[meteorite-list] AW: Meteorite from Jupiter

From: Norbert Classen <trifid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:59 2004
Message-ID: <NCBBKMGDKLMGIBALJOFCOELLDKAA.trifid_at_timewarp.de>

Sterling, John, and List,

Hmmm, maybe it isn't a scam at all ;-? I'm not saying that I
believe in Jovian meteorites, but I know that people can
easily misunderstand any information about meteorites. The
letter states:

"During a conversation with her, one of the meteorites was
identified as coming from the planet Jupiter."

Now, I heard similar statements before, e.g., I told a
friend who isn't into meteorites that most of these rocks
from space have their origin in the asteroid belt between
Mars and Jupiter, and I also told him about Martian and
lunar meteorites. He told this to another friend, but left
out a few bits of information. When the other friend called
me back, and wanted to have a look at my collection he
was very excited to see my rocks from Mars and Jupiter ;-)

So, maybe Mrs. Cheung's meteorites are real, in the end.
"Facts" are often getting mixed up, and I guess we can't
exclude this possibility.

Anyway, have fun, and imagine a gaseous meteorite, or -
even better - a block of frozen hydrogen in its solid metal
state ;-)

Best,
Norbert


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>
>
> Aha! The old "Meteorite from Jupiter" scam. You buy a precious
> piece of the
> Great Gas Giant. It arrives in a chilled container. You put it in
> your display
> case. The next morning, it's gone! All evaporated! Another sucker
> has fallen
> for the Vanishing Hydrogen Racket! The Jovians have another good
> laugh at the
> expense of the Foolish Earthlings!
>
> Sterling
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------------------
>
> John Gwilliam wrote:
>
> > Hello List,
> > In this morning's mail, I received an unusual letter from a
> Mrs. Cheung in
> > Alamo, California. The letter says they are contacting me (the
> recipient
> > of the letter) for a friend who wants some help selling some
> meteorites in
> > her possession. It goes on to say that some of the stones have already
> > been identified as meteorites by the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.
> >
> > They list five different samples that have been identified by the museum
> > and they list densities for the specimens but no weights.
> >
> > Here is the interesting information in the letter.
> >
> > " In addition to the samples she has given us some photographs of the
> > meteorites. During a conversation with her, one of the meteorites was
> > identified as coming from the planet Jupiter."
> >
> > Imagine that, a meteorite from Jupiter!
> >
> > If anyone wants to pursue this, let me know and I'll give you
> the contact
> > information....;-)
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > John Gwilliam
> >
Received on Tue 23 Sep 2003 07:00:01 AM PDT