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2009-12-01 Thread Rob Wesel
Rob Wesel www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/nakhladog -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@mete

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - December 1, 2009

2009-12-01 Thread Michael Johnson
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[meteorite-list] AD; SALES OF NWA 5790 NAKHLITE

2009-12-01 Thread habibi abdelaziz
HI ALL  i have sale thnis specimen, of nwa 5790 nakhlite unique structure and not paied to any other martian nakhlite this 63.4 gr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/azizhabibi/4138934360/  http://www.flickr.com/photos/azizhabibi/4138168819/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/azizhabibi/4138167219/ plea

[meteorite-list] Diamonds and Ureilites

2009-12-01 Thread Greg Stanley
List: I was wondering if anyone knows which Ureilite contains the most diamonds, and how much (perhaps by percent) it contains.  I've read that they are often difficult to cut because of the diamonds in the matrix. Much Thanks, Greg S. __

[meteorite-list] [MICRO] Diamonds and Ureilites

2009-12-01 Thread Greg Hupe
Hi Greg S. and List, Greg S. asked: "I was wondering if anyone knows which Ureilite contains the most diamonds, and how much (perhaps by percent) it contains. I've read that they are often difficult to cut because of the diamonds in the matrix." Ureilites contain 'micro'-diamonds, and in a wo

Re: [meteorite-list] Diamonds and Ureilites

2009-12-01 Thread Gary Fujihara
I don't know the answer to your question Greg, but Gary Huss at UH Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology showed me a huge Ureilite slab that was cut on a wire saw that had large 2-5mm grooves in it. He said that the diamonds were so hard that the wire went around them in the matrix of

[meteorite-list] Naked Science: Countdown to Impact

2009-12-01 Thread Richard Kowalski
Sorry for a little self promotion, but a reminder to those of you in the US that "Naked Science: Countdown to Impact" will premier on the National Geographic Channel Thursday night. This episode is about the discovery of 2008 TC3, the identification of it being an Earth impactor and the recove

Re: [meteorite-list] Naked Science: Countdown to Impact

2009-12-01 Thread Mike Hankey
Thanks for the reminder. Gonna set the TIVO tonight! Congratulations. On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote: > Sorry for a little self promotion, but a reminder to those of you in the US > that "Naked Science: Countdown to Impact" will premier on the National > Geographic Channel

[meteorite-list] Odp: [MICRO] Diamonds and Ureilites

2009-12-01 Thread Tomasz Jakubowski
Dear List Members, thats true Greg, ureilites contain um size diamonds but also nanometers (smallest grains We discover had 320 nm, but smaller are also found). Usually diamonds have 2 - 10 um in size, they are set in vein like area between olivine, pygeonite cristals. If someone will be interes

Re: [meteorite-list] Naked Science: Countdown to Impact

2009-12-01 Thread Greg Hupe
Hi Richard, Thank you for the heads-up reminder of the show. I still think "2008 TC3/Almahata Sitta" is such an amazing story from discovery (you), identification as an Earth impactor and eventual meteorite recover. Too cool! Congratulations once again to you and all involved! Best regards,

Re: [meteorite-list] Naked Science: Countdown to Impact

2009-12-01 Thread Jerry Flaherty
I too think, an incredible feat! -- From: "Greg Hupe" Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:42 PM To: "Richard Kowalski" ; "MPML" ; "Meteorite List" Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Naked Science: Countdown to Impact Hi Richard, Thank you for the

[meteorite-list] Off Topic: Car Remote Security

2009-12-01 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi list, This is off topic, but it's something I thought worthwhile to share with list members. Don't know how recent this is, but I received an email forward from a friend and figured I'd forward this to list members just as a heads up. -- BEGIN FORWA

Re: [meteorite-list] Off Topic: Car Remote Security

2009-12-01 Thread Meteorites USA
Woops... Sorry all... Dark Matter wrote: good grief http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/automobiles/a/car_locks.htm http://majorhitwaves.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/thursday-night-internet-hoax-hall-of-shame-30/ and so on... -Martin

Re: [meteorite-list] Off Topic: Car Remote Security

2009-12-01 Thread Dark Matter
good grief http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/automobiles/a/car_locks.htm http://majorhitwaves.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/thursday-night-internet-hoax-hall-of-shame-30/ and so on... -Martin On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Meteorites USA wro

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - November 27, 2009

2009-12-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_11_27_09.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman November 27, 2009 Dear Dawnticlimaxes, Dawn continues to make steady progress through the solar system as it maintains a gentle pressure on its orbit around the Sun. It has spent 95% of the time since the last lo

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey Puts Itself Into Safe Standby

2009-12-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-181 Orbiter Puts Itself Into Safe Standby Jet Propulsion Laboratory November 30, 2009 PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode on Saturday, Nov. 28, and the team operating the spacecraft has begun imple

[meteorite-list] Spirit Update: Another Stall of Right-Rear Wheel Ends Drive

2009-12-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-182 Another Stall of Right-Rear Wheel Ends Drive Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 01, 2009 Spirit's right-rear wheel stalled again on Sol 2099 (Nov. 28, 2009) during the first step of a two-step extrication maneuver. This stall is different

[meteorite-list] update on Utah meteor of 18NOV09

2009-12-01 Thread drtanuki
Dear List, I just posted a news update on the Utah fireball of 18NOV09. New information in the article: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ Also, there is a report of a loud noise, earthquake?, meteor? in Australia on 1DEC09. Thank you for reading! Best Always, Dirk Ross...Tokyo _

[meteorite-list] BIGGEST FREEBIE GIVAWAYS EVER

2009-12-01 Thread steve arnold
Good evening list.As promised last week, here it is.The biggest freebie givaway ever.I decided to do this now instead of toward the end of the year.I have 40 tektites to givaway to a good home.Please when chiming in,give your address to me so I dont have to ask twice and checking it.So you know

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - December 2, 2009

2009-12-01 Thread Michael Johnson
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