[meteorite-list] Smithsonian Meteorites

[Dave Carothers]

Great pictures, Mike.  Thanks for sharing them.

Regards,

Dave


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From: "tett" <tett at rogers.com>
To: "Meteoritenliste" <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 9:05 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Smithsonian Meteorites


> 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
>
> http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=2sgymb4f.advl194n&Uy=r5kav9&Ux=0
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