Meteorites


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Condition :   Good  
Principle :   Matter of the Universe and Solar System 
Area of Study :  Solar System    
Equipment :   Meteorite samples.
Procedure :   See the instructional resource coordinator for availability.
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   Web Sites

 

Micrometeorites. http://bizarrelabs.com/met.htm
© 1997-2002 Brian Carusella All rights reserved.

 

Frank Asaro Asteroid Impacts: The Inside Story

http://csee.lbl.gov/asteroid_impact

 

   References

William Lonc, "Meteors by Radio: Getting Started", TPT, Vol. 37, # 2, Feb. 1999, p. 123.

"Figuring Physics", TPT, Vol. 32, # 8, Nov. 1994, p. 512.

Alfred O. Nier, "Mass Spectroscopy an Old Field in a New World", TPT, Vol. 5, # 1, Jan. 1967, p. 5.

 

Lawrence Grossman, "The Most Primitive Objects in the Solar System", Scientific American", Feb. 1975, p. 30.

 

"Hitchhiking on a Meteorite: Is there Mars Life on Earth?"  Ad Astra, p. 34, (May-June 2002).

Jeff Hecht,  "Global Catastrophes and Mass Extinctions,"  Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Magazine, p. 78.

4.12, "Meteors", Project & Demonstrations in Astronomy by D.Tattersfield, p. 65.



Mail Questions and Comments to:  Dale Stille