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Northwest Africa 5000 Slide Show
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| Slide 1: Right side view of the Northwest Africa 5000 Main Mass. The stunning matrix contrast on lightly polished window is clearly visible in this image. |
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| Photo credit: Pat McGiffert, Creative Services, University of Washington |
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| Slide 2: Rear view of Northwest Africa 5000 Main Mass. Note the brown fusion crust, atmospheric flight markings (regmaglypts) and attractive desert patina. |
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| Photo credit: Pat McGiffert, Creative Services, University of Washington |
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| Slide 3: Left side view of Northwest Africa 5000 Main Mass. Here is another great view of the regmaglypts and fusion crust. |
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| Photo credit: Pat McGiffert, Creative Services, University of Washington |
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| Slide 4: View of Northwest Africa 5000 Main Mass (left) next to replica (right). This image approximates the appearance before a single complete slice and end-cut were liberated. |
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| Photo credit: Pat McGiffert, Creative Services, University of Washington |
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| Slide 5: Close-up of 7.5 gram, 23mm X 23mm X 5mm, 280-grit polished part slice. This close-up shows gabbro clasts surrounded by preferentially oriented breccia mantles. This is the first time observed in any moon rock and is what lends the handsome contrast. |
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| Photo credit: Adam Hupe, The Hupe Planetary Collection |
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| Slide 6: Dr. Donald Brownlee of NASA Stardust fame holding uncut Northwest Africa 5000 meteorite in triumph over his head. This image lends scale to entire uncut stone. Note the hollow in the front of the stone. This is where the prevailing Saharan winds etched out a giant gabbro clast. |
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| Photo credit: Zann Ovitt, Team LunarRock |
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| Slide 7: The only complete slice being mounted in a hermetically sealed one-of-a-kind display ring manufactured to aerospace standards. This is the world�s largest moon rock slice. The inaugural public viewing of this slice caused great excitement at the 39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston where over 1,500 planetary scientists were in attendance. Normally conservative scientists lined up at the poster session for a closer look and photo opportunities. This slice has since been utilized by institutions including NASA and The Lunar and Planetary Institution to promote future missions to the Moon. |
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| Photo credit: Steve Domonkos, Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington |
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| Slide 8: Magnified image of petrologic thin-section taken in cross-polarized light. Shocked gabbro crystals are evident in this picture. |
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| Photo credit: Tom Phillips, Microscopic Meteorite Gallery |
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| Slide 9: Magnified image of petrologic thin-section taken in cross-polarized light. Dramatic shock induced flow is recorded in this image of a vein. |
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| Photo credit: Tom Phillips, Microscopic Meteorite Gallery |
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| Slide 10: Magnified image of petrologic thin-section taken in cross-polarized light. Note astonishing solar wind implanted gas bubbles (Helium 3) imbedded in Matrix. |
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| Photo credit: Tom Phillips, Microscopic Meteorite Gallery |
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| Slide 11: Magnified image of petrologic thin-section taken in cross-polarized light. Another view of solar wind implanted gas bubbles. An excellent likeness to the number �7� can be seen on this cropped image. |
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| Photo credit: Tom Phillips, Microscopic Meteorite Gallery |
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| Slide 12: Charlie Duke, NASA Apollo 16 Astronaut and the 10th man to walk on the Moon using Northwest Africa 5000 complete slice as a centerpiece at the Chicago Field Museum. |
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| Photo credit: Dr. Antony Irving, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington |
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| Slide 14: Image Of Curator/Owner Of Northwest Africa 5000, Adam Hupe In The Lunar Receiving Laboratory, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas. This Is Where The Apollo Mission Returned Moon Rocks, Our Nation�s Most Prized National Treasure Is Stored. |
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| Photo credit: Zann Ovitt, Team LunarRock |
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| Slide 15: Image Of Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong�s Left Footprint On The Moon. Although This Was The First Human Footprint To Be Left On The Moon On July 20, 1969, It Will Remain There For Millions Of Years. There Is No Wind To Blow It Away. |
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| Photo credit: Image Courtesy Of NASA. |
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| Slide 16: Image Of NASA Sample 61016,7, The Largest Moon Rock Collected During The Apollo Missions. It Once Weighed 11,745 Grams Making It 217 Grams Heavier Than Northwest Africa 5000 At One Time. 61016 Has Since Been Reduced Considerably In Size Due To Ongoing Studies. Presently, It Weighs About Half Of What It Originally Did. Northwest Africa 5000 Displaced More Volume Due To Lower Density Making It Physically Larger And It Now Weighs Significantly More. This Image is for Comparative Purposes. |
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| Photo credit: Adam Hupé |
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| Slide 17: Image Of Apollo 16 Astronaut/Moon Walker, Charlie Duke And Former NASA Scientist, Dr. Anthony Irving Using Northwest Africa 5000 Complete Slice To Promote Future Missions To The Moon. |
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| Photo credit: Adam Hupé |
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| Slide 18: Image Of Kalahari 009, Supposedly The Heaviest Lunar Meteorite Ever Stumbled Upon. It Was Found In 1999 But Not Recorded Until 2005. The Word "Supposedly" Is Used Because Only An Estimate Was Given At 13,500 Grams. For Some Reason, This Rock Has Never Been Weight-Certified. Even At The Reported Weight, It Would Be Physically Smaller Than Northwest Africa 5000 Which Has A Measured Density Of 2.72 g/cm^2 And Kalahari 009 Having A Calculated Density of 3.24 g/cm^2. This Means That Northwest Africa 5000 Displaced An Area Of 4,192 Cubic Centimeters While Kalahari 009 Displaced An Area Of ~4,167 Cubic Centimeters. Note The Lack Of Fusion Crust And Flight Markings. This "Meteorite" Does Not Contain Solar Wind Implanted Gases And The CRE Measurements Are So Short That Some Do Not Believe It Spent Time In Space. This Stone Has Never Been Viewed Publicly And The Finder/Owner Remains Anonymous. The Find Story Has Some Discrepancies Because There Are No Sand Dunes Anywhere Near The Reported Find Coordinates. Maybe Someday The Truth Will Be Known And Facts Released So That We Will Know More About This Mysterious Rock. This Image Is For Comparative Purposes. |
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| Photo credit: Image Courtesy Of Addi Biscoff, The Only Outside Person To Ever View This Stone. White One Centimeter Cube Provided For Scale. |
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| Slide 19: Close Up Image Of Kalahari 009 Part Slices. This Image Was Provided For Comparative Purposes. Each Tick Mark On The Rule Is One Millimeter To Lend Scale To The Specimens. |
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| Photo credit: Image Courtesy Of Addi Biscoff, The Only Outside Person To Ever View This Stone. |
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