[meteorite-list] Meteoritical Society Membership

From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:18:18 -0400
Message-ID: <010901c8a241$5cbaf770$6101a8c0_at_BranchFamily>

Cool beans, Mike!

Not to steal any of your thunder, but I just got notified that I am now a
member of the IMCA!

So, if anyone has any complaints about an IMCA member......









Don't send them to me!!!

-Walter Branch




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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gilmer" <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoritical Society Membership


> Hi Folks,
>
> I was just being impatient it seems! :)
>
> I got my confirmation and membership number today! :)
>
> One word describes how I feel right now - GEEKJOY!
>
> LOL!
>
> Aaaahh, now I get to dive in (completely over my
> head),
> into the harder science of meteoritics!
>
> (If I'm not back in 6 months, call out the National
> Guard to look for me!)
>
> After reading some of the quaint theories present in
> the dated (but wonderful) "Out of the Sky" by
> Nininger,
> I am thirsty for some newer and more sound theory.
>
> For example, one of the theories presented in Out of
> the Sky (not Nininger's theory, he was merely
> reporting it),
> is that the craters on the moon were not formed from
> meteorite impacts, but from gas bubbles escaping from
> below the lunar surface, and the craters are
> solidified
> remains of the bursting bubbles - left in a
> plastic-like
> surface that has since hardened! ;)
>
> Regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
> .........................................................
> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> Website - http://www.glassthrower.com/meteorites
> MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale
> ..........................................................
>
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 19 Apr 2008 01:18:18 PM PDT