Discovery: The Life Scientific: Caroline Smith

Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6sxb

Media file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss-low/proto/http/vpid/p0n1d4x7.mp3

#science #geology #meteoritics #geochemistry

Where some of my meteorites originate from : the Saharan Desert. ☄️

🔗 https://www.yahoo.com/news/hunt-meteorites-far-reaches-sahara-164201593.html

#meteorite #meteorites #meteoritics #PlanetaryScience #Sahara

The El Ali Meteorite’s Journey from Landmark to Loot | Scientific American

Meteorite found in Somalia raises questions about ethics in Meteoritics.

#meteoritics #geochemistry #geology #astrogeology #cosmogeology #somalia #scientificEthics

https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/the-el-ali-meteorites-journey-from-landmark-to-loot/

The Chinese illegally smuggled the 9th largest known meteorite in the world out of Somalia and back to China. The story would make a good Hollywood screenplay. ☄️

🔗 Link : https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-the-mysterious-smuggling-of-the-el-ali-meteorite/

#meteoritics #meteorite #meteorites #PlanetaryScience

Small asteroids can explode (and end up in my collection) ...

Link: https://www.seti.org/news/small-asteroids-can-explode/

#meteor #comet #meteorite #PlanetaryScience #meteoritics

I didn't realize I was quoted in this #Wired article back in February. I stumbled across it yesterday. My essay on the Saharan Gold Rush of Meteorites was quoted in the article and the book mentioned by the author.

Link : https://www.wired.com/story/morocco-meteorites-saharan-gold-rush/

#meteorite #meteorites #Sahara #meteoritics

Muonionalusta iron meteorite. Originates from a remote forest in Sweden. This slice has been chemically etched to reveal the Widmanstatten pattern hidden inside. From the Galactic Stone & Ironworks collection. The black scale cube measures 1cm square.

#meteorite #meteorites #meteoriten #meteoritics #planetaryscience