11 June 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 11JUN2010

Jupiter Impact: Mystery of the Missing Debris
NASA Science News
June 11, 2010: On June 3rd, 2010, something hit Jupiter. A comet or
asteroid descended from the black of space, struck the planet's
cloudtops, and disintegrated, producing a flash of light so bright it
was visible in backyard telescopes on Earth. ...
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/11jun_missingdebris/


Space.com
NASA Sends Aircraft to Watch Asteroid Probe's Fiery Re-entry

Space.com
... sample will be only 6500 feet ahead of the rest of the spacecraft, which will break into numerous pieces, essentially making it a man-made meteor. ...


New Model Is Proposed to Explain Absence of Organic Compounds on Surface of Mars
New Rochelle, June 10, 2010 - The ongoing search for evidence of past or
present life on Mars includes efforts to identify organic compounds such
as proteins in Martian soil, but their absence to date remains a
mystery. A new theory to explain what happens to these carbon-based
molecules is presented in an article published in Astrobiology, a
peer-reviewed journal published by *Mary Ann Liebert, Inc ...
http://cl.exct.net/?qs=97fedff095471e983a892ac0dc3aad36dafafbb1325782a25edc67ddec013666

The article is available free online
http://cl.exct.net/?qs=97fedff095471e98ccccc9761f9002c96987c594a653787d99cfa30a353d28cd



Extreme Life on Earth Could Survive on Mars, Too
space.com
08 June 2010
A new discovery of bacterial life in a Martian-like environment on Earth
suggests our neighboring red planet could also be hospitable to some
form of microbial life.
Researchers found methane-eating bacteria that appear to be thriving in
a unique spring called Lost Hammer on Axel Heiberg Island in the extreme
north of Canada....
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars-hospitable-life-earth-100608.html


June Meteorite-Times Now Online

The June issue of Meteorite-Times is now up.
A huge thank you to all the writers for their contribution of talent and time each month.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/meteorite_frame.htm

Enjoy! Paul and Jim

Rec center is rocking place during annual gem show

Delta County Independent
A display of blue petrified wood from Wyoming and a meteor fragment from Delta were among the hundreds of interesting and educational exhibits at the show. ...


NASA flying observatory to track return of Japanese asteroid sampling spacecraft

The Canadian Press
The group will study the meteor-like plunge of the Hyabusa spacecraft, which visited the asteroid Itokawa during a seven-year mission and is carrying a ...

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