Doesn't the 3-D image look vaguely like a skull?
Shades of the everlovin' Face on Mars!
Tracy Latimer
Hello All,
I got tired of looking at the black-and-white and color photos of the
Martian Meteorite in separate windows.
So I brought them together, fiddled with them and created a 3d Stereo
image
Dear List;
I was asked by a person about how to buy that ventifacted iron specimen
and I had it up at auction and it dropped out on Monday...before anyone
could see it.
It is relisted now.
Search mjwy, and if hard to find, click to my store via the red tag and
look under stromatolite and it is t
Hi Walter and list,
I have had several of these kits and still have a few.
It really is a neat item, containing the booklet "A
Comet Strikes the Earth" along with an oxidized
fragment of Canyon Diablo inserted directly into the
book; a fragment of the meteorite on an explanatory
card; 2 impactites
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 01:44:33 +0100, "Meteoryt.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>http://www.xenotechresearch.com/truecol1.htm
>
>Here is a nice text about color calibration of images from Mars
>
Hard to believe that something that well written and cogent came from such a
complete and utter
crackpo
Dear Walter,
Try that Fred Hall feller' you know, he sells meteorites, I
didn't know people could own them ;-) , just ask Fred!!! Fred would
know the info on "The Comet Strikes The Earth" I believe.
Best,
Dave Freeman
Walter Branch wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I received today one of Nininge
Hi,
All these "the asteroid didn't do it" papers are a good sign. I remember
the more than 10 years it took to swing opinion on the Cretacious-ending
event. We had all the same "but, but, but" proposals. We were told that the
number of species of dinosaurs had been declining for millions of
Hello Everyone,
I received today one of Niningers Meteorite Crater Study Kits.
This is the neatest thing and it is in pristine looks-like-it-has-
never-been-opened condition.
The only date I could find was in the Comet Strikes the Earth
book; 1942 and 1969.
Does anyone have any info on these? W
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:41:44 -0700, David Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>A fine overcast, or sunlight are best, indoor lighting lacks in my book.
> Light is everything in photography, especially digital.
>Gerald is correct, it's a digital camera take about 500 pictures and
>delete all but t
http://www.xenotechresearch.com/truecol1.htm
Here is a nice text about color calibration of images from Mars
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http://www.Meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM
Dear Steve;
May I suggest going to ebay.com and checking pictures of rocks at mjwy
search word. I usually take 3-6 pictures of every specimen, use
specifically colored background cloth to enhance the eye appeal of the
specimen, always put in some form of scale, either the cube, or a ruler,
or e
opps
here is the direct link:
http://img32.exs.cx/img32/9646/collection5dr.jpg
From: "stan ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] collection in a slice - take II
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 23:07:38 +
This has absolutly nothing to do with the 'collec
This has absolutly nothing to do with the 'collection in a slice' meteorite
- ie NWA 904. i showed these photos to a buddy and it was just a comment he
made so I figured I'd post the pic for y'alls viewing pleasure.
http://img32.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img32&image=collection5dr.jpg
this rock has been
These guys won't be happy until one smacks them in the head!
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From: "Ron Baalke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Meteorite Mailing List"
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 5:59 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteor Impact Theory Takes a Hit
http://www.wired.com/news/technology
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:59:49 -0800 (PST), Ron Baalke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"We all assumed in the scientific community that if one extinction could
>be caused by an impact, they all could," said Peter Ward, a University
>of Washington paleontologist and lead author of the new study. "I went
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:53:29 -0800 (PST), Ron Baalke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>EETA 79001 - Mars meteorite found in the Antarctic
>"Bounced Rock" - Mars rock
>"Heat Shield Rock" - Meteorite found on Mars
EETA 79001 - Mars rock blasted to Earth by meteorite strike on Mars
"Bounced Ro
WoW!!! I just thought!
What if they find an earth rock on Mars that was propelled say by
Cickalub's(sorry for spelling) impact or major paleocene impact!! WOW!!
Jerry
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From: "Ron Baalke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Meteorite Mailing List"
Sent: Thursday, January 20
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66345,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4
Meteor Impact Theory Takes a Hit
By Amit Asaravala
Wired News
January 20, 2005
The catastrophe that killed off the majority of life on Earth 250
million years ago was not a meteorite impact, but a gradual rise in
glob
>
> >concentration fairly accurately. Actually this is the second meteorite found
> >on the mission. The first one was the rock that had identical chemical
> >composition to EETA79001."
>
> Hey, waitaminute! I just did a search on EETA79001 because none of the other
> articles on the Heat
> S
Hi Ron, Mark and all,
The following is from the article Ron posted earlier today:
> "We've seen lots of little rocks on the plains, but with this one
> exception -- and Bounce Rock -- we've never stopped to look at one,"
> Squyres told SPACE.com.
> In April of last year, the rover studied "Bounce
>
>
> In this article, there is a reference to a paper by Alex Brevan in 2000 about
> predicting meteorites on Mars. Does anyone know what paper this is?
>
Pierre Rochette has found the paper:
Meteorite Accumulations on Mars
Authors: Bland, P. A.; Smith, T. B.
Affiliation: AA(Depart
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:32:13 -0600, "MARK BOSTICK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>concentration fairly accurately. Actually this is the second meteorite found
>on the mission. The first one was the rock that had identical chemical
>composition to EETA79001."
Hey, waitaminute! I just did a search
Dear Martin and List,
I forgot to mention that the best reference for
meteorites and prehistory/culture is "Cosmic Debris".
I received my NWA267 Liberian meteorite coin last
week. What a nice coin for meteorite/coin collectors!
Great job, Mark Bostick!
Two known knives from Shang Dyn
Dr. Ehlmann and I will be there. I am so excited. This will be my
first time to attend the Gem & Mineral show. I am looking forward to
meeting everyone. See you soon!
Teresa
At 2:03 PM -0700 1/20/05, Notkin wrote:
Dear Friends and Listees:
Steve Arnold IMB and Geoff Notkin cordially invite
The Other side says."20th Century Fox..prop" made in China
Jerry
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From: "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 2:57 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite on Mars (Color Photo)
Hi,
Assu
Cool Beans Nick!
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From: "Nicholas Gessler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 1:08 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] 3d Stereo Image of Iron Meteorite on Mars
Hello All,
I got tired of looking at the black-and-white and color photos of the
M
Steve, A suggestion. Place the object you are photographing DOWN(steady is a
good thing). Place it on a suitable background to provide some contrast (if
the object is dark, a piece of white paper works well). Place it where you
can focus some(like a lot of!) light on the object if you're unable
Hi Dirk,
not to forget the numerous potential meteorites warshipped in temples on
places of pilgrimage of the Mediterran ancient world.
I repeat myself,
one of them, is the stone of Paphos on Cyprus pictured on many ancient
coins, recovered and excavated in 1888, getting mouldy for a century in t
Red Dust!!! Red Dust!!! Holy Moly!! Maybe it's MARTIAM Jerry
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From: "goldmaster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] colorado meteorite picture
Hi All
Be c
Dear Friends and Listees:
Steve Arnold IMB and Geoff Notkin cordially invite you to attend:
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Socializing begins at 8 pm
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En un mensaje con fecha 01/20/2005 2:01:37 PM Mexico Standard Time,
MexicoDoug escribe:
>Mt. Everest regarding ablation and atmospheric phenomenon
No that can't be right since pressure there is one third an atm on Earth,
but I do recall we considered Martian surface pressure was about 1% ea
Hola Rob, I think I actually did this about a year ago on this meteorite
list (or meteor obs?). I recall thinking about Cabin Creek at the time, not
too
far off for comparison now, from what I can see. I recall it was between
once and twice the speed of sound at impact, and I recall think
List,
FYI if you are following this thread. The Uvlade
crater area has many volcanic pipes and sinks that can
also be an explanation for this feature. This would
also explain why no shocked quartz was found in the
"Rosetta" stone. Not enough evidence to prove an
impact. Occam`s razor dictates
Thanks very kindly AL for the elaboration regarding those two meteorites,
someone really needs to proof the NASA and in this case Space.com press
releases for accuracy I think we all can agree
Of course, the new Martian Iron will not qualify for a name until it is
properly analyzed and
Dean,
Why don't you just send these in for classification instead of talking about
the meteorite-police. Let scientists draw pairing conclusions, laboratories
will gladly accept achondrites without any delay in classification. The
truth is nobody knows if these are Howardites or Eucrites until t
Hi List,
Hadley Rille (an EH chondrite Apollo 15) and Bench Crater (CM1 Apollo 12).
--AL Mitterling
Matson, Robert wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> One error I noticed in this report:
>
> http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/mars_meteor_050120.html
>
>
>>Agee pointed out that running across a meteorite on anot
Hi All,
One error I noticed in this report:
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/mars_meteor_050120.html
> Agee pointed out that running across a meteorite on another
> planetary body would be a first. No meteorite was ever found
> on the Moon - even with all the survey work done there by both
>
Hi List,
I must respectfully disagree with Carl Agee about no meteorite found on
the Moon. There were two meteorite specimens found on the lunar surface
and he needs to check his history. All my best!
--AL Mitterling
Carl Agee, Director of the Institute of Meteoritics in the Department of
Earth
In this article, there is a reference to a paper by Alex Brevan in 2000 about
predicting meteorites on Mars. Does anyone know what paper this is?
Ron Baalke
-
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Science/Ah-the-irony--meteorite-found-on-Mars/200
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/mars_meteor_050120.html
Mars Rover's Meteorite Discovery Triggers Questions
By Leonard David
space.com
20 January 2005
The discovery of an iron meteorite sitting on Mars by NASA's Opportunity
rover has kick-started a wide-ranging discussion as to what the fi
Hi list
I just wanted to let you know that the auktion on this, hard to find
publication, is ending tomorow.
--
The Port Orford, Oregon, meteorite mystery
A Smithsonian publication (nr 31) from 1993
Authors are:
Part 1: Howard Plotkin
Part 2
Dear List,
In Asia, serveral temples house meteorites. In
Japan, Niho or Miho and another witnessed fall are
housed in temples that are/were built near the fall
sites. In China, historically meteorites were thought
to be an important sign from the Heavens of events to
come or a "lucky" site for
Darren & list,
There may be an indirect means to get a look at a
piece of the black stone. Years ago I visited the
Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. In the forecourt of
the mosque are some tombs. Over the door to the
Sultan Suleyman tomb (I think that was the one--),
readily accessible, is what i
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:25:42 -0700, "Chris Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>imaging like this, it is really only meaningful to talk about resolution in
>an angular sense, not in terms of the number of pixels. When we look at the
I think the problem is that we were using two different meani
Hello Everyone,
I have 580 grams of Canyon Daiblo meteorites that I had planend to re-sell
individually but I don't have time. If anyone has anything to trade, please
let me know. I am not very much interesed in anything rare or "very unique"
or unclassified NWA (or most NWA) material.
http://w
This is pretty. Look just for the photos but you will
want some of these:
http://www.meteoriteshop.com/sales/janachondritesale.html
I am offering a 20% discount from my indicated prices
shown on the webpage but if I like you I will probably
go to 25% off.
This is not classified but look at this ph
Darren-
Your first assumption is the problem. The lens on the Pancam is f/20.
Optical theory says that if this lens is perfect, the smallest size spot it
can produce at the focal plane (the Airy disk) is 32um in diameter. By
sampling at about half that size the sensor will capture all the spatia
Anyone know of any decent photos of the supposed meteorite called Hajar
al-Aswad that is on the Hajj
route? Or know if anyone qualified to judge meteorites has been able to
examine it? (I would
suspect that if most any of the readers of this list happened to get near it,
he would be in risk of
Hi All
Be careful with the sandpaper or you'll end up with a pile of red dust !!
Happy Huntin John Blennert
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From: "Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:22 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] colorado meteorite picture
> Hi
Hi Steve and List
Oddly in Arizona we call those Leaverites . As in Leave er right there !!
:o) Are those leaverites AKA colorado iron meteorites worth much ??? How
many tons would you like ?? Happy Huntin John Blennert
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ROCKS FROM SPACE PICTURE OF THE DAY:
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Hi Bob,
There are various mixtures people have suggested. But I have has success
with 1 pint of alcohol to a couple of table spoons of caustic. it takes
a bit of time for the caustic (sodium hydroxide) to dissolve, but
eventually it does. To be honest I don't think it matters exactly how
much you
Darren,
I would use 'Ferric Chloride' solution (available from electronics
stores , as it is used for etching electronic circuit boards). Ferric
gives a sharper etch and is way safer than Nitric acid.
This is the quick way...
1) Polish the iron slice to a deep shine (preferably like a mirror),
En un mensaje con fecha 01/19/2005 6:28:04 PM Mexico Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] escribe:
>Thanks to doug
>for setting me right,and no thanks for bob
Hi Steve, Tom P, John B, JKG, DF,
Thanks friends much for the nice comments and humor on this suffering old
horse. Somehow I regret ma
En un mensaje con fecha 01/19/2005 6:49:39 PM Mexico Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] escribe:
>Have you seen a meteorite that attracts some other form of metal?
Bob, They are definitely the most magnetic rocks in our universe. Hope this
sheds light on some of the "other forms" you are afte
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