[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 2724 Contributed by: Jean-Michel Masson http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=02/28/2016 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] ureilites and earth
Dear list members, I really thought that ureilites are a good example to help learn more about the age of the planet earth? is this right please? the carbon crystallized on ureilites can give an idea of the age for the long time of its crystallization. But, there is a difference of ureilites (kind of ureilites like eucrites ... etc). So what kind of ureilites that have ancient characters? Thanks, Abdelfattah. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Update: Small Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth March 8 (2013 TX68)
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4888 Small Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth March 8 Jet Propulsion Laboratory UPDATED ON FEB. 25 AT 2:40 P.M. PT: Additional observations of asteroid 2013 TX68 have been obtained, refining its orbital path and moving the date of the asteroid's Earth flyby from March 5 to March 8. The observations, from archived images provided by the NASA-funded Pan-STARRS asteroid survey, enabled scientists at NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to refine their earlier flyby and distance predictions, reconfirming that the asteroid poses no threat to Earth. "We already knew this asteroid, 2013 TX68, would safely fly past Earth in early March, but this additional data allow us to get a better handle on its orbital path," said Paul Chodas, manager of CNEOS. "The data indicate that this small asteroid will probably pass much farther away from Earth than previously thought." Marco Micheli of the European Space Agency's NEO Coordination Centre (NEOCC/SpaceDys) in Frascati, Italy, is the astronomer who identified the object in the archived images, measured its position, and provided these observations to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. CNEOS's new prediction for 2013 TX68 is that it will fly by roughly 3 million miles (5 million kilometers) from our planet. There is still a chance that it could pass closer, but certainly no closer than 15,000 miles (24,000 kilometers) above Earth's surface. The new observations also better constrain the path of 2013 TX68 in future years; CNEOS has determined that 2013 TX68 cannot impact Earth over the next century. "There is no concern whatsoever regarding this asteroid - unless you were interested in seeing it with a telescope," said Chodas. "Prospects for observing this asteroid, which were not very good to begin with, are now even worse because the asteroid is likely to be farther away, and therefore dimmer than previously believed." Orbit calculations of asteroids are constantly updated based on observations reported to the Minor Planet Center. This results in projections of minimum, maximum and nominal distances from Earth, which can sometimes have a wide disparity due to limited data. Over time, with additional observations added to the equation, scientists are able to refine and narrow the orbit uncertanties. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Old Recovery SAU Whole Stones, Big NWA 267 Whole Stone, NWA 073 Slice, Neolithic Arrowheads, Ingersoll Garnets
Hi Friends and Collectors! I am offering a 30% OFF sale this weekend - use coupon code "methunt" at checkout to get the discount. I have some great new offerings to announce. These are pieces from an old collection and they include some cherry SAU 001 whole stones, a whole NWA 267 stone, early NWA 073 part slice, and some other pieces worth a look. NWA 267 (29g whole stone) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/nwa-267-early-saharan-h4-meteorite-whole-stone-29g NWA 073 (brecciated part slice, 1.08g) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/nwa-073-early-saharan-l6-meteorite-part-slice-108g SAU 001 (whole stone, 2.61g) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/sau-001-early-recovery-oman-l5-old-collection-whole-stone-261g-1 SAU 001 (whole stone, 2.36g) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/sau-001-early-recovery-oman-l5-old-collection-whole-stone-236g SAU 001 (whole stone, partial oriented shield, 2.14g) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/sau-001-early-recovery-oman-l5-old-collection-whole-214 SAU 001 (crusted fragment, 1.90g) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/sau-001-early-recovery-oman-l5-old-collection-190g SAU 001 (whole stone, 1.48g) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/sau-001-early-recovery-oman-l5-old-collection-whole-148g SAU 001 (fragment, 1.40g) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/sau-001-early-recovery-oman-l5-old-collection-148g Neolithic arrowhead - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/neolithic-arrowhead-saharan-desert Neolithic arrowhead (bird point) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/neolithic-arrowhead-1-yo-artifact-from-the-saharan-desert Almandine Garnets Lot of 20 (Ingersoll Mine, N. Dakota) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/almandine-garnets-ingersoll-mine-south-dakota-lot-of-20 Purple Lepidolite (translucent slab) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/purple-lepidolite-ingersoll-mine-south-dakota-thumbnail-specimen All new offerings - http://www.galactic-stone.com/products/brand-new?pagesize=48 Thanks for looking! MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD-ebay auctions ending in 2 hours
Big Kahuna’s regularly scheduled eBay auctions end tomorrow, Saturday, February 27, beginning at 9:00am Pacific / 12:00pm Eastern / 5:00pm London / 7:00pm Helsinki / 12:00am Singapore. FREE Worldwide shipping on select meteorites. Knobby Mundrabilla IAB 122.81g individual showpiece - http://tinyurl.com/hq5rh5k Bassikounou H5 126.16g fresh crusted endcut - http://tinyurl.com/hm2xxpj Camel Donga Euc 4.00g half stone @ $5/g bid - http://tinyurl.com/h6yfpe7 Esquel Pal 4.55g slice w/ translucent windows - http://tinyurl.com/hgl5obn Pultusk H5 104.56g fusion crusted individual - http://tinyurl.com/jj7u54y SaU 290 CH3 1.59g super rare carbonaceous - http://tinyurl.com/zlfexpo Winona Win 0.84g LAST piece of winonaite type spec - http://tinyurl.com/jvdpkva NWA 8277 Lunar breccia 2.77g individual, $1 starting bid - http://tinyurl.com/gqtvyug NWA 8783 Lunar breccia 0.53g full slice, $1 starting bid - http://tinyurl.com/z86sfmk … and many other meteorites that can be seen here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc. PO Box 4175, Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 640-9161 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
