[meteorite-list] California Meteor/s 07NOV2013

2013-11-08 Thread drtanuki
List, California Meteor/s 07NOV2013 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/11/ca-meteor-07nov2013.html   Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] grains of sand

2013-11-08 Thread Martin Altmann
Where did this (factoid) originate... Hi Paul, Historically, I suppose, most likely from Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel and Giovanni Schiaparelli. Bessel published in 1836 a theory on the physical nature of comets, postulating that their tails must consist of dust, expelled from the comet and driven

[meteorite-list] NASA Sets MAVEN/Atlas V Launch Events Coverage

2013-11-08 Thread Ron Baalke
November 8, 2013 Joshua Buck/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100/202-358-1726 jb...@nasa.gov / dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.dil...@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039

[meteorite-list] ExoMars Lander Module Named Schiaparelli

2013-11-08 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars_lander_module_named_Schiaparelli ExoMars Lander Module Named Schiaparelli European Space Agency 8 November 2013 The entry, descent and landing demonstrator module that will fly on the 2016 ExoMars mission has been named Schiaparelli in

[meteorite-list] AD- Auction ending with two new specimens listed

2013-11-08 Thread Aras Jonikas
List: I have several items up for auction ending this weekend at good prices. I included some slices of a new eucrite (NWA 8048) and some part-slices of a new ureilite (NWA 8049). OFFERS ARE WELCOMED, send me a message! http://tinyurl.com/AJmetcltrEBAY Regards, Aras www.AJmetcltr.com

[meteorite-list] ad - gorgeous iron meteorite offered for sale

2013-11-08 Thread Edwin Thompson
Hello list members, We are offering for sale a beautiful complete mass of the unusual silicated iron; NWA – 5549. It weighs 13.3 kilograms and displays very nicely showing the contrast between the surface that was exposed to the desert wind and the portion buried below ground level. This

[meteorite-list] MAVEN Affixed to Atlas 5 Rocket for Nov 18 Launch

2013-11-08 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av038/131108vif/ MAVEN affixed to Atlas 5 rocket for Nov. 18 launch BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW November 8, 2013 NASA's MAVEN spacecraft, the centerpiece of a $671 million mission to study the atmosphere of Mars, reached its penultimate stop before

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: November 4-8, 2013

2013-11-08 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES November 4-8, 2013 o Dark Slope Streaks (04 November 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131104a o Shalbatana Vallis (05 November 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131105a o Landslide (06 November 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131106a o Arda Valles (07

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Map for CA 06NOV2013 posted

2013-11-08 Thread drtanuki
If anyone has reined this better please email me offlist; thank you! Meteorite Fall Map for CA 06NOV2013 posted http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/11/mbiq-detects-ca-meteor-06nov2013.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Prolific NASA Mars Orbiter Passes Big Data Milestone (MRO)

2013-11-08 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-324 Prolific NASA Mars Orbiter Passes Big Data Milestone Jet Propulsion Laboratory November 08, 2013 NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has overhauled understanding of the Red Planet since 2006, has passed 200 terabits in the amount of

[meteorite-list] My first outreach to a 7th grade class is coming up

2013-11-08 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
Jacob, my 12 year old son, has a class called Weird Science and asked me to present to his class about meteorites. I will be presenting to his class this coming Tuesday. As the opening to my presentation, I want to blast at somewhat realistic volume a recording of a meteor passing overhead. I

[meteorite-list] Curiosity Rover Performs Warm Reset

2013-11-08 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-325 Curiosity Performs Warm Reset Jet Propulsion Laboratory November 08, 2013 Mars Science Laboratory Mission Status Report NASA's Mars rover Curiosity experienced an unexpected software reboot (also known as a warm reset) yesterday

Re: [meteorite-list] My first outreach to a 7th grade class is coming up

2013-11-08 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Mendy, Here is a repost copy of something I posted back in February right after the fall. It has links to many videos with sound. One of them has a really loud scream after the fragmentation events. Maybe you will find these useful. Good luck with the event. Best regards, MikeG

Re: [meteorite-list] My first outreach to a 7th grade class is coming up

2013-11-08 Thread Chris Peterson
You realize that if you manage to reproduce a somewhat realistic volume of the Chelyabinsk shock wave (which is only sound heard) you will blow out all the windows and ceiling tiles in the room. That would certainly be impressive to a bunch of middle schoolers! But you might not get invited

Re: [meteorite-list] My first outreach to a 7th grade class is coming up

2013-11-08 Thread Carl 's
Hi Mendy, I've always thought Jeff Kuyken's The Wonder of Meteorites would make an excellent intro for any outreach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5oknQjqQuw Carl2 __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Ad : Pre-Holidays Inventory Blowout Sale - NWA macros, Rare Micros, Meteorite Pendants, Exclusive Displays, Darwin Glass, and much more!

2013-11-08 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
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[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2013-11-08 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Canyon Diablo Contributed by: Count Deiro http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] My first outreach to a 7th grade class iscoming up

2013-11-08 Thread Linton Rohr
Agreed! That's my favorite! Impressive, inspiring, and just plain awesome. Linton - Original Message - From: Carl 's carloselgua...@hotmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] My first outreach to a 7th grade