[meteorite-list] Philae Comet Lander Awakes from Hibernation

Rosetta mission: Philae comet lander 'ready for operations' after first contact in 7 months The Independent, June 14, 2015 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/rosetta-mission-philae-comet-lander-wakes-and-contacts-earth-10318822.html Philae Comet Lander Awakes from Hibernation European Spac

[meteorite-list] New Study Favors Cold, Icy Mars

New Study Favors Cold, Icy Mars American Geophysiical Union, June 15, 2015 https://news.agu.org/press-release/new-study-favors-cold-icy-early-mars/ http://phys.org/news/2015-06-favors-cold-icy-early-mars.html The paper is: Wordsworth, R. D., L. Kerber, R. T. Pierrehumbert, F. Forget, and J. W. H

[meteorite-list] NASA Finds Weird Features On Ceres

A Ceres of Weird Events by Phil Plait Slate Magazine, June 22, 2015 http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/06/22/ceres_dawn_images_reveal_a_5_km_tall_mountain.html Dawn Survey Orbit Image 10 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA19578 This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacec

[meteorite-list] Great Canadian Broadcasting Corporation About Science

Below is a great Canadian Broadcasting Corporation series about science: Science Under Seige, Part 1 http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/science-under-siege-part-1-1.3091552 Science Under Seige, Part 2 http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/science-under-siege-part-2-1.3098865 Science Under Seige, Part 3 htt

[meteorite-list] Paper About A.D. 774–775 Carbon-14 Spike

Below is an interesting paper about the A.D. 774–775 Carbon-14 Spike. Timothy Jull, A. J., I. P. Panyushkina, T. E. Lange, V. V. Kukarskih, V. S. Myglan, K. J. Clark, M. W. Salzer, G. S. Burr, and S. W. Leavitt, 2014, Excursions in the 14C record at A.D. 774–775 in tree rings from Russia and

[meteorite-list] Late Devonian Extinction and Killer Trees Article

Devonian extinction saw the oceans choke to death (Before the first animals had crawled out onto land, marine animals suffered a catastrophic mass extinction. They may have literally asphyxiated.) by Chris Baraniuk, BBC News, http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150624-the-day-the-oceans-died Some

Re: [meteorite-list] Changes In 14C and Impacts

Dear Ed: On June 28, 2015, in “Changes In 14C and Impacts,” you wrote: >I am looking forward to your comments on the Kiscoty structure. At this time, I lack any comments about the Kiscoty structure. The problem is that the only material that I have been able to find about is a newspaper artic

[meteorite-list] Nastapoka Arc, Hudson Bay, Canada

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[meteorite-list] Nastapoka Arc, Hudson Bay, Canada - 2nd Try

In “Re: Changes in 14C and Impacts“ Sterling Webb wrote; >I can suggest another very ancient crater: >the south-southeastern coast of Hudson >Bay, above James Bay is a portion of >a perfect circle and it has a nice cluster >of islands at the geometric center of >that circle like the remnants of ce

Re: [meteorite-list] Changes In 14C and Impacts

Sterling K. Webb wrote: >The village is actually named "Kitscoty." >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitscoty > >Kitscoty is named after a village in >Kent (U.K.) with a famous stone >megalithic structure, so while Googling >for a Kitscoty Structure you have to >distinguish which Kitscoty and wha

[meteorite-list] Comet Debris Rained Down on Mars Last October

October Comet Flyby Caused 'Mind-Blowing' Martian Meteor Shower by Larry O'Hanlon Discovery News, June 30, 2015 http://www.space.com/29804-comet-siding-spring-mars-meteor-shower.html Comet Metal Rained Down on Mars by Larry O'Hanlon, June 25, 2015 http://news.discovery.com/space/metals-rain-down

[meteorite-list] Most of Earth’s Impact Craters Await Discovery

Hi, Below is what Ed is talking about: 340 undiscovered meteorite impact sites on Earth, geologists calculate, Science News, June 30, 2015 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150630080204.htm S. Hergarten, T. Kenkmann. The number of impact craters on Earth: Any room for further discov

[meteorite-list] Giant Sinkholes Spotted on Rosetta Comet

Giant sinkholes spotted on Rosetta's comet Science Now, Los Angeles Times, July 1, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-comet-sinkholes-rosetta-20150630-story.html Rosetta spies cometary sinkholes, BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33354872 Rosetta spots si

[meteorite-list] Abrupt Warming Led to Demise of Woolly Mammoths,

Mammoths killed by abrupt climate change University of Adelaide, Friday, 24 July 2015 http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news79662.html Extinction events linked to prehuman global warming by Clare Peddie, NewsComAU, July http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/extinction-events-linked-to-prehuman-

[meteorite-list] New Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis Paper

There is a new Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis paper. It is; Kennett, J. P., D. J. Kennettb, B. J. Culleton, and many others, 2015, Bayesian chronological analyses consistent with synchronous age of 12,835–12,735 Cal B.P. for Younger Dryas boundary on four continents. Proceedings of the Nation

[meteorite-list] Geologists Unearth Fully Intact Rock

Geologists Unearth Fully Intact Rock The Onion, News in Brief, April 3, 2015 Environment · Science & Technology Science http://www.theonion.com/article/geologists-unearth-fully-intact-rock-38364 Sounds too much like an actual university PR person, who has written one too many press release, witho

[meteorite-list] Lightning-induced Shock Lamellae in Quartz

Lightning Can Warp Rocks at Their Core by Elizabeth Goldbaum, August 10, 2015 http://www.livescience.com/51789-lightning-warps-rocks-atoms.html http://i.livescience.com/images/i/000/077/674/original/fulgurite.jpg?1438973494 Lightning Reshapes Rocks at the Atomic Level, Penn Study Finds by Katheri

[meteorite-list] How Many Scientists Does It Take to Write a Paper?

Research Biologist Coins Term 'Kilo-Author' For Scientific Journal Articles. all Things Considered, August 12, 2015 http://www.npr.org/2015/08/12/431959428/research-biologist-coins-term-kilo-author-for-scientific-journal-articles How Many Scientists Does It Take to Write a Paper? Apparently, Thou

[meteorite-list] The Geology of Star Trek - Extraterrestrial Minerals And Alien Life-Forms

The Geology Of Star Trek: From Extraterrestrial Minerals To Alien Life-Forms by David Bressan, Forbes, Aug. 19, 2015 http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2015/08/19/the-geology-of-star-trek-from-extraterrestrial-minerals-to-alien-life-forms/ Some blogs about geology-inspired fiction: Geology

[meteorite-list] Asteroids boiled young Earth’s oceans. High temperatures shaped life’s early evolution

Did a massive asteroid turn Earth into a boiling 'Spring' 3.3 billion years ago? Daily Mail Online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3096111/Did-massive-asteroid-turn-Earth-boiling-SPRING-3-3bn-years-ago-Impact-vapourised-planet-s-oceans.html “Scientists found evidence for huge aste

[meteorite-list] Where Is Permian-Triassic Extinction Event in South Africa?

The Dicynodon-Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone Boundary May Not Approximate the Marine-Defined Permo-Triassic Extinction Event by Bill Parker,Chinleana, August 29, 2015 http://chinleana.fieldofscience.com/2015/08/the-dicynodon-lystrosaurus-assemblage.html http://chinleana.fieldofscience.com The pape

[meteorite-list] New Paper About Bloody Creek Structure, Nova Scotia

There is a new paper about Bloody Creek structure. It is: Spooner, I., P. Pufahl, T. Brisco, J. Morrow, M. Nalepa, P. Williams, and G. Stevens, 2015, The North structure: evidence for a second possible impact event at the Bloody Creek site, Nova Scotia, Canada. Atlantic Geology, vol 51, pp. 4

Re: [meteorite-list] Graham Hancock on the YD impacts E.P.

E.P. Grondine wrote, "Hi Paul, all A preview of fall TV shows: http://sacredgeometryinternational.com/graham-hancock-and-joe-rogan-discuss-randall-carlsons-paradigm-changing-research I never heard of Randall Carson - has anyone here heard of him? " In slumming on the Graham Hancock Messageboard

Re: [meteorite-list] The Holocene Start Impact Event

In Re: The Holocene Start Impact Event and on September 10, 2015, E.P. Grondine wrote "Hi Paul- thanks for your note. Now, let me draw you a picture: http://archaeologica.boardbot.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3656 " The in above web page among various stuff, you stated: "In the first of my notes, I

[meteorite-list] Double Impact Crters Found In Sweden (~470 Ma)

Two Meteors Hit Ancient Earth at Same Time D News, by Elizabeth Palmero, LiveScience http://news.discovery.com/space/asteroids-meteors-meteorites/two-meteors-hit-ancient-earth-at-same-time-150915.htm http://www.livescience.com/52154-ancient-meteors-struck-simultaneously.html Double crater identifi

[meteorite-list] Correction to Double Impact Craters Post

The age of the craters is given as 458 ma, not 470 ma. I misread the text. Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteo

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Museum, Atacama desert, Northern Chile

This Couple Built a Meteorite Museum in the Middle of the Desert—And It's Awesome by Jo Piazza, Yahoo News, Sept. 10, 2015 https://www.yahoo.com/travel/from-hobby-to-business-we-built-a-meteorite-128751142869.html Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Faceboo

[meteorite-list] Impact Origin of Archean Cratons

Impact origin of archean cratons: Learning from Venus Geological Society of America http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/gsoa-ioo082715.php http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2015082813370021.html the Paper is: Hansen, V. 2015, Impact origin of Archean cratons. Lithosphere. First p

[meteorite-list] American Geophysical Union Makes Many Older Journal Papers Open Access

A ton of 2+ year-old AGU journal articles are now open access! by Chris Rowan, Highly AllochthonousMay 7, 2014 http://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonous/2014/05/a-ton-of-2-year-old-agu-journal-articles-are-now-open-access/ American Geophysical Union to make many older journal articles freely availab

[meteorite-list] Study Disputes Younger Dryas Event Comet

Study Questions Younger Dryas Event Comet Theories, Red Orbit, May 14, 2014 http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113145713/younger-dryas-event-comet-impact-theory-051414/ Research team claims no evidence of extraterrestrial impact causing Younger Dryas deep freeze, PhysOrg, May 13, 2104 http:/

[meteorite-list] Study of Bull Creek, Oklahoma Holocene And Pleistocene Nannodiamonds

Study in Oklahoma panhandle finds additional active process producing nanodiamonds, PhysOrg. http://phys.org/news/2014-01-oklahoma-panhandle-additional-nanodiamonds.html Bement, L. C., A. S. Madden, B. J. Carter, A. R. Simms, A. L. Swindle, H. M. Alexander, S. Fine, and M. Benamarae 2014, Quantif

[meteorite-list] Online NASA Translation of Soviet Tektite Paper

While looking for some other information, I came across the below, interesting online, Public Domain paper about tektites that was translated from the Soviet literature. Vorobyev, G. G. 1973, What do you know About Tektites. Translation of "Chto Vy Znayete o Tektitakh?" Moscow, "Nauka" Press,

[meteorite-list] An ancient glacial system in Valles Marineris, Mars

An ancient glacial system in Valles Marineris, Mars Post by O. Bourgeois, M. Gourronc, D. Mège and S. Pochat – Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique, Université de Nantes, France http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com/ Yours, Paul H. __ Visi

[meteorite-list] A Habitable Environment on Martian Volcano?

Life on Mars could have flourished on the flanks of a giant Martian volcano in the relatively recent past, The Guardian, May 28,2014 http://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2014/may/28/mars-volcano-alien-life Martian Slopes of Arsia Mons May Have Been Home to a Habitable Environm

[meteorite-list] Lunar Rocks Are First Direct Evidence of Collision That Formed Moon

Lunar Rocks Are First Direct Evidence of Collision That Formed Moon, National eographic, June 6, 2014. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140605-earth-moon-theia-evidence-space-science/ Body that formed the Moon came from a different neighborhood. (The body that smacked into Earth

[meteorite-list] Where have all the craters gone?

Where have all the craters gone? Geological Society of America, ScienceDaily, May 27, 2014 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140527154715.htm The paper is: Johnson, B. C., and T. J. Bowling, 2014, Where have all the craters gone? Earth's bombardment history and the expected terrestr

Re: [meteorite-list] Where have all the craters gone?

MikeG wrote: >(Keep posting the links though - every >now and then, one of the papers is free) The abstract for the PDF of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference version of Johnson and Bowling (2014) is at http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2014/pdf/2414.pdf Th PDF file of Johnson and M

[meteorite-list] Charity Shoal Crater, an Exhumed Middle Ordovician Impact Crater

Holcombe, T. L., S. Youngblut, and N. Slowey, 2013, Geological structure of Charity Shoal crater, Lake Ontario, revealed by multi beam bathymetry. Geo-Marine Letters. col. 33, no. 4, pp 245-252 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00367-013-0322-6 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013GML3

[meteorite-list] New PhD. Dissertation About Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

van Hoesel, A., 2014, The Younger Dryas climate change was it caused by an extraterrestrial impact? Utrecht studies in Earth Sciences no. 54. Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands. 141 pp. ISBN: 978-90-6266-356-9 (Open Access Theses and Dissertations) http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1

[meteorite-list] Correction - New PhD. Dissertation About Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

In "New PhD. Dissertation About Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis" at http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg118345.html , I posted the incorrect URL for a poster about the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis. The correct URL is: van Hoesel, A., 2012, The Younger Dryas impac

[meteorite-list] Online Thesis About The Bloody Creek Crater, southwestern Nova Scotia.

While searching the Internet, I came across tan accessibel PDF version of a thesis about the the Bloody Creek structure Nova Scotia, Canada. It is: Nalepa, M. E. 2012, Investigation of the form and age of the Bloody Creek Crater, southwestern Nova Scotia. unpublished Acadia Honour’s thesis, Va

[meteorite-list] New Geological Map of MArs

A Beautifully Detailed New Geologic Map of Mars by Betsey Mason, Wired July 14, 2014 http://www.wired.com/2014/07/new-geologic-map-mars-usgs/ ASU, USGS project yields sharpest map of Mars surface properties, Arizona State University https://asunews.asu.edu/20140715-thermal-map ASU, USGS Create S

[meteorite-list] Martian Paleosols?

Earth-like soils on Mars? Ancient fossilized soils potentially found deep inside impact crater suggest microbial life, University of Oregon, ScienceDaily, July 17, 2014 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140717125043.htm Oregon geologist says Curiosity's images show Earth-like soils o

[meteorite-list] Scientists Get First Look Inside Siberian Crater

First pictures from inside the 'crater at the end of the world' by Anna Liesowska Siberian Times, July 17, 2014 http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/first-pictures-from-inside-the-crater-at-the-end-of-the-world/ Scientists Get First Look Inside Mysterious Siberian Crater, by Lisa Wint

[meteorite-list] Man Made Crater in Turkmenistan

This Hellish Desert Pit Has Been On Fire for More Than 40 Years. In the Turkmenistan desert, a crater dubbed "The Door to Hell" has been burning for decades by Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian Magazine, May 20, 2014 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/giant-hole-ground-has-been-fire-more-40-years-18

[meteorite-list] More About Mysterious Giant Siberian Holes

Inside Siberia's mysterious sinkhole that appeared at the 'end of the world, The Mirror, July 31, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/inside-siberias-mysterious-sinkhole-appeared-3940712 Two new mysterious craters emerge in Siberia, deepening giant hole saga. Washington Post http://www.

[meteorite-list] Deltas In Martian Craters

Experimental Delta Formation in Crater Lakes by G. de Villiers, Faculty of Geoscience, Utrecht University. http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/experimental-delta-formation-in-crater-lakes/ http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com Other articles are: Most deltas on Mars creat

[meteorite-list] Asteroid impacts significantly altered ancient Earth

Arizona State University, Science Daily, July 31, 2014. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140731150045.htm Marchi, S., W. F. Bottke, L. T. Elkins-Tanton, M. Bierhaus, K. Wuennemann, A. Morbidelli, D. A. Kring, 2014, Widespread mixing and burial of Earth’s Hadean crust by asteroid im

[meteorite-list] Interesting Paper About Pseudo-Impact Craters

I came across an interesting paper about crater-like landforms that were formed by erosional processes. It is: Seward, C. L., Jr. and I. D. Boone, 1966, Erosion Craters Kimble County, Texas. Texas Journal of Science. vol. XVIII, no. 2, pp.184-190. They looked at numerous small crater-like feat

[meteorite-list] The Kardashian index: a measure of a scientist's discrepant social media profile

Some strangeness from the world of science. :-) :-) :-) The Kardashian Index by Tommaso Dorigo August 4th 2014 http://www.science20.com/a_quantum_diaries_survivor/blog/the_new_bit_of_the_summer_the_kardashian_index-141848 'Kardashian-index' raises awareness of cult of celebrity in sciences, P

[meteorite-list] Mystery Crater Observed on Utah Farm

What created the mystery Utah crater? by Ellie Zolfagharifard Mail Online and Associated Press, September 2, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2740487/What-created-mystery-crater-Utah-Underwater-hole-collapsing-soil-causing-small-eruption.html Scientists unsure about what cause

[meteorite-list] Online and Downloadable Missouri K-Pg Megatsunami Deposits Papers

Oboh-Ikuenobe, F. E., C. E. Campbell, and T. L. Eifert, 2008, Megatsunami deposit in Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary interval of southeast Missouri. In K R. Evans, J. W. Horton Jr., D. T. King Jr., and J. R. Morrow, eds., pp. 189-198 The Sedimentary Record of Meteorite Impacts. Special Papers no.

[meteorite-list] "The Cloud" and doing Science

This is a Ted Talk that is about aspects of doing science that scientists do not normally talk about to the lay public Uri Alon, 2013, Why truly innovative science demands a leap into the unknown TEDGlobal 2013, Film 2013. https://www.ted.com/talks/uri_alon_why_truly_innovative_science_demands_a_

[meteorite-list] Files to 'print your own' Rosetta comet

Files to 'print your own' Rosetta comet By Jonathan Amos, BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29482548 Comet 67P (Churyumov-Gerasimenko) and The Rosetta Spacecraft http://www.livecometdata.com/comets/67p-churyumov-gerasimenko/ http://www.livecometdata.com/rosetta-spacecraft-missi

[meteorite-list] New Paper About Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

Holliday, V. T., T. Surovell, D. J. Meltzer, D. K. Grayson, and M. Boslough, 2014, The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis: a cosmic catastrophe. Journal of Quaternary Science. vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 515–530, August 2014 Abstract at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jqs.2724/full PDF file at

[meteorite-list] Was There a Sixth Prehistoric Mass Extinction?

'Missing' disaster led to all-time worst extinction by Jeff Hecht, Newc Scientist, October 23, 2014 http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22429922.300-missing-disaster-led-to-alltime-worst-extinction.html Have we missed a mass extinction? Extra catastrophic event may have occurred 8 million years

[meteorite-list] Free Geologic Time Scale Creator

TimeScale Creator by Katelyn Verner and Rebecca Bobick,Purdue University https://engineering.purdue.edu/Stratigraphy/tscreator/index/index.php According to the web page: “TimeScale Creator, a free JAVA package, enables you to explore and create charts of any portion of the geologic time scale f

[meteorite-list] Basaltic Sedimentary Rocks, Gale Crater, Mars

GSA 2014: The puzzle of Gale crater's basaltic sedimentary rocks by Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society, October 24, 2014, http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2014/10231731-gsa-2014-the-puzzle-of-gale.html Yours, Paul H. __ Visit the

[meteorite-list] "The Cloud" - Great Ted Talk About Being A Scientist

This is a great Ted Talk that speaks to a part of conducting science that scientists do not normally talk about to the lay public Uri Alon, 2013, Why truly innovative science demands a leap into the unknown TEDGlobal 2013, Film 2013. https://www.ted.com/talks/uri_alon_why_truly_innovative_sc

[meteorite-list] Chinese Meteorite Market Article

Chinese rich pay sky-high prices for meteorites, The Daily Star, Oct. 30, 2014 http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Life/SciandTech/2014/Oct-31/275964-burning-passion-chinese-rich-pay-sky-high-prices-for-meteorites.ashx Rich pay sky-high prices for meteorites Chinadaily, USA, Oct. 30, 2014 http://usa.chin

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Man to be at TusCon, Tucson, Arizona

Meteorite Man' touches down at TusCon convention, Arizona Daily Star, Oc.t 29, 2014 http://tucson.com/entertainment/meteorite-man-touches-down-at-tuscon-convention/article_b5df1cf8-2f82-57c5-af59-b4f8fe7f5cd4.html Yours, Paul H. __ Visit the Archives

[meteorite-list] Crater Hunters Find New Clues to Ancient Impact Storm

Crater Hunters Find New Clues to Ancient Impact Storm by Becky Oskin, Live Science, October 31, 2014 http://www.livescience.com/48565-meteor-crater-hunters-ordovician-impacts.html http://news.discovery.com/space/asteroids-meteors-meteorites/crater-hunters-find-new-clues-to-ancient-impact-storm-141

[meteorite-list] Plant Fossil Record Reflects Just Two Great Extinction Events – Open Access Paper

Cascales-Miñana, B., and C. J. Cleal, 2014, The plant fossil record reflects just two great extinction events. Terra Nova. vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 195–200. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10./ter.12086/full http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10./ter.12086/pdf "Here we show that the plant fo

[meteorite-list] Open Access Paper About Sudbury Impact (Ontario, Canada)

Petrus, J. A., D. E. Ames, and B. S. Kamber, 2014, On the track of the elusive sudbury impact: geochemical evidence for a chondrite or comet bolide. Terra Nova. DOI: 10./ter.12125. Accepted Article http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10./ter.12125/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/do

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Bears Evidence of Early Solar System Magnetic Fields

Meteorite Bears Evidence of Magnetic Fields in Early Solar System (New research shows that magnetic fields played a role in the solar system's formation) by Charles Q. Choi, Inside Science News Service, Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meteorite-bears-evidence-of-ma

[meteorite-list] Diamonds Found in Sutter’s Mill Meteorite.

Diamonds found in meteorite that fell in Sierra Gold Country (California) SFGate,Nov. 10, 2014 http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Diamonds-found-in-meteorite-that-fell-in-Sierra-5884457.php Diamonds Found In El Dorado County Meteorite CBS, Scaremento, California, Nov. 14, 2014 http://sacrament

[meteorite-list] Scientists Descend Into Siberia's Mystery Crater

Pictures: Explorers Descend Into Siberia's Mystery Crater, National Geographic, November 14, 2104 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/pictures/141114-siberian-hole-cave-yamal-peninsula-science/ Descending into the depths of Siberia's mystery crater: Experts explore 98ft-wide hole to

[meteorite-list] Asteroid Impacts on Earth Make Structurally Bizarre Diamonds

Asteroid impacts on Earth make structurally Arizona State University, bizarre diamonds, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141124125607.htm The paper is: Nemeth, P., L. A. J. Garvie, T. Aoki, N. Dubrovinskaia, L. Dubrovinsky, and P. R. Buseck, 2014, Lonsdaleite is faulted and twinn

[meteorite-list] How Scientometry is Killing Science (Open Access PDF Available)

This is a fine paper. I recommend reading it. Celâl Şengör, A M., 2014, How scientometry is killing science. GSA Today. vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 44-45. PDF at http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/24/12/pdf/i1052-5173-24-12-44.pdf text at http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/24/12/articl

[meteorite-list] 60 Years Ago, A Human Was Hit by a Meteorite in Alabama

60 Years Ago Today, A Human Was Hit by a Meteorite by Phil Plait, Slate Magazine, http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/11/30/sylacauga_meteorite_60th_anniversary_of_a_human_hit_by_a_space_rock.html Rhodri Marsden's Interesting Objects: The Sylacauga meteorite by R. Marsden, The Indepe

[meteorite-list] Geology Humor

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/403212972862209571/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/403212972862209668/ Yours, Paul H. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://

[meteorite-list] Nature makes all articles free to view

Nature makes all articles free to view (Publisher permits subscribers and media to share read-only versions of its papers by Richard Van Noorden Nature.com, 02 December 2014 http://www.nature.com/news/nature-makes-all-articles-free-to-view-1.16460 A New Way to Share Articles—and Help Advance S

Re: [meteorite-list] Detained at LAX for Esquel

In "Re: [meteorite-list] Detained at LAX for Esquel" ( http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg119796.html ) and on Dec. 11, 2014, J Sinclair wrote: "Fossils have been a recent focus too. Some are being charged with smuggling and landing in jail because of current law

[meteorite-list] New U-Pb Dates Tie Deccan Traps to Dinosaur Extinction

New Dates Tie Volcanic Flood to Dinosaur Extinction by Becky Oskin, Live Science, December 11, 2014 http://www.livescience.com/49097-lava-flows-led-dinosaur-extinction.html Did a Massive Volcanic Eruption in India kill off the Dinosaurs? by Joel Achenbush, Washington Post, http://www.washingtonp

[meteorite-list] Mastodons Disappeared from Beringia Before Human Colonization

Mastodons Disappeared from Beringia before Ancient Humans Arrived by Sci-News.com http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-mastodons-beringia-ancient-humans-02311.html Missing the Mastodon by Brian Switek National Geographic, December 9, 2014 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/09

[meteorite-list] Fake Web Sites Are Involved In Impersonating Scientific Journals

Cyber criminals are stealing the identity of reputable science journals by creating fake web sites and using them to collect author fees, These fees disappear to Armenia and other countries. They most commonly target journals that lack dedicated websites of their own. In some cases, such websit

[meteorite-list] K/Pg Extinction Might Have Almost Killed Off Mammals Also

Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs may have nearly knocked off mammals, too, Pensoft Publishers, Science Daily December 17, 2014 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141217101314.htm http://www.pensoft.net/news.php?n=451&SESID=3b8ec3935301d193da5982b1c3e69685 Williamson, T. E., S. L. Brus

[meteorite-list] Hijacked journal list 2014, first edition, June 2014

Hijacked journal list 2014, first edition, June 2014 Dr. Mehrdad Jalalian. Academic Journalism, Publication Ethics http://www.mehrdadjalalian.com/index.php/list-of-hijacked-journals-and-fake-publishers/30-hiajcked-journal-list-2014-first-edition-june-2014 Journal hijackers target science and op

[meteorite-list] Evolution of the Martian Atmosphere

Tales from a Martian rock: New chemical analysis of ancient Martian meteorite provides clues to planet's history of habitability, University of California, San Diego, Science Daily Dec. 22, 2014 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141222165037.htm http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/

[meteorite-list] A Few Astrogeological and Geological Maps of 2014

Happy New Year eveyone. Lots of beautiful geologic maps were made this year. They include: Beautiful astrogeological maps reveal the Moon's mysterious far side, Robbie Gonzalez, io9, Dec. 09, 2014 http://io9.com/5866790/beautiful-astrogeological-map-reveal-the-moons-mysterious-far-side Previou

[meteorite-list] Fossil Microbialites Found on Mars ???

Potential Signs of Ancient Life on Mars by Johnny Bontemps, Astrobiology Magazine, http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/potential-signs-ancient-life-mars-rover-photos/ PhysOrg at http://phys.org/news/2015-01-potential-ancient-life-mars-rover.html The paper is: Noffke, N. 2015, Ancient Sedimen

[meteorite-list] Study Casts Doubt on Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

Study casts doubt on mammoth-killing cosmic impact University of California, Davis, CA, Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150106130518.htm Study casts doubt on mammoth-killing cosmic impact University of California, Davis, CA, http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.las

[meteorite-list] Reidite and Shock-twinned Zircon Found in Rock Elm Impact Structure (Wisconsin)

Rare mineral found in a Wisconsin crater by Aaron L. Gronstal, Astrobiology Magazine http://phys.org/news/2015-01-rare-mineral-wisconsin-crater.html Rare Mineral Discovered in Ancient Meteorite Impact Crater, Live Science, Nov 3, 2014 http://www.livescience.com/48584-reidite-discovered-rock-elm-w

[meteorite-list] Impact jetting as the origin of chondrules.

A twist on planetary origins: Meteorites were byproducts of planetary formation, not building blocks. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 14, 2015 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150114140527.htm New Study Suggests That Meteorites Were Not Building Blocks Of Planets by R

[meteorite-list] Mapping the Planets—Geology Stakes Its Claim

McSween, H. Y., Jr., 2015, Mapping the Planets—Geology Stakes Its Claim. GSA Today, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 4-9. http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/25/1/article/i1052-5173-25-1-4.htm http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/25/1/pdf/i1052-5173-25-1-4.pdf Planetary Geologic Mapping Program h

[meteorite-list] Dinosaurs were Not wiped out by a global firestorm ??

Dinosaurs were Not wiped out by a global firestorm Jonathan O'Callaghan, Daily Mail, January 22, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2921547/Dinosaurs-NOT-wiped-global-firestorm-Asteroid-impact-not-hot-ignite-nearby-plants-study-claims.html Doubt cast on global firestorm generated

[meteorite-list] The Meteorite Church of the Chelyabinsk

This is a strange and fascinating world that we-all live in. Welcome to the Church of the Chelyabinsk Meteorite astobob, September 19, 2103 http://astrobob.areavoices.com/2013/09/19/welcome-to-the-church-of-the-chelyabinsk-meteorite/ Is There Really A “Meteorite Church” In Russia? (Its members s

Re: [meteorite-list] Alamo Impact Crater Recognized

On Monday Febraury 2, 2015, Count Deiro wrote, "Sunday, the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper carried a second page headline that mentions the recent paper published in the current issue of Geosphere, the online mag for the Geological Society of America, arguing the legitimacy of the 382 mill

[meteorite-list] Online Planetology - Geology Lectures

Amid the cat videos, stupid people tricks, and other such stuff, there are some interesting lectures on planetology that are on Youtube. They include: Impact Crater Geology & the Weaubleau/Osceola Structure, Astronomy Lecture; May 2011KCAstronomy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_AuPVrypfw U

[meteorite-list] Death of the Dinosaurs - Deccan Traps Versus Chicxulub

The Death of the Dinosaurs By Peter Brannen, Sunday review, New york Times, January 31, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/opinion/sunday/the-death-of-the-dinosaurs.html Gerta Keller, Professor of Geosciences Volcanism, Impacts and Mass Extinctions http://massextinction.princeton.edu Deccan

[meteorite-list] UNM scientist studies the authenticity of meteorites

UNM scientist studies the authenticity of meteorites by Lena Guiloda, UNM Daily Lobo, Feb 4, 2015 http://www.dailylobo.com/article/2015/02/2-4-agee-profile https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=7077612883&story_fbid=10153068071307884 Yours, Paul H.

[meteorite-list] Meteorites Contain Magnetic Record from Early Solar System

Meteorite is 'hard drive' from space by Simon Redfern,BBC News, January 21, 2015 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30916692 Meteorites Contain Magnetic Messages from Early Solar System, Sci-News.com, Jan. 22, 2015 http://www.sci-news.com/space/science-meteorites-magnetic-messages-early-

[meteorite-list] Contamination of Meteorites Can Happen Quickly

Contamination of Impacted Meteorites Can Happen Quickly By Andrew Williams, Astrobiology, December 18, 2014 http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/contamination-impacted-meteorites-can-happen-quickly/ https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/2014/12/30/contamination-of-impacted-meteorites-can-happen-

[meteorite-list] Lecture on Meteorites -Royal Tyrrell Museum

The Royal Tyrrell Museum has some really nice lecturs online. One of them about meteorites is: Amy Riches, University of Alberta, Messages from Meteorites: The Growth of Planets & The Delivery of Possible Seeds of Life. Royal Tyrrell Museum Royal Tyrrell Museum Speaker Series 2015 https://www.y

[meteorite-list] Scientists find four new enormous holes in northern Russia

Dozens of new craters suspected in northern Russia By Anna Liesowska, Siberian Times, February 2015 http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0127-dozens-of-mysterious-new-craters-suspected-in-northern-russia/ Scientists find four new enormous holes in northern Russia by Will Stewart, Daily

[meteorite-list] Controversy About Naturally Occuring Asbestos, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada

People hunting meteorites in southern Nevada should read the below article in the March Earth Magazine. it is; Pratt, S. E., 2015, Asbestos found in Nevada and Arizona: Roadblock and potential health hazard? Earth Magazine. vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 32-39. http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/asbestos-

Re: [meteorite-list] Crowdfunding meteorite searching in the Nullarbor Plain

In “[meteorite-list] Crowdfunding meteorite searching in the Nullarbor Plain” on March 3, 2015, Robin Whittle wrote: “Here is an article about Australian researchers who no longer can get government funding, and so are turning to crowdfunding to support their expeditions. They claim to have fo

[meteorite-list] Online Lectures on Permian and Other Mass Extinctions

A couple of fascinating lectures about mass extinctions are: Beauchamp, B. (University of Calgary), 2013, Permian – Triassic Mayhem: Lead-up, Catastrophe and Aftermath of the Earths Largest Mass Extinction viewed from Arctic Canada Royal Tyrrell Museum Spealer Series 2013 Published on Feb 11, 2

[meteorite-list] Extent of Moon's Giant Volcanic Eruption is Revealed

Extent of moon's giant volcanic eruption is revealed Durham University, Science Daily, March 18, 2015 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150318101236.htm https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=24111 Wilson, J. T., V. R. Eke, R. J. Massey, R. C. Elphic, B. L. Jolliff, D. J. Lawrence

[meteorite-list] Geology in Space: Meteorites and Cosmic Dust

A rather nice Geological Society of London lecture is: Geology in Space: Meteorites and Cosmic Dust Geology no longer is the study of the Earth. Rocks are found throughout the universe on other planets, asteroids and comets and as debris ranging in size down to the tiniest pieces of stardust, M

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