[meteorite-list] Scalecube Family

From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 05:20:12 -0800
Message-ID: <20071108132022.E29D0105E9_at_mailwash5.pair.com>

Stefan is correct! It appears they used both sizes. What is strange is that
the most famous rock, the Genesis Stone, is pictured with a 1 inch cube,
similar to mine. I can also find Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 samples
photographed with 1 inchers. I have no clue as to why they would mix up
these sizes in their photography! I'll have to do some more research this
week and see what I can find out. Ralph Harvey from ANSMET did tell me the
Counters were 'hand-me-downs' from the Apollo program, so I imagine that is
also where they got their CM cubes from.

Kind regards,
?
Mike Bandli
www.Astro-Artifacts.com
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Stefan
Brandes
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 2:01 AM
To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Scalecube Family

Hi Mike,

they used 1 inch cubes at:

1 inch : http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/ap15-S71-44990.jpg

1 inch : http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/images/browse/earth/breccia.jpg

but they used 1cm cubes also :

1cm : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo11/A11_MP.SampleDoc2FS.gif

1cm : http://www.alaska.net/~meteor/Rock79135.jpg

1cm : http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/images/browse/earth/igneous.jpg

1cm : http://www.apolloexplorer.co.uk/photo/html/AS17/10076007.htm

1cm : http://www.apolloexplorer.co.uk/photo/html/AS17/10076008.htm

1cm : http://www.apolloexplorer.co.uk/photo/html/AS17/10076009.htm

1cm : http://www.apolloexplorer.co.uk/photo/html/AS17/10076010.htm


Stefan


Hello Svend,

NASA used the 1 inch cube in the Lunar Receiving Lab for photographic
reference of all Apollo lunar samples. At the time, it was referred to as a
'Scale Block.' I believe this is the only time the 1 inch cube was employed
anywhere in the world. In the LRL, centimeters would be referenced on the
specimen 'counter' only.

Here is a photo of the 1 inch cube in the LRL circa 1970:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/877141/LRL-scaleblock.jpg

The 1 inch cube was fabricated in a machine shop next to the LRL prior to
Apollo 11. Later, the vertical tick mark would be added. I believe they were
designed by the gentlemen who designed all of the LRL tools (I have his name
here somewhere).

It is unclear at what point the CM cubes were first employed, but I believe
it was around 1975-1977 when ANSMET began collecting meteorites from
Antarctica.

I believe the 1 inch LRL cubes are the first cubes ever produced.

Thanks for the question!

Cheers,

Mike Bandli
www.Astro-Artifacts.com



-----Original Message-----
From: info at niger-meteorite-recon.de [mailto:info at niger-meteorite-recon.de]
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:03 PM
To: fuzzfoot at comcast.net
Cc: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Scalecube Family

On November 7, 2007 Mike wrote:


>>From left to right: Buhl 1cm Cube, Unknown 1cm Cube, NASA 'Scale Block' 1
inch Cube, Drake 1 inch Certified Cube, Drake 1cm Cube, Drake 1cm
prototype.<

Dear Mike,
when or where did NASA use a 1 inch cube? I am quite sure all their
meteorite documentation use the metric sytem with 1 cm cubes.
Just curious.

Svend

www.niger-meteorite-recon.de


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