[meteorite-list] Mars Meteorites & Meteorite Museums
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:33 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV6427kBnccYT000216cd_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C32ACB.2F930DC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Teresa, First, welcome to the list. Second, congradulations on the great job your university has done with th= e gallery. I made a visit there a couple months ago on my way to Meteor = Crater, not that it was on the way, but I really enjoyed it. I have also been making a habit of visiting meteorite collections. I hav= e been to almost all of the major museums (in the US) during the last two= years. The graphics department did a great job of setting things up. D= r. Arthur Ehlmann has done a noteworthy job of trading for other specimen= s. (Thanks again Dr. Ehlmann for giving me a private tour during a day t= he gallery was closed.) I am not aware of any other collection were you can touch a mars rock. I= am also unaware of any other collection that has audio devices you can c= arry around with you that explains the meteorites and displays. I enjoye= d the meteorites with a human aspect a lot. (List member note: It feature= s meteorite like Peekskill and Beaver, along with photos of its human rel= ationship, such as the Peekskill car and the Beaver County jailhouse). =20 Some of the other museum's I have been to had student tours going through= them, but I am unaware of any that focuse on meteorites alone. While at= the AMNH, in Manhatten, a student tour group from Japan came through, th= eir interest was focused only on the large Cape York meteorite and the mo= on rocks on display there. Not even the second largest Canyon Diablo got= any attention....poor guy. At the Smithsonian I saw a student group but= they were more interested in the mineral section beside the meteorite ro= om, but I'll give them a little credit there. It does include the Hope D= iamond....:-) I am in the middle of a big project right now, but given time I will post= some photos from my visit. Hope this helps, Mark Bostick www.MeteoriteArticles.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Teresa Moss Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:44 AM To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorites & Meteorite Museums Hi all! I am new to this list and new to the field of meteorites! I =20 am the Director of the Monnig Meteorite Gallery at Texas Christian =20 University in Fort Worth, Texas. I have a couple of questions that I =20 hope someone out there can help me with. First, in our museum we have a piece of a Mars meteorite that we =20 allow visitors to touch. It is the Dar Al Gani 476, a stone =20 achondrite (shergottite) found in Libya in 1998. Does anyone know of =20 anywhere else in the U.S. or elsewhere where the general public can =20 touch a piece of MARS???? Second, our museum is an educational exhibit. We also do educational =20 outreach by taking students on tours of the gallery and engaging them =20 in space related educational activities. Does anyone know of any =20 other museum that operates in the same or a similar manner to our =20 museum. I am anxious to contact other people who are responsible for =20 maintaining a meteorite gallery and educating the public about =20 meteoritics. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me. Teresa Moss -- =20 Teresa Moss Director, Monnig Meteorite Gallery Texas Christian University Box 298830 Fort Worth, Texas 76129 Phone: 817-257-MARS (6277) FAX: 817-257-7789 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C32ACB.2F930DC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV> </DIV> <= DIV> <DIV>Hello Teresa,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>First, welcome to th= e list.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Second, congradulations on the great= job your university has done with the gallery. I made a visit ther= e a couple months ago on my way to Meteor Crater, not that it was on the = way, but I really enjoyed it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have also be= en making a habit of visiting meteorite collections. I have been to= almost all of the major museums (in the US) during the last two years.&n= bsp; The graphics department did a great job of setting things up.&n= bsp; Dr. Arthur Ehlmann has done a noteworthy job of trading fo= r other specimens. (Thanks again Dr. Ehlmann for giving me a privat= e tour during a day the gallery was closed.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV= >I am not aware of any other collection were you can touch a mars rock.&n= bsp; I am also unaware of any other collection that has audio devices you= can carry around with you that explains the meteorites and displays.&nbs= p; I enjoyed the meteorites with a human aspect a lot. (List member note:= It features meteorite like Peekskill and Beaver, along with photos of it= s human relationship, such as the Peekskill car and the Beaver County jai= lhouse). </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Some of the other museum's I= have been to had student tours going through them, but I am unaware= of any that focuse on meteorites alone. While at the AMNH, in Manh= atten, a student tour group from Japan came through, their interest was f= ocused only on the large Cape York meteorite and the moon rocks on displa= y there. Not even the second largest Canyon Diablo got any attentio= n....poor guy. At the Smithsonian I saw a student group but they we= re more interested in the mineral section beside the meteorite room, but = I'll give them a little credit there. It does include the Hope= Diamond....:-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am in the middle of a big = project right now, but given time I will post some photos from my visit.<= /DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hope this helps,</DIV> <DIV>Mark Bostick</DI= V> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.MeteoriteArticles.com">www.MeteoriteArticle= s.com</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DI= V> </DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEF= T: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0= px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <= DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From= :</B> Teresa Moss</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wedn= esday, June 04, 2003 8:44 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:= </B> meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt A= rial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorites & Meteorite Mu= seums</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Hi all! I am new to this list and new = to the field of meteorites! I <BR>am the Director of the Monnig Met= eorite Gallery at Texas Christian <BR>University in Fort Worth, Texas.&nb= sp; I have a couple of questions that I <BR>hope someone out there can he= lp me with.<BR><BR>First, in our museum we have a piece of a Mars meteori= te that we <BR>allow visitors to touch. It is the Dar Al Gani 476, = a stone <BR>achondrite (shergottite) found in Libya in 1998. Does a= nyone know of <BR>anywhere else in the U.S. or elsewhere where the genera= l public can <BR>touch a piece of MARS????<BR><BR>Second, our museum is a= n educational exhibit. We also do educational <BR>outreach by takin= g students on tours of the gallery and engaging them <BR>in space related= educational activities. Does anyone know of any <BR>other museum t= hat operates in the same or a similar manner to our <BR>museum. I a= m anxious to contact other people who are responsible for <BR>maintaining= a meteorite gallery and educating the public about <BR>meteoritics.<BR><= BR>Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me.<BR><BR>Teresa Moss<BR= >-- <BR>Teresa Moss<BR>Director, Monnig Meteorite Gallery<BR>Texas Christ= ian University<BR>Box 298830<BR>Fort Worth, Texas 76129<BR>Phone:&n= bsp; 817-257-MARS (6277)<BR>FAX: 817-257-7789<BR><BR>______________= ________________________________<BR>Meteorite-list mailing list<BR>Meteor= ite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com<BR>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo= /meteorite-list<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C32ACB.2F930DC0-- Received on Wed 04 Jun 2003 07:57:46 PM PDT |
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