[meteorite-list] Water on Mars?

2015-10-07 Thread E.P. Grondine via Meteorite-list
Hi all - I am NOT following the Mars imaging suite parameters closely, but I have a question for your consideration: Do the new images really demonstrate water on Mars, or could they instead be showing the yearly cycle of hydrocarbons delivered to Mars by cometary impact? In all of the press

[meteorite-list] Stolen Sikhote Alin meteorite

2015-10-07 Thread Martin Goff via Meteorite-list
Hi all, I am sad to have to report that one of my Sikhote Alin specimens was taken from one of our recent BIMS displays. It is a fantastic oriented shield weighing 50.4 grams. Please see photos of the specimen on my website at the link below and let me know if you see it or are offered it for sale

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2015-10-07 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Unclassified Contributed by: Todd Parker http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=10/07/2015 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-lis