[meteorite-list] Mass Extinctions Hit Large Animals the Hardest

Mass extinctions hit large animals the hardest: Small vertebrates flourish after ctastrophes, Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3315741/Mass-extinctions-hit-large-animals-hardest-Small-vertebrates-flourish-deadly-global-catastrophes.html Mass extinctions don't favor large

[meteorite-list] Evidence for Primordial Water in Earth’s Deep Mantle

Was Earth's water actually here all along? by Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/1112/Was-Earth-s-water-actually-here-since-the-very-beginning UH researchers shed new light on the origins of Earth's water UH System Current News, University of

[meteorite-list] Online Meteorite Lectures

Incoming: Learning to love the meteorite Geological Society of London lecture Lecture by Dr Ted Nield given at the Geological Society on 19 December 2012 as part of the 2012 Shell London Lecture series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuYKYRHMq4U "New research is suggesting that 470 million

[meteorite-list] Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure ?

Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure ? by Ian o,Neill, Discover Magazine, Oct 14, 2015 http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/has-kepler-discovered-an-alien-megastructure-151014.htm The Most Mysterious Star in Our Galaxy. Astronomers have spotted a strange mess of objects

[meteorite-list] Communicating and Conducting Science

Below are a couple of useful articles about scientific writing and research. Scientists should speak simply to other scientists, too Posted by mcadams, AGU Blogosphere, May 28, 2015 http://blogs.agu.org/sciencecommunication/2015/05/28/scientists-should-speak-simply-to-other-scientists-too/ or

[meteorite-list] Has the Earth been exposed to supernovae within the last 300 kyr?

Melott, A. L., I. G. Usoskin, G. A. Kovaltsov, and C. M. Laird, 2015, Has the Earth been exposed to numerous supernovae within the last 300 kyr? International Journal of Astrobiology. 14(3):375–378 doi:10.1017/S1473550414000512 "ABSTRACT: We show that Firestone (2014) contains numerous errors in

[meteorite-list] Review of "Magician of the Gods”

Jason Colavito has published a comprehensive review of the much touted, by some parties, “Magician of the Gods.” The review is “Review of Magician of the Gods” by Jason Colavito at: http://www.jasoncolavito.com/magicians-of-the-gods-review.html#.VmJpR4SoWdg Other related articles by Jason

[meteorite-list] Sept. 25, 1955 Article About 1954 Alabama Meteorite Strike

Meteorite strikes Elizabeth Hodges, a woman from Alabama in 1954, New York Daily News, November 30, 2015 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/meteorite-strikes-woman-alabama-1954-article-1.2450664 Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Facebook page

[meteorite-list] Argentine police recover 2.5 tons of meteorite pieces

Argentine police recover 2.5 tons of meteorite pieces AFP-JIJI, The Japan Times, November 27, 2015 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/11/27/world/crime-legal-world/argentine-police-recover-2-5-tons-meteorite-pieces/ Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our

[meteorite-list] Hunting for Meteorites in Antarctic Glaciers

Scientists Are Hunting for Preserved Meteorites in Antarctic Glaciers, Motherboard http://motherboard.vice.com/en_ca/read/scientists-are-hunting-for-preserved-meteorites-in-antarctic-glaciers Space Rock Hunters Are About to Invade Antarctica Smithsonian, October, 5, 2015

[meteorite-list] The Beautiful Art of Meteorite Science

The Beautiful Art of Meteorite Science by Becky Ferreira, Motherboard, February 23 2015 http://motherboard.vice.com/en_ca/read/the-beautiful-art-of-meteorite-science? SciCafe Imaging Space rocks, American Museum of Natural History Podcast: Download | RSS | iTunes (1 hour 10 mins, 101 MB)

[meteorite-list] Latest Rounds of Younger Dryas Impact Debate

Original Paper Kennett, J. P., D. J. Kennett, B. J. Culleton, J. E. A. Tortosa, J. L. Bischoff, T. E. Bunch, I. R. Daniel, Jr., J. M. Erlandson, D. Ferraro, R. B. Firestone, A. C. Goodyear, I. Israde- Alcántara, J. R. Johnson, J. F. J. Pardo, D. R. Kimbel, M. A. LeCompte, N. H. Lopinot, W. C.

[meteorite-list] The Beautiful Art of Meteorite Science

The Beautiful Art of Meteorite Science by Becky Ferreira, Motherboard, February 23 2015 http://motherboard.vice.com/en_ca/read/the-beautiful-art-of-meteorite-science? SciCafe Imaging Space rocks, American Museum of Natural History Podcast: Download | RSS | iTunes (1 hour 10 mins, 101 MB)

[meteorite-list] New Paper About Impact Origin of and Crater Location for Stac Fada Member (Scotland)

Since 2008, there has been an ongoing discussion about whether the Stac Fada Member of the Stoer Formation of the northwest coast of Scotland as to whether it is the result of either a volcanic caldera eruption or an extraterrestrial impact. Earlier, it was argued to be either a fluidised

[meteorite-list] Impact Origin of Archean Cratons

Impact origin of archean cratons: Learning from Venus PhysOrg, August 28, 2015 http://phys.org/news/2015-08-impact-archean-cratons-venus.html http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2015082813370021.html Hansen, V. L., 2015, Impact origin of Archean cratons Lithosphere, October 2015, vol. 7, p0.

[meteorite-list] Did Chicxulub Impact Trigger Global, Lethal Algal Bloom?

Dino-Killing Asteroid Impact Triggered Lethal Algal Bloom by Laura Geggel, Live Science, December 14, 2015 http://www.livescience.com/53075-asteroid-marine-extinction.html Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have caused global algal bloom, marine extinction Posted by Lillian Steenblik Hwang, AGU

[meteorite-list] Ordovician Impact Ejecta From Northern Illinois?

Today, I found the rather interesting abstract. I do not know what to make of it. It would be interesting to see if this material might possibly be contemporaneous with the Scandinavian fossil meteorites when I have time. the abstract is: Read, W. F., 1986, Fragments of Rock from a Probable

[meteorite-list] Online PDF file of "The Stac Fada impact ejecta deposit and the Lairg Gravity Low" Paper

Simms, M. J., 2015, The Stac Fada impact ejecta deposit and the Lairg Gravity Low: evidence for a buried Precambrian impact crater in Scotland? Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. vol. 126, no. 6, pp. 742-761. PDF file at:

[meteorite-list] Forbidden Data: Wyoming Criminalized Citizen Science

State legislatures do some weird stuff. Forbidden Data: Wyoming just criminalized citizen science.by Justin Pidot, Slate http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2015/05/wyoming_law_against_data_collection_protecting_ranchers_by_ignoring_the.html Bill Text: WY SF0012 Bill Title:

[meteorite-list] Dance of the dinosaurs?

Dance of the dinosaurs? Strange gouges hint at bird-like mating rituals by Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times, Jan. 6, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-dinosaurs-mating-courtship-birds-20160107-story.html Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Had Dancing Competitions Over Mates by edd, Fossil

[meteorite-list] Apologies For "Dance of the dinosaurs?"

Hi, Apologize for that last email. It was meant for the rockhound mailing list. However, I was not paying the proper attention and selected the wrong mailing list from my email client menu. Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Facebook page

[meteorite-list] Gullies on Mars sculpted by dry ice rather than liquid water?

Gullies on Mars sculpted by dry ice rather than liquid water? Astronomy Now, December 23, 2015 https://astronomynow.com/2015/12/23/gullies-on-mars-sculpted-by-dry-ice-rather-than-liquid-water/ Gullies on Mars sculpted by dry ice rather than liquid water Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale

[meteorite-list] Review Paper About Extraterrestrial Rivers

V. R. Baker, C. W. Hamilton, D. M. Burr, V. C. Gulick, G. Komatsu, W. Luo, J. W. Rice, and J. A. P. Rodriguez 2015, Fluvial geomorphology on Earth-like planetary surfaces: A review. Geomorphology, Vol. 245, pp. 149-182, (September 2015) doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.002 Abstract at

[meteorite-list] Impact Origin of 775 AD Radiocarbon Spike (Anomaly) Disputed

Usoskin, I. G., and G. A. Kovaltsov, 2015, The carbon-14 spike in the 8th century was not caused by a cometary impact on Earth. Icarus. vol. 260, pp. 475–476 Abstract at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103514003200 PDF file at

[meteorite-list] France Launches Meteor-spotting Network

France launches massive meteor-spotting network: Tracking space rocks that reach Earth will give insight into the early Solar System. by Traci Watson, Nature news, June 10, 2016, http://www.nature.com/news/france-launches-massive-meteor-spotting-network-1.20070 Yours, Paul H.

[meteorite-list] New Elements

Four new element names proposed for periodic table Welcome nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson. By Richard Van Noorden, Nature News, June 8, 2016 http://www.nature.com/news/four-new-element-names-proposed-for-periodic-table-1.20069 New elements on the periodic table are named By

[meteorite-list] The Dunning–Kruger effect

The Dunning–Kruger effect is sometimes encountered in discussing meteorites on this list. Dunning–Kruger effect https://goo.gl/J3fcrz and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect Dunning, D., K. Johnson, J. Ehrlinger and J. Kruger, 2003, Why People Fail to Recognize Their Own

[meteorite-list] Late Pleistocene Patagonian Megafaunal Extinctions

Megafauna mystery: What killed off the mastodons, mammoths, and giant sloths? An Ice Age whodunit: Scientists are gathering clues about what caused a die off in giant prehistoric critters. By Eva Botkin-Kowacki, June 17, 2016

[meteorite-list] Tridymite Discovered On Mars

NASA scientists discover unexpected mineral on Mars NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, June 22, 2016 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160622170422.htm http://phys.org/news/2016-06-curiosity-rover-evidence-ancient-explosive.html Richard V. Morris, David T. Vaniman, David F. Blake,

[meteorite-list] Tridymite Discovered On Mars

NASA scientists discover unexpected mineral on Mars NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, June 22, 2016 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160622170422.htm http://phys.org/news/2016-06-curiosity-rover-evidence-ancient-explosive.html Richard V. Morris, David T. Vaniman, David F. Blake, Ralf

[meteorite-list] Researchers Trace Mercury's Origins to Rare Meteorite

Researchers trace Mercury's origins to rare meteorite by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 27, 2016 http://phys.org/news/2016-06-mercury-rare-meteorite.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160627132939.htm the paper is: Namur, O., M. Collinet, B. Charlier, T. L. Grove,

[meteorite-list] Lunar Lava Tubes Could Protect Astronauts

Lunar Shelter: Moon Caves Could Protect Astronauts By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com http://www.space.com/32795-moon-lava-tubes-protect-astronauts.html Scientists May Have Spotted Buried Lava Tubes on the Moon by Nadia Drake , No Place Like Home (Blog)

[meteorite-list] Did The Explorers Club Once Served Mammoth at a Meal?

Hi, Mythical fast, frozen mammoths are one claim that catastrophists of various sorts, including Young Earth creationists, have used repeatedly as evidence of a global cataclysm in the recent prehistoric past. the existence of such fast frozen mammoths and / or other megafauna have been argued

[meteorite-list] Rehomogenizing the Earth-Moon system

Moon was produced by a head-on collision between Earth and a forming planet UCLA-led research reconstructs massive crash, which took place 4.5 billion years ago by Stuart Wolpert, UCAL Newsroom, January 28, 2016

[meteorite-list] Earth's Water Came From Space Dust?

Sullivan, C., 2015, Earth’s water came from space dust during planetary formation, Eos. vol. 96, no. 2, p. 3. doi:10.1029/2015EO040147. " A new analysis of lava from the deep mantle indicates that water-soaked dust particles, rather than a barrage of icy comets, asteroids, or other bodies,

[meteorite-list] Earth's Water Came From Space Dust?

Sullivan, C., 2015, Earth’s water came from space dust during planetary formation, Eos. vol. 96, no. 2, p. 3. doi:10.1029/2015EO040147. " A new analysis of lava from the deep mantle indicates that water-soaked dust particles, rather than a barrage of icy comets, asteroids, or other bodies,

[meteorite-list] Life's Rocky Start

Life's Rocky Start 53:07Aired: 01/13/16Rating: TV-G What is the secret link between rocks and minerals, and every living thing on Earth? http://www.pbs.org/video/2365642819/ Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Facebook page

[meteorite-list] Star’s Bizarre Optical Antics at Least a Century Old

Star’s bizarre optical antics go back at least a century. Alien civilization still on the table as data comes out of the archives. by John Timmer, Ars Technica, Jan. 19, 2016 http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/stars-bizarre-optical-antics-go-back-at-least-a-century/ KIC 8462852 Faded at an

[meteorite-list] Earth’s Oldest Water May Have Come from Ancient H2O-Filled Dust

Earth’s Oldest Water May Have Come from Ancient H2O-Filled Dust by Mindy Weisberger, Live Science, November 12, 2015 http://www.livescience.com/52778-earth-water-origins-ancient-dust.html Baffin Island provides insights into origin of Earth's water, Space Daily

[meteorite-list] The Aliens are Silent Because They are Dead

The aliens are silent because they're dead Life on other planets would probably go extinct soon after its origin, due to runaway heating or cooling on their fledgling planets. Australian National University, January 21, 2016

[meteorite-list] Correction to

In "The Aliens are Silent Because They are Dead," I wrote: > The aliens are silent because they're dead > Life on other planets would probably go > extinct soon after its origin, due to runaway > heating or cooling on their fledgling planets. > Australian National University, January 21, 2016

[meteorite-list] Mystery of Disappearing Asteroids Solved

Mystery of disappearing asteroids solved. by University of Hawaii at Manoa's Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu, February 17, 2016 http://www.astronomy.com/news/2016/02/mystery-of-disappearing-asteroids-solved http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/press-releases/disintegrating_asteroids/ A new study

[meteorite-list] Mystery of Disappearing Asteroids Solved

Mystery of disappearing asteroids solved. by University of Hawaii at Manoa's Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu, February 17, 2016 http://www.astronomy.com/news/2016/02/mystery-of-disappearing-asteroids-solved http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/press-releases/disintegrating_asteroids/ A new study

[meteorite-list] China Building 500-meter Radio Telescope In Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence

China Building World's Largest Radio Telescope for Astronomy and SET by Giulio Prisco, July 27, 2015 https://hacked.com/china-building-worlds-largest-radio-telescope-astronomy-seti/ China is Building an Absolutely Massive Radio Telescope by George Dvorsky, July 24, 2015

[meteorite-list] Human Radio Transmissions Create Barrier to "Killer Electrons.

Wendel, J., 2016, Human Radio Transmissions Create Barrier to "Killer Electrons. Eos Earth & Space Science News. vol. 95, no. 3, p. 3, February 1, 2016 https://eos.org/articles/human-radio-transmissions-create-barrier-to-killer-electrons SM14C-05: The Impenetrable Barrier Revisited –

[meteorite-list] The Importance of Data Set Provenance (Metadata) for Science

Hills, D. J., R. R. Downs, R. Duerr, J. C. Goldstein, M. A. Parsons, and H. K. Ramapriyan, 2016, The Importance of Data Set Provenance for Science. Eos Earth & Space Science News. vol. 97, no. 3 pp. 10-11. February 1, 2016 (December 4, 2015),

[meteorite-list] Fairy Circles Found in Western Australia And Eelgrass Fairy Rings Found in Baltic Sea

Some examples of self-organizing features that create natural circles. Fairy circles found in Australian outback March 15, 2016 by Bob Yirka, Helmholtz Centre For Environmental Research https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=36336_pm=11/2016 ,

[meteorite-list] Neogene Supernovae Showered Earth with Radioactive Debris

Supernovae showered Earth with radioactive debris. A series of massive supernova explosions near our solar system showered the Earth with radioactive debris between 3.2 and 1.7 million years ago, Australian National University, April 6, 2016

[meteorite-list] New Paper In Southeastern Geology About Carolina Bays

The paper is: Moore, C. R., M. J. Brooks, D. J. Mallinson, P. R. Parham, A. H. Ivetser, J. K. Feathers, 2016, The Quaternary evolution of Herdon Bay, a Carolina Bay on the coastal plain of of North Carolina (USA): Implications for paleoclimate and oriented lake genesis. Southeastern Geology.

[meteorite-list] Forest Circles, Natural Circular Features Resulting From Self-Organizing Processes

Natural processes, other than impacts, can also cause circular features seen in aerial photography and other imagery. Forest circles are an example of a circular feature create by the interaction of geology with plants. Go read: Brauneder, K., S. M. Hamilton, and K. Hattori, 2016, Geochemical

[meteorite-list] Does Antarctica Have A Hidden Layer Of Iron Meteorites Below Its Surface?

Does Antarctica Have A Hidden Layer Of Meteorites Below Its Surface? Universe Today http://www.universetoday.com/127492/does-antarctica-have-a-hidden-layer-of-meteorites-below-its-surface/ Iron meteorites 'buried in Antarctica' by the Sun, BBC News

[meteorite-list] ECORD to Drill Chicxulub K-Pg Impact Crater

Scientists to drill at site of dinosaur-killing asteroid crater by Jareen Imam, CNN, March 4, 2o16 http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/world/scientists-drill-impact-crater-irpt/index.htm Some links: Expedition 364 - Chicxulub K-Pg Impact Crater http://www.eso.ecord.org/expeditions/364/364.php

[meteorite-list] Mile-high Mars mounds built by wind and climate change

Mile-high Mars mounds built by wind and climate change University of Texas at Austin, March 31, 2016 http://news.utexas.edu/2016/03/31/mile-high-mars-mounds-built-by-wind-and-climate-change https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160331122351.htm Day, M., W. Anderson, G. Kocurek and D.

[meteorite-list] Spherulites From Chicxulub Impact Found in Columbia

Remains of Meteorite That Killed Dinosaurs Found in Colombia, Latin America Times Herald, March 16, 2016 http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2407852=13936 Fragments of Dinosaur-Killer Meteorite Landed in Colombia, The Costa Rica Star, March 15, 2016

[meteorite-list] Weaubleau-Osceola Impact Structure Guidebook PDF File

Evans, K. R., K. L. Mickus, C. W. Rovey II, and G. H. Davis 2003, Field Trip I: The Weaubleau-Osceola Structure: Evidence of a Mississippian Meteorite Impact in Southwestern Missouri, pp. 1-30, Association of Missouri Geologists Field Trip Guidebook 50th Annual Meeting Springfield, Missouri

[meteorite-list] PDF File of Crooked Creek Impact Structure, Missouri, Guidebook

Mulvany, 2004 (Gillman, J., editor), Association of Missouri Geologists Field Trip Guidebook, 51st Annual Meeting, Rolla, Missouri, October 1-2, 2004, 2004, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey and Resource Assessment Division. PDF file at:

[meteorite-list] Dental Disparity Saved Birds From K-Pg Extinction Event

Press Releases New Royal Tyrrell Museum research investigates the pace of the dinosaur extinction, and why birds may have survived

[meteorite-list] Evidence of Precambrian Asteroid Impacts Found in Australia

Clues to ancient giant asteroid found in Australia Australian National University, May 16, 2016 http://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/clues-to-ancient-giant-asteroid-found-in-western-australia https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160516095132.htm

[meteorite-list] Radiation Might Destroy Ancient Martian Organics

Alien Life? Radiation May Erase Mars, Europa Fossils By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com, May 24, 2016 http://www.space.com/32962-alien-fossils-mars-europa-radiation.html A couple of abstracts are: Pavlov, A. A., J. Eigenbrode, D. Glavin, and M. Floyd, 2014, Rapid Degradation of the Organic

[meteorite-list] ExplaAn nation for Origin of Nature's Heaviest Elements

Galactic 'Gold Mine' Explains the Origin of Nature's Heaviest Elements: A unique galaxy loaded with hard-to-produce, heavy elements sheds light on stellar histories and galactic evolution. MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, May 19, 2016

[meteorite-list] Explanation for Origin of Nature's Heaviest Elements - Test Ignore

Galactic 'Gold Mine' Explains the Origin of Nature's Heaviest Elements: A unique galaxy loaded with hard-to-produce, heavy elements sheds light on stellar histories and galactic evolution. MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, May 19, 2016

[meteorite-list] Permian - Triassic Mayhem: Earth's Largest Mass Extinction

Permian - Triassic Mayhem: Earth's Largest Mass Extinction Beniot Beauchamp, Ph.D. - University of Calgary Royal Tyrrell Museum Speaker Series 2013 Permian - Triassic Mayhem: Lead-up, Catastrophe and Aftermath of the Earths Largest Mass Extinction viewed from Arctic Canada, Febrary 11, 2013

[meteorite-list] Ames Impact Structure, Oklahoma, Symposium Online As PDF File

The symposium is: Johnson, K. S., and J. A. Campbell, 1997, Ames Structure in Northwest Oklahoma and Similar Features: Origin and Petroleum Production (1995 Symposium). Proceedings of a symposium held March 28-29, 1995, in Norman, Oklahoma. Circular no. 100. Oklahoma Geological Survey, The

[meteorite-list] Cosmic dust reveals Earth's ancient atmosphere

Cosmic dust reveals Earth's ancient atmosphere Monash University, May 11, 2016 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/cosmic-dust-reveals-earths-ancient-atmosphere-20160510-goryca.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160511154214.htm

[meteorite-list] Hadean Detrital Zircons – Impacts Not Plate Tectonics ?

Origin of Earth's oldest crystals Trinity College Dublin, April 28, 2016 http://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-a-new-theory-about-how-the-earth-s-oldest-crystals-were-formed http://www.livescience.com/54648-oldest-crystals-formed-in-asteroid-craters.html

[meteorite-list] ECORD Drilling Reaches Chicxulub Crater

Scientists hit pay dirt in drilling of dinosaur-killing impact crater by Eric Hand, Science, May. 3, 2016 http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/scientists-hit-pay-dirt-drilling-dinosaur-killing-impact-crater Geologists Find Clues In Crater Left By Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid All Things

[meteorite-list] OT - Fossil Fakes and Their Recognition

This is for the fossil hunters on this list. Fake and mislabeled meteorites are not the only frauds to beware of. there are also fake fossils galore. Corbacho, J., and C. Sendino, 2015, Fossil Fakes and Their Recognition. Deposits Magazine.

[meteorite-list] Trickle of food’ helped deep sea creatures survive K-Pg impact

Trickle of food’ helped deep sea creatures survive asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs. Cardiff University, April 14, 2016. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3542106/Trickle-food-helped-deep-sea-creatures-survive-asteroid-strike-wiped-dinosaurs.html

[meteorite-list] Help discover supernovae from Pan-STARRS1

Hi, There is a new crowd source research project about searching for supernovae. It is "Supernova Hunters" at https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/dwright04/supernova-hunters . This project is part of Zooniverse at https://www.zooniverse.org . "The Zooniverse provides opportunities for people

[meteorite-list] Origin of non-radial Imbrium Basin Sculpture (Moon)

Vast asteroid created 'Man in Moon's eye' crater by Rebecca Morelle, BBC News, July 20, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36847382 Asteroid that formed moon's Imbrium Basin may have been protoplanet-sized, July 20, 2016

[meteorite-list] Ongoing Amazon and eBay Scheme

While, "surfing" the latest posts about the problems of using, I was reminded of an article that came across recently online. As someone, who relatively rarely purchases something on eBay, I found the below article about the pitfalls of eBay quite fascinating. Why It's Nearly Impossible To Stop

[meteorite-list] Evidence of Quaternary Supernova Buffeting Earth

Ancient supernovae buffeted Earth's biology with radiation dose, researcher says, July 11, 2016 https://today.ku.edu/2016/07/06/research-ancient-supernovae-were-close-enough-buffet-biology-earth-radiation-dose http://phys.org/news/2016-07-ancient-supernovae-buffeted-earth-biology.html

[meteorite-list] Soot May Have Killed off the Dinosaurs and Ammonites

Soot May Have Killed off the Dinosaurs and Ammonites Tohoku University, July 15, 2016 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/tu-smh071416.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160715113558.htm "A new hypothesis on the extinction of dinosaurs and ammonites at the end of the

[meteorite-list] Soot May Have Killed off the Dinosaurs and Ammonite

Soot May Have Killed off the Dinosaurs and Ammonites Tohoku University, July 15, 2016 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/tu-smh071416.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160715113558.htm "A new hypothesis on the extinction of dinosaurs and ammonites at the end of the

[meteorite-list] A Blind Test of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

Holliday V, Surovell T, Johnson E (2016) A Blind Test of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis. PLoS ONE 11(7): e0155470. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155470 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0155470 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27391147 An earlier paper is;

[meteorite-list] Opal Discovered in Antarctic Meteorite

Opal-Studded Meteorite Hints at Origins of Earth's Water By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com, June 27, 2016 http://www.space.com/33276-opal-pieces-found-in-antarctica-meteorite.html New Meteorite Offers Clues About the Origins of Life on Earth By Sophie Kleeman, Gizmodo, June 7, 2016

[meteorite-list] Dinosaur Eggs, Meteorites, Or Signs of an Ancient Civilisation?

It is strange that whoever wrote the headline even considered that these concretions might be either meteorites or dinosaur eggs. I guess those were added simply to get people to read the article. Dinosaur eggs, meteorites, signs of an ancient civilisation: what are these giant balls? By Ann

[meteorite-list] Volcanoes and Asteroid Impact Linked to K-Pg Mass Extinction ??

Warming pulses in ancient climate record link volcanoes, asteroid impact and dinosaur-killing mass extinction, University of Michigan, July 5, 2016 http://phys.org/news/2016-07-pulses-ancient-climate-link-volcanoes.html

[meteorite-list] Giant Impact May Have Created Mars’ Tiny Moons

How a missing moon could explain Mars's mysterious little satellites Scientists have long been puzzled by Mars's strange little moons, Phobos and Deimos. But perhaps a long-gone moon could help unravel the mystery, suggests new research by Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Christian Science Monitor, July

[meteorite-list] Talks About the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere and the Biosphere - Robert Hazen

Talk that touch on the mineralogy of meteorites, Earth, and other planets. 1. Mineralogical Co-Evolution of the Geo- and Biospheres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcktDStIfiQ "Dr. Robert Hazen, George Mason University, talks about the evolution of minerals on Earth, and other planets." 2.

[meteorite-list] Lush Venus? Searing Earth? It could have happened

Lush Venus? Searing Earth? It could have happened Rice University, Houston, Texas, July 5, 2016 http://news.rice.edu/2016/07/05/lush-venus-searing-earth-it-could-have-happened/ http://phys.org/news/2016-07-lush-venus-searing-earth.html The paper is: Lenardic A., Crowley, J.W., Jellinek, A.M.,

[meteorite-list] The “Great Expectations Syndrome” and Mass Extinctions

Below is an interesting open-access paper about mass extinctions. Racki, G., 2012, The Alvarez impact theory of mass extinction; limits to its applicability and the “great expectations syndrome”. Acta Palaeuntulugica Polonica. vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 681–702. Abstract:

[meteorite-list] Fulgurites Used to Measure Lightning Strike's Energy

Study Provides a New Method to Measure the Energy of a Lightning Strike By investigating “fossilized” sand cylinders made by lightning strikes, sometimes thousands of years old, a University of South Florida professor provides a unique history of lightning and the energy contained in a single

[meteorite-list] Lasers Used to Simulate Giant Extraterrestrial Impacts

Lasers melt rocks to reveal development of super-Earths and how giant impacts make magma, Hiroshima University http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3722097/Rock-melting-lasers-reveal-Earth-like-planets-magma-form.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160803143117.htm

[meteorite-list] More Than Meteorites Fall from the Sky

20 KG ice 'meteorite' destroys car in central Rome The Local, Italy, July 27, 2016 http://www.thelocal.it/20160727/20-kg-ice-meteorite-destroys-car-in-central-rome Chunk of ice that 'could have come from a plane' falls from sky and crashes through car's windscreen Daily Mail, July 28, 2916

[meteorite-list] New Type of Sand Ripple Discovered on Mars

A bewildering form of sand dune discovered on Mars NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, June 30, 2016 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160630150235.htm http://astronomy.com/news/2016/06/strange-ripples-found-on-mars "Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type not seen on

[meteorite-list] New Publications About Younger Dryas Black Mats

Below are a couple of publications that add more background information relative to the with the Younger Dryas Impact controversy. Erin Harris-Parks, 2016, The micromorphology of Younger Dryas-aged black mats from Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Quaternary Research. vol. 85, no. 1, pp.

[meteorite-list] Recent Articles About Fossil Hunting Laws and Regulations

Below are a couple of articles about laws and regulations for fossil hunting that raise either the same or similar issues that concern collecting meteorites. Welcome to Alberta, Canada: Socialist Dinosaur Paradise Inverse, (The bones belong to the people) Jacqueline Ronson, August 17, 2016

[meteorite-list] No link between gigantic Ordovician asteroid break-up, rise in biodiversity (open access paper)

Myth busted: No link between gigantic asteroid break-up, rise in biodiversity, University of Copenhagen, February 3, 2017 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170203110156.htm https://phys.org/news/2017-01-meteorites-enrich-ocean-life.html the paper is; Lindskog, A., M. M. Costa,

[meteorite-list] Evidence of 2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars

Evidence of 2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars Meteorite found in Africa provides clues to evolution of the red planet, University of Houston, February 2, 2017 http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2017/February/02012017mars-volcano-meteorite.php

[meteorite-list] Dwarf planet Ceres may have vanishing ice volcanoes

Dwarf planet Ceres may have vanishing ice volcanoes American Geophysical Union, February 2, 2017 https://phys.org/news/2017-02-ceres-ice-volcanoes.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170202123044.htm Ceres' vanishing ice volcanoes: Dwarf planet may have had 'cryovolcanoes'

[meteorite-list] Cosmic dust found in city rooftop gutters

Cosmic dust found in city rooftop gutters PhysOrg, December 7, 2016 https://phys.org/news/2016-12-cosmic-city-rooftop-gutters.html http://www.sciencealert.com/cosmic-dust-has-been-discovered-on-city-rooftops-for-the-first-time The paper is: Genge, M.J., J. Larsen, M. Van Ginneken, and M.D.

[meteorite-list] Rare meteorites common in the Ordovician period

A 466-million-year-old space collision is still raining shrapnel on Earth By Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, January 23, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/01/23/a-466-million-year-old-space-collision-is-still-raining-shrapnel-down-on-earth/ Today’s rare

[meteorite-list] Nice Picture of Meteorite On Mars

Curiosity Finds An(other) Alien Visitor on Mars Earth Isn't the Only Planet Hit by Meteorites. Mars Gets Them, Too. by Phil Plait, Blog-Slate Magazine, January 23, 2017 http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2017/01/23/curiosity_sees_a_meteorite_on_the_surface_of_mars.html This image was taken

[meteorite-list] Deflecting Asteroids

Objective: To deflect asteroids, thus preventing their collision with Earth Space Daily, Madrid, Spain, January 27, 2017 http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Objective_To_deflect_asteroids_thus_preventing_their_collision_with_Earth_999.html Scientists working on deflecting asteroids headed for

[meteorite-list] Articles About Meteorites And Asteroids

Meteorite Studies Reveal Surprises About Earth's Formation By Elizabeth Howell, SpaceCom, January 26, 2017 http://www.space.com/35468-earth-building-blocks-different-than-thought.html Nice picture of Meteorite On Mars Curiosity Finds An(other) Alien Visitor on Mars Earth Isn't the Only Planet

[meteorite-list] Online Comet and Meteorite Lectures

P33I Whipple Lecture: The Complex Evolution of Comet Nuclei American Geophysical Union (AGU) Published on Aug 4, 2015 AGU Fall Meeting 2011 - P33I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf4irGb8QLE The meaning of meteorites Royal Astronomical Society Published on Mar 24, 2015 Royal Astronomical Society

[meteorite-list] Carboniferous Cosmic Microspheres Usolka, Russia

Sungatullin, R.K., Sungatullina, G.M., Zakirov, M.I., Tsel’movich, V.A., Glukhov, M.S., Bakhtin, A.I., Osin, Y.N. and Vorob’ev, V.V., 2017. Cosmic microspheres in the Carboniferous deposits of the Usolka section (Urals foredeep). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 58(1), pp.58-68.

[meteorite-list] Evidence of a 'Chaotic Solar System' from Cretaceous of Colorado

From rocks in Colorado, evidence of a 'chaotic solar system' University of Wisconsin-Madison, February 22, 2017 http://news.wisc.edu/from-rocks-in-colorado-evidence-of-a-chaotic-solar-system/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170222131512.htm

[meteorite-list] After Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction, Life Rebounded Rapidly

After Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction, Life Rebounded Rapidly, Fossils Suggest, Trilobites, Nichlos ST. Fleur, New york times, Feb. 16, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/science/great-dying-permian-extinction-fossils.html New fossil discovery suggests sea life bounced back after the 'Great

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