Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks found from November Sweden event?

2021-02-05 Thread Bob Loeffler via Meteorite-list
"It was very lucky that this meteorite hit the rock first," Langhof explained. "If it hits soft ground, an iron meteorite will be buried four or five metres down, and you won't find it afterwards. It's gone." Huh? Sounds very fishy to me. Bob L From: Meteorite-list On Behalf Of

[meteorite-list] How to hunt for meteorites

2021-02-05 Thread Paul via Meteorite-list
How to hunt for meteorites, Post by Kelly Whitt Astronomy Essentials, EarthSky, February 4, 2021 https://earthsky.org/human-world/how-to-find-a-meteorite-where-to-hunt-and-identification-tips An unrelated science article is: Chemists create and capture einsteinium, the elusive 99th element By Ha

[meteorite-list] What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves

2021-02-05 Thread Paul via Meteorite-list
What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves Micrometeorites land on every corner of Earth. Matthew Genge is using these shards of interplanetary space to understand Earth and its place in the solar system. Quanta Magazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/matt-genge-uses-dust-from-space-to-tell-the

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2021-02-05 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today''s Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 8277 Contributed by: MPOD Staff http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=02/06/2021 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-ar