[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2016-02-19 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Dhofar 310 TS

Contributed by: Peter Marmet

http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=02/20/2016
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Re: [meteorite-list] NASA Invites Public to Send Artwork to an Asteroid (OSIRIS-REx)

2016-02-19 Thread Dolores Hill via Meteorite-list

Greetings Meteorite_list friends!

If you missed the chance to send your name to Bennu, here is another 
opportunity to extend your reach beyond Earth!


Consider submitting one of your microscope images as inspiration for 
exploration, fireball photo or maybe a nice scene that inspired you 
while out in field hunting for meteorites. Note that all artistic 
expression is welcome. I seem to recall some poets on the meteorite-list.


Best regards,
Dolores Hill

On 2/19/2016 4:08 PM, Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list wrote:

February 19, 2016

RELEASE 16-019

NASA Invites Public to Send Artwork to an Asteroid

NASA is calling all space enthusiasts to send their artistic endeavors on a
journey aboard NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource
Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft. This will
be the first U.S. mission to collect a sample of an asteroid and return it to
Earth for study.

OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to launch in September and travel to the asteroid
Bennu. The #WeTheExplorers campaign invites the public to take part in this
mission by expressing, through art, how the mission's spirit of exploration
is reflected in their own lives. Submitted works of art will be saved on a
chip on the spacecraft. The spacecraft already carries a chip with more than
442,000 names submitted through the 2014 "Messages to Bennu" campaign.

"The development of the spacecraft and instruments has been a hugely
creative process, where ultimately the canvas is the machined metal and
composites preparing for launch in September,' said Jason Dworkin,
OSIRIS-REx project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in
Greenbelt, Maryland. "It is fitting that this endeavor can inspire the
public to express their creativity to be carried by OSIRIS-REx into space."

A submission may take the form of a sketch, photograph, graphic, poem, song,
short video or other creative or artistic expression that reflects what it
means to be an explorer. Submissions will be accepted via Twitter and
Instagram until March 20. For details on how to include your submission on
the mission to Bennu, go to:

http://www.asteroidmission.org/WeTheExplorers

"Space exploration is an inherently creative activity," said Dante
Lauretta, principal investigator for OSIRIS-REx at the University of Arizona,
Tucson. "We are inviting the world to join us on this great adventure by
placing their art work on the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, where it will stay in
space for millennia."

The spacecraft will voyage to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu to collect a
sample of at least 60 grams (2.1 ounces) and return it to Earth for study.
Scientists expect Bennu may hold clues to the origin of the solar system and
the source of the water and organic molecules that may have made their way to
Earth.

Goddard provides overall mission management, systems engineering and safety
and mission assurance for OSIRIS-REx. The University of Arizona, Tucson leads
the science team and observation planning and processing. Lockheed Martin
Space Systems in Denver is building the spacecraft. OSIRIS-REx is the third
mission in NASA's New Frontiers Program. NASA's Marshall Space Flight
Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages New Frontiers for the agency's Science
Mission Directorate in Washington.

For more information on OSIRIS-Rex, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

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--
Dolores H. Hill
Sr. Research Specialist
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
Kuiper Space Sciences Bldg. #92
The University of Arizona
1629 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/

OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission Communication & Public Engagement Team
Lead OSIRIS-REx Ambassadors program
Co-lead OSIRIS-REx Target Asteroids! citizen science program
Co-coordinator Target NEOs! observing program of the Astronomical League

http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/
http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/?q=target_asteroids
http://www.astroleague.org/files/u3/NEO_HomePage.pdf

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[meteorite-list] Pluto's 'Hulk-like' Moon Charon: A Possible Ancient Ocean?

2016-02-19 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20160218

Pluto's 'Hulk-like' Moon Charon: A Possible Ancient Ocean?
February 18, 2016

Pluto's largest moon may have gotten too big for its own skin.

Images from NASA's New Horizons mission suggest that Charon once had a 
subsurface ocean that has long since frozen and expanded, pushing out 
on the moon's surface and causing it to stretch and fracture on a massive 
scale.

The side of Charon viewed by the passing New Horizons spacecraft in July 
2015 is characterized by a system of "pull apart" tectonic faults, which 
are expressed as ridges, scarps and valleys - the latter sometimes reaching 
more than 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) deep. Charon's tectonic landscape shows 
that, somehow, the moon expanded in its past, and "like Bruce Banner tearing 
his shirt as he becomes the Incredible Hulk" - Charon's surface fractured 
as it stretched. 

Charon's outer layer is primarily water ice. When the moon was young this 
layer was warmed by the decay of radioactive elements, as well as Charon's 
own internal heat of formation. Scientists say Charon could have been 
warm enough to cause the water ice to melt deep down, creating a subsurface 
ocean. But as Charon cooled over time, this ocean would have frozen and 
expanded (as happens when water freezes), pushing the surface outward 
and producing the massive chasms we see today.  

This image focuses on a section of the feature informally named Serenity 
Chasma, part of a vast equatorial belt of chasms on Charon. In fact, this 
system of chasms is one of the longest seen anywhere in the solar system, 
running at least 1,100 miles (about 1,800 kilometers) long and reaching 
4.5 miles (7.5 kilometers) deep. By comparison, the Grand Canyon is 277 
miles (446 kilometers) long and just over a mile (1.6 kilometers) deep.

The lower portion of the image shows color-coded topography of the same 
scene. Measurements of the shape of this feature tell scientists that 
Charon’s water-ice layer may have been at least partially liquid in its 
early history, and has since refrozen.

This image was obtained by the Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) 
on New Horizons. North is up; illumination is from the top-left of the 
image. The image resolution is about 1,290 feet (394 meters) per pixel. 
The image measures 240 miles (386 kilometers) long and 110 miles (175 
kilometers) wide. It was obtained at a range of approximately 48,900 miles 
(78,700 kilometers) from Charon, about an hour and 40 minutes before New 
Horizons' closest approach to Charon on July 14, 2015.

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[meteorite-list] NASA Invites Public to Send Artwork to an Asteroid (OSIRIS-REx)

2016-02-19 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list

February 19, 2016

RELEASE 16-019

NASA Invites Public to Send Artwork to an Asteroid 

NASA is calling all space enthusiasts to send their artistic endeavors on a 
journey aboard NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource 
Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft. This will 
be the first U.S. mission to collect a sample of an asteroid and return it to 
Earth for study.

OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to launch in September and travel to the asteroid 
Bennu. The #WeTheExplorers campaign invites the public to take part in this 
mission by expressing, through art, how the mission's spirit of exploration 
is reflected in their own lives. Submitted works of art will be saved on a 
chip on the spacecraft. The spacecraft already carries a chip with more than 
442,000 names submitted through the 2014 "Messages to Bennu" campaign.

"The development of the spacecraft and instruments has been a hugely 
creative process, where ultimately the canvas is the machined metal and 
composites preparing for launch in September,' said Jason Dworkin, 
OSIRIS-REx project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in 
Greenbelt, Maryland. "It is fitting that this endeavor can inspire the 
public to express their creativity to be carried by OSIRIS-REx into space."

A submission may take the form of a sketch, photograph, graphic, poem, song, 
short video or other creative or artistic expression that reflects what it 
means to be an explorer. Submissions will be accepted via Twitter and 
Instagram until March 20. For details on how to include your submission on 
the mission to Bennu, go to:

http://www.asteroidmission.org/WeTheExplorers

"Space exploration is an inherently creative activity," said Dante 
Lauretta, principal investigator for OSIRIS-REx at the University of Arizona, 
Tucson. "We are inviting the world to join us on this great adventure by 
placing their art work on the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, where it will stay in 
space for millennia."

The spacecraft will voyage to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu to collect a 
sample of at least 60 grams (2.1 ounces) and return it to Earth for study. 
Scientists expect Bennu may hold clues to the origin of the solar system and 
the source of the water and organic molecules that may have made their way to 
Earth.

Goddard provides overall mission management, systems engineering and safety 
and mission assurance for OSIRIS-REx. The University of Arizona, Tucson leads 
the science team and observation planning and processing. Lockheed Martin 
Space Systems in Denver is building the spacecraft. OSIRIS-REx is the third 
mission in NASA's New Frontiers Program. NASA's Marshall Space Flight 
Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages New Frontiers for the agency's Science 
Mission Directorate in Washington.

For more information on OSIRIS-Rex, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

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[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: February 8-19, 2016

2016-02-19 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
February 8-19, 2016

o Dark Slope Streaks (08 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160208a

o Ridges (09 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160209a

o Hills and Channels (10 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160210a

o Lonar Crater (11 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160211a

o Kasei Valles (12 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160212a

o Tempe Terra (15 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160215a

o Ceraunius Fossae (16 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160216a

o Rampart Crater (17 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160217a

o Granicus Valles (18 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160218a

o Olympica Fossae (19 February 2016)
  http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160219a




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. 



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[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: February 3-9, 2016

2016-02-19 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE:  Taking Panoramic Views and Prepping for Science 
- sols 4276-4282, February 03, 2016-February 09, 2016:

Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour
crater. The rover is up on very steep slopes to reach high-value science
targets on 'Knudsen Ridge.'

For the past week, Opportunity has been collecting extensive Pancam
panoramas of the location all around Knudsen Ridge. One important
purpose is to collect detailed imagery of the surface targets that the
rover will approach next for detailed in-situ (contact) investigation.

As of Sol 4282 (Feb. 9, 2016), the solar array energy production was 493
watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.443 and a solar array
dust factor of 0.675.

Total odometry is 26.51 miles (42.66 kilometers), more than a marathon.

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[meteorite-list] Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli Are Joined (ExoMars 2016)

2016-02-19 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list


http://exploration.esa.int/mars/57387-united-they-stand-trace-gas-orbiter-and-schiaparelli-are-joined/

United they stand - Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli are joined
European Space Agency
16 February 2016 

The Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli are now in their launch configuration. 
The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft will remain united until 16 October, when 
the entry, descent and landing demonstrator module will separate from 
the orbiter to descend to the surface of Mars.

The mating of the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli began on Friday 12 
February with the two spacecraft having been transferred into the fuelling 
area, where a mounting platform surrounding the orbiter facilitates the 
activities that need to be done about 4 m off the ground.

TGO and Schiaparelli are mechanically linked with the main separation 
assembly (MSA), which attaches to TGO with 27 screws. The MSA holds onto 
Schiaparelli with three separation mechanisms comprising compressed and 
angled springs that are held by non-explosive actuators (NEA). When the 
NEA's are released on 16 October, as the spacecraft approaches Mars, 
Schiaparelli 
will be gently pushed away from TGO, at the same time being imparted with 
a rotation that will serve to stabilize its atmospheric entry.

Although this was the third time the two spacecraft have been mated -
the previous occasions being in Cannes during integration and testing 
- it was the first time it was done with Schiaparelli fuelled, which required 
extra safety precautions to be applied.

The next day, Saturday 13 February, all the electrical connections between 
the two spacecraft were made, which meant that some functional checks 
could also be started. These checks, which provide a means of monitoring 
that all systems are behaving as expected and that no problems have been 
introduced by any of the preparations, continued throughout the weekend 
and were completed on Monday 15 February.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, specialists from the Airbus Defence and Space team 
began their preparations for bonding the last few tiles on Schiaparelli. 
Although most of the tiles had been placed and sealed last week, a few 
places on the heat shield had remained 'open' since these were the sites 
of hooks for the equipment that is used to lift Schiaparelli into place 
on the TGO. With this task completed the hooks could be removed and the 
final tiles placed and sealed. These will be finalized on Wednesday 17 
February. (The bonding of the tiles requires some days to allow the bonding 
agent to cure before the final, finishing touches can be applied.)

This week, on Tuesday and Wednesday, TGO and Schiaparelli will 'phone 
home': they will be connected (via the Network Data Interface Unit (NDIU)) 
to the mission operations centre at the European Space Operations Centre 
(ESOC), to run the last of the system verification tests (SVT-2b) on the 
spacecraft.

By the end of the week, the spacecraft will be ready for fuelling of the 
Trace Gas Orbiter.

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[meteorite-list] How the Sun Protects Earth from Asteroid Impacts

2016-02-19 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list



https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/asteroids-are-not-destroyed-in-an-impact-with-the-sun

Asteroids are not destroyed in an impact with the Sun
University of Helsinki
February 18, 2016

Puzzling asteroid and meteor observations can now be explained.

For two decades it was thought that most near-Earth objects (NEOs) end 
their existence in a dramatic final plunge into the Sun. A new study published 
in the journal Nature finds instead that most of those objects are destroyed 
much farther from the Sun than previously thought.

This surprising new discovery explains several puzzling asteroid and meteor 
observations that have been reported in recent years.

- Initially our aim was to construct a state-of-the-art model of the NEO 
population that is needed for planning future asteroid surveys and spacecraft 
missions, says planetary scientist Mikael Granvik, currently at the University 
of Helsinki.

The best-ever model

The model that describes the NEOs' orbit and size distributions was completed 
as planned, but the research also led to an important advance in asteroid 
research.

- We modelled different observational selection effects, and combined 
them with observational data and NEOs' well-understood, statistical orbit 
distributions that vary depending on an NEO's specific source region in 
the main asteroid belt.

But the team noticed that their model had a problem: the number of NEOs 
detected was 5 per cent less than the model predicted. They then spent 
a year verifying their calculations before they came to the conclusion 
that the problem was not in their analysis but in their assumptions of 
how the Solar System works.

The model was then modified to the new hypothesis that NEOs are destroyed 
if they spend too much time within about 10 solar diameters of the Sun, 
and this lead to an excellent agreement between the model and the observed 
population of NEOs.

Why some meteor streams lack parent objects

The team's discovery helps to explain several other discrepancies between 
observations and predictions of the distribution of small objects in our 
Solar System.

- Astronomers have been unable to match most of the meteor streams on 
orbits closely approaching the Sun with known parent objects, says Granvik.

He and his research team now suggest that the parent objects were completely 
destroyed when they came too close to the Sun.

The team can now also explain why NEOs that approach closer to the Sun 
are brighter than those that keep their distance from the Sun.

Darker asteroids are more easily destroyed

- Darker asteroids that have been orbiting closer to the Sun have already 
been destroyed. The fact that dark objects are more easily destroyed implies 
that dark and bright asteroids have a different internal composition and, 
possibly, structure.

According to Granvik, their discovery of the catastrophic loss of asteroids 
before a collision with the Sun allows planetary scientists to understand 
a variety of recent observations from a new perspective.

- Perhaps the most intriguing outcome of this study is that it shows that 
it shows that one must account for the asteroids' physical properties 
when constructing population models.

- In simple terms one can say that it is now possible to test models of 
asteroid interiors simply by keeping track of their orbits and sizes.

This research led by Mikael Granvik is published in Nature, 18 February.

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[meteorite-list] NASA Introduces New, Wider Set of Eyes on the Universe (WFIRST)

2016-02-19 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list


http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=5371

NASA Introduces New, Wider Set of Eyes on the Universe
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
February 18, 2016

After years of preparatory studies, NASA is formally starting an astrophysics 
mission designed to help unlock the secrets of the universe -- the Wide 
Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).

With a view 100 times bigger than that of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, 
WFIRST will aid researchers in their efforts to unravel the secrets of 
dark energy and dark matter, and explore the evolution of the cosmos. 
It also will discover new worlds outside our solar system and advance 
the search for worlds that could be suitable for life.

NASA's Agency Program Management Council, which evaluates the agency's 
programs and projects on content, risk management and performance, made 
the decision to move forward with the mission on Wednesday.

The mission is led by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, 
Maryland. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, will 
manage the mission's 7.8-foot (2.4-meter) telescope and deliver the 
coronagraph, 
an instrument to help image and characterize planets around other stars. 
The Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at the California Institute 
of Technology in Pasadena will share science center activities with the 
Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, under Goddard leadership.

"WFIRST has the potential to open our eyes to the wonders of the universe, 
much the same way Hubble has," said John Grunsfeld, astronaut and associate 
administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate at Headquarters in 
Washington. "This mission uniquely combines the ability to discover and 
characterize planets beyond our own solar system with the sensitivity 
and optics to look wide and deep into the universe in a quest to unravel 
the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter."

WFIRST is the agency's next major astrophysics observatory, following 
the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2018. The WFIRST observatory 
will survey large regions of the sky in near-infrared light to answer 
fundamental questions about the structure and evolution of the universe, 
and expand our knowledge of planets beyond our solar system - known as 
exoplanets.

It will carry a Wide Field Instrument for surveys, and a Coronagraph Instrument 
designed to block the glare of individual stars and reveal the faint light 
of planets orbiting around them. By blocking the light of the host star, 
the Coronagraph Instrument will enable detailed measurements of the chemical 
makeup of planetary atmospheres. Comparing these data across many worlds 
will allow scientists to better understand the origin and physics of these 
atmospheres, and search for chemical signs of environments suitable for 
life.

"WFIRST is designed to address science areas identified as top priorities 
by the astronomical community," said Paul Hertz, director of NASA's 
Astrophysics 
Division in Washington. "The Wide-Field Instrument will give the telescope 
the ability to capture a single image with the depth and quality of Hubble, 
but covering 100 times the area. The coronagraph will provide revolutionary 
science, capturing the faint, but direct images of distant gaseous worlds 
and super-Earths."

The telescope's sensitivity and wide view will enable a large-scale search 
for exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of millions of stars in the 
crowded central region of our galaxy. The survey will net thousands of 
new exoplanets similar in size and distance from their star as those in 
our own solar system, complementing the work started by NASA's Kepler 
mission and the upcoming work of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

Employing multiple techniques, astronomers also will use WFIRST to track 
how dark energy and dark matter have affected the evolution of our universe. 
Dark energy is a mysterious, negative pressure that has been speeding 
up the expansion of the universe. Dark matter is invisible material that 
makes up most of the matter in our universe.

By measuring the distances of thousands of supernovae, astronomers can 
map in detail how cosmic expansion has increased with time. WFIRST also 
can precisely measure the shapes, positions and distances of millions 
of galaxies to track the distribution and growth of cosmic structures, 
including galaxy clusters and the dark matter accompanying them.

"In addition to its exciting capabilities for dark energy and exoplanets, 
WFIRST will provide a treasure trove of exquisite data for all astronomers," 
said Neil Gehrels, WFIRST project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight 
Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "This mission will survey the universe 
to find the most interesting objects out there."

Twelve science investigation teams were recently selected by NASA to help 
optimize science returns for the mission. Olivier Doré of JPL leads one 
of the teams. His group will focus on co

[meteorite-list] AD1 2016 (free ad) - Some nice NWA slices on Ebay

2016-02-19 Thread Stalder Thomas via Meteorite-list
Dear list members


I'm offering very nice slices of different NWA meteorites on Ebay. Low TKW, low 
starting bid, no reserve auctions. Ending coming Sunday. More to come, so have 
a look again in the coming weeks.

NWA 6057 (prov.) Achondrite)
NWA 6475 (Eucrite pmict)
NWA 8310 (Chondrite LL5-7)
NWA 8377 (Chondrite CV3)


next week:
NWA 5995 (Achondrite polym. with nano diamonds)
NWA 6059 (Chondrite L6)
NWA 6476 (Chondrite IMB H5)


http://stores.ebay.com/SAHARAGEMS-Meteorites-and-more?_rdc=1


Thanks for looking.
Thomas
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IMCA 8629
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[meteorite-list] Southern France / Italy Bolide Fireball Meteor 18.20 (GMT +1) 17FEB2016 w/ Videos

2016-02-19 Thread drtanuki via Meteorite-list
List, 
Southern France / Italy Bolide Fireball Meteor 18.20 (GMT +1) 17FEB2016 w/ 
Videos 
MeteorRats Scramble! Booms reported with smoke trail. Rocks?! 
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2016/02/france-italy-bolide-fireball-meteor.html
 

Dirk Ross...Tokyo The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
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Re: [meteorite-list] Arizona Fireball Meteor 06:35am MST 15FEB2016

2016-02-19 Thread Sahara via Meteorite-list
Hi List,

That's funny. I saw that Fireball. I was driving in tucson from my Hotel to the 
show. That was a huge one, and I think it fell near of Tucson because it ended 
up before the mountains. 


Mohammed HMANI
I.M.C.A #0153
www.sahara-nayzak.com

Le 15 févr. 2016 à 16:17, drtanuki via Meteorite-list 
 a écrit :

> List, 
> 
> Arizona Fireball Meteor 06:35am MST 15FEB2016 
> http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2016/02/arizona-fireball-meteor-15feb2016.html
>  
> 
> Dirk Ross...Tokyo The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 
> http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
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