer in the middle," Squyres said. "They are different in concentration. They are different in structure. They are different in composition. They are different in distribution. So, we have a wonderful geological puzzle in front of us. We have multiple working hypotheses, and we have no favorite hypothesis at this time. It's going to take a while to work this out, so the thing to do now is keep an open mind and let the rocks do the talking." Just past Kirkwood lies another science target area for Opportunity. The location is an extensive pale-toned outcrop in an area of Cape York where observations from orbit have detected signs of clay minerals. That may be the rover's next study site after Kirkwood. Four years ago, Opportunity departed Victoria Crater, which it had investigated for two years, to reach different types of geological evidence at the rim of the much larger Endeavour Crater. The rover's energy levels are favorable for the investigations. Spring equinox comes this month to Mars' southern hemisphere, so the amount of sunshine for solar power will continue increasing for months. "The rover is in very good health considering its 8-1/2 years of hard work on the surface of Mars," said Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager John Callas of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "Energy production levels are comparable to what they were a full Martian year ago, and we are looking forward to productive spring and summer seasons of exploration." NASA launched the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity in the summer of 2003, and both completed their three-month prime missions in April 2004. They continued bonus, extended missions for years. Spirit finished communicating with Earth in March 2010. The rovers have made important discoveries about wet environments on ancient Mars that may have been favorable for supporting microbial life. JPL manages the Mars Exploration Rover Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. To view the image of the area, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/Q92Rjn For more information about Opportunity, visit http://www.nasa.gov/rovers and http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov You can follow the project on Twitter and on Facebook at: http://twitter.com/MarsRovers and http://www.facebook.com/mars.rovers -end- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Curiosity Update: 32 Meters of Open Martian Road
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1348 32 Meters of Open Martian Road Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 14, 2012 Sol 38 (Sept. 13, 2012) was destined to be a driving day for NASA's latest edition to the Martian landscape. Curiosity perambulated over 105 feet (32 meters) of unpaved Gale Crater during yesterday's drive. The rover's odometer now clocks in at 466 feet (142 meters) covered since the landing on Aug. 5. The sol's activities also included pre- and post-drive imaging of the road ahead by both Mastcam and Hazcam, and science measurements from the DAN and REMS instruments. The Sol 38 Navcam image of the surface in front of the rover can be found at: (raw image at: http://1.usa.gov/QLCB15 ). In addition, Curiosity's science instruments performed observations and measurements, including Mastcam observations of the Martian moon Phobos pass ing in front of the sun. Curiosity continues to work in good health. Sol 38, in Mars local mean solar time at Gale Crater, ended at 8:34 a.m. on Sept. 14, PDT. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 10-14, 2012
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES September 10-14, 2012 o Dust Devil Tracks (10 Septmeber 2012) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5978 o Channels (11 Septmeber 2012) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5979 o Channels (12 Septmeber 2012) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5980 o North Polar Dunes (13 Septmeber 2012) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5981 o More Polar Dunes (14 Septmeber 2012) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5982 All of the THEMIS images are archived here: http://themis.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 co.oration 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. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Lixian China, and NWA's
We recently had discussions as to whether or not the classification of olivine diogenite is still being used. NWA 7370 was just classified as such. Where oh where is NWA 1877 or NWA 5480? Mendy > > From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks >To: Meteorite List >Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 1:13 PM >Subject: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Lixian China, and NWA's > >Hi List, > >There are 8 new approvals worth looking at. These include a new iron >from China, a rare E6, R5, olivine diogenite, eucrite, acapulcoite, >and an L4. Dates range from 2005 to 2012. > >Link - >http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=7&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=0 > >Best regards, > >MikeG > >-- >- >Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com >Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone >Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone >Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone >RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 >- >__ > >Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] MN SD IL Large Fireball detected by MBIQ
Dear List, Reports will be posted as they come in. http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2012/09/mbiq-detects-mn-sd-fireball-meteor.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Opportunity Finds Blueberry "Patch"on Mars
NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Reveals Geological Mystery: Spherical Objects Unlike Previously Found 'Blueberries' ScienceDaily, September 14, 2012) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120914154003.htm Puzzling Little Martian Spheres That Don't Taste Like 'Blueberries', NASA picture http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/multimedia/pia16139.html http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05564 NASA Mars rover finds a crunchy 'blueberry' surprise New Scientist, Septemebr 15, 2012 http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/09/mars-rover-finds-a-crunchy-blu.html Mars 'Blueberries': Iron Baubles Spotted By NASA Opportunity Rover, Suggests Life Existed On Red Planet, Huffington Post, Sept. 14, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/14/mars-iron-blueberries-indicates-presence-life_n_1882138.html A possibly related paper is: Weber, K. A., T. L. Spanbauer, D. Wacey, M. R. Kilburn, D. B. Loope, and R. M. Kettler, 2012, Biosignatures link microorganisms to iron mineralization in a paleoaquifer. Geology. vol. 40, no. 8, pp. 747-750. http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/40/8/747.abstract PDF file at http://www.geosciences.unl.edu/~dloope/pdf/Weber2012.pdf Best wishes, Paul h. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Lixian China, and NWA's
Hello Mendy and All, The term, Olivine Diogenite', is widely used and accepted by many scientists. If it doesn't fit into a known classification, why pigeon hole it? The more meteorites that are recovered reveals an even more diverse 'population' of meteorite types that require new 'pigeon holes' to group them into. I applaud the scientists who think outside the box and propose and adopt proper new classification designations. Best Regards, Greg Hupe On Sep 14, 2012, at 4:56 PM, Mendy Ouzillou wrote: > We recently had discussions as to whether or not the classification of > olivine diogenite is still being used. NWA 7370 was just classified as such. > Where oh where is NWA 1877 or NWA 5480? > > Mendy > > > > > > > >> >> From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks >> To: Meteorite List >> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 1:13 PM >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Lixian China, and NWA's >> >> Hi List, >> >> There are 8 new approvals worth looking at. These include a new iron >> from China, a rare E6, R5, olivine diogenite, eucrite, acapulcoite, >> and an L4. Dates range from 2005 to 2012. >> >> Link - >> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=7&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=0 >> >> Best regards, >> >> MikeG >> >> -- >> - >> Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com >> Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone >> Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone >> Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone >> RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 >> - >> __ >> >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> >> > __ > > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
