Articles About Meteorites And Asteroids

Articles About Meteorites And Asteroids

Meteorite Studies Reveal Surprises About Earth's Formation
By Elizabeth Howell, SpaceCom, January 26, 2017
http://www.space.com/35468-earth-building-blocks-different-than-thought.html

Nice picture of Meteorite On Mars

Curiosity Finds An(other) Alien Visitor on Mars
Earth Isn't the Only Planet Hit by Meteorites. Mars Gets
Them, Too. by Phil Plait, Blog-Slate Magazine, January 23, 2017
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2017/01/23/curiosity_sees_a_meteorite_on_the_surface_of_mars.html

This image was taken by Mastcam: Right (MAST_RIGHT)
onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 1577
(2017-01-12 11:21:52 UTC). NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
http://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=1577MR0080320000800289E01_DXXX&s=1577

Deflecting Asteroids

Objective: To deflect asteroids, thus preventing their collision
with Earth Space Daily, Madrid, Spain, January 27, 2017
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Objective_To_deflect_asteroids_thus_preventing_their_collision_with_Earth_999.html

Scientists working on deflecting asteroids headed for Earth
The Indian Express, January 27, 2017
http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/scientists-working-on-deflecting-asteroids-headed-for-earth-4493719/

Yours,

Paul H.