[meteorite-list] Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil TWO Fireball Meteors 01AUG2014
List, Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil TWO Fireball Meteors 01AUG2014 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2014/08/campos-dos-goytacazes-brasil-two.html Photos and videos to be posted ASAP. Thanks. Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Deltas In Martian Craters
Experimental Delta Formation in Crater Lakes by G. de Villiers, Faculty of Geoscience, Utrecht University. http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/experimental-delta-formation-in-crater-lakes/ http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com Other articles are: Most deltas on Mars created by short, catastrophic floods by rburnham, Red Planet Report, April 22, 2013 http://redplanet.asu.edu/?p=2534 Aeolis Serpens, Mars’ longest sinuous ridge, is an ancient riverbed by rburnham, Red Planet Report, May 17, 2013 http://redplanet.asu.edu/?p=2555 Papers are: de Villiers, G., M. G. Kleinhans and G. Postma, 2103, Experimental delta formation in crater lakes and implications for interpretation of Martian deltas Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, vol. 118, no. 4, pp. 651-670. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jgre.20069/abstract https://uu.academia.edu/GeorgePostma de Villiers, G. Postma and M. G. Kleinhans, 2011, Interpretation of Martian Delta Morphology and Processes Based on Experimental Work. 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2011) no. 1784 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2011/pdf/1784.pdf http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011LPI42.1784D Kraal, E. R., M. van Dijk, G. Postma, and M. G. Kleinhans, 2013, Martian stepped-delta formation by rapid water release. Nature. vol. 451, pp. 973-976 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v451/n7181/full/nature06615.html Yours, Paul H. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: July 28 - August 1, 2014
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES July 28 - August 1, 2014 o Colles (28 July 2014) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140728a o Hrad Vallis (29 July 2014) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140729a o Hyperboreae Undae (30 July 2014) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140730a o Cyane Fossae (31 July 2014) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140731a o Kasei Valles (1 August 2014) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140801a All of the THEMIS images are archive 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.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - July 31, 2014
http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2014/07/31/dawn-journal-july-31/ Dawn Journal by Marc Rayman July 31, 2014 Dear Studawnts and Teachers, Patient and persistent, silent and alone, Dawn is continuing its extraordinary extraterrestrial expedition. Flying through the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the spacecraft is using its advanced ion propulsion system to travel from Vesta, the giant protoplanet it unveiled in 2011 and 2012, to Ceres, the dwarf planet it will reach in about eight months. Most of these logs since December have presented previews of the ambitious plan for entering orbit and operating at Ceres to discover the secrets this alien world has held since the dawn of the solar system. We will continue with the previews next month. But now with Dawn three quarters of the way from Vesta to Ceres, let's check in on the progress of the mission, both on the spacecraft and in mission control at JPL. The mission is going extremely well. Thank you for asking. For readers who want more details, read on... The spacecraft, in what is sometimes misleading called quiet cruise, has spent more than 97 percent of the time this year following the carefully designed ion thrust flight plan needed to reshape its solar orbit, gradually making it more and more like Ceres' orbit around the sun. This is the key to how the ship can so elegantly enter into orbit around the massive body even with the delicate thrust, never greater than the weight of a single sheet of paper. The probe is equipped with three ion engines, although it only uses one at a time. (The locations of the engines were revealed shortly after launch when the spacecraft was too far from Earth for the information to be exploited for tawdry sensationalism.) Despite the disciplined and rigorous nature of operating a spaceship in the main asteroid belt, the team enjoys adding a lighthearted touch to their work, so they refer to the engines by the zany names #1, #2, and #3. Darth Vader and his Empire cohorts in Star Wars flew TIE --- twin ion engine --- Fighters in their battles against Luke Skywalker and others in the Rebel Alliance. Outfitted with three ion engines, Dawn does the TIE Fighters one better. We should acknowledge, however, that the design of the TIE Fighters did appear to provide greater agility, perhaps at the expense of fuel efficiency. Your correspondent would concur that when you are trying to destroy your enemy while dodging blasts from his laser cannons, economy of propellant consumption probably shouldn't be your highest priority. All three engines on Dawn are healthy, and mission controllers consider many criteria in formulating the plan for which one to use. This called for switching from thruster #2 to thruster #1 on May 27. Thruster #1 had last been used to propel the ship on Jan. 4, 2010. After well over four years of inaction in space, it came to life and emitted the famous blue-green beam of high velocity xenon ions right on schedule (at 4:19:19 pm PDT, should you wish to take yourself back to that moment), gently and reliably pushing the spacecraft closer to its appointment with Ceres. Without the tremendous capability of ion propulsion, a mission to orbit either Vesta or Ceres alone would have been unaffordable within NASA's Discovery program. A mission to orbit both destinations would be altogether impossible. The reason ion propulsion is so much more efficient than conventional chemical propulsion is that it can turn electrical energy into thrust. Chemical propulsion systems are limited to the energy stored in the propellants. Thanks to Dawn's huge solar arrays, electrical energy is available in abundance, even far from the brilliant sun. To make accurate predictions of the efficiency of the solar cells as Dawn continues to recede from the sun, engineers occasionally conduct a special calibration. As we described in more detail a year ago, they command the robot to rotate its panels to receive less sunlight, simulating being at greater solar distances, as the ion propulsion system is throttled to lower power levels. Following the first such calibration on June 24, 2013, we assured readers (including you) that we would repeat the calibration as Dawn continued its solar system travels. So you will be relieved to know that it was performed again on Oct. 14, Feb. 3, and May 27, and another is scheduled for Sept. 15. Having high confidence in how much power will be available for ion thrusting for the rest of the journey allows navigators to plot the best possible course. Dawn is on a real power trip! The reason for going to Ceres, besides it being an incredibly cool thing to do, is to use the suite of sophisticated sensors to learn about this mysterious dwarf planet. (In December, we will describe what is known about Ceres, just in time for it to change with Dawn's observations.) Controllers activated and tested the cameras and all the spectrometers t
[meteorite-list] Rosetta Takes Comet's Temperature
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/54437-rosetta-takes-comets-temperature/ Rosetta takes comet's temperature European Space Agency 01 August 2014 ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has made its first temperature measurements of its target comet, finding that it is too hot to be covered in ice and must instead have a dark, dusty crust. The observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko were made by Rosetta's visible, infrared and thermal imaging spectrometer, VIRTIS, between 13 and 21 July, when Rosetta closed in from 14 000 km to the comet to just over 5000 km. At these distances, the comet covered only a few pixels in the field of view and so it was not possible to determine the temperatures of individual features. But, using the sensor to collect infrared light emitted by the whole comet, scientists determined that its average surface temperature is about -70°C. The comet was roughly 555 million kilometres from the Sun at the time - more than three times further away than Earth, meaning that sunlight is only about a tenth as bright. Although -70°C may seem rather cold, importantly, it is some 20â30°C warmer than predicted for a comet at that distance covered exclusively in ice. "This result is very interesting, since it gives us the first clues on the composition and physical properties of the comet's surface," says VIRTIS principal investigator Fabrizio Capaccioni from INAF-IAPS, Rome, Italy. Indeed, other comets such as 1P/Halley are known to have very dark surfaces owing to a covering of dust, and Rosetta's comet was already known to have a low reflectance from ground-based observations, excluding an entirely 'clean' icy surface. The temperature measurements provide direct confirmation that much of the surface must be dusty, because darker material heats up and emits heat more readily than ice when it is exposed to sunlight. "This doesn't exclude the presence of patches of relatively clean ice, however, and very soon, VIRTIS will be able to start generating maps showing the temperature of individual features," adds Dr Capaccioni. In addition to global measurements, the sensor will study the variation of the daily surface temperature of specific areas of the comet, in order to understand how quickly the surface reacts to solar illumination. In turn, this will provide insight into the thermal conductivity, density and porosity of the top tens of centimetres of the surface. This information will be important in selecting a target site for Rosetta's lander, Philae. It will also measure the changes in temperature as the comet flies closer to the Sun along its orbit, providing substantially more heating of the surface. "Combined with observations from the other 10 science experiments on Rosetta and those on the lander, VIRTIS will provide a thorough description of the surface physical properties and the gases in the comet's coma, watching as conditions change on a daily basis and as the comet loops around the Sun over the course of the next year," says Matt Taylor, ESA's Rosetta project scientist. "With only a few days until we arrive at just 100 km distance from the comet, we are excited to start analysing this fascinating little world in more and more detail." More about Rosetta Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its member states and NASA. Rosetta's Philae lander is provided by a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES and ASI. Rosetta will be the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet, escort it as it orbits the Sun, and deploy a lander. Comets are time capsules containing primitive material left over from the epoch when the Sun and its planets formed. By studying the gas, dust and structure of the nucleus and organic materials associated with the comet, via both remote and in-situ observations, the Rosetta mission should become the key to unlocking the history and evolution of our Solar System, as well as answering questions regarding the origin of Earth's water and perhaps even life. For more information, please contact: Markus Bauer ESA Science and Robotic Exploration Communication Officer Tel: +31 71 565 6799 Mob: +31 61 594 3 954 Email: markus.ba...@esa.int Matt Taylor ESA Rosetta project scientist Email: matthew.tay...@esa.int Fabrizio Capaccioni VIRTIS principal investigator INAF-IAPS, Rome, Italy Email: fabrizio.capacci...@iaps.inaf.it __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Nears Mountain-Base Outcrop
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-257 NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Nears Mountain-Base Outcrop Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 01, 2014 As it approaches the second anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is also approaching its first close look at bedrock that is part of Mount Sharp, the layered mountain in the middle of Mars' Gale Crater. The mission made important discoveries during its first year by finding evidence of ancient lake and river environments. During its second year, it has been driving toward long-term science destinations on lower slopes of Mount Sharp. Those destinations are in an area beginning about 2 miles (3 kilometers) southwest of the rover's current location, but an appetizer outcrop of a base layer of the mountain lies much closer -- less than one-third of a mile (500 meters) from Curiosity. The rover team is calling the outcrop "Pahrump Hills." "We're coming to our first taste of a geological unit that's part of the base of the mountain rather than the floor of the crater," said Curiosity Project Scientist John Grotzinger of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. "We will cross a major terrain boundary." For about half of July, the rover team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, drove Curiosity across an area of hazardously sharp rocks called "Zabriskie Plateau." Damage to Curiosity's aluminum wheels from driving across similar terrain last year prompted a change in route planning to skirt such rock-studded terrain wherever feasible. The one-eighth mile (200 meters) across Zabriski Plateau was one of the longest stretches without a suitable detour on the redesigned route toward the long-term science destination. "The wheels took some damage getting across Zabriskie Plateau, but it's less than I expected from the amount of hard, sharp rocks embedded there," said JPL's Jim Erickson, project manager for Curiosity. "The rover drivers showed that they're up to the task of getting around the really bad rocks. There will still be rough patches ahead. We didn't imagine prior to landing that we would see this kind of challenge to the vehicle, but we're handling it." Another recent challenge appeared last week in the form of unexpected behavior by an onboard computer currently serving as backup. Curiosity carries duplicate main computers. It has been operating on its B-side computer since a problem with the A-side computer prompted the team to command a side swap in February 2013. Work in subsequent weeks of 2013 restored availability of the A-side as a backup in case of B-side trouble. Last week, fresh commanding of the rover was suspended for two days while engineers confirmed that the A-side computer remains reliable as a backup. Curiosity landed inside Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, PDT (Aug. 6, 2012, EDT). During its first year of operations, it fulfilled its major science goal of determining whether Mars ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life. Clay-bearing sedimentary rocks on the crater floor in an area called Yellowknife Bay yielded evidence of a lakebed environment billions of years ago that offered fresh water, all of the key elemental ingredients for life, and a chemical source of energy for microbes, if any existed there. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Project continues to use Curiosity to assess ancient habitable environments and major changes in Martian environmental conditions. The destinations on Mount Sharp offer a series of layers that recorded different chapters in the environmental evolution of early Mars. JPL, a division of Caltech, built the rover and manages the project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. For more information about Curiosity, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/msl http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/ You can follow the mission on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/marscuriosity and on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/marscuriosity Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov 2014-257 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Almahata Sitta Micros (Budget Priced), Museum Meteorite Postcard, Baby Odessas, New Trinitite, Type Collector Kit (28 Different Types!)
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[meteorite-list] More About Mysterious Giant Siberian Holes
Inside Siberia's mysterious sinkhole that appeared at the 'end of the world, The Mirror, July 31, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/inside-siberias-mysterious-sinkhole-appeared-3940712 Two new mysterious craters emerge in Siberia, deepening giant hole saga. Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/29/two-new-mysterious-craters-emerge-in-siberia-deepening-giant-hole-saga/ Mystery of giant holes in Siberia may be solved Shelley Hazen, USA Today, August 1, 2014 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/08/01/newser-mystery-giant-holes-siberia/13455833/ Mysterious Holes In Siberia May Actually Be Odd Type Of Sinkhole by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/31/mysterious-siberian-holes-explained_n_5637303.html Yours, Paul H. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Man Made Crater in Turkmenistan
This Hellish Desert Pit Has Been On Fire for More Than 40 Years. In the Turkmenistan desert, a crater dubbed "The Door to Hell" has been burning for decades by Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian Magazine, May 20, 2014 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/giant-hole-ground-has-been-fire-more-40-years-180951247/?no-ist How 'the Gates of Hell' Emerged in a Soviet Desert Giant pit has become tourist spot. byMatt Cantor, USA Today, May 25, 2014 http://www.newser.com/story/187280/how-the-gates-of-hell-emerged-in-a-soviet-desert.html Door to Hell, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door_to_Hell Yours, Paul H. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Ebay sales ending soon ("Foum el Hisn" eucrite fall, Draveil, Ensiheim, EH3 enstatite, Fukang, Tafassasset etc...)
Hello, today and the next five days, I have several interesting meteorites, by their history (documented Ensiheim sepcimen, Draveil, Foum el Hisn...), classification (Tafassasset, NWA 7397 lherzolitic/poikilitic martian meteorite, NWA 6675 aubrite, Dhofar 1768 polymict diogenite...), or because their look (Fukang, Esquel etc...). All starting with 0.01$, and NO RESERVE : http://www.ebay.com/sch/wwmeteorites-25/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1 Regards, Fabien Fabien Kuntz Météorites (ventes, expertise, conférences) Animation scientifique et technique WWMETEORITES (Siret : 511 850 612 00017) www.wwmeteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Knyahinya (copy of the map)
Dear List Members if anyone would be interest in a professional copy of the map distribution of meteorite specimens Knyahinya please let me know. All details you can find on following link http://www.woreczko.pl/meteorites/sale/Knyahinya/Knyahinya-map.htm I accept payments in PayPal system. http://www.woreczko.pl/meteorites/sale/c_sale.htm Best wishes, Jan Woreczko http://www.woreczko.pl http://wiki.meteoritica.pl -- This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. http://www.astaro.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Marissa's Meteorite
Hello, List. I am very pleased to share with you all the story of a young woman's quest to realize a long-time dream: finding her first meteorite. What makes her story any different than that of countless other meteorite hunters to-be? Rather than try to explain it myself I will let Marissa speak for herself. "I have a genetic disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 2. The signal that travels down the spine and to the muscles telling them to move is gone and doesn't work. The only reason I have some function is due to a short back-up signal but it is short-lived and fades away. I have never walked on my own and when I was 4, I was in a wheelchair, permanently... ...I do not tell you this to make you feel bad or sorry for me. I'm not sorry. I'm very lucky. I love life and just want to enjoy it as much as possible. This disease made me who I am and helped me see how precious life is and I'm very thankful for that... ...I would love for this to be my first meteorite hunt but it may be my only hunt and I'd cherish every minute of the hunt." Several very generous members of our meteorite community have banded together help Marissa complete this quest, but they cannot do it alone. Achieving this goal will require the broad support of our global group of like-minded souls, all infatuated with rocks from space. To read Marissa's full story and see what you can do to help, please visit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/marissa-s-meteorite Thank very much for your help, together we can make this dream come true! Michael in so. Cal. IMCA #3963 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Sculpture by Katie Paterson
I still can't grasp the reason why the meteorite had to be melted. Would it have been any less "artistic" if, instead, the artist had melted leftover end-cuts/saw-cuttings/trimmings from other Campos and poured that into the mold? And if including these "handiworks of humanity" into the "compressing and merging" isn't what the artist had in mind, then I'm sure it's still a good idea, worthy of consideration by anyone with buckets of meteorite saw-cuttings and is still looking for an idea how to recycle this by-product. http://preview.tinyurl.com/k936s8w Bob V. "An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that she — for some reason — thinks it would be a good idea to give them." - Andy Warhol "We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies." - - Pablo Picasso On Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:46 PM, Michael Mulgrew via Meteorite-list wrote: > > >"Melting a meteorite and reforming it is a little bit like compressing >and merging together these layers of time, history and space. >Eventually I would like to send the meteorite back into Space," > >Replace "compressing and merging" with "destroying" and then you have >a valid statement. Once melted and reformed, referring to it as a >meteorite is no >longer correct. > >Michael in so. Cal. > >On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 6:14 AM, Peter Davidson via Meteorite-list > wrote: >> Dear Listoids >> >> I make no claim to be an expert on contemporary art/artists, nevertheless I >> have worked with a number of artists over the last few years in my role as a >> mineral curator for the National Museums and this has allowed me to get a >> glimpse of the way different artists devise, plan and execute their works. I >> haven't had the pleasure of working with Katie, but I do know her and I have >> met her and we have had some long discussions about meteorites and she does >> feature meteorites and space in her work a lot. So I feel I ought to give my >> angle on this as well as try and explain her work on the Campo using her own >> words. >> >> The original concept was formulated in around 2010/11 and the finished cast >> was exhibited in London in 2012. At about that time she gave an interview >> and the following quote is lifted directly from the published article: >> >> "...The artist domesticates the cosmos' immensity: she gives the >> unfathomable a human scale, putting it within our reach. "The cast meteorite >> will likely be placed on Exhibition Road (close to the Natural History >> Museum) in a discrete place, where people can sit around it and be able to >> touch it," she says. "Most meteorites have been travelling around space for >> over four and a half billion years. They are older than the Earth and are >> the oldest objects on Earth. I like the idea of this vast cosmic history >> embedded inside them. Melting a meteorite and reforming it is a little bit >> like compressing and merging together these layers of time, history and >> space. Eventually I would like to send the meteorite back into Space, though >> that might not be for many years." >> >> Well the many years have now past and Katie has send the recast meteorite >> into space. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Cheers >> >> Peter Davidson >> Senior Curator of Minerals >> >> National Museums Collection Centre >> 242 West Granton Road >> Edinburgh >> EH5 1JA >> 00 44 131 247 4283 >> p.david...@nms.ac.uk >> >> Discover the treasures of China's Ming dynasty at the National Museum of >> Scotland. >> Ming: The Golden Empire, 27 June-19 October 2014, >> www.nms.ac.uk/ming >> >> National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 >> This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the >> addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. >> The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the >> author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. >> This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of >> Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that >> may be caused to your systems or data by this message. >> __ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >__ > >Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Choteau Contributed by: Jim Strope http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
