[meteorite-list] Real or Bogus?

From: Dark Matter <freequarks_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:39:21 -0700
Message-ID: <822da19a0812120839h6fb1953fkcbee4f2b823fa7ad_at_mail.gmail.com>

http://www.earthtothemoon.com/ap_11_lunar_dust.html


-Martin




On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hello Mike G,
>
> I can vouch for this item and tell you that it is the real deal. There have been several presentations made with swatches of BetaCloth or other materials stained with lunar dust. Florian has been the primary supplier of these presentations and it is all legit. You can read more about his presentations on the collectSPACE.com forums.
>
> I might note that stained hardware and artifacts are the only legal way to own lunar material from the Apollo missions.
>
> Owning several lunar meteorites, I could care less about buying 10 grains of Apollo lunar glass. BUT... what makes this artifact desirable (to me, anyway) is that it is an authentic artifact from Apollo 11 - the 'grail' of human exploration.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike Bandli
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Gilmer" <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 6:43:36 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Real or Bogus?
>
> Hi ladies and gentlemen (and friends watching at home!) -
>
> It's time to play America's favorite game - "REAL OR BOGUS?"
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320324463986
>
> Today's offering comes from the intrepid world of eBay. Here we see
> something billed as real moon dust that was recovered from Neil
> Armstrong's camera magazine.
>
> So, I have to ask everyone who is playing - REAL OR BOGUS?
>
> (If I was a gambling man, I'd say BOGUS)
>
> Regards and clear skies,
>
> MikeG
>
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Received on Fri 12 Dec 2008 11:39:21 AM PST