[meteorite-list] Smithsonian Meteorites

[tett]

Happy Canada Day List!

Last week I enjoyed a wonderful time in Washington and was able to see many 
sites including the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, The Vietnam War 
memorial and many more.  On this trip we also saw the Luray Caverns and 
Gettysburg.

Of course, we also enjoyed some of the Smithsonian Museums.  This is a 
tremendous institution and I was so pleased to see that the displays are 
free to the public so all could enjoy these national treasures.  I am a firm 
believer that State and National Museums should be free so anyone can study 
and enjoy science and art treasures without having to pay for it.  This is 
the same premise behind the public library system.  Last time I took my 
family to the Royal Ontario Museum we spent well over $100 entrance fees!

I went to the Smithsonian web site and could not find any pictures from 
there meteorite collection so I thought I would share a few of mine.

here you will see some incredible meteorites including:

-A gorgeous flow marked Lafayette
-ALH84001!  Martian meteorite once thought to have fossilized life forms.
-Huge Paragould individual with a nice polished face.

Also shown is my friend Ernie touching a piece of Mars.  In the acrylic box 
is a slice of Nakla.  Ernie is a life long friend who was the principal of 
my grade school 40 years ago when I was in kindergarten.  We now love to 
travel together to study history and politics from different places.  I am 
looking forward to our trek along the Pilgrim's Trail this fall in Southern 
England.

Please enjoy these photos and if you want larger images just email me.

Cheers,

Mike Tettenborn

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