[meteorite-list] An asteroid exploded above Antarctica 430, 000 years ago
A meteorite exploded in the air above Antarctica 430,000 years ago By Katie Hunt, CNN, March 31, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/31/world/meteorite-explosion-antarctica-scn/index.html Major Meteoritic Event Occurred over Antarctica 430,000 Years Ago Researchers have found meteoritic spherules on top of Walnumfjellet in the Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica. News Staff, Sci News, April 1, 2021 http://www.sci-news.com/space/walnumfjellet-meteoritic-event-09511.html Fiery 'airburst' of superheated gas slammed into Antarctica 430,000 years ago. Nicoletta Lanese, Live Science, March 31, 2021 https://www.livescience.com/meteorite-explosion-antarctica.html The paper is: Van Ginneken, M., Goderis, S., Artemieva, n., et al., 2021, A large meteoritic event over Antarctica ca. 430 ka ago inferred from chondritic spherules from the Sør Rondane Mountains. Science Advances. Vol. 7, no. 14, eabc1008, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc1008 https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/14/eabc1008 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 Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] K-Pg Impact Spurred the Evolution of the Modern Rainforest
How the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Spurred the Evolution of the Modern Rainforest. New evidence from fossil plants shows today’s South American rainforests arose in the wake of Earth’s fifth mass extinction. Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-spurred-evolution-modern-rainforest-180977390/ Prior to the Chicxulub impact, rainforests looked very different Plant fossils from Colombia show a turnover from conifers to today's forests. by Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, April 1, 2021 https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/prior-to-the-chicxulub-impact-rainforests-looked-very-different/ Paper Carvalho, M.R., Jaramillo, C., de la Parra, F. et al. 2021. Extinction at the end-Cretaceous and the origin of modern Neotropical rainforests. Science. Vol. 372, Issue 6537, pp. 63-68 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6537/63 Related papers Wing, S.L., Herrera, F., Jaramillo, C.A., Gómez-Navarro, C., Wilf, P. and Labandeira, C.C., 2009. Late Paleocene fossils from the Cerrejón Formation, Colombia, are the earliest record of Neotropical rainforest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(44), pp.18627-18632. Graham, H.V., Herrera, F., Jaramillo, C., Wing, S.L. and Freeman, K.H., 2019. Canopy structure in Late Cretaceous and Paleocene forests as reconstructed from carbon isotope analyses of fossil leaves. Geology, 47(10), pp.977-981. 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 Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Announcement : First American Lunar Meteorite Found!
Yep, I bit brought a smile too.. well done - Original Message - From: "Michael Murray via Meteorite-list" To: Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2021 2:49 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Announcement : First American Lunar Meteorite Found! Good one. Nicely done too I might add. Mike Murray __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Announcement : First American Lunar Meteorite Found!
Good one. Nicely done too I might add. Mike Murray __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Announcement : First American Lunar Meteorite Found!
Attention Listees and Innocent Bystanders! The first USA lunar meteorite has been recovered. It contains Martian blood vessels and Lunar fossils. It is without question the most fascinating meteorite ever found. More details and photos - https://galactic-stone.com/amazing-lunar-martian-venusian-mega-meteorite/ What an exciting day for science! -- Galactic Stone & Ironworks : https://www.galactic-stone.com Twitter : https://twitter.com/GalacticStone Meteorites, Ice Age Fossils, Minerals, and Artifacts __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today''s Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 2798 Contributed by: Steve Brittenham http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=04/01/2021 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
