[meteorite-list] Moon Dust

[Michael Gilmer]

Hi Phil and List,

It is sad that there is so little professionalism and integrity left
in mass-media journalism now.

Maybe the WP author should get a Pulitzer like that fool who did that
hit piece on meteorites for the NYT.

Come to think of it, there are several members of this list who are
far more deserving of an award for their journalism than either the WP
or NYT.  (seriously)

Hopefully I won't spend the next two days defending meteorites on
Facebook like I did after that garbage NYT article made the rounds.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 6/23/11, JoshuaTreeMuseum <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> This story has already gone viral. The Washington Post, considered by many
> to be an impeccable souce, (rightly or wrongly) just misspoke the truth
> twice.
>
> "It is illegal for individuals to own moon material."
>
> "The woman said she was unaware of the history of the dust, and gave it up
> to authorities. Regency-Superior Auctions president David Kols said the
> company knew it was illegal to own moon rocks, but not moon dust, and once
> he learned all lunar material was illegal to possess, the auction was
> cancelled."
>
>
> Phil Whitmer
>
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