[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2013-12-20 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: ALH 84028 Contributed by: AMN http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.

[meteorite-list] Thanks Meteorite Friends

2013-12-20 Thread Gary Fujihara
Aloha Meteorite friends, I am sending this message on behalf of my friend Doug: Dear List, Today I yearn for that unique meteorite creating event; to herald the passage and swap its cosmic matter from the heavens for the ascent of my beloved to the Great Next. I'm imagining that the life-giving

[meteorite-list] Test

2013-12-20 Thread Gary Fujihara
Test, please erase … Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc. PO Box 4175, Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 640-9161 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-l

[meteorite-list] Vicencia Fall update

2013-12-20 Thread André Moutinho
Hello Mike and list, I have been on the field twice and could not find more stones. Also rocks mailed by local people for inspection were not meteorites. Still working with locals but no luck until now. The location has much vegetation (banana and sugar cane plantation) and very hard to search. T

Re: [meteorite-list] Thank you and Computer problems

2013-12-20 Thread Darryl Pitt
Hi Just noticed this. I was the primary source of Banten as it regards the material in circulation—probably responsible for 90% or more. I obtained Banten in an exchange with the Museum Geologi. i was subsequently involved in a handful of exchanges and sales of Banten and it was offered

[meteorite-list] Thank you and Computer problems

2013-12-20 Thread Anne Black
Hello everybody, Sorry I have not thanked all of you who answered my question regarding the pieces of Banten I posted on the Picture of the Day (Thank you Paul), it did help and the origin of the pieces has been narrowed down to "probably" the Museum of Bandung in Indonesia. And the reason I

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: December 16-20, 2013

2013-12-20 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES December 16-20, 2013 o Flow Margin (16 December 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131216a o Escalante Dunes (17 December 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131217a o Windstreaks (18 December 2013) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20131218a o Havel Vallis (19 Decembe

[meteorite-list] China Plans to Launch Chang'e 5 in 2017

2013-12-20 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news%2FChina_plans_to_launch_Change_5_in_2017-406237 China plans to launch Chang'e 5 in 2017 IANS Live December 16, 2013 Beijing: China plans to launch lunar probe Chang'e 5 in 2017, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National

[meteorite-list] China's Moon Rover Has Activated Its Science Tools

2013-12-20 Thread Ron Baalke
http://spaceindustrynews.com/chinas-moon-rover-has-activated-its-science-tools-imaging-experiments-have-begun/4128/ China's Moon rover has activated its science tools. Imaging experiments have begun. Space Industry News December 20, 2013 Six out of the eight pieces of scientific equipment depl

[meteorite-list] Ad - 97 Different Micromounts, 23 Falls, 74 Finds, 37 Different Meteorite Types

2013-12-20 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi Listees, Type Collectors, and Micromount Hoaders, Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday of your choice. I prefer Festivus, and let us now begin the Feats of Strength. But I digress... I have just completed my annual inventory of micromounts. This is where I go through my cabinet with a fine-toot

[meteorite-list] Curiosity Rover Team Upgrades Software, Checks Wheel Wear

2013-12-20 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-374 Curiosity Team Upgrades Software, Checks Wheel Wear Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 20, 2013 Mars Science Laboratory Mission Status Report The team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Curiosity has completed a software upgrade on t

[meteorite-list] AD-ebay auctions ending Sat, Dec 21

2013-12-20 Thread Gary Fujihara
Aloha meteorite afficianados, Big Kahuna has meteorites in auctions on ebay that end this Saturday, Dec 21, starting at 8:00am Pacific / 11:00am Eastern / 4:00pm London / 6:00pm Helsinki / 11:00pm Singapore. FREE Worldwide shipping on select meteorites. Some of the items on the block are: Alle

Re: [meteorite-list] ADVERT: Subtype 3.00 — NO RESERVE

2013-12-20 Thread Carl Agee
Hi Mendy, Yes, NWA 7731 crust is quite fresh. The standard weathering grades for ordinary chondrites based on the oxidation of iron-nickel-metal is somewhat problematic for the most unequilibrated of the 3-subtypes because the matrix is actually a very fine opaque mixture of sulfur and iron that i

Re: [meteorite-list] ADVERT: Subtype 3.00 — NO RESERVE

2013-12-20 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
Wow Darryl, that slice of NWA7731 is amazing. I vaguely recall a discussion on the list regarding this L3.00, but do not recall the weathering. Based on the description in the MetBull it is hard to ascertain the actual weathering grade. From the picture of the crust in the listing, it looks pret