[meteorite-list] Strange meteorites

2007-12-18 Thread chris aubeck
Hi list, As some of you know, I am always looking for stories of strange meteorites for my folklore archive. These can be old or new tales, fragmentary or anecdotic or full reports. Meteorites bearing inscriptions, faces (yes, I noted the Jesus and Elvis appearances), containing artifacts, weird

[meteorite-list] Ad - ebay Holbrook, Park Forest..

2007-12-18 Thread Thetoprok
Hello List, I have a few interesting items on ebay, all at low prices, some ending today. Please disregard the two non meteorite related items : ) Thanks, Larry http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZalienrockfarmQQfrppZ50QQfsopZ1QQfsooZ1QQrdZ0 **See

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - December 18, 2007

2007-12-18 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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Re: [meteorite-list] Mammoth Stew, just right

2007-12-18 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Sterling, Larry, all - I'm feeling a bit thick headed today, so I'm going to argue for a lower Earth impact rate again. It seems to me that another problem with all of these crater models is their assumption that an impactor is either going to hit or miss. It seems to me that in the real

[meteorite-list] Astronauts to Comb International Space Station for Meteorite Strike

2007-12-18 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.theage.com.au/astronauts-comb-iss-for-meteorite-strike/20071214-1h27.html Astronauts comb ISS for meteorite strike The Age (Australia) December 14, 2007 Two astronauts on the International Space Station will make a spacewalk next week to find out if a micro-meteorite strike

Re: [meteorite-list] Strange meteorites

2007-12-18 Thread Dr. Svend Buhl
you may find a particular passage in Robert Edward Peary's account on the recovery of the Saviksue or Great Cape York Meteorites interesting. On page 559 following of Northwards Over The Great Ice, Vol. II, the great explorer gives the only scientificly confirmed report of how a couple of dogs

[meteorite-list] AD: Large one cent ebay sale tonight.

2007-12-18 Thread Michael Farmer
Hello list, I am just off the plane from Tokyo, and have a large ebay sale ending in hours. Some really nice pieces, if you win, please paypal tonight so I can ship tomorrow for best chance in the states to get by the holiday. See all available items at the links below, there are way too many to

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2007-12-18 Thread pinwalla
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Re: [meteorite-list] Strange meteorites

2007-12-18 Thread Joe Kerchner
Chris and list, Here is a thread about a meteorite with the image of Elvis on it, http://illinoismeteorites.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1197773124/0 I just listed it on E-Bay the other day. I think it is a real coincidence that you post the on the list today, after I just listed one of the

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - December 17, 2007

2007-12-18 Thread Ron Baalke
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_12_17_07.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman December 17, 2007 Dear Aficidawnados, Dawn is climbing away from the Sun on a blue-green pillar of xenon ions as it begins a new chapter in its mission. After the remarkably successful initial checkout phase,

[meteorite-list] NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Begins Interplanetary Cruise Phase

2007-12-18 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1559 NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Begins Interplanetary Cruise Phase Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 18, 2007 NASA's Dawn spacecraft has successfully completed the initial checkout phase of the mission and begun its interplanetary cruise phase,

Re: [meteorite-list] WANTED Worden article, METEORITE MAGAZINE Feb 2004

2007-12-18 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi All, I have a friend that wants a copy of the Worden article In the Feb 2004 issue of Meteorite Magazine (The entire issue Would be even better - but unlikely - they are out of this back Issue, themselves). I would like ether a 1) Scanned article 2) Good digital photos of the

[meteorite-list] AD: SHERGOTITE AND BASSIKOUNOU

2007-12-18 Thread dean bessey
I just got 45 more grams of the shergotite that is currently floating around Morocco. I dont think there is much left. See here: http://www.meteoriteshop.com/metsale/ws-sale10.html I have the bigger pieces priced at $350 a gram and the smaller or better crusted pieces more. Excellent deal on

[meteorite-list] Has Mali Been Classified?

2007-12-18 Thread dean bessey
I may have missed it in all of the postings but is there a classification? I just got 9 kilos of the stuff (So will have a sale posting later today or tomorrow) and this stuff is georgous. Just look at this 1785 gram Mali: http://www.ilovenewfoundland.com/meteoriteshop/1785mali.jpg If anybody has

[meteorite-list] Looking for 2x2x3/4 Clear plastic/acrylic cases

2007-12-18 Thread Don Merchant
Hi List. Anyone know where I can buy the 2x2x3/4 clear plastic or acrylic air tight display cases. I used to get these from Ron Hartman's site a while ago but do not see them on there anymore. I'm not crazy about the new style. Just the simple square 2x2x3/4 is what I need. Some come with white

Re: [meteorite-list] Mammoth Stew, just right

2007-12-18 Thread mexicodoug
Ed wrote: It seems to me that in the real world, the gravitational effects of the Earth+Moon system should draw items in, gradually changing their orbits from those passing near to ones which intersect. Hello Ed, Mabe, but the Solar System is a pretty happening place, and if it is an Earth

Re: [meteorite-list] Mammoth Stew, just right

2007-12-18 Thread lebofsky
Hi all: I am not an expert in this subject, so maybe I should not say anything (but I will anyway). When something just misses the Earth, its orbit will get changed. I would assume similar to Apophis, in 2029, that there is a very small chance that a close approach would lead to an even closer

Re: [meteorite-list] Mammoth Stew, just right

2007-12-18 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, EP, List, EP wrote: ...the gravitational effects of the Earth+Moon system should draw items in, gradually changing their orbits from those passing near to ones which intersect. The problem with the near miss, the close approach, the graze is that, while they will modify the orbit