[meteorite-list] Tissint and IOM on KNME-PBS

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:18:55 -0500
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Hi Carl and List,

This is probably a stupid question, but I'm curious, so I have to ask.

I know nothing about how meetings like the Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference work. But I assume it is an invitation-only event for
scientists. If a curious layman wanted attend such a meeting, would
that be possible? Has a layman ever sat in on such a meeting and just
quietly soaked up the presentations and lectures?

Or, alternately, has a meeting like this ever been broadcast via
streaming video on the web, or taped for viewing later by others who
could not attend in person? I realize it would be a lot of video to
watch, but I think it would be very interesting to watch something
like this - even if I didn't fully understand much of what was being
said.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 2/18/12, Carl Agee <agee at unm.edu> wrote:
> Hi Shaw & All:
>
> The most recent findings will be reported at the Lunar and Planetary
> Science Conference, next month in Houston, by Irving et al. Here is
> the link to the session "New Martian Meteorites and New Perspectives
> on Old Favorites":
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2012/pdf/sess204.pdf
>
> It is still is early days. In the PBS segment they show some SEM
> images that we made of Tissint in our first exploratory electron
> microprobe session. Something that really impressed me with this
> meteorite are the very nice melt pools scattered throughout. These are
> not shocked maskelynite glass (that's there too), but true glass melt
> pockets decorated with very fine quench crystal boundaries. May or may
> not be formed by shock. Obviously the glass will be a target for
> studies of martian volatile compounds. The organics are also being
> studied.
>
> At this point the main attraction is the freshness of Tissint. This is
> particularly important because it makes it easier to interpret the
> data as a true witness of martian surface processes, not clouded by
> terrestrial contamination. Stay tuned......
>
> Carl
>
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> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Carl & Listers,
>>
>> Carl thank you for providing the clip. I am excited to see that
>> some science channels are talking about the Tissint fall. By chance have
>> you found any new insights in the meteorite that haven't been seen in
>> other Mars meteorite falls? Or is this still in the early phases of
>> conducting experiments?
>>
>> Shawn Alan
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>> meteorite-list] Tissint and IOM on KNME-PBSCarl Agee agee
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>> The
>> short Q&A is at minute 24 in the program clip.
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
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