[meteorite-list] Fw: Smithsonian Meteorites

From: Jose Campos <josecamposcomet_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 19:54:59 +0100
Message-ID: <006e01c7bc11$54b82a50$537e9b59_at_paular2wuci4vh>

Hi Mike,

Thanks for sharing your interesting photos taken on your recent visit to the
famous Smithsonian Museum in Washington.
Allan Hills 84001 martian meteorite must have been quite exciting to see
before one's eyes!
Surprisingly, - as much as I can judge from your nice photos, - their
display does not indicate the weight of the meteorites.
Thanks once more.
Jos? Campos
Portugal

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From: "tett" <tett at rogers.com>
To: "Meteoritenliste" <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 2:05 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Smithsonian Meteorites


> Happy Canada Day List!
>
> Last week I enjoyed a wonderful time in Washington and was able to see
> many sites including the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, The Vietnam
> War memorial and many more. On this trip we also saw the Luray Caverns
> and Gettysburg.
>
> Of course, we also enjoyed some of the Smithsonian Museums. This is a
> tremendous institution and I was so pleased to see that the displays are
> free to the public so all could enjoy these national treasures. I am a
> firm believer that State and National Museums should be free so anyone can
> study and enjoy science and art treasures without having to pay for it.
> This is the same premise behind the public library system. Last time I
> took my family to the Royal Ontario Museum we spent well over $100
> entrance fees!
>
> I went to the Smithsonian web site and could not find any pictures from
> there meteorite collection so I thought I would share a few of mine.
>
> here you will see some incredible meteorites including:
>
> -A gorgeous flow marked Lafayette
> -ALH84001! Martian meteorite once thought to have fossilized life forms.
> -Huge Paragould individual with a nice polished face.
>
> Also shown is my friend Ernie touching a piece of Mars. In the acrylic
> box is a slice of Nakla. Ernie is a life long friend who was the
> principal of my grade school 40 years ago when I was in kindergarten. We
> now love to travel together to study history and politics from different
> places. I am looking forward to our trek along the Pilgrim's Trail this
> fall in Southern England.
>
> Please enjoy these photos and if you want larger images just email me.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike Tettenborn
>
> http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=2sgymb4f.advl194n&Uy=r5kav9&Ux=0
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