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Iron Meteorites as the Not-So-Distant Cousins of Earth
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post Jul 21 2006, 10:14 PM
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Iron Meteorites as the Not-So-Distant Cousins of Earth

--- Numerical simulations suggest that some iron meteorites are fragments of the long lost precursor material that formed the Earth and other terrestrial planets.

Written by William F. Bottke (Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO) and Linda M. V. Martel (Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology)
posted July 28, 2006

Alex's Note: Is it me or is this release a week early?
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post Oct 23 2008, 05:26 PM
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On the subject of meteorites:

The annual October-month Orionids meteor shower, named after their radiant, which occurs in the constellation of the hunter “Orion” produced a spectacular example with an amazing afterglow:
Orionids peak around October 21st. Typically the peak is 10-15 meteors an hour:

http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/orioni...qq6is3ef43t8vi5
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- AlexBlackwell   Iron Meteorites as the Not-So-Distant Cousins of Earth   Jul 21 2006, 10:14 PM
- - The Messenger   There are some cool simulations in the article, an...   Jul 22 2006, 11:16 PM
|- - Richard Trigaux   I read the article, and also followed some links, ...   Jul 23 2006, 08:50 AM
- - PhilCo126   On the subject of meteorites: The annual October-...   Oct 23 2008, 05:26 PM

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