[meteorite-list] Northwest Africa 5000 Update/Inaugural Viewing R.O.M.!

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 10:55:42 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <301733.62915.qm_at_web30702.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Dear List members:

A lot of you have been asking about the disposition of Northwest Africa 5000.

The main mass is currently on display at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada. I encourage anybody who will be in the area to see this world class meteorite collection. I want thank the museum for doing a wonderful job of announcing and presenting Northwest Africa 5000 in a proper environment. They did an outstanding job!

Images:
Northwest Africa 5000 in its own display for the public inaugural viewing at the Royal Ontario Museum:
http://themeteoritesite.com/ROM-1.jpg
Another view with Dr. Irving present:
http://themeteoritesite.com/ROM-2.jpg
Close-up of Main Mass:
http://themeteoritesite.com/ROM-3.jpg
Fantastic display case explaining how lunar meteorites make it to Earth (Note: NWA5000 in front):
http://themeteoritesite.com/ROM-4.jpg
Partial view of the Royal Ontario Museum's world class meteorite collection:
http://themeteoritesite.com/ROM-5.jpg
NWA 3163 on interpretive monitor system, a permanent part of the Royal Ontario Meteorite collection:
http://themeteoritesite.com/ROM-6.jpg

Royal Ontario Museum Press Release:
http://www.rom.on.ca/news/releases/public.php?mediakey=lf3mjmmzij

Here are a few articles on Northwest Africa 5000:
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2008/12/16/rom-drops-surprise-moon-rock-on-toronto.aspx

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/12/17/rom-offers-a-sneak-peek-of-an-empty-case.aspx

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FLAC.20081218.MOON18%2FTPStory%2FEntertainment&ord=2015935&brand=theglobeandmail&force_login=true

http://www.thevarsity.ca/article/6367

http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1355463

http://www.thestar.com/Entertainment/article/563111

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081218.LISTINGS18/TPStory/Entertainment


I hope some of you can make it to this inaugural display. There are several other planetary main masses on permanent display that are definitely worth checking out. The Royal Ontario Museum's Meteorite Collection is among the world's finest!

Best Regards,

Adam
Received on Thu 08 Jan 2009 01:55:42 PM PST