[meteorite-list] NASA Teleconference to Preview Historic Flyby of Saturn Moon

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4747 NASA Teleconference to Preview Historic Flyby of Saturn Moon Jet Propulsion Laboratory Oct 22, 2015 NASA's Cassini spacecraft will sample an extraterrestrial ocean on Wednesday, Oct. 28, when it flies directly through a plume of icy spray

[meteorite-list] NASA Calls for American Industry Ideas on ARM Spacecraft Development

http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-calls-for-american-industry-ideas-on-arm-spacecraft-development 15-213 NASA Calls for American Industry Ideas on ARM Spacecraft Development October 22, 2015 NASA, through its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has issued a call to

[meteorite-list] Landing Site Recommended for ExoMars 2018

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Landing_site_recommended_for_ExoMars_2018 Landing Site Recommended for ExoMars 2018 European Space Agency 21 October 2015 Oxia Planum has been recommended as the primary candidate for the landing site of the ExoMars 2018 mission. ExoMars 2018,

[meteorite-list] New Research Shows Impacts From Comet or Asteroids Could Have Created Europa's Chaos Terrain

http://blogs.agu.org/geospace/2015/10/14/new-research-shows-impacts-from-comets-or-asteroids-could-have-created-europas-chaos-terrain/ New research shows impacts from comets or asteroids could have created Europa's chaos terrain By Mary Dettloff 14 October 2015 What began as Williams College

[meteorite-list] NASA Spots the 'Great Pumpkin': Halloween Asteroid a Treat for Radar Astronomers

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news190.html NASA Spots the 'Great Pumpkin': Halloween Asteroid a Treat for Radar Astronomers October 22, 2015 [Graphic] This is a graphic depicting the orbit of asteroid 2015 TB145. The asteroid will safely fly past Earth slightly farther out than the moon's orbit

[meteorite-list] RIP: Robert Farquhar (1932-2015)

http://spaceref.com/isee-3/robert-farquhar-1932-2015.html Robert Farquhar 1932-2015 By Keith Cowing Spaceref.com October 18, 2015 My friend Robert Farquhar left this life today. He orbited the sun 83 times. He was big on orbits and designed some of the most esoteric and complex spacecraft

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: October 5-9, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES October 5-9, 2015 o Gusev Crater - False Color (05 October 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20151005a o Aureum Chaos - False Color (06 October 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20151006a o Acidalia Planitia - False Color (07 October 2015)

[meteorite-list] NASA Orbiter Views Sites of Fiction Film's Mars Landings (MRO)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4726 NASA Orbiter Views Sites of Fiction Film's Mars Landings Jet Propulsion Laboratory October 5, 2015 Images from a NASA Mars orbiter's telescopic camera reveal details of real regions on Mars where a new Hollywood movie, "The Martian," places

[meteorite-list] Target of Japan's Hayabusa 2 Mission Named For Dragon's Palace (Ryugu)

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/10/05/target-of-japanese-space-mission-named-for-dragons-palace/ Target of Japanese space mission named for dragon's palace By Stephen Clark SpaceFlight Now October 5, 2015 The Japanese space agency has selected Ryugu as the name of an asteroid pursued by the

[meteorite-list] Rosetta's First Peek at the Comet's Dark Side

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4728 Rosetta's First Peek at the Comet's Dark Side Jet Propulsion Laboratory October 1, 2015 Since its arrival at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has been surveying the surface and the environment

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 28 - October 2, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES September 28 - October 2, 2015 o Candor Chasma - False Color (28 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150928a o Mawrth Valles - False Color (29 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150929a o Mawrth Valles - False Color (30 September 2015)

[meteorite-list] Pluto's Big Moon Charon Reveals a Colorful and Violent History

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20151001 Pluto's Big Moon Charon Reveals a Colorful and Violent History October 1, 2015 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best color and the highest resolution images yet of Pluto's largest moon, Charon - and these pictures

[meteorite-list] NASA Selects Investigations for Future Key Planetary Mission (Discovery Program)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4727 NASA Selects Investigations for Future Key Planetary Mission Jet Propulsioni Laboratory September 30, 2015 NASA has selected five science investigations for refinement during the next year as a first step in choosing one or two missions for

[meteorite-list] Sun CME, Daytime Meteor Shower

Space Weather News for Oct. 1, 2015 Dark Plasma Eruption: On Sept.30th, a massive plume of dark plasma erupted from sun's western limb. A bright CME flew away from the blast site and might sideswipe Earth's magnetic field on Oct. 3rd. Daytime Meteor Shower: As October begins, a radar in

[meteorite-list] Rosetta Instrument Detects Argon at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2015/09/25/rosina-detects-argon-at-comet-67pc-g/ ROSINA detects argon at Comet 67P/C-G European Space Agency September 25, 2015 The noble gas argon has been detected in the coma of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for the first time, thanks to the ROSINA mass

[meteorite-list] Asteroid Deflection: Science Fiction or Reality?

http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2015/015844/asteroid-deflection-science-fiction-or-reality Asteroid Deflection: Science Fiction or Reality? An astrophysics research group experimentally confirms its theories about the manipulation of asteroids and photon propulsion By Julie Cohen UC Santa Barbara

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - September 30, 2015

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES September 30, 2015 o Aeolian Features of Scandia Cavi http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_017426_2570 Winds likely blew from the northeast resulting in elongate dunes with an asymmetric downwind point. o The Ares 3 Landing Site: Where Science

[meteorite-list] Dawn Team Shares New Maps and Insights about Ceres

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4725 Dawn Team Shares New Maps and Insights about Ceres Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 30, 2015 [Image] This map-projected view of Ceres was created from images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft during its high-altitude mapping orbit, in August

[meteorite-list] Rosetta Science Working Team Dedication to Deceased Colleagues

http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2015/09/28/rosetta-science-working-team-dedication-to-deceased-colleagues/ Rosetta Science Working Team dedication to deceased colleagues Guest blog post by Matt Taylor, Rosetta Project Scientist. September 28, 2015 At the most recent Rosetta Science Working Team

[meteorite-list] Hitchhiking to Mars

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/hitchhiking-to-mars Hitchhiking to Mars Story by Gianine M. Figliozzi, Space Biosciences Division, Ames Research Center September 24, 2014 [NOTE: During the experiment the public can watch the progress of the flight unfold by following the links to Fort Sumner

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 21-25, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES September 21-25, 2015 o Windstreaks (21 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150921a o Tanaica Montes (22 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150922a o Gasa Crater (23 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150923a o Melas Chasma (24

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: September 16-22, 2015

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover's Current Location Makes Communications a Challenge - sols 4140-4146, September 16, 2015-September 22, 2015: Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater conducting a walk-about

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - September 27, 2015

http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2015/09/27/dawn-journal-september-27-2/ Dawn Journal by Dr. Marc Rayman September 27, 2015 Dear Dawnniversaries, Eight years ago today, Dawn was gravitationally bound to a planet. It was conceived and built there by creatures curious and bold, with an insatiable

[meteorite-list] NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4722 NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 28, 2015 New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently

[meteorite-list] Opportunity Mars Rover Preparing for Active Winter

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4721 Opportunity Mars Rover Preparing for Active Winter Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 25, 2015 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is conducting a "walkabout" survey of "Marathon Valley," where the rover's operators plan to use the

[meteorite-list] NASA TV to Broadcast Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station

September 22, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-143 NASA TV to Broadcast Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station Five weeks after delivering approximately five tons of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station, an unpiloted Japanese cargo ship is scheduled to depart the station

[meteorite-list] NASA to Announce Mars Mystery Solved

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4720 NASA to Announce Mars Mystery Solved Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 24, 2015 **Nature Geoscience has Embargoed Details until 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT Sept. 28)** NASA will detail a major science finding from the agency's ongoing

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update - September 9-15, 2015

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Search for Clay Minerals Continues - sols 4133-4139, September 09, 2015-September 15, 2015: Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater conducting a walk-about in search of clay

[meteorite-list] Secrets Behind Pluto's Pastels Far From Being Answered

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/09/24/secrets-behind-plutos-pastels-far-from-being-answered/ Secrets behind Pluto's pastels far from being answered by Stephen Clark Spaceflight Now September 24, 2015 [Image] In this extended color image of Pluto taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, rounded

[meteorite-list] 2nd International Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) Workshop

https://www-n.oca.eu/michel/AIDAWorkshop2016/ 2nd International Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) Workshop June 1-3, 2016 Hotel Saint-Paul 29, boulevard Franck Pilatte Nice, France The second International Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) Workshop will be held 1-3 June

[meteorite-list] 79th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society

http://www.metsoc-berlin.de 79th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society August 7-12, 2016 Berlin, Germany Welcome to the 79th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society Website! You are cordially invited to attend the 79th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society, which will take place

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 14-18, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES September 14-18, 2015 o Becquerel Crater - False Color (14 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150914a o Aureum Chaos - False Color (15 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150915a o Pollack Crater - False Color (16 September 2015)

[meteorite-list] ExoMars 2016 Targest March Launch Window

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ExoMars_2016_targets_March_launch_window ExoMars 2016 Targest March Launch Window European Space Agency 18 September 2015 A problem recently discovered in two sensors in the propulsion system of the entry, descent and landing demonstrator module

[meteorite-list] NASA Seeks Big Ideas from Students for Inflatable Heat Shield Technology

RELEASE 15-189 NASA Seeks Big Ideas from Students for Inflatable Heat Shield Technology September 18, 2015 NASA is giving university and college students an opportunity to be part of the agency's journey to Mars with the Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge.

[meteorite-list] New Director Appointed to Vatican Observatory (Guy Consolmagno)

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=28337 New director appointed to Vatican Observatory Independent Catholic News September 18, 2015 Pope Francis on Friday named Brother Guy Joseph Consolmagno, SJ as the new director of the Vatican Observatory. Jesuit Br Consolmagno is the

[meteorite-list] Pluto 'Wows' in Spectacular New Backlit Panorama

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20150917 Pluto 'Wows' in Spectacular New Backlit Panorama September 17, 2015 The latest images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft have scientists stunned - not only for their breathtaking views of Pluto's majestic icy mountains,

[meteorite-list] NASA Completes Key Milestone for Orion Spacecraft in Support of Journey to Mars

September 16, 2015 RELEASE 15-185 NASA Completes Key Milestone for Orion Spacecraft in Support of Journey to Mars NASA's mission to send astronauts to deep space destinations where no other human has traveled has taken another important step forward with the completion of a critical

[meteorite-list] SpaceX Dragon Capsule Could Bring Soil Samples Back From Mars

http://www.popsci.com/elon-musk-says-spacexs-next-dragon-could-go-to-mars-or-europa SpaceX Dragon Capsule Could Bring Soil Samples Back From Mars But settling the life-on-Mars debate is just the beginning By Sarah Fecht Popular Science September 14, 2015 SpaceX's Dragon capsule has been

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - September 16, 2015

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES September 16, 2015 o Western Medusa Fossae Formation: Dust and Dunes http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_041864_1745 The bluish sand in this image is thought to originate from the bedrock that lies beneath the dust. o Possible Sulfates in the

[meteorite-list] Scientists Use Lasers to Simulate Shock Effects of Meteorite Impact on Silica

https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2015-09-14-scientists-use-lasers-simulate-shock-effects-meteorite-impact-silica.aspx Scientists Use Lasers to Simulate Shock Effects of Meteorite Impact on Silica SLAC Study Reveals its Unexpectedly Fast Transformation into a Compressed Form Stanford

[meteorite-list] Cassini Finds Global Ocean in Saturn's Moon Enceladus

September 15, 2015 RELEASE 15-188 Cassini Finds Global Ocean in Saturn's Moon Enceladus A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from NASA's Cassini mission. Researchers found the magnitude of the moon's

[meteorite-list] Cassini Finds Global Ocean in Saturn's Moon Enceladus

September 15, 2015 RELEASE 15-188 Cassini Finds Global Ocean in Saturn's Moon Enceladus A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from NASA's Cassini mission. Researchers found the magnitude of the moon's

[meteorite-list] 1.2 Billion-Year-Old 'Meteorite Mineral' Found in Scotland (Reidite)

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-34138266 1.2 billion-year-old 'meteorite mineral' found in Scotland BBC News September 3, 2015 The earliest known occurrence of one of Earth's rarest minerals has been found in Scotland, scientists have said. The 1.2 billion-year-old

[meteorite-list] Mars Panorama from Curiosity Shows Petrified Sand Dunes

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4716 Mars Panorama from Curiosity Shows Petrified Sand Dunes Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 11, 2015 Some of the dark sandstone in an area being explored by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows texture and inclined bedding structures

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 7-11, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES September 7-11, 2015 o Iani Chaos - False Color (07 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150907a o Moreux Crater - False Color (08 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150908a o Aureum Chaos - False Color (09 September 2015)

[meteorite-list] University of Arizona Student Sues School After 270-Pound Meteorite Crushes His Hand

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2015/09/12/university-arizona-student-sues-school-after-270-pound-meteorite-crushes-his-hand/72081726/ University of Arizona student sues school after 270-pound meteorite crushes his hand Anne Ryman The Republic September 13, 2015 Lawsuit

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update - September 2-9, 2015

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Team Continues to Operate Rover in RAM Mode - sols 4126-4133, September 02, 2015-September 09, 2015: Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater exploring for clay minerals. The

[meteorite-list] Fireball Sighted Over Oman

http://timesofoman.com/article/67344/Oman/Science-/Meteor-like-unidentified-object-enter-Oman-atmosphere Meteor like unidentified object entered Oman atmosphere by Tariq Al Haremi Times of Oman September 10, 2015 Muscat: Meteor like unidentified object did enter the Sultanate's atmosphere on

[meteorite-list] 'Hedgehog' Robots Hop, Tumble in Microgravity

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4712 'Hedgehog' Robots Hop, Tumble in Microgravity Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 3, 2015 Hopping, tumbling and flipping over are not typical maneuvers you would expect from a spacecraft exploring other worlds. Traditional Mars rovers, for

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: August 26 - September 1, 2015

http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Driving West To Reach New Rock Target - sols 4120-4125, August 26, 2015-September 01, 2015: Opportunity is within 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater exploring for phyllosilicate clay minerals.

[meteorite-list] New Pluto Images from NASA's New Horizons: It's Complicated

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-pluto-images-from-nasa-s-new-horizons-it-s-complicated New Pluto Images from NASA's New Horizons: It's Complicated September 10, 2015 [Image] This synthetic perspective view of Pluto, based on the latest high-resolution images to be downlinked from NASA's New

[meteorite-list] Ceres' Bright Spots Seen in Striking New Detail

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4714 Ceres' Bright Spots Seen in Striking New Detail Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 9, 2015 The brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres gleam with mystery in new views delivered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. These closest-yet views of Occator

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: August 31 - September 4, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES August 31 - September 4, 2015 o Nili Fossae (31 August 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150831a o Mamers Valles (01 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150901a o Hephaestus Fossae (02 September 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150902a o Crater

[meteorite-list] NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft begins Intensive Data Downlink Phase

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20150904 NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft begins Intensive Data Downlink Phase September 4, 2015 If you liked the first historic images of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, you'll love what's to come. Seven weeks after New

[meteorite-list] Airless Space Weathering Duplicated in Lab Environment

https://www.psi.edu/news/kimweathering Airless Space Weathering Duplicated in Lab Environment Planetary Science Institute Sept. 3, 2015 Tucson, Ariz. - Using laboratory instruments typically used to make semiconductor devices, space weathering of airless bodies in the Solar System has been

[meteorite-list] Daytime Fireball Seen Over Thailand

http://bangkokpost.com/news/general/683596/fireball-hurtles-over-thailand Fireball hurtles over Thailand Bangkok Post September 7, 2015 [Image] Image captured from a video clip uploaded on YouTube by user Porjai Jaturongkhahun, who said the fireball was seen on Sept 7 at 8.41am, and videos

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: August 12-18, 2015

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Clay-Mineral Rocks Get Closer Inspection, sols 4106-4112, August 12, 2015-August 18, 2015. Opportunity is in 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater exploring for phyllosilicate clay minerals. The rover is operating in persistent RAM mode (not using Flash

[meteorite-list] What Happened to Early Mars' Atmosphere? New Study Eliminates One Theory

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4708 What Happened to Early Mars' Atmosphere? New Study Eliminates One Theory Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 2, 2015 Scientists may be closer to solving the mystery of how Mars changed from a world with surface water billions of years ago to

[meteorite-list] Comet Hitchhiker Would Take Tour of Small Bodies

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4707 Comet Hitchhiker Would Take Tour of Small Bodies Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 1, 2015 Catching a ride from one solar system body to another isn't easy. You have to figure out how to land your spacecraft safely and then get it on its

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: August 19-25, 2015

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Brushing a Rock and In-Situ Studies, sols 4113-4119, August 19, 2015-August 25, 2018. Opportunity is in 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater exploring for phyllosilicate clay minerals. The rover is operating in persistent RAM mode (not using Flash for

[meteorite-list] NASA's New Horizons Team Selects Potential Kuiper Belt Flyby Target (2014 MU69)

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-new-horizons-team-selects-potential-kuiper-belt-flyby-target NASA's New Horizons Team Selects Potential Kuiper Belt Flyby Target August 28, 2015 NASA has selected the potential next destination for the New Horizons mission to visit after its historic July 14

[meteorite-list] University of Arizona Cameras Give Sight to NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

http://www.asteroidmission.org/?post_type=latest-news=619 University of Arizona Cameras Give Sight to NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission August 24, 2015 >From over two million kilometers away, a powerful camera on NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: August 24-28, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES August 24-28, 2015 o Candor Chasma (24 August 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150824a o Gusev Crater (25 August 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150825a o Ejecta Lobes (26 August 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150826a o Ravius Valles (27 August 2015)

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: July 31 - August 4, 2015

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Looking Forward to Contact Science in 'Marathon Valley', sols 4094-4098, July 31, 2015-August 04, 2015 Opportunity is in 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater, searching for clay minerals. The rover is operating in persistent RAM mode (not using Flash for

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: August 5-11, 2015

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: The Challenges of RAM Mode, sols 4099-4105, August 05, 2015-August 11, 2015 Opportunity is in Marathon Valley on the west rim of Endeavour Crater exploring for clay minerals. The rover is operating in persistent RAM mode (not using Flash memory for data storage). In RAM

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: Jul 21-30, 2015

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Beginning to Explore 'Marathon Valley', sols 4085-4093, July 21, 2015-July 30, 2015 Opportunity has entered 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater and has begun the search for clay minerals. Previously, the project tested returning to using Flash memory for

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - August 21, 2015

http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2015/08/21/dawn-journal-august-21/ Dawn Journal by Dr. Marc Rayman August 21, 2015 Dear Unhesidawntingly Enthusiastic Readers, An ambitious explorer from Earth is gaining the best views ever of dwarf planet Ceres. More than two centuries after its discovery, this

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: July 16-20, 2015

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Experimenting with Flash Memory sols 4080-4084, July 16, 2015-July 20, 2015: Opportunity has entered 'Marathon Valley' on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. On Sol 4081 (July 17, 2015), the rover drove 96.7 feet (29.47 meters) to the northeast to enter the valley and

[meteorite-list] Dawn Sends Sharper Scenes from Ceres

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4697 Dawn Sends Sharper Scenes from Ceres Jet Propulsin Laboratory August 25, 2015 The closest-yet views of Ceres, delivered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, show the small world's features in unprecedented detail, including Ceres' tall, conical

[meteorite-list] There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth in September 2015

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4692 NASA: There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 19, 2015 Numerous recent blogs and web postings are erroneously claiming that an asteroid will impact Earth, sometime between Sept. 15 and 28, 2015. On one of

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: August 10-14, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES August 10-14, 2015 o Hesperia Planum - False Color (10 August 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150810a o Candor Chasma - False Color (11 August 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150811a o Tyrrhenus Mons - False Color (12 August 2015)

[meteorite-list] Send Your Name to Mars on NASA's Next Red Planet Mission (InSight)

August 18, 2015 RELEASE 15-171 Send Your Name to Mars on NASA's Next Red Planet Mission Mars enthusiasts around the world can participate in NASA's journey to Mars by adding their names to a silicon microchip headed to the Red Planet aboard NASA's InSight Mars lander, scheduled to launch

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Curiosity Moves Onward After 'Marias Pass' Studies

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4690 NASA Mars Rover Moves Onward After 'Marias Pass' Studies Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 19, 2015 NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is driving toward the southwest after departing a region where for several weeks it investigated a geological

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: August 12, 2015

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES August 12, 2015 o Light-Toned Layers in Tithonium Chasma http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_041886_1755' Approximately 800 kilometers long, Tithonium Chasma is part of the massive Valles Marineris canyon system. o Ridge and Talus in

[meteorite-list] Space Station Cargo Ship Departure to Air on NASA TV (Earth Reentry)

August 11, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-121 Space Station Cargo Ship Departure to Air on NASA TV NASA Television will broadcast live the departure of an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, Aug. 14. ISS Progress 58 arrived at the orbiting

[meteorite-list] Cassini to Make Last Close Flyby of Saturn Moon Dione

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4689 Cassini to Make Last Close Flyby of Saturn Moon Dione Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 13, 2015 NASA's Cassini spacecraft will zip past Saturn's moon Dione on Monday, Aug. 17 -- the final close flyby of this icy satellite during the

[meteorite-list] Rosetta Comet Outburst Captured

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4687 Rosetta Comet Outburst Captured Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 11, 2015 The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has been witnessing growing activity from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as the comet approaches perihelion (its

[meteorite-list] Scientists Plan For New Horizons Probe's Second Act

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/08/11/scientists-plan-for-new-horizons-probes-second-act/ Scientists plan for New Horizons probe's second act by Stephen Clark Spaceflight Now August 11, 2015 Scientists are about to decide where to send NASA's New Horizons spacecraft next, and it is down to

[meteorite-list] One Decade after Launch, Mars Orbiter Still Going Strong (MRO)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4683 One Decade after Launch, Mars Orbiter Still Going Strong Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 10, 2015 Fast Facts: * NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched on Aug. 12, 2005 * MRO returns more data about Mars every week than all other

[meteorite-list] NASA TV to Host Perseid Meteor Shower Program

August 11, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-122 NASA TV to Host Perseid Meteor Shower Program Thanks to a new moon, this week's Perseid meteor shower is expected to be one of the best in years, and NASA Television will bring viewers a front row seat. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in

[meteorite-list] Discovery Proposals to Explore the Solar System's Smallest Worlds

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/van-kane/20150727-proposals-to-explore-the-solar-systems-smallest-worlds.html Proposals to Explore the Solar System's Smallest Worlds by Van Kane Planetary Society July 27, 2015 This summer, NASA's managers are in the delightful position of having

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: August 3-7, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES August 3-7, 2015 o Reull Vallis (3 August 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150803a o Noachis Terra Dunes (4 August 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150804a o Noachis Terra - False Color (5 August 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150805a o Rabe Crater

[meteorite-list] NASA to Share the Universe with Tumblr Users

August 07, 2015 RELEASE 15-167 NASA to Share the Universe with Tumblr Users NASA is launching an official Tumblr profile that will give Tumblr users a regular dose of space in a blog-like format through text, photos, videos and more. Tumblr is a social media platform that allows users to

[meteorite-list] Cruise Over Ceres in New Video

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4677 Cruise Over Ceres in New Video Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 6, 2015 Striking 3-D detail highlights a towering mountain, the brightest spots and other features on dwarf planet Ceres in a new video from NASA's Dawn mission.

[meteorite-list] New Study Sheds Light on Origin of Most Common Meteorites

https://www.psi.edu/news/sanchez New Study Sheds Light on Origin of Most Common Meteorites Planetary Science Institute Aug. 5, 2015 Tucson, Ariz. -- For decades astronomers debated the source of the most common type of meteorites that fall on Earth called H ordinary chondrites. A new study

[meteorite-list] New Online Exploring Tools Bring NASA Journey's to Mars to New Generation

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4680 New Online Exploring Tools Bring NASA Journey's to Mars to New Generation Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 5, 2015 On the three-year anniversary of the Mars landing of NASA's Curiosity rover, NASA is unveiling two new online tools that open

[meteorite-list] Tracking A Mysterious Group of Asteroid Outcasts (Euphrosyne Asteroids)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4678 Tracking A Mysterious Group of Asteroid Outcasts Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 3, 2015 Fast Facts: * A new NASA study has traced some members of the near-Earth asteroid population back to their likely source. * The source may be the

[meteorite-list] Science on a Surface of a Comet (Rosetta/Philae)

http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/56250-science-on-the-surface-of-a-comet/ Science on the surface of a comet European Space Agency 30 July 2015 Complex molecules that could be key building blocks of life, the daily rise and fall of temperature, and an assessment of the surface properties and

[meteorite-list] Earth Flyby of 'Space Peanut' Captured in New Video (Asteroid 1999 JD6)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4675 Earth Flyby of 'Space Peanut' Captured in New Video Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 31, 2015 [Images] Radar images of asteroid 1999 JD6 were obtained on July 25, 2015. The asteroid is between 660 - 980 feet (200 - 300 meters) in diameter.

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: July 27-31, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES July 27-31, 2015 o Capri Mensa - False Color (27 July 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150727a o Terra Cimmeria Crater - False Color (28 July 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150728a o Argyre Basin Margin - False Color (29 July 2015)

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - July 29, 2015

http://dawnblog.jpl.nasa.gov/2015/07/29/dawn-journal-july-29/ Dawn Journal by Dr. Marc Rayman July 29, 2015 Dear Descendawnts, Flying on a blue-green ray of xenon ions, Dawn is gracefully descending toward dwarf planet Ceres. Even as Dawn prepares for a sumptuous new feast in its next

[meteorite-list] MRO Preparing for 2016 InSight Mars Arrival

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4670 NASA Mars Orbiter Preparing for Mars Lander's 2016 Arrival Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 28, 2015 Fast Facts: * Since 2006, MRO has supported missions to the surface of Mars, in addition to conducting its own science observations * In

[meteorite-list] New Names and Insights at Ceres

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4669 New Names and Insights at Ceres Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 28, 2015 [Image] This color-coded map from NASA's Dawn mission shows the highs and lows of topography on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres. Image credit:

[meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images: July 29, 2015

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES July 29, 2015 o A Possible Landing Site for the ExoMars Rover in Aram Dorsum http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_040881_1880 This image is part of a proposed landing site for the ExoMars Rover, planned for launch in 2018. o Diverse Deposits in

[meteorite-list] Unusual Red Arcs Spotted on Icy Saturn Moon Tethys

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4671 Unusual Red Arcs Spotted on Icy Saturn Moon Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 29, 2015 [Image] Unusual arc-shaped, reddish streaks cut across the surface of Saturn's ice-rich moon Tethys in this enhanced-color mosaic. The red streaks are narrow,

[meteorite-list] Vesta's Potassium-to-Thorium Ratio Reveals Hot Origins

https://www.psi.edu/news/vestak-th Vesta's Potassium-to-Thorium Ratio Reveals Hot Origins Planetary Science Institute July 22, 2015 Tucson, Ariz. -- Studies of materials on the surface of Vesta offer new evidence that the giant asteroid is the source of howardite, eucrite and diogenite (HED)

[meteorite-list] NASA's New Horizons Team Finds Haze, Flowing Ice on Pluto

July 24, 2015 RELEASE 15-158 NASA's New Horizons Team Finds Haze, Flowing Ice on Pluto Flowing ice and a surprising extended haze are among the newest discoveries from NASA's New Horizons mission, which reveal distant Pluto to be an icy world of wonders. We knew that a mission to Pluto

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: July 20-24, 2015

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES July 20-24, 2015 o Margaritifer Terra - False Color (20 July 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150720a o Highland Margin - False Color (21 July 2015) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20150721a o Highland Margin - False Color (22 July 2015)

[meteorite-list] NASA's Curiosity Rover Inspects Unusual Bedrock

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4668 NASA's Curiosity Rover Inspects Unusual Bedrock Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 23, 2015 Fast Facts: * Rover examines geological contact zone near 'Marias Pass' * Silica-rich rocks identified nearby with laser-firing instrument * Test of

[meteorite-list] New Website Gathering Public Input on NASA Mars Images

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4664 New Website Gathering Public Input on NASA Mars Images Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 22, 2015 Fast Facts: * Vast areas near Mars' south pole have been imaged by the Context Camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. * At the

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