[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2012-05-10 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 6641 Contributed by: Michael Mulgrew http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteo

Re: [meteorite-list] solar eclipse

2012-05-10 Thread Michael Bross
Hi Larry and List. Beautiful maps and website ! Thank you ! Michael B. -- From: Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:09 AM To: "Richard Montgomery" Cc: "'Meteorite-list List'" Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] solar eclipse Richard: The solar eclipse

[meteorite-list] Anyone see anything over Southern Cali last night?

2012-05-10 Thread Yinan Wang
Hi List, Was checking my facebook feed and noticed a friend report the following: "A couple minutes before 10pm pacific time a meteor travelling southwards over the L.A. basin visibly broke up into smaller fragments. Never saw that before. Possible meteorite shower in northern San Diego county?"

[meteorite-list] Ring made from Gibeon

2012-05-10 Thread Karl Aston
Hi All, Interesting story. Look at the photo gallery. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/man-forges-own-precious-wedding-ring-meteorite-032635030.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CWnwqtP_GIAwGjQtDMD Karl __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.co

[meteorite-list] Guatemala space debris crash

2012-05-10 Thread Michael Farmer
Rob, the fireball in Guatemala last week was space junk, video showing large fuel tank debris was posted in local Peten news. do you have any idea what craft re-entered for that debris? Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2012, at 10:06 PM, "Rob Matson" wrote: > Hi Steve, > >> irridiu

[meteorite-list] Opportunity Rolling Again After Fifth Mars Winter

2012-05-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-131 Opportunity Rolling Again After Fifth Mars Winter Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 09, 2012 PASADENA, Calif. -- With its daily supply of solar energy increasing, NASA's durable Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the sunward-til

Re: [meteorite-list] Last word on the Sutters Mill Meteorite

2012-05-10 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi Paul and List, As a descendant of Mactavishes and O'Laughlins, I can vet this entry. It is 100% feckin correct. ;) Best regards, MikeG -- --- Galactic Stone & Ironworks - MikeG Web: http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook: http://www.

Re: [meteorite-list] Last word on the Sutters Mill Meteorite

2012-05-10 Thread Count Deiro
Feckin "Trinity" was the feckin first nuke and melted sand in Alamagordo, New Mexico..not here in feckin Nevada... Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- >From: Paul Gessler >Sent: May 9, 2012 11:20 PM >To: meteorite-list >Subject: [meteorite-list] Last word on the Sutters Mill Mete

[meteorite-list] NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid

2012-05-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-132 NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 09, 2012 PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insight

Re: [meteorite-list] Last word on the Sutters Mill Meteorite

2012-05-10 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi Bulletin-Watchers, 7 new OC approvals from Oman - Link - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=7&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=0 Best regards, MikeG --

[meteorite-list] Some Sutter's Mill Trivia and Stats

2012-05-10 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi Listees, Sutter's Mill trivia and stats : The current unofficial TKW is - 363.74g The current official TKW is : 282.40g Number of official finds (with Jenniskens SM numbers) : 44 Number of official finds that have no weights or other info : 9 Number of unofficial finds : 49 Smallest whole

[meteorite-list] Huge asteroid Vesta is actually an ancient protoplanet

2012-05-10 Thread Paul H.
Huge asteroid Vesta is actually an ancient protoplanet (NASA's Dawn probe shows it is left over from the solar system's early days) ABC News, May 10, 2012 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47376079/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Vesta confirmed as venerable planet progenitor, Nature News, May 10, 2

Re: [meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill CM3?

2012-05-10 Thread actionshooting
So has anyone seen the new fall is a CM3 instead of a CM2? -- * Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC IMCA#9052 http://spacerocks.weebly.com http://www.facebook.com/Stuart.McDaniel.No.1 * Michael Gilmer wrote: = Hi Listees, Sutt

Re: [meteorite-list] Some Sutter's Mill Trivia and Stats

2012-05-10 Thread michael cottingham
Hello, Also, wouldn't it be cool to figure out the number of people who have hunted, man hours put it and miles covered for ~400 grams of material! I was there a few days, saw probably 100 people hunting. My early estimate would be about 4000 man hours have been used to find ~400 grams! Simp

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: May 01-08, 2012

2012-05-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity on the Road Again! - sols 2941-2947, May 01-08, 2012: After being stationary for 130 sols during the winter, Opportunity has resumed driving again. On Sol 2947 (May 8, 2012), the rover performed a 12

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Campos, Zag and a giant 869 slice and two Meteorite coins

2012-05-10 Thread Mike Jensen
Hi again List Time for another sale. Don't forget to go to the bottom to see the reduced prices on the previously offered items. Mike https://picasaweb.google.com/109538410126952617536/May102012 Campo Del Cielo Iron IAB Og Argentina Huge high quality whole iron below wholesale. 16 kg $2400 One sm

Re: [meteorite-list] Sutter Mill Garmin files

2012-05-10 Thread Richard Montgomery
Jim...VERY cool! (good advice about Crotalis as well...take heed.) -Richard Montgomery - Original Message - From: "Jim Wooddell" To: "Meteorite-List" Cc: "desertsunburn" Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sutter Mill Garmin files All, Rob Mats

[meteorite-list] Meteorite News Website Page Update

2012-05-10 Thread Don Merchant
Hi List. I have updated my Meteorite News Page. I have decided to go to another source that updates much more frequently and covers not only meteorites, but fireballs, meteors + meteor showers, and asteroids etc. Hope you like and hope this keeps all of us a bit more updated in the world of met

Re: [meteorite-list] Sutter Mill Garmin files

2012-05-10 Thread Pete Pete
A lot of appreciated work! One day I'll make it to one, hopefully closer to home. A couple of questions: We know now that it's a very fragile carbonaceous - how long before the elements completely obliterate what hasn't yet been recovered? A couple of rains? Also, would it be safe to s

Re: [meteorite-list] Sutter Mill Garmin files

2012-05-10 Thread Richard Montgomery
Going into dry-time here in Northern California. When the rain rolls around in October, the leaves falling and grass laying down will hide them before they crumble. Every year, a strong layer of foliage falls...pine-needles, oak leaves, all of it. This is the window of opportunity. Richard