[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - July 5, 2008

http://www.rocksfromspace.org/July_5_2008.html Michael Johnson http://www.spacerocksinc.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/m

Re: [meteorite-list] Holocene start Extinction Level Event

Hi Sterling, all - As you read this, please remember I've had a major stroke. You left a new disease off of your list of extinction causes, and this could do the job quite fast, evolving among a starved population. We don't know if the Holocene Start Impacts were from fragments of Comet Encke,

Re: [meteorite-list] Holocene start impacts

Hi Sterling, all "Exactly how did this evidenceless Comet extinct 75% of the largest mammals? " I hope those of you here not interested in this will forgive me yet another message, one which should have been combined with the earlier one. Did I mention that I've had a major stroke? - please for

[meteorite-list] AD - Tagish Lake needs a new home...!

Hi, FYI - 0.3g TL for sale - see it at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270252690944 thanks for your patience! dave IMCA #0092 Sec.BIMS. www.bimsociety.org __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteor

Re: [meteorite-list] New Carancas article, same old crap

Hola Michael, Armando, All, I found a nice website for calculating mass/energy/velocity: http://www.1728.com/energy.htm Using that, and the estimate from Peter Brown's (Univ. W. Ontario) study of the event, which stated that roughly .03 kton TNT energy was released, I was able to get the data for

[meteorite-list] Sale-ad- Very Special Canyon Diablo

Hi all I am raising some extra money by putting up a very special Canyon Diablo from my personal collection. It is the 4020 gram piece in my collection, it has been cleaned but is a very nice piece and I would say a top 10% as far as character. The price is $2500 but for those looking for a deal I

[meteorite-list] How Ancient is Lore?

I'll avoid making uber-geeky STTNG comments and skip straight to the article found-- suprisingly enough-- while browsing through the archives of Asian Ethnology magazine. http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/afs/pdf/a1603.pdf For the curious, the rest of the archives: http://www.nanz

Re: [meteorite-list] Tunguska

Hi Sterling, all - Since you have an answer immediately at hand: "Here's the "tree particle" resin-trapped cosmic dust argument, for what it's worth: http://www-th.bo.infn.it/tunguska/papers/pss2.html"; why muddy the waters, except for entertainment purposes? The embedded particles have been f

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - June 26, 2008

http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_6_26_08.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman June 26, 2008 Dear Dawnlettantes, Now using an ion thruster that had been powered off since October, Dawn continues to make steady progress on its journey deeper into space. In this phase of the mission, each day

[meteorite-list] Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/release.php?ArticleID=1771 Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 01, 2008 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander enlarged the "Snow White" trench and scraped up little piles of icy soil on Saturday, June 28, the 33rd Martia

[meteorite-list] Asteroid-Hunting Satellite A World First (NEOSSat)

Media Relations University of Calgary Calgary, Canada Media contacts: Grady Semmens Senior Communications Manager - Research University of Calgary Phone: (403) 220-7722 Alex Myers Media Relations Canadian Space Agency Phone: (450) 926-6651 Jean Beaudin Communications and Inf

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - July 2, 2008

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES July 2, 2008 o Mystery Mounds in Southern Acidalia Planitia http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_008548_2205 o Subchannels in Kasei Valles http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_008523_2060 o TARs and Unusual Star Ripples http://hirise.lpl.arizona.ed

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: June 30 - July 4, 2008

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES June 30 - July 4, 2008 o Texture (Released 30 June 2008) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20080630a o Texture (Released 01 July 2008) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20080701a o Hecates Channels (Released 02 July 2008) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20080702a o Channel (Relea

[meteorite-list] Phoenix to Bake Ice-Rich Sample Next Week

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-125 Phoenix to Bake Ice-Rich Sample Next Week Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 02, 2008 The next sample delivered to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA) will be ice-rich. A team of engineers and scientists assembl

[meteorite-list] Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in Ohio, Indiana

Office of Public Relations University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Contact: Carey Hoffman Phone: (513) 556-1825 7/2/2008 Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in Ohio, Indiana Was the course of life on the planet altered 12,900 years ago by a giant comet exploding o

[meteorite-list] Martian Air Once Had Moisture, New Soil Analysis Says

Media Relations University of California-Berkeley Media Contacts: Sarah Yang, (510) 643-7741 25 June 2008 Martian air once had moisture, new soil analysis says By Sarah Yang, Media Relations BERKELEY -- A new analysis of Martian soil data led by University of California, Berkeley, geoscienti

[meteorite-list] NASA Reveals New Discoveries From Mercury (MESSENGER)

July 3, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Buckley Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-7536 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RELEASE: 08-166 NASA REVEALS NEW DISCOVERIES FROM MERCURY GREENBELT, Md. -- Scientists have argue

[meteorite-list] Rosetta Awakens from Hibernation for Asteroid Encounter (2867 Steins)

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMQPDSHKHF_0.html Rosetta awakes from hibernation for asteroid encounter European Space Agency 3 July 2008 Spacecraft controllers have just awoken Rosetta from hibernation to prepare for its encounter with asteroid (2867) Steins on 5 September. ESA's comet ch

[meteorite-list] Acid Rain Traces Support Meteor Theory For 1908 Tunguska Blast

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Acid_Rain_Traces_Support_Meteor_Theory_For_1908_Tunguska_Blast Acid Rain Traces Support Meteor Theory For 1908 Tunguska Blast RIA Novosti) July 01, 2008 International researchers investigating the Tunguska Event, an explosion exactly 100 years ago in central Sib