25 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25JUL2012

New Clues To The Early Solar System From Ancient Meteorites
Space Daily
In order to understand Earth's earliest history - its formation from solar system material into the present-day layering of metal core and mantle, and crust - scientists look to meteorites. New research from a team including Carnegie's Doug Rumble and ...

With Public Help, Meteorite's Secrets Studied ...
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UC Davis geologist Qing-Zhu Yin asks the public for help in gathering pieces of a rare ...
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Scientists turn to meteorites to discover how the Earth was formed out of the ...
Daily Mail (blog)
Examination of the samples determined that the highly siderophile elements present in the diogenite meteorites were present during formation of the rocks, which could only occur if late addition or 'accretion' of these elements after core formation had ...

Meteor to light up sky
Erwin Record
The Delta Aquarids are usually a steadily rambling meteor shower without a very definite peak from July 18 to Aug. 18. During the nights of July 28th and 29th however, the waxing gibbous moon will set after midnight leaving the hours between moonset ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!