Trajectory, orbit, and spectroscopic analysis of a bright fireball observed over Spain on April 13, 2013
José M. Madiedo, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Jaime Zamorano, Leonor Ana-Hernández, Jaime Izquierdo, José L. Ortiz, Aberto J. Castro-Tirado, Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel, Francisco Ocaña, Sensi Pastor, José A. de los Reyes, David Galadí, Enrique de…
New meteorite registration system at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
Apparently from now on meteorites that are imported into Korea or found in the country can (or even have to be) registered at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) LINK LINK (machine-translated)…
The Uranium Isotopic Composition of the Earth and the Solar System
Alexander Goldmann, Gregory Brennecka, Janine Noordmann, Stefan Weyer, Meenakshi Wadhwa Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.008 In Press, Available online 30 September 2014 LINK Abstract Recent high-precision mass spectrometric studies of the uranium isotopic composition…
Analysis of ripple or flow-like features in NWA 3118 CV3 meteorite
Kereszturi Akos, Ormandi Szivia, Jozsa Sandor, Szabo Mate,Toth Maria DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2014.09.011 Planetary and Space Science Available online 28 September 2014 LINK Abstract Analysing NWA 3118 CV3 chondrite with optical microscopy and electron microprobe methods, mostly…
The meteorite craters in the Rezerwat przyrody Meteoryt Morasko in Poland in a LIDAR laser scan
The meteorite craters in the Rezerwat przyrody Meteoryt Morasko in Poland in a LIDAR laser scan PHOTO (full resolution 6600×3840) Source: GeoPortal / meteoritica.pl
Detection of a branched alkyl molecule in the interstellar medium: iso-propyl cyanide
Arnaud Belloche, Robin T. Garrod, Holger S. P. Müller, Karl M. Menten Science 26 September 2014: Vol. 345 no. 6204 pp. 1584-1587 DOI: 10.1126/science.1256678 LINK Abstract The largest noncyclic molecules detected in the interstellar medium…
Forming Chondrules in Impact Splashes. I. Radiative Cooling Model
Cornelis Petrus Dullemond, Sebastian Markus Stammler, and Anders Johansen The Astrophysical Journal Volume 794 Number 1 doi:10.1088/0004-637X/794/1/91 Published 25 September 2014 PDF LINK (full text) LINK LINK
The ancient heritage of water ice in the solar system
L. Ilsedore Cleeves, Edwin A. Bergin, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Fujun Du, Dawn Graninger, Karin I. Öberg, Tim J. Harries LINK Science 26 September 2014: Vol. 345 no. 6204 pp. 1590-1593 DOI: 10.1126/science.1258055 “Abstract Identifying…
Seismo-ionospheric effects associated with ‘Chelyabinsk’ meteorite during the first 25 minutes after its fall
Oleg I.Berngardt arXiv:1409.5927 (submitted on 21 Sep 2014) PDF LINK LINK (abstract) This paper presents the properties of ionospheric irregularities elongated with Earth magnetic field during the first 25 minutes after the fall of the…
Space erosion and cosmic ray exposure ages of stony meteorites
David Parry Rubincam LINK Abstract Space erosion from dust impacts may set upper limits on the cosmic ray exposure (CRE) ages of stony meteorites. A meteoroid orbiting within the asteroid belt is bombarded by both…
NASA astrophysician Nikolaj Gorkavyj about shopping mall in form of Chelyabinsk meteoroid and smoke trail
The NASA astrophysician Nikolaj Gorkavyj from Chelyabinsk defends his idea to build a shopping mall in the form of the Chelyabinsk meteoroid and smoke trail, designed by Elena Markina. LINK LINK (Original) photo 1 photo…
The paradox between low shock-stage and evidence for compaction in CM carbonaceous chondrites explained by multiple low-intensity impacts
Paula Lindgren, Romy D. Hanna, Katherine J. Dobson, Tim Tomkinson, Martin R. Lee Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.014 (in press) Available online 18 September 2014 LINK
Revisiting Jovian-Resonance Induced Chondrule Formation
M. Nagasawa, K. K. Tanaka, H. Tanaka, T. Nakamoto, H. Miura, T. Yamamoto Submitted on 16 Sep 2014 PDF LINK LINK update (24 September 2014): The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume 794, Number 1 Published 24…
Recent multi-kiloton impact events: are they truly random?
C. de la Fuente Marcos, R. de la Fuente Marcos arXiv:1409.0452 revised 16 Sept 2014 ; Printed 17 September 2014 PDF LINK LINK It is customarily assumed that Earth-striking meteoroids are completely random, and that…
Painted Stone: Asteroids in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, by Alex Parker
VIDEO (FULL HD) LINK This animation shows the orbital motions of over 100,000 of the asteroids observed by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), with colors illustrating the compositional diversity measured by the SDSS five-color…
The elemental composition of the Sun I. The intermediate mass elements Na to Ca
Pat Scott, Nicolas Grevesse, Martin Asplund, A. Jacques Sauval, Karin Lind, Yoichi Takeda, Remo Collet, Regner Trampedach, Wolfgang Hayek PDF LINK LINK The elemental composition of the Sun II. The iron group elements Sc to…
Semarkona: Lessons for chondrule and chondrite formation
Alexander Hubbard, Denton S. Ebel PDF LINK LINK update (22 September): LINK We consider the evidence presented by the LL3.0 chondrite Semarkona, including its chondrule fraction, chondrule size distribution and matrix thermal history. We show…
Defining the Flora Family: Orbital Properties, Reflectance Properties and Age
Melissa J. Dykhuis, Lawrence Molnar, Samuel J. Van Kooten, Richard Greenberg Icarus Available online 16 September 2014 LINK
Video of 3070 g Chelyabinsk meteorite found near Timiryazevskiy on 13 May 2013
In situ – video of the 3070 g Chelyabinsk meteorite found southwest of Timiryazevskiy on 13 May 2013 at 11 a.m. Video by Valerij Bogdanovskij
Condition of the Chelyabinsk main mass in September 2014
LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK photo credit: Natalya Gorshkova * (8 September 2014)
Implications for the origins of pure anorthosites found in the feldspathic lunar meteorites, Dhofar 489 group
Hiroshi Nagaoka, Hiroshi Takeda, Yuzuru Karouji, Makiko Ohtake, Akira Yamaguchi, Shigekazu Yoneda and Nobuyuki Hasebe Earth, Planets and Space 2014, 66:115 doi:10.1186/1880-5981-66-115 Published: 10 September 2014 PDF LINK LINK Remote observation by the reflectance spectrometers…
Fragmentation of colliding planetesimals with water content
Thomas I. Maindl, Rudolf Dvorak, Christoph Schäfer, Roland Speith Submitted on 8 Sep 2014 Submitted to IAU Symposium 310 Proceedings 4 pages, 2 figures PDF LINK LINK We investigate the outcome of collisions of Ceres-sized…
MetSoc2018 – 81st Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society in Moscow
The 81st Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society will be held in Moscow. It will be co-organized by the Ural Federal University (UrFU) LINK LINK UPDATE (5 August 2017)
Northwest Africa 8159: An approximately 2.3 Billion Year Old Martian Olivine-Bearing Augite Basalt
Simon, J. I., Peters, T. J., Tappa, M. J., Agee, C. B. Based on petrology, mineralogy, and bulk composition, the new NWA 8159 martian meteorite is distinct from all known samples from Mars. In particular,…
Meteor, 7 September, 6:57 a.m. local time, Catalunya, Spain
Meteor, 7 September, 6:57 a.m. local time, Catalunya, Spain smoke trail above Vall de Lord (photo: David Gaspar): PHOTO LINK LINK (Original) Video (4:56:47 – 4:56:52 UTC recorded in Folgueroles by Pep Pujols): VIDEO Imatge…
Composition, Mineralogy, and Porosity of Multiple Asteroid Systems from Visible and Near-infrared Spectral Data
Sean S. Lindsay, Franck Marchis, Joshua P. Emery, J. Emilio Enriquez, Marcelo Assafin Accepted to Icarus Subjects: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics arXiv:1409.0359 PDF LINK LINK We provide a taxonomic and compositional characterization of Multiple Asteroid…
An oxygen isotope study of Wark–Lovering rims on type A CAIs in primitive carbonaceous chondrites
Jean-David Bodénan, Natalie A. Starkey, Sara S. Russell, Ian P. Wright, Ian A. Franchi Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 401, 1 September 2014, Pages 327-336 LINK Calcium–aluminium-rich Inclusions (CAIs) and the thin Wark–Lovering (WL)…
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Northwest Africa 18584 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18582 (Eucrite-br)
- Northwest Africa 18578 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 18581 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18576 (LL3-4)
- Northwest Africa 18520 (CVox3)
- Los Vientos 600 (Ureilite-an)
- Northeast Africa 124 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18439 (Lunar)
- Northwest Africa 18256 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 18231 (Martian (shergottite))
- Northwest Africa 18560 (LL3)
- Calate 064 (L3)
- Caleta el Cobre 081 (L3)
- Catalina 1052 (L3)
- Denader 004 (CB)
- Fengning (Iron, IIIAB)
- Mdeïné 003 (Iron, ungrouped)
- Northwest Africa 16442 (L3-5-melt breccia)
- Gyarub Zangbo (b) (Iron, IAB-sHH)
