[meteorite-list] Brother Consolmagno, Meteorite Density, Meteorite Porosity

From: John Sinclair <meteorite.usa_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Apr 20 17:52:13 2005
Message-ID: <679e313405042014516a20c508_at_mail.gmail.com>

Greetings Bernd, Geoff and Listees,

http://www.freep.com/news/mich/popemich20e_20050420.htm

Brother Guy Consolmagno, Vatican astronomer: Born in Detroit, he is a
graduate of University of Detroit Jesuit High School and is a
Massachusetts Institute of Technology-trained astronomer. He is the
curator of the Vatican meteorite collection, the world's largest
collection of falling celestial rocks, which is housed at the pope's
summer residence outside Rome, Castel Gandolfo.


Consolmagno gazes at the heavens from telescopes at Castel Gandolfo
and through the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope, built in the
1990s with the University of Arizona. It is located atop Mt. Graham
outside Tucson, Ariz. Consolmagno taught at MIT, then joined the Peace
Corps in Kenya, when he decided to become a Jesuit. His area of
expertise is moons, asteroids and meteors.


He is the author of a telescope guide, "Turn Left at Orion," and a
book about his work, "Brother Astronomer." On sabbatical, he is
expected to return to stargazing for the Vatican this summer.



On 20 Apr 2005 20:38:12 UT, bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de
<bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Brother Consolmagno is, as most of you will know * t h e * expert
> on meteorite densities and porosities. If you are interested in
> that topic and have a Meteorite Magazine (Joel Schiff) subscription,
> have a look at the Feb. 2005 issue (vol. 11, no. 1, pp.23-26), where
> you will find a centerpiece article authored by O.R. Norton and L.A.
> Chitwood on how to measure the bulk density, porosity, and grain
> density of meteorites.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Bernd
>
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