[meteorite-list] Lunar vs. Martian Meteorites

From: MexicoDoug <MexicoDoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Oct 3 16:01:42 2006
Message-ID: <003d01c6e726$7e2eaf00$8dce5ec8_at_0019110394>

Hello Listees,

One of these days soon I'll be getting my hands on more of the
Moon:-)...Enjoyable post on why the Moon has a special place in nearby outer
space.

I'd like to add that la Luna effects our life here on Mater Tellus time with
connections that inspire us even before we lift our curious spirits
heavenwards. From our Mom's monthly cycle of our conception, to our
harvesting of the fields during periods of overtime, to our wish on our
Deathbed to see one more Full Moon in her crisply brilliant Splendor; to the
timing when we pay our phone, electric and loan bills, to how well we can
catch fish in God's lands - to the history of our own planet ... we like da
Moon !

Not to forget...when we are lost at night the Moon is our guiding light, and
as kids the familiarity starts, we see:

Cows jumping over the Moon
A Rabbit in the Moon
Pandora in the Moon
V. Mary and Jesus in the Moon
Cain in the Moon
A Man in the Moon
A Crab in the Moon
A Toad in the Moon
A Dragonslayer and Dragon in the Moon
A Burro in the Moon
A Bison in the Moon
A Moose in the Moon
A Bug in the Moon
etc...

Best wishes,
Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: <bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de>
To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 1:09 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Lunar vs. Martian Meteorites


> Hello Listees and Listoids,
>
> There are twice as many lunar meteorites in my collection than martian
meteorites
> and I've been asking myself several times why. We all know Mars is an
extremely
> interesting celestial body, especially because it is a much better
candidate for the
> existence of (microbial) life than, ... say Venus with its seething
temperatures and
> rains of sulfuric acid or our celestial neighbor, the Moon, with its
tenuous atmosphere
> that is virtually non-existant (compared to Earth's atmosphere).
>
> Here's my very personal answer: Long before I started collecting
meteorites, I used to
> watch the starry sky with all its planets, stars, star clusters, galaxies,
nebulae, so
> many other wondrous things, and, of course: the Moon, La Lune, Luna, der
Mond.
>
> Mars was seldom more than a tiny circular speck in my 8-inch Celestron
telescope.
> There were moments - seconds - when the seeing was so steady that I was
able to
> see the different hues and shades of planet Mars - a split-second later it
was
> gone and nothing was left but a blurry, fuzzy image in my eyepiece :-(
>
> But whenever I point my telescope toward "la lune", it is always a true
feast for the
> eyes (even in bad seeing!), a celestial banquet of sorts and I often feel
like delving
> into the depths of lunar craters, rilles, flooded lava plains, rays,
domes, and so much
> more. I've always enjoyed those subtle color shades - dazzling white,
light gray, dark
> gray, the stark contrast between unlit crater-floors and their rims
bathing in glaring
> sunlight and all kinds of delicate in-betweens of hues, especially on the
mare floors.
>
> Our Moon is much closer to me - both in distance and emotionally than
planet Mars and
> it is an undescribable feeling of closeness, of nearness, of familiarness.
So, when I
> look at my lunars, especially my latest "Moon" (Norbert, Martin A.,
Stefan, and a few
> others probably know which one I am talking about :-), when I hold it in
my hands while
> watching its progenitor up in the sky, then I feel like greeting a good,
old friend so
> far away and yet so near.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Bernd
>
>
>
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