[meteorite-list] Mars Meteorite To Wow Crowds In England

From: fcressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:08 2004
Message-ID: <000701c3513e$8e68c940$1c711e43_at_g10fb>

Ron,

Interesting...the photo in the story link shows an image of ALH 84001 but
the story says the meteorite was found in Morocco and is owned by an
American collector. Guess one meteorite looks just like any other meteorite
:-)

Regards,
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:43 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorite To Wow Crowds In England


>
>
>
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/content_objectid=
13209556_method=full_siteid=50002_headline=-Red-planet-rock-to-wow-crowds-na
me_page.html
>
> Red planet rock to wow crowds
> icBirmingham (Englank)
> July 23, 2003
>
> A fist sized chunk of Mars rock will be flown to Birmingham next month
amid
> tight security to give that other world feel to the city's astronomy week
> celebrations.
>
> The piece of Martian meteorite, insured for £25,000, is to be delivered to
Soho
> House Museum for the Destination Mars exhibition for National Astronomy
> Week starting on August 23.
>
> Blasted from the Martian surface following an asteroid collision tens of
> thousands of years ago the rock floated in space before it got dragged by
the
> Earth's gravity and eventually plummeted to the ground in Morocco.
>
> Now owned by an American private collector, its latest journey will see it
> transported across the Atlantic and delivered in an unmarked security van
to
> the museum.
>
> The Planetary Society's Andy Lound, organiser of the exhibition, said:
>
> "We're so excited to have such a large and rare piece of Mars, another
world
> coming to our exhibition.
>
> "We know it is Martian because the combination of elements and minerals
can
> only come from there," he added.
>
> The exhibition is timed to coincide with the Mars opposition -as the
planet
> makes its closest approach to Earth for more than 60,000 years.
>
> Astronomers the world over are pointing their telescopes towards it in
eager
> anticipation.
>
> Meanwhile dozens of probes, rockets and satellites, including Britain's
own
> Beagle 2, are winging their way for a historic meeting with the Red
Planet.
>
> The exhibition also features models of Mars satellites, videos and
displays,
> there will be the chance to operate a simulated Mars lander vehicle and a
> celebration of Mars culture, from its worship as an ancient god of war to
a
> legendary 1930s Orson Wells radio dramatisation of War of the Worlds.
>
> Andy said: "We look at all aspects of Mars, from the science and its
> possibilities for exploration and colonisation to its cultural impact and
even
> modern science fiction."
>
> And despite appearances Andy, from Great Barr, will not blast off into
orbit to
> get a closer look.
>
> Instead he will don his replica Nasa space suit to guide visitors.
>
> neil_elkes_at_mrn.co.uk
>
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