Re: [meteorite-list] Iron slice etching questions

2011-06-17 Thread mmartin
Hi Shawn, I have used Ron's technique with great success. It takes practice to learn the timing. To answer your other question, yes, acetone works well to remove a lacquer clear coat from an iron and does not damage the piece. A toothbrush helps get lacquer out of cracks. Matthew

[meteorite-list] NASA SDO - The June 7th Prominence Eruption

2011-06-17 Thread Jeff Kuyken
This really is an amazing must see video from NASA SDO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rev8vHjBq88 Cheers, Jeff Kuyken Meteorites Australia www.meteorites.com.au __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html

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2011-06-17 Thread drtanuki
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2011-06-17 Thread Michael Gilmer
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[meteorite-list] MESSENGER Endures Its First Hot Season

2011-06-17 Thread Ron Baalke
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=172 MESSENGER Mission News June 13, 2011 MESSENGER Endures Its First Hot Season Yesterday the MESSENGER spacecraft successfully completed the first of four hot seasons expected to occur during its one-year primary mission in orbit about

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: June 13-17, 2011

2011-06-17 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES June 13-17, 2011 o Ganges Chasma (13 June 2011) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5663 o Ius Chasma (14 June 2011) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5664 o Gale Crater (15 June 2011) http://themis.asu.edu/node/5665 o South Polar Layers (16 June 2011)

[meteorite-list] MESSENGER's Data Offers Insights on Inner Planet

2011-06-17 Thread Ron Baalke
NEWS RELEASE FROM THE PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE FROM: Alan Fischer Public Information Officer Planetary Science Institute 520-382-0411 520-622-6300 fisc...@psi.edu MESSENGER's Data Offers Insights on Inner Planet June 16, 2011 The Mercury MESSENGER spacecraft has discovered a wealth of new

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: June 9-16, 2011

2011-06-17 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Solar Panels Cleaned: 19-Mile Mark Reached! - sols 2622-2628, June 9-16, 2011: Opportunity continues to make excellent progress towards Endeavour crater with under 3 kilometers (nearly 2 miles) to go before the first

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2011-06-17 Thread Paul Harris
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[meteorite-list] Phobos Slips Past Jupiter (Mars Express)

2011-06-17 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMJ53E1XOG_index_0.html Phobos slips past Jupiter European Space Agency 17 June 2011 Earlier this month, ESA's Mars Express performed a special manoeuvre to observe an unusual alignment of Jupiter and the martian moon Phobos. The impressive images have now been

Re: [meteorite-list] Mercury question

2011-06-17 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Carl, List, Only one Mercury question? What is revealed from the first bulk composition scans is that Mercury surface, and presumably its crust, is composed of high-potassium non-feldspar rocks. In a word, Mercury is nothing like it's supposed to be. Mercury appears to have been made

[meteorite-list] Manmade Fireball: ATV Preparing for Fiery Destruction

2011-06-17 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMAX1E1XOG_index_0.html ATV preparing for fiery destruction European Space Agency 17 June 2011 ATV Johannes Kepler has been an important part of the International Space Station since February. Next week, it will complete its mission by undocking and burning up

[meteorite-list] Mercury question

2011-06-17 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
MikeG, That never gets old! LOL! Phil Whitmer All sales of high-potassium, non-feldspar Mercury rocks are hereby suspended until further notice. ;) Best regards, MikeG __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] NASA Issues Announcement For Solar Electric Propulsion Studies

2011-06-17 Thread Ron Baalke
June 17, 2011 J.D. Harrington/Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241/1979 j.d.harring...@nasa.gov/michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov Lori J. Rachul Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-8806 lori.j.rac...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-191 NASA ISSUES ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SOLAR

Re: [meteorite-list] Mercury question

2011-06-17 Thread Pete Pete
I love it when scientific consensus gets turned on its head with facts! (My first astronomy book, Golden Library of Knowledge, The Moon, 1959, has three theories for the creation of lunar craters; volcanic, meteorite, and the bubble theory - popping bubbles while in a molten state) I'm

[meteorite-list] Rogue's gallery of meteorite fossil claims: article invitation

2011-06-17 Thread Robert Beauford
Looking at my treasured chunk of Orgueil just now, I got to wondering how many (and which) meteorites have had past claims of discoveries of fossils of bacteria, and how far back in time such claims go.  Orgueil is one of my favorite meteorite for its classification and scientific importance

[meteorite-list] Iron slice etching questions

2011-06-17 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello Listers and everyone that suggested info about etching. I think Ill take everyones suggestions and when the time comes see what resources I have to etch the slice I have. As for etching videos, I did find another video about etching by Ruben and in this one he talks about the solution

Re: [meteorite-list] Mercury question

2011-06-17 Thread cdtucson
Rocks and minerals found in planetary meteorites have very little to do with where they originated from. That question is answered by analysis of the Oxygen isotopes. As evidenced by the NWA 5400 discussion and many others. It's not the minerals that matter it's the oxygen they contain.

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2011-06-17 Thread m42protosun
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[meteorite-list] The Case for Mercury

2011-06-17 Thread pshugar
So, Mr Hupe', where does this leave the Possible case for Mercury with our NWA 2999 or NWA 3133??? Enquireing minds would like to know ! You are far more knowledgeable than I in these matters. Pete IMCA 1733 __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] The Case for Mercury

2011-06-17 Thread Richard Montgomery
As should always be the casewe'll wait for the analyses. And, if 2999 and/or 3133 were to fall off the Mercury radar (so to speak)...their anomaly may be even more interesting! Richard Montgomery - Original Message - From: pshu...@messengersfromthecosmos.com To: The List

[meteorite-list] Aquarius/Juno/GRAIL/MSL Update - June 17, 2011

2011-06-17 Thread Ron Baalke
June 17, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.dil...@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-061711 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Aquarius Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 (Delta 354) Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Pad: Space

[meteorite-list] Need recommendations for microscope

2011-06-17 Thread Mike Bandli
Dear List, I am looking for recommendations for a good binocular stereo microscope – the kind that I can use to observe the surface of material and slices. I would like to get a mid to high-end one with a powerful light source and the ability to adapt a digital camera. I see tons of them on eBay

Re: [meteorite-list] The Case for Mercury

2011-06-17 Thread Adam Hupe
To me, the data seems supports it in some ways but not others. The results are so ridiculously strange I do not know what to think. Having volatile minerals condensing that close to the sun sure doesn't make sense to me. I guess we have to expect the unexpected like what are highly refractory

[meteorite-list] OT Nice Supplemental News Group - ROCKETS!

2011-06-17 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, All, The List is a little quiet these days, so I'll use the lull to suggest a good supplemental news group to this one, if you have any interest in rockets. Historical, current, and future prospects, *anything* relating to rockets and astronauts - worldwide. There is also a large

[meteorite-list] AD NASA rare coin / Carancas

2011-06-17 Thread cdtucson
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