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From: Dolores Hill <dhill_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:04 2004
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Hi fellow meteorite enthusiasts,

In case you wanted to see the meteorites on loan from the Vatican collection...
Cranbrook Institute of Science is outside Detroit, Michigan.

It is a wonderful place that inspired many amateur and professional scientists.

Enjoy,
Dolores Hill

At 09:26 AM 8/1/2002, Ron Baalke wrote:

>http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=4907576&BRD=982&PAG=461&dept_id=467992&rfi=6
>
>Meteorites hit Cranbrook
>By BOB GROSS
>The Oakland Press
>July 31, 2002
>
>BLOOMFIELD HILLS - The little boy who haunted the halls of the Cranbrook
>Institute of Science grew up to be an astronomer and curator of the
>Vatican's meteorite collection.
>
>"I grew up at 15 Mile and Cranbrook," said Brother Guy Consolmagno. "Every
>weekend I'd ride my bicycle up here and wander through the exhibits.
>
>"That's what inspired me to become a scientist."
>
>Consolmagno was back at Cranbrook on Tuesday to deliver specimens from the
>Vatican's meteorite collection, including a piece of rock that was blasted
>from the surface of Mars by some kind of impact and fell to Earth about
>1,000 years ago in the Dar al Gani region of the northern Sahara Desert in
>Libya.
>
>It's the first time the Vatican has ever lent any specimens from its
>collection of meteorites - and Cranbrook gets to keep them for three years.
>
>The Vatican meteorites, specimens from Cranbrook's own collection and
>several meteorites on loan from the National Museum of Natural History will
>be on display this fall in the lobby of the institute's planetarium as part
>of a new exhibit called "Rocks from Space."
>
>"This little exhibit is going to have some cool stuff in it," said John
>Zawiskie, geologist and museum educator, as he accepted the meteorite
>samples. "Thank you very much."
>
>Michael Stafford, acting director of the institute, said the loan of the
>specimens presents a unique opportunity for Cranbrook and residents.
>
>"We have specimens that spend most of their time in Rome," he said. "Now
>Oakland County residents are going to be able to see them in their own back
>yard."
>
>The samples on loan from the Vatican Observatory at Castel Gondolfo - the
>pope's summer home - include a piece of a meteorite that fell near Allegan
>in 1889 and a piece of a meteorite that fell near Ensisheim in the Alsace
>region of France in 1492.
>
>The Thunderstone, as it's called, has an interesting history. It was seized
>upon by the Emperor Maximilian as a portent of victory.
>
>After he defeated a larger French army, the stone was bolted to the door of
>the Ensisheim church, said Zawiskie, where it stayed for 300 years. It was
>taken down during the French Revolution and the greater part of it remains
>in the Ensisheim town hall.
>
>The specimens, together with a vial of chondrules - rocky matter that was
>swept together to form rocky planets and asteroids - weigh about 200 grams.
>
>Consolmagno carried the specimens to Cranbrook in a small 5-by-3-inch wooden
>box.
>
>They are literally priceless, having value only to scientists and
>collectors.
>
>"See that little fragment at the bottom?" said Consolmagno as he removed the
>Mars rock from a plastic zippered bag. "Some crazy collector would pay a
>thousand dollars for that."
>
>Earth not likely to be hit by meteor
>
>It's nice to know that a newly discovered 1.2-mile-wide asteroid will miss
>the Earth in 2019.
>
>But the chances weren't all that great to begin with, said Brother Guy
>Consolmagno.
>
>"The odds of being hit by a car crossing the street are much greater," said
>Consolmagno, curator of the Vatican meteorite collection and a native of
>Birmingham. He was at the Cranbrook Institute of Science on Tuesday to
>deliver samples of meteorites on loan from the Vatican's collection.
>
>Last week, preliminary calculations of the orbital path traveled by asteroid
>2002 NT7 suggested the space rock had about a 1-in-250,000 chance of plowing
>into the Earth on Feb. 1, 2019. Such an impact would cause devastation on a
>continental scale.
>
>Follow-up observations during the weekend showed the asteroid and the Earth
>won't meet - at least for now, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>on Monday.
>
>An asteroid collision with the Earth 63 million years ago likely caused
>dinosaurs to become extinct.
>
>Such an event today, said Consolmagno, "would have such enormous
>consequences that it would be useful to know where these things are."
>
>Useful - and perhaps lucrative.
>
>"The net worth of the metal alone in a 1-kilometer asteroid is something
>like 100 trillion dollars," said Consolmagno. "How much would it cost to go
>up there and collect it? About the same amount."
>
>But the cost will come down as humans become more used to living in space,
>he said, and when that happens, "it's useful to know which gold mine is
>coming toward us."
>
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Hi fellow meteorite enthusiasts, 
In case you wanted to see the meteorites on loan from the Vatican
collection... 
Cranbrook Institute of Science is outside Detroit,
Michigan. 
It is a wonderful place that inspired many amateur and professional
scientists. 
Enjoy, 
Dolores Hill 
At 09:26 AM   8/1/2002, Ron Baalke wrote: 
 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=4907576&BRD=982&PAG=461&dept_id=467992&rfi=6" eudora="autourl">http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=4907576&BRD=982&PAG=461&dept_id=467992&rfi=6</a> 
Meteorites hit Cranbrook 
By BOB GROSS 
The Oakland Press 
July 31, 2002 
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - The little boy who haunted the halls of the
Cranbrook 
Institute of Science grew up to be an astronomer and curator of the 
Vatican's meteorite collection. 
"I grew up at 15 Mile and Cranbrook," said Brother Guy
Consolmagno. "Every 
weekend I'd ride my bicycle up here and wander through the
exhibits. 
"That's what inspired me to become a scientist." 
Consolmagno was back at Cranbrook on Tuesday to deliver specimens from
the 
Vatican's meteorite collection, including a piece of rock that was
blasted 
from the surface of Mars by some kind of impact and fell to Earth
about 
1,000 years ago in the Dar al Gani region of the northern Sahara Desert
in 
Libya. 
It's the first time the Vatican has ever lent any specimens from
its 
collection of meteorites - and Cranbrook gets to keep them for three
years. 
The Vatican meteorites, specimens from Cranbrook's own collection
and 
several meteorites on loan from the National Museum of Natural History
will 
be on display this fall in the lobby of the institute's planetarium as
part 
of a new exhibit called "Rocks from Space." 
"This little exhibit is going to have some cool stuff in it,"
said John 
Zawiskie, geologist and museum educator, as he accepted the
meteorite 
samples. "Thank you very much." 
Michael Stafford, acting director of the institute, said the loan of
the 
specimens presents a unique opportunity for Cranbrook and
residents. 
"We have specimens that spend most of their time in Rome," he
said. "Now 
Oakland County residents are going to be able to see them in their own
back 
yard." 
The samples on loan from the Vatican Observatory at Castel Gondolfo -
the 
pope's summer home - include a piece of a meteorite that fell near
Allegan 
in 1889 and a piece of a meteorite that fell near Ensisheim in the
Alsace 
region of France in 1492. 
The Thunderstone, as it's called, has an interesting history. It was
seized 
upon by the Emperor Maximilian as a portent of victory. 
After he defeated a larger French army, the stone was bolted to the door
of 
the Ensisheim church, said Zawiskie, where it stayed for 300 years. It
was 
taken down during the French Revolution and the greater part of it
remains 
in the Ensisheim town hall. 
The specimens, together with a vial of chondrules - rocky matter that
was 
swept together to form rocky planets and asteroids - weigh about 200
grams. 
Consolmagno carried the specimens to Cranbrook in a small 5-by-3-inch
wooden 
box. 
They are literally priceless, having value only to scientists and 
collectors. 
"See that little fragment at the bottom?" said Consolmagno as
he removed the 
Mars rock from a plastic zippered bag. "Some crazy collector would
pay a 
thousand dollars for that." 
Earth not likely to be hit by meteor 
It's nice to know that a newly discovered 1.2-mile-wide asteroid will
miss 
the Earth in 2019. 
But the chances weren't all that great to begin with, said Brother
Guy 
Consolmagno. 
 
"The odds of being hit by a car crossing the street are much
greater," said 
Consolmagno, curator of the Vatican meteorite collection and a native
of 
Birmingham. He was at the Cranbrook Institute of Science on Tuesday
to 
deliver samples of meteorites on loan from the Vatican's
collection. 
Last week, preliminary calculations of the orbital path traveled by
asteroid 
2002 NT7 suggested the space rock had about a 1-in-250,000 chance of
plowing 
into the Earth on Feb. 1, 2019. Such an impact would cause devastation on
a 
continental scale. 
Follow-up observations during the weekend showed the asteroid and the
Earth 
won't meet - at least for now, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory 
on Monday. 
An asteroid collision with the Earth 63 million years ago likely
caused 
dinosaurs to become extinct. 
Such an event today, said Consolmagno, "would have such
enormous 
consequences that it would be useful to know where these things
are." 
Useful - and perhaps lucrative. 
"The net worth of the metal alone in a 1-kilometer asteroid is
something 
like 100 trillion dollars," said Consolmagno. "How much would
it cost to go 
up there and collect it? About the same amount." 
But the cost will come down as humans become more used to living in
space, 
he said, and when that happens, "it's useful to know which gold mine
is 
coming toward us." 
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