[meteorite-list] "Must See" Meteorite Collections?

From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:09:58 +0200
Message-ID: <005901ca241c$ed90bb50$177f2a59_at_name86d88d87e2>

Vienna, London, Paris, Moscow, Berlin.... the great places, where
meteoritics was born.
Tokyo and Calcutta, I don't know, what they have on display.

Check it out.

http://www.jensenmeteorites.com/meteorite-collections.htm

Mainz doesn't exist anymore, because in Germany we seem to be to stupid to
maintain cutting-edge research, and instead to spend a million per year,
we want now to send a redundant robot mission on Moon for 2 billions,
because the Chinese and the Indians like the Moon too,
to learn more about Moon rocks...
Also the responsible people in Mainz seemed to have been lazy.

A part of the collection should have been displayed in the NatHist Museum in
Frankfurt, but they didn't get even that done.

Sniff. Why I have to be so often ashamed of my own country, as soon as it's
about meteorites.

At least in Berlin they improved and renovated the exhibition recently.

Most gorgeous public exhibition in whole Europe and one of the most
impressive ones in existence is certainly Vienna, I'd say.

Best!
Martin


-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Richard
Kowalski
Gesendet: Sonntag, 23. August 2009 19:42
An: meteorite list
Betreff: [meteorite-list] "Must See" Meteorite Collections?

I'm wondering if anyone has or know where I can obtain a list of public
meteorite collections that are spectacular, or have individual meteorite
specimens on display that should not be missed?

I'd like to build a POI file for use in GPS units to make it easier to find
these collections when I'm out traveling. As with most people, time is tight
when I travel, so I'd limit the ones included to the collections that show
off the best of the best. Lesser collections that only have common examples
shouldn't be included unless they have extraordinary examples of common
specimens.

I was going to limit the list to those in the US, but I'll open it up to
collections around the world.

Basically I need the institution and the city and country, but the more
information included the better. The best would have all the following.

Name
Address
City
County
Long & Lat
website url
Important specimens on display

I'm sure that's asking too much for a list that has already been made, but I
might as well ask for everything I need here to save time.

If no one has a list of collections, I'll ask for suggestions individually
so they can be combined into the final files.

I'll be building the file in Google Earth, so if it is easier for you, feel
free to send me the information as GE placemarks, or you can email me the
location using the Google Maps "Send" feature.

When I've got a working version, I'll upload the resulting files as both a
Google Earth KMZ file and as a GPX file that is readable by most GPS units
so others can use it too.

Thanks!

--
Richard Kowalski
http://fullmoonphotography.net
IMCA #1081
      
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