Including Original "Paul H. Letters" Copyright © 1996-2025 Paul V. Heinrich / website © 1996-2025 Dirk Ross - All rights reserved.



Saturday, 27 May 2023

Impact melt rocks from the Late Paleocene Hiawatha impact structure, northwest Greenland. 27MAY2023

Impact melt rocks from the Late Paleocene Hiawatha impact structure, northwest Greenland.

More on the Late Paleocene Hiawatha impact structure, northwest Greenland. It was once thought to be a possible Pleistocene impact.

Hyde, W.R., Garde, A.A., Keulen, N., Malkki, S.N., Jaret, S.J., Waight, T., Beck, P., McDonald, I. and Larsen, N.K., 2023.
Impact melt rocks from the Late Paleocene Hiawatha impact structure, northwest Greenland. Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/159598/4/maps.13987.pdf

https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/159598/


Yours,

Paul H.

Friday, 24 February 2023

Meteorite From New Fall Found in Texas 2023 24FEB2023

Meteorite From New Fall Found in Texas 2023

Mysterious object that shook Texas last week identified as a likely meteorite by NASA. CBS News, February 21, 2023
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meteor-mcallen-texas-identified-meteorite-nasa-fragment-found/

Yours,

Paul H.

Saturday, 4 February 2023

Monday, 9 January 2023

Green comet streaks across the sky in 2023 for first time since Stone Age 09JAN2023

Green comet streaks across the sky in 2023 for first time since Stone Age

Green comet streaks across the sky in 2023 for first time since Stone Age
by: Eric Henrikson, WREG, Memphis, January 6, 2023
https://wreg.com/news/nation-and-world/green-comet-streaks-across-the-sky-in-2023-for-first-time-since-stone-age/


By the way and off-topic, below is a great lecture about how the Missoula Floods are dated.

Dating the Ice Age Floods
Central Washington University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wKOVZKimwg


Yours,

Paul H.

Wednesday, 28 December 2022

The Homemade Air Purifier for dusty workshops 28DEC2022

The Homemade Air Purifier for dusty workshops

It seems like this would also work for dusty workrooms.

The Homemade Air Purifier That’s Been Saving Lives During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Made from everyday items found in hardware stores, the Corsi-Rosenthal box is a testament to the power of grassroots innovation
Douglas Hannah, The Conversation, Smithsonian, March 7, 2022
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/homemade-air-purifier-thats-been-saving-lives-during-covid-19-pandemic-180979681/

DIY box fan filters – Corsi-Rosenthal box
https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/

IAQ Research-Practice in Action: The Corsi/Rosenthal Box Air Cleaner
https://www.texairfilters.com/iaq-research-practice-in-action-the-corsi-rosenthal-box-air-cleaner/

Yours,

Paul H.

An icy mystery deep in Arctic Canada 28DEC2022

 An icy mystery deep in Arctic Canada

Phoebe Smith, BBC News, Geologic Marvels, April 4, 2022
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220403-an-icy-mystery-deep-in-arctic-canada

Yours,

Paul H.

Wednesday, 14 December 2022

South Bohemia faces growing wave of illegal moldavite miners 14DEC2022

South Bohemia faces growing wave of illegal moldavite miners

South Bohemia faces growing wave of illegal moldavite miners
By Ruth Fraňková, Czech Radio, January 25, 2021

Yours,

Paul H.

Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Megatsunami swept over Mars after massive asteroid hit the Red Planet 06DEC2022

 Megatsunami swept over Mars after massive asteroid hit the Red Planet

NASA May Have Landed on a Martian Megatsunami Deposit Nearly 50 Years Ago
Planetary Science Institute, Dec. 1, 2022
https://www.psi.edu/news/megatsunamimars

Megatsunami swept over Mars after massive asteroid hit the Red Planet
It left a crater 69 miles wide By Charles Q. Choi, December 1, 2022
https://www.space.com/mars-megatsunami-massive-asteroid-impact-crater

The open access paper is:

Rodriguez, J.A.P., Robertson, D.K., Kargel, J.S. et al. Evidence of an oceanic
impact and megatsunami sedimentation in Chryse Planitia, Mars. Sci Rep 12,
19589 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18082-2
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-18082-2

Yours,

Paul H.

Sunday, 27 November 2022

Warning to Sellers: New $600 threshold for third-party payment reporting. 27NOV2022

Warning to Sellers: New $600 threshold for third-party payment reporting, IRS.
- UPDATED 2024 June- see NOTE below Paul's post!

People, who sell meteorites, need to remember there is a new $600 threshold for reporting on IRS Form 1099-K for third-party payments.
IRS warns taxpayers about new $600 threshold for third-party payment reporting.
Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/23/heres-why-you-may-get-form-1099-k-for-third-party-payments-in-2022.html


There is a bill in Congress that would change it to 5,000 dollars.
S.3840 - Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3840

“This bill modifies requirements for third party settlement organizations to eliminate their reporting requirement with respect to the transactions of their participating payees unless they have earned $5,000 or more. A third party settlement organization is the central organization that has the contractual obligation to make payments to participating payees (generally, a merchant or business) in a third party payment network.”

Yours,

Paul H.


NOTE- I HAVE FOUND ONLINE AS OF 2024 JUNE- LMH...TOKYO
For tax year 2023, payment apps and online marketplaces are required to file a 1099-K for personal or business accounts that receive over $20,000 in payments from over 200 transactions for goods or services. There are no changes to what counts as income or how tax is calculated. -Mar 13, 2024
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/understanding-your-form-1099-k#:~:text=Back%20to%20top-,Reporting%20threshold,or%20how%20tax%20is%20calculated

If you used a payment app or online marketplace and received a Form 1099-K

A payment app or online marketplace is required to send you a Form 1099-K if the payments you received for goods or services total over $20,000 from over 200 transactions. However, they can send you a Form 1099-K with lower amounts. Whether or not you receive a Form 1099-K, you must still report any income on your tax return.

This includes payments for any:Goods you sell, including personal items such as clothing or furniture
Services you provide
Property you rent

The payments can be made through any:Payment app
Online community marketplace
Craft or maker marketplace
Auction site
Car sharing or ride-hailing platform
Ticket exchange or resale site
Crowdfunding platform
Freelance marketplace

If you accept payments on different platforms, you could get more than one Form 1099-K.

Personal payments from family and friends should not be reported on Form 1099-K because they are not payments for goods or services.
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/understanding-your-form-1099-k#:~:text=Back%20to%20top-,Reporting%20threshold,or%20how%20tax%20is%20calculated.https://www.irs.gov/businesses/understanding-your-form-1099-k#:~:text=Back%20to%20top-,Reporting%20threshold,or%20how%20tax%20is%20calculated

Sunday, 30 October 2022

Ejection site of the oldest Martian meteorite found 30OCT2022

Ejection site of the oldest Martian meteorite found

There are 94 million craters on Mars. Scientists found the one this
meteorite
by Anthony Lagain, The Conversation, PhysOrg, July 13, 2022
called
homehttps://phys.org/news/2022-07-million-craters-mars-scientists-meteorite.html

Researchers Identify Water Rich Meteorite Linked To Mars Crust

Open access paper is:

Lagain, A., Bouley, S., Zanda, B., Miljkovic, K., Rajsic, A.,
Baratoux, D., Payre, V., Doucet, L.S., Timms, N.E., Hewins,
R. and Benedix, G.K., 2022. Early crustal processes revealed
by the ejection site of the oldest martian meteorite. Nature
communications, 13(1), pp.1-8.

Yours,

Paul H.

Saturday, 29 October 2022

NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars 29OCT2022

 NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars

NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars
NASA, JPL, press release, October 27, 2022

NASA spacecraft records epic ‘marsquakes’ as it prepares to die
InSight lander reports largest-ever meteorite strikes on Mars, and
scientists wish it a fond farewell.
by Aleandra Wetiz, Nature, October 27, 2022

Yang, Y., and Chen, C., 2022. A seismic meteor strike on Mars. Science.
378(6618), pp. 360-361 DOI: 10.1126/science.add85

Something Violently Shook the Surface of Mars. It Came From Space.
by Kenneth Change, New York Times, October 27, 2022

Yours,

Paul H.

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

The Science Behind Graham Hancock’s “Ancient Apocalypse 26OCT2022

 The Science Behind Graham Hancock’s “Ancient Apocalypse

The Science Behind Graham Hancock’s “Ancient Apocalypse
Dr. Mark Boslough, blog, October 23, 2022
https://www.boslough.us/blog/ancient-apocalypse-graham-hancock-ydih-dryas
https://www.boslough.us/blog

Mark Boslough's PubPeer PAge
https://pubpeer.com/publications/9D7247C13B6A0ACA3E812D4DAECB0B

Mark Boslough on Graham Hancock’s “Ancient Apocalypse”
(forthcoming, Nov 2022), Ma'at PAge October 24
http://www.maatforum.com/forum/read.php?5,633367

Yours,

Paul H.

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Asteroid That Formed Earth’s Largest Crater Bigger Than Previously Believed 25OCT2022

 Asteroid That Formed Earth’s Largest Crater Bigger Than Previously Believed

15 Miles in Diameter – Asteroid That Formed Earth’s
Largest Crater Bigger Than Previously Believed
University Of Rochester, October15, 2022

The open access paper is:

Allen, N.H., Nakajima, M., Wünnemann, K.,
Helhoski, S. and Trail, D., 2022. A revision of
the formation conditions of the Vredefort crater.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127(8),
no. e2022JE007186.

Yours,

Paul H.

Monday, 3 October 2022

Evidence of dinosaur-killing asteroid impact found on the moon 03OCT2022

Evidence of dinosaur-killing asteroid impact found on the moon

Earth Asteroid Impacts Mirrored on Moon – Including the Dinosaur Killer
Curtain University, SciTechDaily, September 29, 2022
https://scitechdaily.com/earth-asteroid-impacts-mirrored-on-moon-including-the-dinosaur-killer/


Evidence of dinosaur-killing asteroid impact found on the moon
By Robert Lea, spaceCom, September 29, 2022
https://www.space.com/asteroid-impact-record-lunar-glass


The open access paper is:

Tao Long, Yuqi Qian, Marc D. Norman, Katarina Miljkovic, Carolyn
Crow, James W. Head, Xiaochao Che, Romain Tartèse, Nicolle
Zellner, Xuefeng Yu, Shiwen Xie, Martin Whitehouse, Katherine H.
Joy, Clive R. Neal, Joshua F. Snape, Guisheng Zhou, Shoujie Liu,
Chun Yang, Zhiqing Yang, Chen Wang, Long Xiao, Dunyi Liu and
Alexander Nemchin, 2022. Constraining the formation and transport
of lunar impact glasses using the ages and chemical compositions
of Chang’e-5 glass beads. Science Advances. 8 (39).
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq2542


Related articles

China’s Chang’e-5 Samples Reveal Key Age of Moon Rocks –
First Fresh Lunar Samples in More Than 40 Years
Washington University In St. Louis, October 9, 2019
https://scitechdaily.com/chinas-change-5-samples-reveal-key-age-of-moon-rocks-first-fresh-lunar-samples-in-more-than-40-years/


Yours,

Paul H.

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Meteor Crater, AZ: The impact crater that keeps on giving 21SEP2022

Meteor crater, AZ: The impact crater that keeps on giving

Meteor Crater, AZ: The hole from space that keeps on giving
By Leonard David, SpaceCom, August 25, 2022
https://www.space.com/meteor-crater-hole-from-space-lunar-surface

Research payoffs from the out-of-this-world Meteor Crater are ongoing.

Yours,

Paul H.

The disease that can be contracted by breathing California’s air 21SEP2022

The disease that can be contracted by breathing California’s air

‘It took everything’: the disease that can be
contracted by breathing California’s air
Dani Anguiano, The Guardian, August, 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/29/california-valley-fever-disease-climate-crisis

https://www.watereducation.org/aquafornia-news/it-took-everything-disease-can-be-contracted-breathing-californias-air


Yours,

Paul H.