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[meteorite-list] United Nations Takes Aim at Asteroid Threat to Earth
http://www.space.com/24671-asteroid-threat-united-nations.html United Nations Takes Aim at Asteroid Threat to Earth By Leonard David, space.com 12 February 2014 As the anniversary of last year's surprise Russian meteor explosion nears, a United Nations action team is taking steps to thwart dangerous space rocks, including setting up a warning network and a planning advisory group that would coordinate a counterpunch to cosmic threats. A global group of experts on near-Earth objects (NEOs) met in Vienna Feb. 10 to11 for the 51st session of the United Nations' Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Space. The meeting came just a few days before the one-year anniversary of the Russian meteor impact. On Feb. 15, 2013, a 65-foot-wide (19 meters) space rock detonated without warning over the city of Chelyabinsk, injuring more than 1,200 people and bringing home the reality of the asteroid threat to much of the world. [Photos: Russian Meteor Explosion of Feb. 15, 2013] The plans the experts discussed have taken shape over a decade of work by the UN Action Team on Near Earth Objects, known as Action Team 14. AT-14 was established in 2001 and has crafted a roster of recommendations for an international response to the asteroid impact threat. Worldwide response Establishing an International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) is considered to be a critical step in collecting and sharing information about potentially hazardous NEOs. In the event that an Earth-threatening space rock is detected, the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Space could help to facilitate a spacecraft mission intended to deflect that object from its collision course with Earth, experts say. The primary purpose of a Space Mission Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG) pronounced same page - is to prepare for a worldwide response to a NEO threat through the exchange of information, development of options for collaborative research and mission opportunities, and to conduct NEO threat mitigation planning activities. Major step forward My personal 'achievement of the year' is already done, said Detlef Koschny, head of the NEO segment within the ESA/ESTEC's Space Situational Awareness Program office in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. ESA hosted on Feb. 6-7 the first official meeting of the SMPAG at the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany, Detlef told SPACE.com. And we now do have a group established, with a first idea on the work plan for the future! Still, there's more work to do. All participants still have to go back home and get the terms of reference formally approved, but we have a final version of the document...the 'draft' has disappeared, Detlef said. This is a major step forward for this planet to be able to defend itself from a possible asteroid impact threat. Essential: Coordination and cooperation The creation of the SMPAG was reported to the Action Team-14 at the UN meeting in Vienna and welcomed by all participants, said Gerhard Drolshagen, also of the NEO segment in Noordwijk. The formation of this group is seen to come at the right time, and SMPAG membership will certainly grow quickly, Drolshagen told SPACE.com. It was emphasized by several participants in the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Space that the NEO threat concerns everyone and international coordination and cooperation is essential in this field, Drolshagen said. The next SMPAG meeting will be held in Vienna this coming June. Participants will focus on the exchange of information on relevant activities in the field of NEO hazard mitigation and on the future work plan. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Update: February 5-12, 2014
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Busy Week of Imaging and Robotic Arm Studies - sols 3568-3575, Feb. 05, 2014-Feb. 12, 2014: Opportunity is climbing 'Murray Ridge' up on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover continues to explore the region called 'Cook Haven.' The rover has turned its attention to other rocks within this area. On Sol 3568 (Feb. 5, 2014), Opportunity lifted her robotic arm so 13-filter Panoramic Camera (Pancam) images of the surface target, called 'Green Island' could be collected, along with some Navigation (Navcam) images. On the next sol, the rover used the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) to brush a spot on Green Island and followed that with a Microscopic Imager (MI) mosaic and a placement of the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS). On Sol 3571 (Feb. 8, 2014), the rover collected a 13-filter Pancam image of the brushed spot on Green Island before bumping about 9.8 feet (3 meters) to a new rock target, called 'Stuart Island.' Opportunity began the in-situ (contact) investigation of Stuart Island on Sol 3573 (Feb. 10, 2014), with a MI mosaic and APXS placement for an overnight integration. The rover repeated this again on the next sol with more MI mosaics, but with an offset placement of the APXS. Continuing the campaign on Sol 3575 (Feb. 12, 2014), Opportunity collected more MI mosaics and performed a third offset of the APXS. As of Sol 3575 (Feb. 12, 2014), the solar array energy production was 387 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.548 and a solar array dust factor of 0.610. Total odometry is 24.07 miles (38.74 kilometers). __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Eight-kilogram piece of Chelyabinsk Meteorite Becomes Hit at Sochi Olympics
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_02_15/Eight-kilogram-piece-of-Chelyabinsk-meteorite-becomes-hit-in-Olympic-Sochi-1426/ Eight-kilogram piece of Chelyabinsk meteorite becomes hit in Olympic Sochi Voice of Russia 15 Feburary 2014 [Image] Photo: Reuters An eight kilogram shard of the celestial body was set out in the Sochi's House of Russian Fans on Saturday, commemorating the first year after his fall. As the Ministry of Culture representative of the Chelyabinsk region in Sochi, Natalia Gritsai said this Saturday, the anniversary of the meteorite's first year of terrestrial life turned the exhibition into the most popular place of interest at the Olympics. Fans from all around the globe come to see the meteorite fragment. People express condolences to the people of the Ural. They say that a year ago the whole world was distressed for Chelyabinsk. Visitors note that this natural phenomenon touched everybody's feelings. Fans say that they are glad the meteorite splashed into the lake, not in the city with population over one million people, Gritsai said. At the same time, people are examining the shard from the celestial body with fascination. The age of this thing equals the age of our solar system, and they are astounded by this fact. We hear people talk lots of different languages at our exhibition today. Gritsai noted that the 8 kg shard became the centerpiece of the Ural Federal District exposition. Our exhibition in Sochi will run until the end of the Olympics, as well as during the Paralympic Games. People are unlikely to forget this fantastic event that happened a year ago. Here in Sochi, residents of different countries will be able to touch the fragment of the celestial body, which came to us from the unseen depths of space, Gritsai said. February 15, 2013 meteorite Chelyabinsk about 17 meters in diameter entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated into a large number of fragments, most of which fell into the territory of the Chelyabinsk region. According to astronomers, it was the largest celestial body to fall on the Earth since the time of the Tunguska meteorite in 1908. Shockwave partially destroyed the outer glazing in more than 4 thousand residential buildings and offices. Residents of five Russian regions - Tyumen, Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan and Bashkiria - could observe this meteor shower. The largest fragment of a celestial body weighing about 600 kg was later raised from the bottom of Lake Chebarkul (Chelyabinsk region). __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Allende Contributed by: Herbert Raab http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
