Below are a selection of news articles, of varying
sensationalism, to remind everyone what crowded
and potentially dangerous solar neighborhood
that both Earth and us occupy.
NASA Asteroid Hunter Explains the Risks that
Near Earth Objects Pose to Planet, Hanna Osborne,
Newsweek,
The story of the fossil meteorites
What four small pieces of rock can teach
us about the history of the solar system.
By David Boehnlein, Astronomy, November 29, 2017
http://www.astronomy.com/news/2017/11/the-story-of-the-fossil-meteorites
Yours,
Paul H.
Evidence suggests life on Earth started after meteorites
splashed into warm little ponds, PhysOrg, October 2, 2017
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-evidence-life-earth-meteorites-splashed.html
How did Life Start? Meteorites crashing into Darwin's
Little Warm Ponds May Have been Trigger, by
Handbook of Iron Meteorites: Their History,
Distribution, Composition and Structure
(Electronic edition) By Vagn F. Buchwald
https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/33750
https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10524/33751
What Happens If China Makes First Contact?
As America has turned away from searching for
extraterrestrial intelligence, China has built the
world’s largest radio dish for precisely that purpose.
The Atlantic, Ross Andersen, December 2017
Ancient Maya May Have Foreseen Meteor Showers
By Kimberly M. S. Cartier. Eos, 98(12): pp. 11 – 12
https://eos.org/articles/ancient-maya-may-have-foreseen-meteor-showers
https://eos.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dec-17_magazine.pdf?x35494
https://eos.org/current-issues
Other articles in the same
Asteroid 2017 VL2 flew past Earth at 0.31 LD,
a day before discovery, The Watchers, November 14, 2017
https://watchers.news/2017/11/14/asteroid-2017-vl2/
Whale-sized asteroid skimmed past Earth unnoticed
New Zealand Herald, Dec. 9, 2017
E.P. Grondine posted on Fri, 08 Dec 2017
>Hi Paul -
>
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https://1f9hwg1wionh254zdu2abfkg-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/cosmic-tusks-in-nature.pdf
The full article is:
Hagstrum, J.T., Firestone, R.B., West, A., Weaver, J.C. and
Bunch, T.E., 2017. Impact-related microspherules in
There is an interesting new paper in Quaternary Science Reviews. It is:
Spencer, J., Jones, K.B., Gamble, D.W., Benedetti, M.M., Taylor, A.K.
and Lane, C.S., 2017. Late-Quaternary records of vegetation and fire in
southeastern North Carolina from Jones Lake and Singletary Lake.
Quaternary
Did Ice Age Cause Mastodon Extinction?
New Research Suggest Several Causes
Central Washington University, Oct. 29, 2017
http://www.cwu.edu/did-ice-age-cause-mastodon-extinction-new-research-suggest-several-causes
Emery-Wetherell, Meaghan M., Brianna K. McHorse, and
Edward Byrd Davis. "Spatially
Asteroid impact plunged dinosaurs into catastrophic 'winter'
By Jonathan Amos, BBC, October 31, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41825471
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact cooled Earth's climate more
than previously thought. PhysOrg, October 31, 2017
Mercury's thin, dense crust. Mercury's crust is thinner than
anyone thought, new mathematical calculations reveal
University of Arizona, Science Daily, April 27, 2018
https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/new-estimates-mercurys-thin-dense-crust
Although this is off-topic, I found it quite fascinating.
CBC - Watch Live as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts lava
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvS20fqTu34
Live Video: Kilauea Lava Flow Activity In Lower Puna Hawaii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtihmXFWqGo
When the dinosaurs died, so did forests -- and tree-dwelling birds
Chicago Field Museum, May 24, 2018
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180524141736.htm
A couple of publications about the Sudbury
Impact Structure that I found online are:
Anders, Denise, 2016, "The Sudbury Impact Structure -
New Insights Into the Origin and Emplacement
of the Basal Onaping Intrusion and the Parkin,
Trill and Foy Offset Dykes of the North Range"
Electronic Thesis
Ancient meteorite tells tales of Mars topography
by Anne M Stark, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, May 24, 2018
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-ancient-meteorite-tales-mars-topography.html
'Black Beauty' Meteorite Study Reveals the Secrets
of Mars' Strange Topography by Andrew LaSane,
Outer
I get two to four invitations a month from such dodgy journals.
They are titled as to either mimic real scientific journals or sound
like legitimate publications.
Thirteen ways to spot a ‘predatory journal’ (and why we
shouldn’t call them that) Larissa Shamseer and David
Moher have taken a close
NASA’s priorities appear to be out of whack with what the public wants
"The public thinks that we should have a space program that saves Earth."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/06/nasas-priorities-appear-to-be-out-of-whack-with-what-the-public-wants/
One of the highest public support for
Yet another paper about extraterrestrial intelligence and
the Fermi paradox. It is interesting to see that the lack of
solid evidence does not inhibit writing about a subject.
Aliens Are Real, But Humans Will Probably Kill Them All, New Paper Says
By Brandon Specktor, Live Science, June 1, 2018
"Asteroid Day (also known as International Asteroid Day)
is an annual global event which is held on the anniversary
of the Siberian Tunguska event that took place on June 30th, 1908."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_Day
International Asteroid Day: Are we ready if an asteroid
strikes
The debate continues.
Why won’t this debate about an ancient cold snap die?
Despite mainstream opposition, a controversial comet impact hypothesis
persists
BY Caroyln Gramling, Science News, June 26, 2018
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/younger-dryas-comet-impact-cold-snap
Yours,
Scientists to look for meteorite remnants off Pacific coast
The expedition next Monday and Tuesday will be streamed live on the web.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:59am
https://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/scientists-to-look-for-remnants-of-meteorite-in-olympic-coast-national-marine-sanctuary/
Yours,
Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft reaches cosmic 'diamond'
By Paul Rincon, BBC News, 27 June 2018
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44603120
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 Spacecraft Has Officially Entered Orbit
Around the Ryugu Asteroid, George Dvorsky, Gizmo
Although the below article do not specifically mention
meteorite collecting, it discusses a nasty, hazardous
plant, that meteorite collectors and anyone either collecting,
working or playing in the outdoors need to be aware of
and avoid.
'Horror Plant' causes 3rd-degree burns, blindness,
is
Looks like we need to worry only about comets and asteroids. :-)
Earth's magnetic field is not about to reverse and
trigger global catastrophe. The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/earth-magnetic-field-flip-poles-why-not-facts-weak-a8329921.html
Earth's magnetic field is
Cavosie, A.J., N.E. Timms, T.M. Erickson, and C. Koeberl, 2017,
New clues from Earth’s most elusive impact crater: Evidence
of reidite in Australasian tektites from Thailand. Geology
Published: December 20, 2017 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/G39711.1
Hi,
A couple of interesting theses about the Cretaceous-Paleogene
Boundary in West Texas can be found online. They are:
Cobb, J.D., 2016. Sedimentology of the Cretaceous-Paleogene
Boundary Interval in the Tornillo Group of West Texas
(Master's Thesis) Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
Greg Redfern wrote:
"Has there been other bolide events that have had a
seismic correlation? It is being reported that USGS
recorded a 2.0 magnitude seismic event with this
morning's Michigan et al bolide event."
The USGS record is "M 2.0 Meteorite - 8km WSW of New
Haven, Michigan,
Hi,
There are a lot meteorite and extraterrestrial videos
from the SETI Institute web page. several include
meteorites and asteroids. They included.
Late, Late Heavy Bombardment - Bill Bottke (SETI Talks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MMYTzb0L_s
Late Heavy Bombardment - Don Lowe (SETI
Meteorites are not the only stuff falling from space.
Peru: Russian inscriptions found on metal spheres that dropped from sky
http://www.andina.com.pe/ingles/noticia-peru-russian-inscriptions-found-on-metal-spheres-that-dropped-from-sky-697964.aspx
Yours,
Paul H.
The dinosaur-murdering asteroid maybe also triggered an
underwater volcano meltdown. Why pick just one flavor
of apocalypse? By Rachel Becker, The Verge, Feb 7, 2018
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/7/16988112/asteroid-chicxulub-mass-extinction-dinosaurs-underwater-volcanoes-magma
Seafloor data
I assume that everyone has heard about the
new "Journal of geology" papers as at
Burn Paper A new day at the Cosmic Tusk
https://cosmictusk.com/9483-2/
As far as the start of the Younger Dryas and the
uncertainties of science are concerned, there is:
Levac, E., Sandercombe, S. and Chmura,
Nesvold, E.R., Greenberg, A., Erasmus, N., Van Heerden,
E., Galache, J.L., Dahlstrom, E. and Marchis, F., 2018. The Deflector
Selector: A Machine Learning Framework for Prioritizing Hazardous
Object Deflection Technology Development. arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.00458.
Below are a couple of articles about how science
works / doesn't work.
'Still working': Astronomers explain why they don't
publish. By Daniel Clery, Science News, Feb. 14, 201
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/still-working-astronomers-explain-why-they-don-t-publish
Meet the 'data thugs'
In " worst misidentification ever,"
Alfredo Petrov wrote on Tue, 23 Jan 2018,
> This has got to be the worst, and funniest, in a schadenfreude sort
of way,
> hoped-to-be-a-meteorite ever:
>
This might seem off-topic, but it might apply to vehicles used in the
field for meteorite hunting.
Why Rodents are Chewing up Car Wires and What You Can Do to Prevent it.
https://www.wheels.ca/news/rodent-damage/
Every farmer knows that vermin nesting in a warm engine bay is yesterday’s
news.
Neutron star collisions may have created most of the
gold in the universe All that glitters is a neutron star collision.
By Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science, October 18, 2017
https://www.popsci.com/neutron-star-gold
Neutron-Star Collision Reveals Origin of Gold, Astronomers Say
By Jesse
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone from Louisiana.
Yours,
Paul H.
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Meteorite hunters tromping through fields, forests, pastures,
and grasslands should always be careful of tick bites. The upswing
in Tick-Borne Meat Allergy is an important one.
What the Mystery of the Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Could Reveal
Unraveling why tick bites are suddenly causing a strange
Einstein theory passes black hole test
By Paul Rincon, BBC News website
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44967491
The paper is:
R. Abuter, A. Amorim, et al., 2018, Detection of the g
ravitational redshift in the orbit of the star S2 near the
Galactic centre massive black hole.
Research continues at the suspected impact structure
and controversial Bee Bluff feature in South, Texas.
High-impact research: SAC team looks for meteorite crater
By Brian Contreras, July 24, 2018
The Young Sun’s Outbursts Were Trapped in
Blue Crystals From Outer Space Gases trapped
inside a meteorite that fell to Earth offer the
first physical clues of the “terrible twos”
phase of our star early in the life of the solar
system. By Nicholas St. Fleur, July 30, 2018
Report: Meteor Made 2.1 Kiloton Explosion Over Air Force Space
Command Base Thule, Greenland, The Aviationist, Aug 03 2018
https://theaviationist.com/2018/08/03/report-meteor-made-2-1-kiloton-explosion-over-air-force-space-command-base-thule-greenland/
Yours,
Paul H.
Cartier, K. M. S. (2018), Are we prepared for an asteroid headed
straight to Earth?, Eos, 99, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO101939.
Published on 29 June 2018.
https://eos.org/articles/are-we-prepared-for-an-asteroid-headed-straight-to-earth
https://eos.org/scientific-disciplines/planetary-science
Russian gold prospectors find meteorite containing
a new mineral that had never before been seen on Earth.
The mineral came from the Uakit meteorite, named for the
Russian location where it was found. The new mineral is
named uakitite and announced at the 81st Annual
Meeting of The Meteoritical
Meteorite Bombardment Likely Created the Oldest
Rocks on Earth By Meghan Bartels, Space.com
Senior Writer | August 13, 2018 04:54pm ET
https://www.space.com/41468-meteorite-bombardment-created-oldest-earth-rocks.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/gc-mbl081018.php
Johnson, T.E.,
Near-Earth Supernova Explosions
(When Stars Attack! ) In Search of
Near-Earth Supernova Explosions
Brian Fields, KU Physics & Astronomy
Public Talks, Published on Apr 20, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND6u4Rnq0g0
Related papers are:
Breitschwerdt, D., Feige, J., Schulreich, M.M.,
de
MASCOT’s Asteroid Landing – Preparations,
Risks and Last-minute Decisions
Doug Messier, August 12, 2018
http://www.parabolicarc.com/2018/08/12/mascots-asteroid-landing-preparations-risks-lastminute-decisions/
Hayabusa2 descends again, this time to
lower than 1000 meters above Ryugu
Emily
The below discussion about what science reporters / writers
consider to be "newsworthy" and gets their attention is both
interesting and revealing.
When Is Science Newsworthy?
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Published on May 21, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1KnJXJZGpw
Two papers
Here's Why Over 80% of All Life on Earth Was Wiped
Out 250 Million Years Ago. A chain reaction of death.
https://www.sciencealert.com/end-permian-triassic-extinction-event-volcano-eruption-lithospheric-halogens
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180827121348.htm
Stöffler, D., Ostertag, R., Jammes, C., Pfannschmidt, G., Gupta,
P.S., Simon, S.B., Papike, J.J. and Beauchamp, R.H., 1986. Shock
metamorphism and petrography of the Shergotty achondrite.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 50(6), pp. 889-903.
Stöffler, D., Ostertag, R., Jammes, C., Pfannschmidt, G., Gupta,
P.S., Simon, S.B., Papike, J.J. and Beauchamp, R.H., 1986. Shock
metamorphism and petrography of the Shergotty achondrite.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 50(6), pp. 889-903.
Hi,
A fascinating lecture that I listened to last night is:
Sarah Stewart, "The Violent Origin of the Earth and Moon"
Harvard University, Aug 31, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObI18hOdAZQ
Also, there is an interesting philosophy of science lecture.
Noah Feldman: On the Nature of
Collapse of civilizations worldwide defines youngest unit
of the Geologic Time Scale, Late Holocene Meghalayan Age
http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-news-and-meetings/119-collapse-of-civilizations-worldwide-defines-youngest-unit-of-the-geologic-time-scale
I came across a quite interesting field guide to
impact craters of western Australia. It has
detailed descriptions of several impact craters
and associated impactites.
It is:
Western Australian impact craters - a field guide
Field Excursion 20-29 August 2012 (Post
Meteoritical Society
Platinum anomalies have been associated with high-magnitude
late Holocene volcanic events. Go see:
Platinum is key in ancient volcanic related climate change
University of Cincinnati, July 31, 2018
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180731092053.htm
Tankersley, K.B., Dunning, N.P.,
The story of the, at first, successful forgery of
Galileo's "Sidereus Nuncius Martayan and Lan" is quite
interesting. Below, there are an interesting lecture
about, which is initially overly academic, and an
open access book to read about the forgery. It is
interesting how the expectation of a
The students at UNIRIO, the Federal University of
the State of Rio de Janeiro are collecting visitor's
photos of Brazil's Museu Nacional in order to
remember something of what has been lost.
Students Are Collecting Photos to Remember Brazil’s
Destroyed National Museum. After a fire tore through
Meteor fragments possibly found on ocean floor off Washington
coast Researchers may have found space rocks in the Pacific Ocean.
Drew Mikkelsen, July 3, 2018
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/meteor-fragments-possibly-found-on-ocean-floor-off-washington-coast/281-570283921
Meteorite
Cosmic Double Take: Rare Binary Asteroid Discovered Near Earth
By Meghan Bartels, Space.com, July 12, 2018
https://www.space.com/41154-rare-binary-asteroid-discovery-near-earth.html
Two asteroids zipped by Earth hours before anyone noticed
The bus-sized pieces of space debris whipped by us at
Meteorite hunter finds 3 rocks from Michigan meteor in Hamburg Township
Laura Colvin and Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press, January 18, 2018 |
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/01/18/michigan-meteor-meteorite-whitmore-lake/1044529001/
Yours,
Paul H.
Fake meteorites abound as hut for fragments intensifies
WXYZ-TV Detroit, Channel 7, January 18, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPbc6XnnBYY
"Fake meteorites are turning up as people search for the
real deal following the recent spotting of a meteor in
the skies over Michigan."
Michigan
Ed you recently wrote,
>Paul, I am still not satisfied with your apology to Hibbens.
Given that I have not apologized at all and see no point to,
you are just going to have remain unsatisfied. For better or
worse, we are just going to have agree to disagree about
the need for an apology of any
What Are Asteroids? NASA Astronomers Are Finding More Near-Earth
Objects Than Ever Before, Newsweek March 3, 2018
http://www.newsweek.com/what-are-asteroids-nasa-astronomers-are-finding-more-near-earth-objects-ever-828360
Asteroid tracking program adds Google Cloud and AGI as tech partners
The "Great Expectations Syndrome" and Mass Extinctions
Below is an interesting paper about mass extinctions.
Racki, G. 2012. The Alvarez impact theory of mass extinction;
limits to its applicability and the "great expectations syndrome".
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57 (4): 681-702.
Why Extraterrestrial Life May Be More Unlikely Than Scientists Thought
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-04/ras-pop040318.php
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/05/alien-life-may-unlikely-previously-thought-according-new-study/
Oldest magnetic record in the solar system discovered
in a meteorite by Lisa Zyga, Phys.org, April 5, 2018
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-oldest-magnetic-solar-meteorite.html
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2018/march/meteorite-reveals-the-oldest-magnets-in-the-solar-system.html
The paper is:
Was There a Civilization On Earth Before Humans?
Adam Frank, The Atlantic, April 13, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/are-we-earths-only-civilization/557180/
Schmidt, G.A. and Frank, A., 2018. The Silurian
hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial
These diamonds from space formed inside a long-lost planet,
scientists say. By Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, April 17, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/04/17/these-space-diamonds-come-from-a-long-lost-planet-scientists-say/
The open access paper is:
Farhang
Hamilton, W. D. and Krus, A. M. (2017) The myths
and realities of Bayesian chronological modeling
revealed. American Antiquity, (doi:10.1017/aaq.2017.57)
Paper (PDF):
http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/145540/
Suttle, M.D. and Genge, M.J., 2017. Diagenetically altered fossil
micrometeorites suggest cosmic dust is common the geological
record. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 476, pp.132-142.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X17304399
"We report the discovery of fossil
Van Ginneken, M., Genge, M.J. and Harvey, R.P., 2018. A new
type of highly-vaporized microtektite from the Transantarctic
Mountains. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Volume 228, Pages 81–94.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703718301236
Small meteorite stolen from Science Museum of Virginia
Associated Press, WHSV, March 19, 2018
http://www.whsv.com/content/news/Small-meteorite-stolen-from-Science-Museum-of-Virginia-477276443.html
Police investigating after meteorite stolen from Science
Museum of Virginia, but a major heist it
People have selectively used the ideas of Dr. John Shaw to claim
that they are undisputed indicators of catastrophic subglacial
floods associated with extraterrestrial impacts. However,
in their arguments, they completely either ignore over overlook
any other research that strongly indicate that
BLM Resources for Rockhounds
San Diego Gem and Mineral Society
http://www.sdmg.org/sdmg-public/resources/blm-resources/
Rockhounds could hit rock bottom in 2018
by Lisbet Thoresen, The Pegmatite - December 2017 Page 13
Meteorite Impactites in London: Irongate House, Houndsditch EC3
Ruth Siddall, Urban Geology in London No. 24, December 2014.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfbrxs/Homepage/walks/IrongateHouse.pdf
For the fossil aficionados:
How to Spot the Fossils Hiding in Plain Sight
Traces of prehistoric life are
Below are is an interesting article about disagreeing
with people. This happens a lot on this list.
Graham, P., 2008, How to Disagree
http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html
Also, there is:
Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement
Big rock found by Gifu man may be 2nd piece of known meteorite
By Ken Murota, The Asahi Shimbum, April 20, 2018
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201804200010.html
Artificial meteor shower planned for Japan in 2019
David Szondy, New Atlas, November 22nd, 2017
For Sale! Certified Lunar Meteorite — Weight 12 Pounds
— Mileage 250,000, NPR, Space, October 11, 2018
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/11/656603665/for-sale-certified-lunar-meteorite-weight-12-lbs-mileage-250k
Yours,
Paul H.
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Jambon, A., 2017. Bronze Age iron: Meteoritic or not?
A chemical strategy. Journal of Archaeological Science, 88, pp.47-53
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440317301322
PDF file at:
Real Moon Rocks Go Up For Auction in New York, Expected
to Fetch Nearly $1 Million, Matt Novak, Paleofuture
https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/real-moon-rocks-go-up-for-auction-in-new-york-expected-1830092539
The article stated:
"Next month Sotheby's in New York will auction off some of the only
For people interesting in looking at hypothesized extraterrestrial
impact structures in Tennessee, I would recommend:
Ford, J.H., 2015. The Tennessee meteorite impact sites
and changing perspectives on impact cratering (Doctoral
dissertation, University of Southern Queensland).
Teen scientists went looking for meteorites in Lake Michigan.
They made a different kind of discovery. Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/10/18/teen-scientists-went-looking-meteorites-great-lakes-they-found-another-type-alien/
The open access paper about the Greenland impact crater
Kurt H. Kjaer, Nicolaj K. Larsen, Tobias Binder, and many others
A large impact crater beneath Hiawatha Glacier in northwest
Greenland. Science Advances 14 Nov 2018:Vol. 4, no. 11, eaar8173
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aar8173
This is interesting. :-)
Scientists Spot What May Be a Giant Impact Crater
Hidden Under Greenland Ice By Meghan Bartels,
Space.com, November 14, 2018
https://www.space.com/42431-giant-impact-crater-hidden-under-greenland-ice.html
Yours,
Paul H.
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Kornei, K. (2018), Tiny algae may have prompted
a mass extinction, Eos, 99,
https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO102539.
Published on 11 July 2018.
https://eos.org/articles/tiny-algae-may-have-prompted-a-mass-extinction
https://eos.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/eos0918.pdf?x69145
Inferno at Brazil's National Museum causes 'irreparable'
damage and grief By Claudia Dominguez, Flora Charner
and Holly Yan, CNN, September 3, 2018
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/02/americas/brazil-national-museum-fire-intl/index.html
Brazil National Museum fire: Key treasures at risk, BBC News
Hi,
Below are some online PDF files about the Manicouagan
impact structure area.
Murtaugh, J.G., 1976. Manicouagan impact structure area.
Ministère des richesses naturelles, Direction générale des
mines, Exploration géologique.
Http://gq.mines.gouv.qc.ca/documents/EXAMINE/DPV432/DPV432.pdf
Incoming! A June meteor swarm could be loaded
with surprises. Scientists studying a mysterious
event over Siberia in 1908 call for a special observation
campaign next summer. Washington Post, Dec. 25, 2018
Greenland crater renewed the debate over an ancient climate mystery
Scientists disagree on what the find means for a controversial comet-impact
hypothesis By Carolyn Grambling, Science News, December 17, 2018
Stone, P. and McCarthy, D., 2018. Were the Falkland
Islands hit by a giant asteroid 250 million years ago?.
Falkland Islands Journal, 11(2), pp.42-54.
http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521520/
http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521520/1/STONE%20AND%20MCCARTHY%20%20FIJ%202018pp%2042-54.pdf
Then
Below is an interesting open access paper.
Kenkmann, T., Sundell, K.A. and Cook, D., 2018. Evidence for a
large Paleozoic Impact Crater Strewn Field in the Rocky Mountains.
Scientific reports, 8(1), p.13246.
https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc6125292
Megalodon may have been killed off by Supernova
radiation, Hannah Osborne, Newsweek, December 13, 2018
https://www.newsweek.com/megalodon-extinct-shark-supernova-cosmic-ray-cancer-mutations-1256980
Massive supernova explosion may have wiped out giant
prehistoric sharks, scientists say.
There is a new paper in the Journal of Great Lakes Research
that people interested in impact structures and craters might
miss because it outside the usual reading list of journals.
It is:
J. Klokočník, J. Kostelecký and A. Bezděk, The putative
Saginaw impact structure, Michigan, Lake Huron,
There is a lot of celebrating, possibly premature, and
likely confirmation bias, at the Cosmic Tusk to be
seen in "Saginaw Bay fingered by gravity data as ice
impact feature" at
https://cosmictusk.com/michael_davias_saginaw_bay_crater_impact/
The new paper about the putative Saginaw impact
Australians find extremely rare mineral in meteorite impact
crater. Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining Com, October 16, 2018
http://www.mining.com/australians-find-extremely-rare-mineral-meteorite-impact-crater/
Ultra-rare mineral points to huge impact crater in Australia
Michael Irving, New Atlas,
This is an interesting legal battle about whether
surface rights or mineral rights determines fossil
ownership.
Fight over dinosaur fossils comes down to what’s a mineral
By Amy Beth Hanson, AP, Washington Post, November 16, 2018
An exploding meteor may have wiped out ancient Dead Sea
communities. Archaeologists at a site in what's now Jordan
have found evidence of a cosmic calamity
by Bruce Bowe, Science News, November 20, 2018
Mysterious ‘lunar swirls’ point to moon’s volcanic, magnetic past
Unique Patterns, Visible from Backyard Telescopes, May Be
Produced by Strongly Magnetized Lava By Neal Buccino, AGU, Geospace
https://blogs.agu.org/geospace/2018/09/06/mysterious-lunar-swirls-point-to-moons-volcanic-magnetic-past/
Huge Global Tsunami Followed Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact
The cataclysmic Chicxulub impact roughly 66 million years ago
spawned a tsunami that produced wave heights of several
meters in distant waters, new simulations suggest.
By Katherine Kornei, Eos Earth and Space News, December 20, 2018
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