[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2016-11-04 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 998 TS Contributed by: Ray Watts http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=11/04/2016 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-ar

[meteorite-list] Is Clarendon (c) the largest or 2nd largest individual Chondrite found in the USA?

2016-11-04 Thread Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list
Hi all, A couple of us have been trying to figure out where Clarendon (c) ranks in size for US individual ordinary chondrite meteorites. Here are the top 3 individual ordinary chondrite specimens as best as I can find. If anyone knows of larger that I missed please let me know. BTW - If we count

[meteorite-list] Here is a really good article about Clarendon (c)

2016-11-04 Thread Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list
http://www.universetoday.com/131702/monster-meteorite-found-texas/ -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Met

[meteorite-list] Curiosity Mars Rover Checks Odd-looking Iron Meteorite

2016-11-04 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6667 Curiosity Mars Rover Checks Odd-looking Iron Meteorite Jet Propulsion Laboratory November 2, 2016 [Image] The dark, golf-ball-size object in this composite, colorized view from the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is a nickel-i

[meteorite-list] NASA, FEMA Hold Asteroid Emergency Planning Exercise

2016-11-04 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6669 NASA, FEMA Hold Asteroid Emergency Planning Exercise Jet Propulsion Laboratory November 4, 2016 What would we do if we discovered a large asteroid on course to impact Earth? While highly unlikely, that was the high-consequence scenario discusse