[meteorite-list] Since Scale Cubes are a topic today

[Mike Bandli]

Now that is COOL! I have never seen one like that. This is a good example of a cube that serves only one function: To show scale!

Thanks for the pics!

Mike Bandli

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Mike Jensen" <meteoriteplaya at gmail.com>

> Hi All

> Since we are on the subject I thought everyone might want to see the

> worlds first use of the cube and yes it was for a meteorite. I guess

> it would be the granddaddy or great granddaddy of the NASA scale

> cubes.

> 

> http://jensenmeteorites.com/Book/Cube%201.jpg

> http://jensenmeteorites.com/Book/cube2.jpg

> 

> They come from "Las Meteoritas Mexicanas Generalidades Sobre

> Meteoritas Y Catalogo Descriptivo De Las Meteoritas Mexibcanas"

> Instituto Geologico De Mexico by Jose C Haro. Printed in 1931.

> Obviously predates the NASA cube by almost 50 years. The book is full

> of pictures of meteorites with numerous types of scales in including

> rulers, people and photo bars.

> BTW this book is in my opinion the best meteorite book by geographic

> region ever done. Just wish I could read Spanish.

> 

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> Mike

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