[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - August 31, 2016

http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_08_31_16.html Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman August 31, 2016 Dear Sedawntary Readers, Dawn is actively continuing to add details to the intimate portrait it is creating of Ceres, a distant and exotic world. The dwarf planet has been revealing many

[meteorite-list] Small Asteroid 2016 RB1 Flew Safely Past Earth on September 7

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6615 Small Asteroid Flew Safely Past Earth Today Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 7, 2016 [Animation] Animated gif of asteroid 2016 RB1's close approach to Earth This animated gif of asteroid 2016 RB1's close approach to Earth was imaged by

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Curiosity Views Spectacular Layered Rock Formations

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6618 Mars Rover Views Spectacular Layered Rock Formations Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 9, 2016 The layered geologic past of Mars is revealed in stunning detail in new color images returned by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which is currently

[meteorite-list] Some Ancient Mars Lakes Came Long After Others

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6619 Some Ancient Mars Lakes Came Long After Others Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 15, 2016 Lakes and snowmelt-fed streams on Mars formed much later than previously thought possible, according to new findings using data primarily from NASA's

[meteorite-list] NASA Approves 2018 Launch of Mars InSight Mission

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6612 NASA Approves 2018 Launch of Mars InSight Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 2, 2016 NASA is moving forward with a spring 2018 launch of its InSight mission to study the deep interior of Mars, following final approval this week by

[meteorite-list] Ceres' Geological Activity, Ice Revealed in New Research

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6611 Ceres' Geological Activity, Ice Revealed in New Research Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 1, 2016 A lonely 3-mile-high (5-kilometer-high) mountain on Ceres is likely volcanic in origin, and the dwarf planet may have a weak, temporary

[meteorite-list] Dawn Sets Course for Higher Orbit

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6608 Dawn Sets Course for Higher Orbit Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 31, 2016 After studying Ceres for more than eight months from its low-altitude science orbit, NASA's Dawn spacecraft will move higher up for different views of the dwarf

[meteorite-list] NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Mars 2020 Rover Mission

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6603 NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Mars 2020 Rover Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 25, 2016 NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for a mission that will address

[meteorite-list] Test for Damp Ground at Mars' Seasonal Streaks Finds None

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6597 Test for Damp Ground at Mars' Seasonal Streaks Finds None Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 23, 2016 Seasonal dark streaks on Mars that have become one of the hottest topics in interplanetary research don't hold much water, according to the

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: August 8-15, 2016

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Studying Grooves - sols 4458-4465, August 08, 2016-August 15, 2016: Opportunity is wrapping up exploration of 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover has driven to an area were the rock

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: July 15, 2016

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES July 15, 2016 o Slope Instability http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_037700_1710 One small section of this image shows boulders that have rolled down the slope of a crater wall, with the largest one approximately 6 meters across. o Glorious Glacier

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - July 27, 2016

http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_07_27_16.html Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman July 27, 2016 Dear Exdawnsions, Humankind dispatched Dawn on an extraordinary extraterrestrial expedition in 2007. It visited Mars briefly in 2009 and spent 14 months orbiting protoplanet Vesta in 2011-2012,

[meteorite-list] What's Inside Ceres? New Findings from Gravity Data

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6583 What's Inside Ceres? New Findings from Gravity Data Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 3, 2016 In the tens of thousands of photos returned by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, the interior of Ceres isn't visible. But scientists have powerful data to

[meteorite-list] Full-Circle Vista from NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Shows 'Murray Buttes'

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6595 Full-Circle Vista from NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Shows 'Murray Buttes' Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 19, 2016 [Animation] This 360-degree vista was acquired on Aug. 5, 2016, by the Mastcam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover as the rover neared

[meteorite-list] NASA Asteroid Redirect Mission Completes Design Milestone

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6593 NASA Asteroid Redirect Mission Completes Design Milestone Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 15, 2016 Following a key program review, NASA approved the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) to proceed to the next phase of design and development for

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Curiosity Can Choose Laser Targets on Its Own

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6575 NASA Mars Rover Can Choose Laser Targets on Its Own Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 21, 2016 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is now selecting rock targets for its laser spectrometer -- the first time autonomous target selection is available for an

[meteorite-list] NASA Selects Five Mars Orbiter Concept Studies

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6565 NASA Selects Five Mars Orbiter Concept Studies Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 18, 2016 NASA has selected five U.S. aerospace companies to conduct concept studies for a potential future Mars orbiter mission. Such a mission would continue key

[meteorite-list] Exploding Meteor over Argentina

http://www.globalpost.com/article/6784334/2016/07/22/what-was-explosion-meteor-it-turns-out What was that explosion? A meteor, it turns out Agence France-Presse July 22, 2016 Residents of a city in southern Argentina got a scare when a series of powerful explosions shook homes and buildings

[meteorite-list] NASA's Next Mars Rover Progresses Toward 2020 Launch

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6569 NASA's Next Mars Rover Progresses Toward 2020 Launch Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 15, 2016 After an extensive review process and passing a major development milestone, NASA is ready to proceed with final design and construction of its next

[meteorite-list] New Distant Dwarf Planet Beyond Neptune (2015 RR245)

http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/en/news/NewDwarfPlanet/ New Distant Dwarf Planet Beyond Neptune Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope July 11, 2016 [Image] Discovery images of RR245. The images show RR245's slow motion across the sky over three hours (.gif file). Credit OSSOS team. An international team

[meteorite-list] Curiosity Mars Rover Resumes Full Operations

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6559 Curiosity Mars Rover Resumes Full Operations Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mars Science Laboratory Mission Status Report UPDATED JULY 11, 2016 AT 1:15 P.M. PDT NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is resuming full operations today, following work by

[meteorite-list] Frosty Cold Nights Year-Round on Mars May Stir Dust

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6564 Frosty Cold Nights Year-Round on Mars May Stir Dust Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 8, 2016 Some dusty parts of Mars get as cold at night year-round as the planet's poles do in winter, even regions near the equator in summer, according to new

[meteorite-list] Dawn Maps Ceres Craters Where Ice Can Accumulate

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6560 Dawn Maps Ceres Craters Where Ice Can Accumulate Jet Propulsion Laboraotry July 8, 2016 Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have identified permanently shadowed regions on the dwarf planet Ceres. Most of these areas likely have been cold

[meteorite-list] Mars Canyons Study Adds Clues about Possible Water

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6562 Mars Canyons Study Adds Clues about Possible Water Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 7, 2016 Fast Facts: * Big canyons on Mars hold thousands of seasonal dark streaks examined in a new study of such features, which might be signs of liquid

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: Jun 20 - July 1, 2016

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES June 20 - July 1, 2016 o Milankovic Crater Dunes (20 Jun 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-201606201424896a o Dark Slope Streaks (21 Jun 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160621a o Eridania Planitia - False Color (22 Jun 2016)

[meteorite-list] Curiosity Mars Rover Enters Precautionary Safe Mode

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6559 Curiosity Rover Enters Precautionary Safe Mode Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 6, 2016 Mars Science Laboratory Mission Status Report The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is taking steps to return the rover to full activity following

[meteorite-list] New Horizons Receives Mission Extension to Kuiper Belt, Dawn to Remain at Ceres

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-receives-mission-extension-to-kuiper-belt-dawn-to-remain-at-ceres New Horizons Receives Mission Extension to Kuiper Belt, Dawn to Remain at Ceres Following its historic first-ever flyby of Pluto, NASA's New Horizons mission has received the green light

[meteorite-list] Opal Found in Antarctic Meteorite (EET 83309)

https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/opal-found-in-antarctic-meteorite Opal found in Antarctic meteorite Cosmos Magazine June 28, 2016 Planetary scientists show, for the first time, the gemstone in a chunk of asteroid. Belinda Smith reports. Planetary scientists have found gemstones that are

[meteorite-list] Bright Meteor East of Halifax, Canada

http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1375157-bright-meteor-races-across-sky-east-of-halifax Bright meteor races across sky east of Halifax JORDAN PARKER Herald News June 24, 2016 A bright, speeding light flashed through the sky along the Eastern Shore near Halifax late Thursday. Some

[meteorite-list] Massive Meteor-Tracking Network Launches in France

http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/science-world/massive-meteor-tracking-network-launches-in-france-405058.html Massive meteor-tracking network launches in France Irish Examiner June 15, 2016 Scientists in France have launched FRIPON, a unique interconnected network using cameras to watch

[meteorite-list] Ancient Meteorite Found in Sweden Quarry Is In A Class of Its Own

http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.1063/PT.5.7275 Ancient meteorite is in a class of its own A space rock found in a Swedish quarry suggests that the kinds of meteors raining down on Earth have changed over time. Andrew Grant Physics Today 14 June 2016 More

[meteorite-list] NASA Curiosity Rover's Sand-Dune Studies Yield Surprise

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6551 NASA Rover's Sand-Dune Studies Yield Surprise Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 30, 2016 Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type not seen on Earth, and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere today provides new clues

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: June 29, 2016

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES June 29, 2016 o Martian Morse Code http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044675_2580 The shape and orientation of dunes can usually tell us about wind direction, but in this image, the dune-forms are very complex. o Glowing Gullies in Kaiser Crater

[meteorite-list] Rosetta Finale Set for September 30, 2016

http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_finale_set_for_30_September Rosetta finale set for 30 September European Space Agency 30 June 2016 Rosetta is set to complete its mission in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on 30 September. The mission is coming to

[meteorite-list] Meteorites Recovered in Arizona from June 2 Fireball

https://asunow.asu.edu/20160628-discoveries-tracking-down-arizona-fireball After 132 hours of searching, ASU team - in partnership with White Mountain Apaches - locates meteorites on tribal land Arizona State University June 28, 2016 On June 2, a chunk of rock the size of a Volkswagen Beetle

[meteorite-list] Curiosity Rover Findings Point to a More Earth-like Martian Past

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6544 NASA Rover Findings Point to a More Earth-like Martian Past Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 27, 2016 Chemicals found in Martian rocks by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover suggest the Red Planet once had more oxygen in its atmosphere than it does

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1022213/meteorite-crashes-through-phitsanulok-house-roof 'Meteorite' crashes through Phitsanulok house roof Bangkok Post 28 Jun 2016 PHITSANULOK - A mysterious rock, believed to be a meteorite, crashed through the roof of a house in Phitsanulok's

[meteorite-list] NASA Weighs Use of Curiosity Rover to Image Potential Mars Water Sites

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6542 NASA Weighs Use of Rover to Image Potential Mars Water Sites Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 24, 2016 Ever since it was announced that there may be evidence of liquid water on present-day Mars, NASA scientists have wondered how best to further

[meteorite-list] NASA Scientists Discover Unexpected Mineral on Mars (Tridymite)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6540 NASA Scientists Discover Unexpected Mineral on Mars (Tridymite) Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jun 22, 2016 Scientists have discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample at Gale Crater on Mars, a finding that may alter our understanding of how

[meteorite-list] Rover Opportunity Wrapping up Study of Martian Valley

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6536 Rover Opportunity Wrapping up Study of Martian Valley Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 14, 2016 "Marathon Valley," slicing through a large crater's rim on Mars, has provided fruitful research targets for NASA's Opportunity rover since July 2015,

[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Descends Plateau, Turns Toward Mountain

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6532 NASA Mars Rover Descends Plateau, Turns Toward Mountain Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 13, 2016 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has analyzed its 12th drilled sample of Mars. This sample came from mudstone bedrock, which the rover resumed climbing

[meteorite-list] Dawn Mission Honored With Collier Trophy

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6530 Dawn Mission Honored With Collier Trophy Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 10, 2016 NASA's Dawn mission, representing the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial targets, was honored with the National Aeronautic Association Robert J.

[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Orbiters Reveal Seasonal Dust Storm Pattern

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6529 NASA Mars Orbiters Reveal Seasonal Dust Storm Pattern Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 9, 2016 Fast Facts: * A pattern of three large regional dust storms occurs with similar timing most Martian years. * The seasonal pattern was detected from

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: May 30 - June 17, 2016

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES May 30 - June 17, 2016 o Shalbatana Vallis (30 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160530a o Huo Hsing Vallis (31 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160531a o Olympia Undae (01 Jun 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160601a o More Olympia Undae (02 Jun

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - June 1, 2016

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES June 1, 2016 o An Inverted Crater http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_043651_1590 There is a circular feature in this observation that appears to stand above the surrounding terrain. How did it form? o Beautiful Blocks of Bedrock

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportinty Update: May 17 - June 14, 2016

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: sols 4378-4384, May 17, 2016-May 24, 2016: Investigating the Soil Exposed with the Rover Wheel Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, inspecting specific outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. Previously, the rover used the left-front

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - May 31, 2016

http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_05_31_16.html Dawn journal Dr. Marc Rayman May 31, 2016 Dear Phodawngraphers, Dawn is continuing to record the extraordinary sights on dwarf planet Ceres. The experienced explorer is closer to the alien world than the International Space Station is to

[meteorite-list] Small Asteroid Is Earth's Constant Companion (2016 HO3)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6537 Small Asteroid Is Earth's Constant Companion Jet Propulsion Laboratory June 15, 2016 A small asteroid has been discovered in an orbit around the sun that keeps it as a constant companion of Earth, and it will remain so for centuries to come.

[meteorite-list] Fireball Lights Pre-Dawn Sky over Arizona

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/fireball-lights-pre-dawn-sky-over-arizona Fireball Lights Pre-Dawn Sky over Arizona June 2, 2016 For a few seconds early Thursday, night turned into day as an extremely bright fireball lit the pre-dawn sky over much of Arizona, blinding all-sky meteor cameras as

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: May 23-27, 2016

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES May 23-27, 2016 o Olympia Undae (23 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160523a o Steinheim Crater (24 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160524a o Olympica Fossae (25 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160525a o Boreum Cavus (26 May 2016)

[meteorite-list] NASA Radar Finds Ice Age Record in Mars' Polar Cap

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6519 NASA Radar Finds Ice Age Record in Mars' Polar Cap Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 26, 2016 Scientists using radar data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the

[meteorite-list] NASA Response to Recent Paper on NEOWISE Asteroid Size Results

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6518 NASA Response to Recent Paper on NEOWISE Asteroid Size Results Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 25, 2016 A paper posted Sunday by Nathan Myhrvold to ArXiv.org and described in an article by reporter Ken Chang in the May 23 New York Times

[meteorite-list] Fireball Over Mexico on May 21

http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/ball-of-fire-explosion-witnessed-in-3-states/ Ball of fire, explosion witnessed in 3 states Mexico Daily News May 21, 2016 There is speculation that a meteorite landed last night in Puebla A brilliant flash of light followed by an explosion early this morning

[meteorite-list] Clues to Ancient Giant Asteroid Impact Found in Western Australia

http://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/clues-to-ancient-giant-asteroid-found-in-western-australia Clues to ancient giant asteroid found in Western Australia Australian National University 16 May 2016 Scientists have found evidence of a huge asteroid that struck the Earth early in its life with

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: May 16-20, 2016

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES May 16-20, 2016 o Dark Slope Streaks (16 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160516a o Hyperboreae Undae (17 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160517a o Buvinda Vallis (18 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160518a o Dark Slope Streaks (19 May

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: May 11-16, 2016

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Collects a Panorama and Uses Wheel to 'Scuff' the Soil for a Closer Look - sols 4372-4377, May 11, 2016-May 16, 2016: Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, searching

[meteorite-list] Detection of Possible Mega-tsunami Deposits on Mars Revives Ancient Ocean Hypothesis

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE FROM: Alan Fischer Public Information Officer Planetary Science Institute 520-382-0411 520-622-6300 fisc...@psi.edu Detection of Possible Mega-tsunami Deposits on Mars Revives Ancient Ocean Hypothesis May 19, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. - New

[meteorite-list] Launch of First U.S. Spacecraft to Sample Asteroid Set for September (OSIRIS-REx)

May 20, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-057 Launch of First U.S. Spacecraft to Sample Asteroid Set for September, NASA Media Accreditation Open NASA has opened accreditation for media to attend the September launch of the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid. NASA's Origins, Spectral

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: May 18, 2016

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES May 18, 2016 o Bedrock Exposures on the Floor of Bakhuysen Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044981_1560 This image shows an exposure of bedrock on the floor of Bakhuysen Crater, a 150-kilometer diameter impact crater in Noachis Terra. o

[meteorite-list] Fireball Sighting Over South Africa on May 20

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/meteorite-possibly-spotted-over-cape-town-20160520 Was it a bird? Was it a plane? Was it... a meteorite? News 24 May 20, 2016 Cape Town - People across the Mother City on Friday took to social media after apparently seeing a meteorite shooting through

[meteorite-list] Second Cycle of Martian Seasons Completing for Curiosity Rover

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6512 Second Cycle of Martian Seasons Completing for Curiosity Rover Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 11, 2016 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover today completes its second Martian year since landing inside Gale Crater nearly four Earth years ago, which

[meteorite-list] 2007 OR10: Largest Unnamed World in the Solar System

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6509 2007 OR10: Largest Unnamed World in the Solar System Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 11, 2016 Dwarf planets tend to be a mysterious bunch. With the exception of Ceres, which resides in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, all

[meteorite-list] Hubble Catches Views of a Jet Rotating with Comet 252P/LINEAR

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2016/14 Hubble Catches Views of a Jet Rotating with Comet 252P/LINEAR News Release Number: STScI-2016-14 May 12, 2016 [Images] For thousands of years, humans have recorded sightings of mysterious comets sweeping across the nighttime skies.

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: May 4-10, 2016

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Microscopic Imaging Camera on Robotic Arm Back to Normal Operations - sols 4365-4371, May 04, 2016-May 10, 2016: Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, searching specific outcrops

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: April 27 - May 3, 2016

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Investigations on Microscopic Imaging Camera Continue sols 4358-4364, April 27 - May 3, 2016 Opportunity is exploring Marathon Valley on the rim of Endeavour crater, searching specific outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. The rover is currently conducting an in-situ

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: May 2-13, 2016

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES May 2-13, 2016 o Peraea Cavus - False Color (02 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160502a o Ganges Chasma - False Color (03 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160503a o Plains - False Color (04 May 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160504a o Arabia

[meteorite-list] Impacts Might Have Made Ancient Mars Briefly Hospitable to Life

https://eos.org/articles/impacts-might-have-made-ancient-mars-briefly-hospitable-to-life Impacts Might Have Made Ancient Mars Briefly Hospitable to Life A bombardment of the Red Planet 4 billion years ago could have created hot springs that allowed life to flourish. Comets or asteroids

[meteorite-list] Found: Clues about Volcanoes Under Ice on Ancient Mars

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6472 Found: Clues about Volcanoes Under Ice on Ancient Mars Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 3, 2016 Volcanoes erupted beneath an ice sheet on Mars billions of years ago, far from any ice sheet on the Red Planet today, new evidence from NASA's Mars

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: May 4, 2016

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES May 4, 2016 o Troughs in Elysium Fossae http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044884_2050 The two linear depressions in this image form part of the Elysium Fossae complex, a group of troughs located in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars. o Possible

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - April 29, 2016

http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2016/04/29/dawn-journal-april-29-2/ Dawn Journal by Dr. Marc Rayman April 29, 2016 Dear Glutdawnous Readers, The distant dwarf planet that Dawn is circling is full of mystery and yet growing ever more familiar. Ceres, which only last year was hardly more than

[meteorite-list] Second Exomars Mission Moves to Next Launch Opportunity in 2020

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars/Second_ExoMars_mission_moves_to_next_launch_opportunity_in_2020 Second Exomars Mission Moves to Next Launch Opportunity in 2020 European Space Agency May 2, 2016 On 14 March 2016, the Roscosmos State Corporation and the European Space

[meteorite-list] Pluto: A Global Perspective

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pluto-a-global-perspective Pluto: A Global Perspective April 29, 2016 [Image Map] NASA's New Horizons mission science team has produced this updated panchromatic (black-and-white) global map of Pluto. The map includes all resolved images of Pluto's surface

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: April 20-26, 2016

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Camera on Robotic Arm Passes Diagnostic Test - sols 4351-4357, April 20, 2016-April 26, 2016: Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater, trying to identify specific outcrops for

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: April 13-19, 2016

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover Completes Mini-Walkabout - sols 4344-4350, April 13, 2016-April 19, 2016 Opportunity is exploring 'Marathon Valley' located on the rim of Endeavour crater. The objective is to identify specific outcrops for evidence of clay minerals. Opportunity has completed a

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: April 18-29, 2016

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES April 18-29, 2016 o Crater Dunes (18 April 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160418a o Granicus Valles (19 April 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-201604195427328a o Siton Undae (20 April 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-2016042028032a o Polar Cap Layers (21

[meteorite-list] Elektra: A New Triple Asteroid

https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1617a/ Elektra: A New Triple Asteroid ESO April 25, 2016 [Image] Astronomers have discovered a new satellite orbiting the main belt asteroid (130) Elektra - the smallest object visible in this image. The team, led by Bin Yang (ESO, Santiago, Chile),

[meteorite-list] Curiosity Mars Rover Crosses Rugged Plateau

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6452 Curiosity Mars Rover Crosses Rugged Plateau Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 27, 2016 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has nearly finished crossing a stretch of the most rugged and difficult-to-navigate terrain encountered during the mission's 44

[meteorite-list] Green Fireball Lights Up Skies Over Southern California

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/see-713735-fireball-skies.html Did you see it? Green fireball lights up skies over Southern California Orange County Register April 26, 2016 A few people across Southern California were startled to see a green fireball in the night skies Tuesday. Around 10

[meteorite-list] Pluto's 'Halo' Craters

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-s-halo-craters Pluto's 'Halo' Craters April 21, 2016 Within Pluto's informally named Vega Terra region is a field of eye-catching craters that looks like a cluster of bright halos scattered across a dark landscape. The region is far west of the hemisphere

[meteorite-list] Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-discovers-moon-orbiting-the-dwarf-planet-makemake Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake April 26, 2016 Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dark moon orbiting

[meteorite-list] NASA Seeks Industry Ideas for an Advanced Mars Satellite

April 21, 2016 RELEASE 16-046 NASA Seeks Industry Ideas for an Advanced Mars Satellite NASA is soliciting ideas from U.S. industry for designs of a Mars orbiter for potential launch in the 2020s. The satellite would provide advanced communications and imaging, as well as robotic science

[meteorite-list] Firefighters Think Maryland Brush Fire Started by Meteorite

http://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2016/04/md-brush-fire-possibly-started-meteor/slide/2/ Firefighters think Md. brush fire could have been started by meteorite; NASA not sold By Rick Massimo April 25, 2016 Firefighters haven't confirmed the cause yet, but when they finally got the fire

[meteorite-list] Dawn Spacecraft May Visit Third Asteroid After Ceres and Vesta

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2085288-nasas-dawn-probe-may-visit-third-asteroid-after-ceres-and-vesta/ NASA's Dawn probe may visit third asteroid after Ceres and Vesta By Govert Schilling New Scientist April 20, 2016 Some spacecraft just can't sit still. After exploring asteroids Vesta

[meteorite-list] NASA Works to Improve Solar Electric Propulsion for Deep Space Exploration

April 19, 2016 RELEASE 16-044 NASA Works to Improve Solar Electric Propulsion for Deep Space Exploration NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. of Redmond, Washington, to design and develop an advanced electric propulsion system that will significantly advance the nation's commercial

[meteorite-list] New Ceres Images Show Bright Craters

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2016-106 New Ceres Images Show Bright Craters Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 19, 2016 [Image] Ceres' Haulani Crater, with a diameter of 21 miles (34 kilometers), shows evidence of landslides from its crater rim. Credit:

[meteorite-list] New Horizons: To Boldly Go On, In the Service of Exploration (2014 MU69)

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/PI-Perspectives.php?page=piPerspective_04_14_2016 April 14, 2016 The PI's Perspective: To Boldly Go On, In the Service of Exploration New Horizons is healthy and has just last month completed the halfway point in its long download of 50-plus gigabits of

[meteorite-list] Cassini Spacecraft Samples Interstellar Dust

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6421 Saturn Spacecraft Samples Interstellar Dust Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 14, 2016 NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected the faint but distinct signature of dust coming from beyond our solar system. The research, led by a team of Cassini

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: April 4-15, 2016

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES April 4-15, 2016 o Hrad Valles (04 April 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160404a o Cerberus Fossae (05 April 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160405a o Hebrus Valles (06 April 2016) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20160406a o Crater (07 April 2016)

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: April 6-11, 2016

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover Mini-Walkabout to Find Clay Mineral Continues - sols 4338-4343, April 06, 2016-April 11, 2016: Opportunity is exploring the south side of 'Marathon Valley' located on the rim of Endeavour crater. The

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: March 30 - April 5, 2016

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Captures Swirling Dust Devil at Endeavour Crater - sols 4331-4337, March 30, 2016-April 05, 2016: Opportunity is exploring the south side of 'Marathon Valley' located on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover is up on the slopes of 'Knudsen Ridge.' The

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: March 23-29, 2016

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Climbing to Clay-Mineral Site Seen from Orbit - sols 4324-4330, March 23, 2016-March 29, 2016: Opportunity is exploring the south side of 'Marathon Valley' located on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover is up on the slopes of 'Knudsen Ridge.' The objective is to

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - April 6, 2016

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES April 6, 2016 o Cubism in the Western Rim of Holden Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_044495_1535 Where the crater rim is well illuminated, we can see blocks of material with different colors, representing diverse rock types. o Faulted

[meteorite-list] Dawn Mission Expected To Go Into Overtime at Ceres

http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/04/06/dawn-mission-expected-to-go-into-overtime-at-ceres/ Dawn mission expected to go into overtime at Ceres Stephen Clark Spaceflight Now April 6, 2016 NASA's robotic Dawn spacecraft is now getting its closest look at the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest

[meteorite-list] Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft Delivers a Second Year of Data (NEOWISE)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6269 Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft Delivers a Second Year of Data Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 5, 2016 NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission has released its second year of survey data. The spacecraft has now

[meteorite-list] Mars Longevity Champion Launched 15 Years Ago (Mars Odyssey)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6268 Mars Longevity Champion Launched 15 Years Ago Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 5, 2016 The NASA spacecraft that was launched 15 years ago this week carried the name 2001 Mars Odyssey and the hopes for reviving a stymied program of exploring

[meteorite-list] Opportunity's Devilish View from on High

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6265 Opportunity's Devilish View from on High Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 4, 2016 [Image] >From its perch high on a ridge, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recorded this image of a Martian dust devil twisting through the valley

[meteorite-list] Meteor Seen By Dozens of People Across New Zealand

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/78600790/meteor-seen-by-dozens-of-people-across-new-zealand Meteor seen by dozens of people across New Zealand April 6, 2016 A meteor lighting up the sky above New Zealand has been seen by star gazers from across the country. On Tuesday night

[meteorite-list] Fireball Over Spain on April 4

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/giant-fireball-ten-times-brighter-7688056 Giant fireball 'ten times brighter than the moon' turns day to night in this spectacular footage By Rachel Bishop The Mirror April 4, 2016 [Video] Scientists caught the natural phenomenon that was caused by a

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - March 31, 2016

http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2016/03/31/dawn-journal-march-31-3/ Dawn Journal by Dr. Marc Rayman March 31, 2016 Dear Resplendawnt Readers, One year after taking up its new residence in the solar system, Dawn is continuing to witness extraordinary sights on dwarf planet Ceres. The

[meteorite-list] NASA to Host Human Exploration Rover Challenge

April 01, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-034 NASA to Host Human Exploration Rover Challenge Media are invited to watch as almost 80 teams from the United States, Italy, Germany, India, Mexico, Columbia and Russia, as well as Puerto Rico, compete in NASA's annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge,

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