Until the 2010s, there was a remote possibility that the Earth would be struck by Apophis, a NEO (Near-Earth Object) >>
Tag: meteorit
Terrestrial Meteorite Impacts: Secondary Indices
Fourth, morphometry based on the comparative analysis of terrestrial craters and those observed on the Moon or Mars for example. >>
Terrestrial Meteorite Impacts: Primary Indices
Geologists from the University of New Brunswick in Canada tell us that at least six clues allow us to authenticate >>
Visual Observation of Meteors
Astronomers have been disinterested in the study of meteors for centuries, likening them to an atmospheric phenomenon similar to lightning. >>
From Dust to Meteorite
Meteors and meteorites are two nouns which in fact define the same interplanetary object, with the difference that the second >>
Meteorites and Genesis of the Solar System
As well as we have explained, scientists are studying meteorites for information on the events that occurred during the birth >>
Metamorphism and Age
In addition to long-life radionuclides, a number of short-life radionuclides were present in the primitive solar system. Most of them >>
Radiachronology
There are two methods for determining the absolute age of a rock, so-called radiochronology: The isochronous method The cosmogenic nuclide >>
The Fall of Meteorites
In the past it has happened that some meteorites are so big and so heavy that they violently hit the >>