The Astrophysical Journal doesn’t usually fall in my purview, except today. From vol. 973, September 20: Shoji, D. Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Micrometeoroid Bombardment for Space Weathering of Asteroid (162173) Ryugu art. 13 ad70b0 Ground telescopes had classed Ryugu… Read More »Note, Paper: Aquaphysical J
Yes, I know it was days ago and I’m falling behind. I said it was a big meeting, with lots of talks. TP9 Thu, 12 SepImpact Processes in the Solar System Chrysa Avdellidou; Co- Robert Luther, Elena Martellato, Isabel Herreros,… Read More »Europlanet. Sci. Congress 2024, Part Delta
I had spoken too soon about the August issue of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. There was something there, something rather worthy. And here’s September, too: vol. 379 AugYui, H. Urashima, S.-h. Onose, M. et al. Pyrrhotites in asteroid 162173 Ryugu:… Read More »Note, Paper: Mea C. A.
No, I haven’t forgotten. When a conference runs to Friday afternoons, Friday afternoon becomes… Friday afternoon, as you may be well aware. Some meetings don’t even bother putting anything serious then. But the Goldschmidt conference does, at least, in 2024:… Read More »Goldschmidt Conf. 2024 (Pt. 3)
Victor Goldschmidt, the geochemist, was serious. Goldschmidt, the geochemistry conference, is 70+ years more serious: conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2024/goldschmidt/2024/meetingapp.cgi Ryugu and Bennu, as unaltered, early-Solar-System specimens in hand, tell us of our own history: conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Day/2024-08-21 The Origin and Deep Cycles of Life-essential Volatile… Read More »Goldschmidt Conf. 2024 (Pt. 2)
I know, I know, another meeting. But… it’s Goldschmidt time again! conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2024/goldschmidt/2024/meetingapp.cgi The 2024 Goldschmidt conference (in Chicago) is named for Victor Goldschmidt- not just the eminent professor of geochemistry, but one of the very founders of that field. In… Read More »Goldschmidt Conf. 2024 (Pt. 1)
Again, how often does Science magazine have an article that’s not biochem, molecular bio, or field bio? Well, in vol. 385 # 6710, for 15 Aug, here’s one: Fischer-Gödde, M. Tusch, J. Goderis, S. et al. Ruthenium isotopes show the… Read More »Note, Paper: Science!
…and the first days of the MetSoc annual conference (metsoc2024.brussels), minus Bennu: metsoc2024.brussels/programm/ Mars and Mars Sample Return – Monday, July 29, 8:30 AM Branagan-Harris E. Bowles N. E. King A. J. et al. Investigating the Origin of Mars’ Moon… Read More »MetSoc 2024 meeting – II. First Half
I missed this one, but it wasn’t all that substantive. NASA held its NESF (NASA Exploration Science Forum) in St. Louis, last week (Jul 23-25). In the NASA context, ‘exploration’ intimates human exploration. It doesn’t intimate e. g., sample return,… Read More »NESF meeting 2024
Last-minute additions had me posting Astronomy and Astrophysics for June (vol. 686) just now. What’s that about Europeans liking comets (including their meteors)? Kipfer, K. A. Ligterink, N. F. W. Rubin, M. et al. Sublimation of volatiles from H2O:CO2 bulk… Read More »Note, Paper: Old-Worl’ Volatiles Follies