[meteorite-list] New Zealand Couple Rejects Large Offer for Meteorite

2004-07-02 Thread Ron Baalke
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040702-060434-8591r.htm Couple rejects large offer for meteorite United Press International July 2, 2004 AUCKLAND, New Zealand (UPI) -- A New Zealand couple have rejected a hefty offer for the meteorite that hit their house and have taken it off the

[meteorite-list] Cassini Exposes Puzzles About Ingredients In Saturn's Rings

2004-07-02 Thread Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Carolina Martinez (818) 354-5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Do

[meteorite-list] Death Down Asteroid Alley

2004-07-02 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1053&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Death Down Asteroid Alley Astrobiology Magazine July 2, 2004 The nearest sun-like star, Tau Ceti, has been a candidate that might harbor life. At 12 light-years, the star has the righ

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - July 2, 2004

2004-07-02 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Moving On From 'Pot-of-Gold' - sol 171-174, July 02, 2004 On sol 171, Spirit continued its investigation in "Hank's Hollow" and the rock target "Pot-of-Gold." The rover successfully completed observations of the abraded area w

[meteorite-list] Marlow

2004-07-02 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Gregory, Martin, Mark, and List, > Marlow is also a possible fall. Bob Mooney investigated a 1920 > fireball that in his opinion left fragments in the region Marlow was > later found. That's interesting news. Marlow has always been one of my favorites. I love that contrast between its dark

Re: [meteorite-list] TKW of Marlow, OK?

2004-07-02 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Gregory, Martin and list, Marlow is also a possible fall. Bob Mooney investigated a 1920 fireball that in his opinion left fragments in the region Marlow was later found. Here is an article he wrote on this bolide, which I placed on my website many months ago at his request While I am unsur

Re: [meteorite-list] TKW of Marlow, OK?

2004-07-02 Thread Martin Altmann
The 340gm refer to that stone, which was initially found in 1936, the main mass of 100kgs was recovered in 1987. Martin A. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 7:34 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] TKW of Marlow, OK? Can anyone she

[meteorite-list] TKW of Marlow, OK?

2004-07-02 Thread Sharkkb8
Can anyone shed light on the TKW of the Marlow, Oklahoma meteorite?  My NHM database and Meteorites A-Z list the TKW at 340 grams, but I have a 171-gram endpiece, which really does not visually appear to be "half" of the one 340g stone that is listed as being found.  Presumably more material has

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images - June 28 - July 2, 2004

2004-07-02 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES June 28 - July 2, 2004 o Martian Clouds (Released 28 June 2004) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20040628a.html o Clouds Over the North Pole (Released 29 June 2004) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20040629a.html o Cloud-Ground Interaction (Released 30 June 2004) http

[meteorite-list] International Science Symposium on Sample Returns from Solar System Minor Bodies - The 1st HAYABUSA Symposium

2004-07-02 Thread Ron Baalke
http://planetb.sci.isas.jaxa.jp/symp2004/ International Science Symposium on Sample Returns from Solar System Minor Bodies "The 1st HAYABUSA Symposium" Characterization of Asteroid Itokawa, Its Sample Analyses and Related Topics October 20-22, 2004 ISAS/JAXA, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, JAPAN HAYA

Re-2: [meteorite-list] Ad- fresh R chondrite and new R3-6

2004-07-02 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Mark and List, > Could someone refer me to the > weight of the R3-6 PCA 91002? Here it is: 210,2 grams Cheers, Bernd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Pic Of The Day - July 2, 2004

2004-07-02 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
    http://www.geocities.com/spacerocksinc/July_2.htmlIMCA#5184   __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Repatriating Chinese fossils from Australia

2004-07-02 Thread Jeff Kuyken
G'day List,   This is completely true. I heard about it a couple of weeks ago. Terry; you ask if meteorites are next?!? Yes they are. The Federal Police have already seized (literally) tonnes of Nantan too!   Cheers,   Jeff   - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: