[meteorite-list] The Future is Now: Innovative Advanced Concepts Selected for Continued Study

2014-08-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
August 6, 2014 The Future is Now: Innovative Advanced Concepts Selected for Continued Study Looking ahead to an exciting future, NASA is continuing to invest in concepts that may one day revolutionize how we live and work in space with the selection of five technology proposals for conti

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey Completes Maneuver to Prepare for Comet Flyby

2014-08-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-266 Orbiter Completes Maneuver to Prepare for Comet Flyby Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 06, 2014 Mars Odyssey Mission Status Report NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted the timing of its orbit around Mars as a defensive

[meteorite-list] How Many Meteorites Fall Each Year?

2014-08-06 Thread Sterling K. Webb via Meteorite-list
Dear Anne, Al, List, A long post on the question of how many meteorites fall each year was posted to The Meteorite List back in the year 2000. It can be found at: http://archive.today/Yx4Fc >From that post, you can follow the thread forward and backward if you want to read all the discussion. Th

[meteorite-list] Rosetta Arrives at Comet Destination

2014-08-06 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
Presse Release N23-2014 Paris, 6 August 2014 Rosetta arrives at comet destination After a decade-long journey chasing its target, ESA's Rosetta has today become the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, opening a new chapter in Solar System exploration. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasim

Re: [meteorite-list] "Meteorite" Sculpture by Katie Paterson

2014-08-06 Thread Carl Esparza via Meteorite-list
Daniel, Very well put. As an Art dealer since 1989 I could not agree more. A reproduction is not art. It is in the trade what we consider "decorative". Only. Best Regards, Carl Carl Esparza Meteoritemax -- Love & Life Daniel Noyes via Meteorite-list wrote: > Hi Graham, Peter and All, >

[meteorite-list] Fireball observed over Weiss Lake in Alabama - Video

2014-08-06 Thread Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list
Hello Listers Not sure if there has been any video footage posted on the List from the Alabama fireball, if not here is an article on the fireball and a link to some video footage. enjoy :) Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633nyc/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Sculpture by Katie Paterson

2014-08-06 Thread Graham Ensor via Meteorite-list
Very good Paul. Graham On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:36 PM, Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list wrote: > Here's an artistic take on that sentiment > > http://www.pinterest.com/pin/280419514268664191/ > > cheers > > paul swartz > imca 5204 > mpod web master (help! send pictures) > > >> I have always belie

Re: [meteorite-list] "Meteorite" Sculpture by Katie Paterson

2014-08-06 Thread Daniel Noyes via Meteorite-list
Hi Graham, Peter and All, I would agree that art can be a means to challenge existing concepts and perceptions. I think the rub in this instance is the recasting of the meteorite, nature's art, into its own image; a human generated meteorite clone so to speak. To re-create it into something more

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Sculpture by Katie Paterson

2014-08-06 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Here's an artistic take on that sentiment http://www.pinterest.com/pin/280419514268664191/ cheers paul swartz imca 5204 mpod web master (help! send pictures) > I have always believed that it one of the purposes of art (among many other > things) to challenge, shock and discomfort people and

Re: [meteorite-list] GA NC TN AL KY Meteor Approx 2320 EDT // 2220 CDT 02AUG2014

2014-08-06 Thread Steinar Midtskogen via Meteorite-list
Anne Black via Meteorite-list writes: > But is it? > Or is all our modern fancy equipment all for naught? Well, most recently the two Annama meteorites so far found were located primarily based on photographic evidence (i.e. "modern fancy equipment") in pretty difficult and remote terrain, preci

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2014-08-06 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Camel Donga Contributed by: Beat Booz http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com htt