Re: [meteorite-list] Re: meteor photo - OT Question about another photo on the same site....

2002-10-30 Thread Dave Hostetter
Title: meteor photo Hi: It's an actual photo by the Russian Mir-19 crew. At the time they were backed away from the Mir space station in a Soyuz spacecraft. Full credit and explanation is hidden in the picture's caption -- click on the words "Pictured above." The Astronomical Picture of the

[meteorite-list] children's meteorite book

2002-08-26 Thread Dave Hostetter
children (say, about ages 10 to 12). Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks. Dave Hostetter Curator of the Planetarium Lafayette (LA) Natural History Museum and Planetarium __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net

[meteorite-list] murderous meteorite, part 1

2002-08-19 Thread Dave Hostetter
and partially filling the hole, some stain of which is still visible on the stone. (part 2 to follow) Dave Hostetter __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] murderous meteorite, part 2

2002-08-19 Thread Dave Hostetter
To continue our story of the Fountain County Aerolite from the January 19, 1879 Indianapolis Daiky Sentinel: DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY The account given in the journal was substantially correct except in one or two particulars. The young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frowde, returned home from a blue

[meteorite-list] murderous meteorite, part 3

2002-08-19 Thread Dave Hostetter
Here is the last installment of the story of the meteorite allegedly killing Mr. Leonidas Grover near Indianaplois, Indiana, in 1879. This comes to us from History of Greater Indianapolis, by Jacob Dunn (former editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel, the newspaper that broke the story in 1879),

Re: [meteorite-list] Cyclic mass extinction?

2002-07-25 Thread Dave Hostetter
of the way and look for the FAQ question about it. There are a couple of other questions there that some listees might find of interest, too. Dave Hostetter Curator of the Planetarium Lafayette (LA) Natural History Museum and Planetarium Hi Al, Tracy, Edward and others interested in the mass extinction

Re: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread Dave Hostetter
changes a nice field of craters into a field of low hills. It pays to be cautious with this stuff! Dave Hostetter Ok, it's a little off topic, but... A friend of mine belongs to a group one of whom found the following site displaying an image of a Martian surface feature: http