Talks about Asteroids and Why SuperEarths are not Earthlike and Earth is Special 28JAN2018

 Talks about Asteroids and Why SuperEarths are not Earthlike and Earth is Special

Hi,

There are a lot meteorite and extraterrestrial videos
from the SETI Institute web page. several include
meteorites and asteroids. They included.

Late, Late Heavy Bombardment - Bill Bottke (SETI Talks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MMYTzb0L_s

Late Heavy Bombardment - Don Lowe (SETI Talks)
SETI InstitutePublished on Aug 3, 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAMm_0t5kcM

1I/‘Oumuamua, The First known Interstellar Visitor -
Matija Cuk & Meg Schwamb (SETI Talks 2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_vAcv7JGhQ

Sutters Mill Meteorite Fall - Peter Jenniskens (SETI Talks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_vAcv7JGhQ&list=PLw6IJozmaWbTLecGQVT69kwKQUzNI7ET-

SETI Talks archive - http://seti.org/talks
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7B4FE6C62DCB34E1

Despite the problems with sound quality, I
learned a lot from:

Why SuperEarths are not Earthlike (And Earth is Special)
David Stevenson (SETITalks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8ieGwpWeRg

Yours,

Paul H.

Search is on for meteorite in metro Detroit 19JAN2018

 Search is on for meteorite in metro Detroit

Fake meteorites abound as hut for fragments intensifies

WXYZ-TV Detroit, Channel 7, January 18, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPbc6XnnBYY

"Fake meteorites are turning up as people search for the

real deal following the recent spotting of a meteor in

the skies over Michigan."

Michigan Meteor: How do you know if you've found a meteorite?

WXYZ-TV Detroit,  Channel 7, January 17, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-7Ja90d0_Y

Search is on for meteorite in metro Detroit

WXYZ-TV Detroit,  Channel 7, January 17, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWYbhLDcxiA

"People are out in Macomb Township on Wednesday

afternoon in hopes to find meteorites from the meteor

that blew up over the skies of Michigan on Tuesday

night."

Hunting for meteorites on Michigan soil

WXYZ-TV Detroit,  Channel 7, January 17, 2018

Published on Jan 17, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrnzFtGSgp8

Yours,

Paul H.

Meteorites Found in Hamburg Township, Michigan 19JAN2018

 Meteorites Found in Hamburg Township, Michigan

Meteorite hunter finds 3 rocks from Michigan meteor in Hamburg Township

Laura Colvin and Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press, January 18, 2018 |

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/01/18/michigan-meteor-meteorite-whitmore-lake/1044529001/

Yours,

Paul H.

Seismic Event w/ Bolide? 18JAN2018

 Seismic Event w/ Bolide?

Greg Redfern wrote:

 

"Has there been other bolide events that have had a

seismic correlation? It is being reported that USGS

recorded a 2.0 magnitude seismic event with this

morning's Michigan et al bolide event."

 

The USGS record is "M 2.0 Meteorite - 8km WSW of New

Haven, Michigan, 2018-01-17 01:09:50 UTC 42.700°N  

82.900°W 0.0 km depth.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000ck7p#region-info

 

Some articles are:

Watch the amazing moment a ‘rare’ meteor burst across the

night sky over Michigan By Lindsey Bever, Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/01/17/watch-the-amazing-moment-a-rare-meteor-burst-across-the-night-sky-over-michigan/

 

NASA: Meteor bits 'likely' on Mich. soil by Mark Hicks,

The Detroit News, Jan. 16, 2018

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/01/16/metro-detroit-flash-boom/109525280/

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

Cretaceous-Paleogene (and Fossils) Boundary in West Texas 11JAN2018

 Cretaceous-Paleogene (and Fossils) Boundary in West Texas

Hi,

A couple of interesting theses about the Cretaceous-Paleogene

Boundary in West Texas can be found online. They are:

Cobb, J.D., 2016. Sedimentology of the Cretaceous-Paleogene

Boundary Interval in the Tornillo Group of West Texas

(Master's Thesis) Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.

https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/ttu-ir/handle/2346/68055

Straight, W.H., 1996. Stratigraphy and paleontology of

the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, Big Bend National Park,

Texas (Master's Thesis) Texas Tech University,

Lubbock, Texas.

https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/ttu-ir/handle/2346/12928

Yours,

Paul H.