[meteorite-list] Iran Meteorite Update

2004-01-03 Thread Vishnu Reddy
Hello Guys, Just some fresh information of the suspected fall in Northern Iran. After 4 hours of phone calls and broken persian here is what I have found. I spoke to Babak A.Tafreshi, the Editor of Nojum (a persian astronomy magazine) in Tehran at 2 am Central time. He said 2 of his reporters

[meteorite-list] Good Luck Spirit

2004-01-03 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello List, After 303 million miles the Mars rover Spirit will land on Mars today. Good luck Spirit and NASA. Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com

Re: [meteorite-list] update on dos cabezes

2004-01-03 Thread goldmaster
Hi Steve , Captain Dave (my bunney turd nibblin partner) and list In 1998 I was taking the claims director to a gold nugget patch with the hopes of the local Desert Gold Diggers bieng able to claim the area for the club members . I found the first piece on the hike to the patch . It was 477 grams

[meteorite-list] Iran Meteorite Update

2004-01-03 Thread Michael L Blood
Vishnu, GREAT work! Keep us informed, PLEASE. Much appreciation, Michael on 1/3/04 12:08 AM, Vishnu Reddy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Guys, Just some fresh information of the suspected fall in Northern Iran. After 4 hours of phone calls and broken persian here is

[meteorite-list] Close Encounter of a Cometary Kind

2004-01-03 Thread Ron Baalke
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Swindon, U.K. Contacts: Gill Ormrod PPARC Press Office Tel: +44 (0)1793-442012 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Louis de la Foret Open University Media Relations Office Tel: 01908 653256 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor Tony McDonnell Open University

[meteorite-list] STONE: an articifial meteorite experiment

2004-01-03 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Have you all read about this? I could not get the ling to work so I mailed the article Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier Overview The Foton-12 mission hosted the ESA experiment STONE, the first artificial meteorite experiment aiming at studying the modifications suffered by meteorites during

[meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Meteorites.

2004-01-03 Thread Francis Graham
We still had hamburgers for dinner that night, he said. The odds of being hit by a meteorite are much greater than anyone in America dying of mad cow disease. Interestingly, there is some science behind the speculation that something like a prion protovirus may have been carried to the

Re: [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Vaca Muerta

2004-01-03 Thread Howard Wu
Prions are supposedly heat resistant and carry no genetic material. Then there is the question of how a prion would get into a cows brain. Only possible way I can think of is a direct impact to the skull by a micro fragment. Vaca Muerta comes to mind though any fall out in the range only witnessed

Re: [meteorite-list] Mad Dog and Nakhla

2004-01-03 Thread David Freeman
Dear Howard (TaurusB.); Suppose that the Nakhla dog could have been struck with fairies and that this would have originated canine rabies, or even cats with distemper? Yikes, maybe my senility is related to meteorites in one way and another! Sprites pitching space rocks... pixies with

Re: [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Vaca Muerta

2004-01-03 Thread John Gwilliam
Still working on that $10.00 gallon of tequila from New Years, huh? John At 08:33 PM 1/3/04 +, Howard Wu wrote: Prions are supposedly heat resistant and carry no genetic material. Then there is the question of how a prion would get into a cows brain. Only possible way I can think of is a

Re: [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Meteorites.

2004-01-03 Thread GeoZay
Unless there are cows in space. Haven't you ever heard about the cow that jumped over the moon? GeoZay

Re: [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Vaca Muerta

2004-01-03 Thread GeoZay
Prions are supposedly heat resistant and carry no genetic material. This brings to mind that micrometeorites don't burn up when they enter the atmosphere. I believe the reason why is because they are so small, that this allows them to dissipate the heat about as fast as it is produced. If the

[meteorite-list] NPA 12-1952 La Paz, Utah Meteor Crater Wrongs

2004-01-03 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: Independent Record City: Helena, Montana Date: Friday, December 10, 1952 Page: 3 Southern Utah's Craters Not Made by Meteors Alburquerque, N.M. - (AP) - Dr. Lincoln La Paz, head of New Mexico university Institute of Meteoritics, said Thursday that four small craters in southern Utah

Re: [meteorite-list] Mad Dog and Nakhla

2004-01-03 Thread Howard Wu
Need I remind you that in-flu-enzawas originally believed to "flow" from the river of stars. Today wethink it comes from pigs and ducks from China on airplanes. HowardDavid Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Howard (TaurusB.);Suppose that the Nakhla dog could have been struck with fairies and

FW: [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Vaca Muerta

2004-01-03 Thread Jose Campos
Hi Taurus the Bull, That cow that jumped over the moon, was afterwards it on the head and killed by a stony-iron meteorite. This same meteorite later became aptly known as Vaca Muerta, which, in Spanish means "Dead Cow"... Some scientists suspect that the cow was already mad, before

Re: [meteorite-list] Blue Moon (Was Mad Cow)

2004-01-03 Thread MexicoDoug
John, You haven't purchased Tequila lately! Maybe $10.00 a gram for Tequila Gold? The Tempe BIG blue barrel cactus rum special is definitely not Tequila! saludos, Doug En un mensaje con fecha 01/03/2004 2:52:29 PM Mexico Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribe: Still working on that $10.00

FW: [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Vaca Muerta

2004-01-03 Thread Jose Campos
Hi again! Sorry, I mean "hit" - not "it"... José -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Jose CamposSent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 1:00 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: FW: [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Vaca Muerta Hi Taurus the

Re: [meteorite-list] Tincture of Blue Moon (Was Mad Cow)

2004-01-03 Thread Howard Wu
I don't drink, but whenever I know anyone going south of the border I have them bring me back a liter bottle of196 prooffor medicinal purposes for under ten dollars. Tequila can also be had for cheap, but onlyone litter per body per day. Howard[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John,You haven't purchased

[meteorite-list] Scientists Find Mars Meteorite (NWA 1950)

2004-01-03 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8319948%255E1702,00.html Scientists find Mars meteorite From Gerard Sevestre in Paris The Weekend Australian January 04, 2004 TWO French scientists said today they believed they had discovered a rare meteorite from Mars which could

[meteorite-list] On Line Tucson Auction Catalog - AD

2004-01-03 Thread Michael L Blood
The first specimens of the Tucson Auction, including one of the world's largest full slices of Rio Limay, are now on the web at: http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/AuctionOLCat.html Many more to come, including, but in no way limited to, the Gaza Stone, at a minimum far below any

[meteorite-list] SALE - Contest w/free Sikhote Alin meteorites on ebay auctions

2004-01-03 Thread Sharkkb8
Just a reminder about my New Year's "contest" onthe Jan 4 (tomorrow) ebay auctions: if a listee wins more of these auctions than any other single bidder, he/she gets three Sikhote Alin meteorites totaling 22.6 g.And in addition, if that listee'swinning bids total more$ than any other single

[meteorite-list] MeteoriteTimes will be up soon

2004-01-03 Thread Paul Harris
Dear List Members, Happy New Year! With the holiday we are still waiting for a couple of articles to be finished. We'll keep you posted. Thank you! Paul and Jim ** Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Tobin [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Anyone else get an e-mail like this???

2004-01-03 Thread Dave Schultz
This email was sent by an eBay member via eBay's email forwarding system. If you reply to the email, your response will go directly to the member and not through eBay. eBay Marketplace Safety Tip: If this email is an offer to sell you an item without winning the listing on eBay,

Re: [meteorite-list] Tincture of Blue Moon (Was Mad Cow)

2004-01-03 Thread MexicoDoug
Howard, ...you don't drinkwait a mo...that would make you an anhydrous achondrite analcoholic anomolous Howardite, with no bubblies or liquids. You win, I'll have to agree you could dig up some cheap tequila for $10 for three quarters of a liter, especially if purchased in Bordertown Mex, duty

Re: [meteorite-list] Anyone else get an e-mail like this???

2004-01-03 Thread David Freeman
Well, I bet it's the government trying to spy in on the illegal trade of stuff from Antarctica, there are other rocks that have surfaced from Antarctica that are being sold on ebay as well. Dave Freeman mjwy Dave Schultz wrote: This email was sent by an eBay member via eBay's email forwarding

[meteorite-list] US mission touches down on Mars

2004-01-03 Thread MexicoDoug
>From the bbc: US mission touches down on Mars A US space probe has landed on Mars to seek signs that the planet was once capable of supporting life. The six-wheeled rover Spirit parachuted down to the planet's surface at about 0435 GMT on Sunday. The rover sent back a radio

[meteorite-list] SPIRIT IS ALIVE WELL ON MARS!!

2004-01-03 Thread Greg redfern
All, NASA's 1st Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, made a successful landing on Mars AND comm lock with Earth just a few minutes ago! Stay tuned to NASA TV live or visit the MER web site at http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html. We may even get pictures before the night is through.

Re: [meteorite-list] Scientists Find Mars Meteorite (NWA 1950)

2004-01-03 Thread Ron Baalke
Hi Ron, First of all, congratulations to you and to your Team for the Stardust´s excellent pictures! WELL DONE! Also, thanks for all your v. interesting info received last year, as well as for this one that I received just now, about the NWA 1950 Mars meteorite. Where can I see a picture

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Spirit Mission Status - January 3, 2004

2004-01-03 Thread Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov JPL Newsroom (818) 354-5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. NEWS

[meteorite-list] NASA Administrator Marks Successful Spirit on Mars

2004-01-03 Thread Ron Baalke
Glenn Mahone/Bob Jacobs Headquarters, WashingtonJan. 04, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1898/1600) RELEASE: 04-001 NASA ADMINISTRATOR MARKS SUCCESSFUL SPIRIT ON MARS The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe regarding Saturday's successful landing of