[meteorite-list] NWA 5000 Limited Edition - World's Largest Lunar [meteorite] Replica

From: Barbra Barrett <bbarrett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 21:44:30 +0000
Message-ID: <A5E1B4E9-2574-470D-B125-EFF9ED4078CE_at_mainemineralmuseum.org>

Greetings to All,

While I have enjoyed reading the posts and have yet to post anything myself, I feel compelled to make my first comment.

NWA 5000 is indeed an exquisite lunar meteorite. However, there are bigger lunars. Kalahari 009 and NWA 10495, both exceed NWA 5000?s original mass. I?m writing now because I have been honored to curate the main mass of NWA 10495, which weighs 12.120 kg. Accuracy is important and it is impaired by exaggeration. While bigger doesn?t always mean better, when extolling the virtues of the largest lunar meteorite...size matters! Records get broken and we have new achievements to celebrate, but it is not right to celebrate NWA 5000 as being the largest lunar meteorite found?(and respectfully, nor can there be at least three one-of-a-kind works of art).

Barbra Barrett



> On Jun 14, 2016, at 10:30 PM, Greg Hupe via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> Dear List,
>
> I would like to announce the availability of a Limited Edition of the 'World's Largest Lunar [meteorite] Replica'. When I say "Limited Edition", I mean extremely limited! I will be bringing and showing 1 of 3 (available) Full-size Painted replicas to the Ensisheim Show this week. Since each replica was hand painted by a professional artist right here in Florida they are all One-of-a-Kind works of art!
>
> Please see here a sneak peek: http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/NWA5000/NWA5000_Replica_Limited-Edition1.jpg
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> See you at the show!
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> Best Regards,
> Greg
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Received on Wed 15 Jun 2016 05:44:30 PM PDT