[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - September 10, 2007

2007-09-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Finally Arrives at Home Plate! - sol 1303-1308, September 10, 2007: After remaining beyond the margins of Home Plate ever since exiting its northeast edge on Sol 774 (March 7, 2006) to survive the first winter on Mars,

[meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite

2007-09-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello folks, My 18.3-gram specimen of Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite was in the mailbox today and I can tell you it is a beauty! Thank you, Dean! Friday, August 31, I wrote it may be paired with NWA 3143. Now that I can see it in person beside my piece of NWA 3143, I'm pretty sure these two are

[meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite

2007-09-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello folks, My 18.3-gram specimen of Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite was in the mailbox today and I can tell you it is a beauty! Thank you, Dean! Friday, August 31, I wrote it may be paired with NWA 3143. Now that I can see it in person beside my piece of NWA 3143, I'm pretty sure these two are

[meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite

2007-09-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello folks, My 18.3-gram specimen of Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite was in the mailbox today and I can tell you it is a beauty! Thank you, Dean! Friday, August 31, I wrote it may be paired with NWA 3143. Now that I can see it in person beside my piece of NWA 3143, I'm pretty sure these two are

[meteorite-list] Meteorite video

2007-09-11 Thread wahlperry
Hi , Check out this video of a large iron meteorite. How do we get it in the truck? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz4i7MPDfn0 Sonny Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - September 11, 2007

2007-09-11 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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[meteorite-list] Apology: Triple post

2007-09-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Oops, sorry for the triple post but I'm still fighting with my new notebook and its VISTA obstacles and traps :-( Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite (AD:)

2007-09-11 Thread dean bessey
I am trying to raise some cash to pay for all the stuff I bought in morocco recently (And am feeling pretty poor right now) so if anybody is interested I will have a blowout sale on the diogenite. The main mass has that really stunning melted area on the cut surface. It is a special specimen for

[meteorite-list] Cleaning rust off of Gibeon slice

2007-09-11 Thread Mark Abbott
I got a small slice of Gibeon which is starting to show a bit of rust after many years. Any recommendations on how to clean it off? I would rather not grind it off and re-etch the slice if I can avoid it. Mark Abbott MO'R Designs __ Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite (AD:)

2007-09-11 Thread dean bessey
I am trying to raise some cash to pay for all the stuff I bought in morocco recently (And am feeling pretty poor right now) so if anybody is interested I will have a blowout sale on the diogenite. The main mass has that really stunning melted area on the cut surface. It is a special specimen for

Re: [meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite (AD:)

2007-09-11 Thread dean bessey
I am trying to raise some cash to pay for all the stuff I bought in morocco recently (And am feeling pretty poor right now) so if anybody is interested I will have a blowout sale on the diogenite. The main mass has that really stunning melted area on the cut surface. It is a special specimen for

Re: [meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite

2007-09-11 Thread ensoramanda
Hi Bernd, Yes Bernd I agree...a beautiful surprise when I got my piece of NWA 4755 from Dean. I had just added it to my shipment as a second thought after investing in a 141g stunning end cut of a CV3 with not only amazing CAIs and other inclusions, but great oriented regmaglypts on the end.

[meteorite-list] Rover Status Report: Opportunity Takes a Dip Into Victoria Crater

2007-09-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-99b Rover Status Report: Opportunity Takes a Dip Into Victoria Crater Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 11, 2007 Today, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity entered Victoria Crater for the first time. It radioed home information via a

[meteorite-list] Cassini Gets Close-Up Views of Saturn's Moon Iapetus

2007-09-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=release=2007-099a Cassini Gets Close-Up Views of Saturn's Moon Iapetus Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 11, 2007 Cassini completed its closest flyby of the odd moon Iapetus on Sept. 10, 2007. The spacecraft flew about 1,640 kilometers (1,000

[meteorite-list] Dawn One Step Away From Asteroid Belt Trip

2007-09-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-099 Dawn One Step Away From Asteroid Belt Trip Jet Propulsion Laboratry September 11, 2007 The Dawn spacecraft completed the 25-kilometer (15-mile) journey from Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., to Pad-17B of the Cape Canaveral

[meteorite-list] Subaru Astronomers Measure Meteoroid Tunnels in Earth's Atmosphere

2007-09-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://subarutelescope.org/Pressrelease/2007/09/10/index.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2007 9 am HST IMAGES AND TEXT will become available within 24 hours at: http://subarutelescope.org/ Subaru Astronomers Measure Meteoroid Tunnels in Earth's Atmosphere FOR MORE INFORMATION

[meteorite-list] FW: Auctions/ NEW GAME/Auctions Starting and Ending ALL Week Long 200+

2007-09-11 Thread michael cottingham
From: michael cottingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 6:37 PM To: 'michael cottingham' Subject: AD: Auctions/ NEW GAME/Auctions Starting and Ending ALL Week Long 200+ Hello, I started a new game. I picked about 30 of my

[meteorite-list] UK Samples Set For a Tast of Space (Foton-M3)

2007-09-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/PRel/STFC/UKSamples.aspx UK samples set for a taste of space Science and Technology Facilities Council September 10, 2007 Samples of micro organisms, antibodies, fluorescent dyes and rock from Devon are amongst a European payload which will be sent into near Earth

Re: [meteorite-list] Subaru Astronomers Measure Meteoroid Tunnels inEarth's Atmosphere

2007-09-11 Thread Pete Pete
Very cool! Perhaps with a little adapting, every future meteor could be triangulated with great accuracy to the ground...? The meteorite-science community could get the edge on hunts! Cheers, Pete From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] Subaru Astronomers Measure Meteoroid Tunnels inEarth's Atmosphere

2007-09-11 Thread Chris Peterson
Meteors can already be easily and cheaply tracked with great accuracy. The problem is that no matter how accurately you know where the meteor was, it's generally not possible to determine with much accuracy where any possible meteorites might have landed. Chris