Meteorites & Solar System History - METEORITICS

Photo of 2012 Sutter's Mill meteor by Lisa Warren
Meteorites & Solar System History
ISS-230K / Meteoritics

Duke Kunshan University

	Index to Resources Meteorites of North Carolina	Fall 2016 Calendar Subject to change as a result of breaking meteoritic events, conference papers, journal articles, field and laboratory opportunities and the interrelatedness of topics. Grading is based on demonstrated engagement with and mastery of the material. Weekly written and lab challenges will be based upon presentations, readings and research. They will include simulations, laboratory analysis and classroom presentations. There will also be several exams including a first and second mid-term.		Asteroid 113355 "Gessler" (image is of Ida) Chelyabinsk fireball smoke trail image 2/15/2013 (Click to enlarge). Check our references for videos. (older documentation with questionable links)

	Weekly Topics		Related Images
Week 1	August 23 August 25 INTRODUCTIONS Meteoroids, meteors and meteorites. Though all I knew of the rote universe were those Pleiades loosed in December I promised you I‘d set them to verse so I'd always remember That the meteoroid is a source of the light And the meteor's just what we see And the meteorite is a stone that's devoid of the fire that propelled it to thee And the meteoroid’s just what causes the light And the meteor's how it's perceived And the meteorite’s a bone thrown from the void that lies quiet in offering to thee "Corrected" from Joanna Newsom’s, “Emily” (2006)
Week 2	August 30 September 1
Week 3	September 6 September 8
	September 9, 10, 11
Week 4	September 13 September 15		xxx
Week 5	September 20 September 22
Week 6	September 27 September 29
	October 3 October 6		NATIONAL HOLIDAY
Week 7	October 11 October 13		xx
NO FINAL EXAM	Course Presentations Today (no extensions!)
	!!! Keep your eyes open for meteorites !!!