17 December 2009

17DEC09 Meteor/Meteorite News

Polarization Microscopy with High Flexibility
AZoNano.com
Bar olivine chondrule in the Coolidge meteorite in transmitted-light with Polarization (left) and Polarization with ë-plate (right). ...


Quadrantid meteor shower to occur January 3-4
Examiner.com
The Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to occur on the night of January 3-4, 2010. Scientists predict that approximately 40-80 bright blue meteors will ...
DailyTech - WISE Spacecraft Seeks Near Earth Objects, New Stars ...
隕石は光を反射しない場合があるから、いままで大きい隕石の半分も見つけられてい なかった ... 統計学に頼っているから隕石の衝突はまず無いといえ、なんかノンビリ。 ...

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
io9
ISRO is also exploring how organic matter might have found its way to the lunar surface in the first place — whether it might have be the result of meteor ...

Organic molecules found ... on the moon?
msnbc.com
Finding organic materials on the moon could help scientists understand the history of comet and meteorite impacts, as well as provide valuable resources for ...

Another Hubble View; Fate Of The Sun
AccuWeather.com (blog)
Thanks to those of you who sent in your meteor observations; sounds like some of you had great views! Don't forget that a new Astronomy video will be posted ...

Die Verlockung der Meteoriten
DiePresse.com - Wien,Austria
... Gestein, das zB beim Einschlag von Meteoriten entsteht) und planetare Geologie. Ferner war er Gastprofessor in den USA, Südafrika und in Großbritannien. ...

A Breakdown of Iran's Missile Arsenal
New York Times
Shahab means ''meteor'' or ''shooting star'' in Farsi. Variant of the Shahab-3 model, but lighter and with a range of 1110 miles (1800 kilometers). ...


Leonid meteor shower times: When you should look skyward / The ...
In 2009, the Leonid meteor shower will strike between 3:30 am and 5:30 am Eastern time.
Geminid Meteor Shower Visible this Weekend - CBS News
Dec 8, 2009 ... The Little-Known Geminid Shower Often Puts on a Better Show than the Perseid or Leonid Shower.
New Mountain-Bike Safari in South Africa
Luxist (blog)
... flora and fauna of the region, plus the oldest and largest meteorite impact deposits on earth - not to mention the aforementioned "big five" game. ...

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