Hello list!
If you are not subscribed to Astronomy magazine, you sure don't want to
miss the August 2006 issue as it will be a Meteorite Special. It should
be on newstand at the end of june.
METEORITE EDITORIAL FEATURES - AUGUST ISSUE
Meteorite science]
Unlocking the solar system's past
Meteorites hold a treasure trove - rare particles older than Earth. DAVID
KRING
[Meteorite impacts]
Earth under fire
Our planet's surface
is riddled with craters formed by high-speed cosmic impacts. MIKE
REYNOLDS
[Meteor Crater]
Blast from the past
Fifty thousand
years ago, a multi-megaton impact gouged Arizona's Meteor Crater.
[Swapping rocks]
The great interplanetary rock swap
Some meteorites come from the Moon, others from Mars. Here's how they
arrive. BILL COOKE
[Meteorites illustrated]
Classic rock
With almost no metals,
stone meteorites are the most common in space but tough to find on Earth.
MICHAEL E. BAKICH
Heavy metal
We
find iron meteorites more than any other type. MICHAEL E. BAKICH
Rock-metal fusion
The rarest class of meteorites, stony-irons also are the most beautiful.
MICHAEL E. BAKICH
Name that rock
Scientists classify meteorites by what they're made of and where they
come from. MICHAEL E. BAKICH
[Illustrated spread]
Between a rock and a gas giant
Mars
and Jupiter bracket a belt of rocky mini-planets where action is the name of the
game. RICHARD TALCOTT
[Collecting meteorites]
How to collect meteorites
Here's
everything you need to start acquiring space rocks. O. RICHARD NORTON
[Observing Perseids]
Party with the Perseids
The Perseid
meteor shower is one of amateur astronomy's great yearly social events. MICHAEL
E. BAKICH
[Bob Haag profile]
Rock star
Meteorite dealer Robert Haag
travels the world in search of space rocks. RAYMOND SHUBINSKI
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