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10 things MESSENGER will be remembered for
Later in April, one of the most successful NASA missions will come to an explosive close. Scientists and engineers at the NASA Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University will accelerate the robotic Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging … Continue reading
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Tagged BepiColombo, fast neutrons, geochemistry, impact cratering, iron-nickel core, Mercury, MESSENGER
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The violent history of the Chelyabinsk meteorite
The Copernican May 22, 2014 With the second largest air burst recorded in history, a meteorite exploded over the southern Ural region of Russia in February 2013 and crashed near the city of Chelyabinsk. During its journey through Earth’s atmosphere, it underwent intense … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelyabinsk meteorite, geochemistry, high pressure, jadeite, Rankine-Hugoniot relations, shock-melt veins, Tohoku University
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