[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 26, 2010 thanks to the Hupes
From: Shawn Alan <photophlow_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:45:23 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <335983.34247.qm_at_web35401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Wow those were some great images of those great meteorites. Be nice to see those in person and see the texture and detail and beable to hold them.... with glooves of course :) ? I read that if the Smithsonian got involved with NWA hunts that?might be a good thing.....?I wonder how that would change meteorite hunting and the fact of the matter, if the USA was off limits to everyone except for government funded meteorite expeditions? ? I have always wondered? how much money is spent on the Antarctica expeditions for?locating and recovery of meteorites down there? I bet its a pretty penny. If that would happen in the US and NWA?I could see science and funding would suffer more and it would turn into what is happening in Australia, where funding isn't available for research and recovery in the meteoritic science sector. ? I think its great what the Smithsonian is doing in Antarctica, but if they applied that to other parts of the world, I could see the hopes of finding a Lunar meteorite in the USA as a dream and not a reality. To privatize meteorite hunting and collecting could also cause problems for the mere fact that what ever is recovered would be the property of the government and we would be at square one, no meteorites, they would be sealed and stored away in vaults.? ? The involvement meteorite hunters, collectors, and newbies keeps this world happening and moving forward. I am excited to see whats going to be happening in the future with meteorite collecting and the recovery processes that the community might face, till then lets pray for a new meteorite fall... and soon?:) ? Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBaystore http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340 [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 26, 2010 thanks to the Hupes Galactic Stone & Ironworks meteoritemike at gmail.com Thu Aug 26 12:12:25 EDT 2010 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August 26, 2010 thanks to the Hupes Next message: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August26, 2010 thanks to the Hupes Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Adam and List, Thanks for sharing your specimens, time, money, and effort with the community at large. This is another example of how science and meteoritics benefit from private involvement working in tandem with institutions and scientists. The vast majority of these NWA meteorites would be languishing undiscovered in the desert, if not for the efforts of private parties to bring them to light. Sure, it can be argued that these same meteorites could survive for thousands of years more to be discovered later by "official" expeditions sponsored by governments or institutions. But, the problem with that argument is that there are no official expeditions in that region. Sure the Swiss and Germans have made some expeditions into Oman, and we have ANSMET, but the "official" hot desert finds are tremendously outnumbered by private finds in both quantity and quality. It is a pity that more governments and institutions cannot realize this - instead of rebuking private involvement, they should embrace it and take full advantage of it. Everyone wins. When I see the Smithsonian sending teams of scientists into Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Niger, and the other regions of the Sahara, I might alter my stance. But I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for that to happen. Best regards and happy huntings! MikeG ------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites http://www.galactic-stone.com http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------ On 8/26/10, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote: > Thank you Steve and other List Members for the positive remarks. > > I am pleased to see material from Northwest Africa being embraced by major > institutions and collections. The only piece in this beautiful collage that > came > from my collection is NWA 5000. TCU and the Adler Planetarium also have > great > representative samples of NWA 5000 in their collections. It is a win-win > situation when both private and public sectors can share in a find. > > Here is an image of Dr. Tony Irving and NASA Apollo 16 Astronaut/Moonwalker > Charlie Duke holding the Ambassador slice of NWA 5000. This slice is being > used > in part to promote future missions to the Moon. I can not think of a higher > honor. It is great when personalities of the highest esteem have no problem > whatsoever of where a meteorite landed so long as it was obtained legally. > The > image is little grainy since it is a scan of an original: > > http://themeteoritesite.com/DukeIrvingSlice-b.jpg > > Best Regards, > > Adam > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Steve Dunklee <steve.dunklee at yahoo.com> > To: m_graul at yahoo.de; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > Sent: Thu, August 26, 2010 8:00:36 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August > 26, > 2010 thanks to the Hupes > > I can see more contributions here by the Hupe Brothers. A thanks and > congradulations. Clear skys. Steve > > On Thu Aug 26th, 2010 5:44 AM EDT Mirko Graul wrote: > >>Hi Laurence and list, >> >>wow, what great pieces! >>A very beautiful composition! >>My personal favorite is the Isheyevo slice 421g. ;-)) >> >>Best regards, >> >>Mirko >> >> >>Mirko Graul Meteorite >>Quittenring.4 >>16321 Bernau >>GERMANY >> >>Phone: 0049-1724105015 >>E-Mail: m_graul at yahoo.de >>WEB: www.meteorite-mirko.de >> >>Member of The Meteoritical Society >>(International Society for Meteoritics and Planetery Science) >> >>IMCA-Member: 2113 >>(International Meteorite Collectors Association) >> >> >>--- Michael Johnson <michael at rocksfromspace.org> schrieb am Do, 26.8.2010: >> >>> Von: Michael Johnson <michael at rocksfromspace.org> >>> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - August >>> 26, >>2010 >>> An: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >>> Datum: Donnerstag, 26. 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