[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2016-03-22 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Dong Ujimqin Qi Contributed by: Anne Black http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=03/22/2016 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at

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2016-03-22 Thread Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list
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[meteorite-list] Asphalt Volcanoes Provide Stable Home for Life

2016-03-22 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
https://eos.org/articles/asphalt-volcanoes-erupt-in-slow-motion Asphalt Volcanoes Erupt in Slow Motion By Lauren Lipuma EOS - Earth & Space Science News March 15, 2016 Natural asphalt seeps on the ocean floor provide a stable home for diverse marine life that sequesters greenhouse gases.

[meteorite-list] Science Papers Reveal New Aspects of Pluto and its Moons

2016-03-22 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/science-papers-reveal-new-aspects-of-pluto-and-its-moons Science Papers Reveal New Aspects of Pluto and its Moons Last Updated: March 17, 2016 Editor: Tricia Talbert [Image] This image of haze layers above Pluto's limb was taken by the Ralph/Multispectral Visible

[meteorite-list] Bright Spots and Color Differences Revealed on Ceres

2016-03-22 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6168 Bright Spots and Color Differences Revealed on Ceres Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 22, 2016 Scientists from NASA's Dawn mission unveiled new images from the spacecraft's lowest orbit at Ceres, including highly anticipated views of Occator

[meteorite-list] Wandering Jupiter Could Have Swept Inner Solar System Clean

2016-03-22 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wandering-jupiter-could-have-swept-inner-solar-system-clean Wandering Jupiter could have swept inner solar system clean On its way out, infant planet left only enough debris for four small planets, simulation suggests By Christopher Crockett Science News

Re: [meteorite-list] Wandering Jupiter Could Have Swept Inner Solar System Clean

2016-03-22 Thread MexicoDoug via Meteorite-list
"Raymond says that might explain the origin of iron meteorites, which some researchers argue should have formed relatively close to the sun." "We're not saying it happened. Just if it happened, what would it do?" H, and radioactive decay providing the heat

Re: [meteorite-list] Aztec, NM Meteorite questions

2016-03-22 Thread Frank Cressy via Meteorite-list
Forgot to hit "reply all" last night. Here's what I sent to Dennis. Frank On Monday, March 21, 2016 7:59 PM, Frank Cressy wrote: Hi Dennis, I researched Aztec for a book on US witnessed falls I'm writing (to be published this summer). Very little information was

[meteorite-list] Fw: Aztec, NM Meteorite questions

2016-03-22 Thread Frank Cressy via Meteorite-list
Forgot to hit "reply all" last night.  Here's what I sent to Dennis. Frank On Monday, March 21, 2016 7:59 PM, Frank Cressy wrote: Hi Dennis, I researched Aztec for a book on US witnessed falls I writing (to be published this summer).  Very little information was