Freshly Made Plutonium From Outer Space Found On Ocean Floor By Nell Greengrocer, NPR, May 13, 2021 https://www.wrkf.org/2021-05-13/freshly-made-plutonium-from-outer-space-found-on-ocean-floor
Scientists Find Plutonium Made in Outer Space on Ocean Floor Research suggests the rare, heavy element may have been created by the collision of two neutron stars, Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-find-plutonium-made-outer-space-deep-sea-crust-180977739/ The paper is: Wallner, A., Froehlich, M.B., Hotchkis, M.A.C., Kinoshita, N., Paul, M., Martschini, M., Pavetich, S., Tims, S.G., Kivel, N., Schumann, D. and Honda, M., 2021. 60Fe and 244Pu deposited on Earth constrain the r-process yields of recent nearby supernovae. Science, 372(6543), pp.742-745. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6543/742.abstract Yours, Paul H. ______________________________________________ EXTREMELY RARE MARTIAN AND LUNAR MAIN MASS METEORITES https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27190/ Coming to auction in Bonhams Meteorites Online sale. Browse 90+ lots of superb planetary meteorite specimens & impact memorabilia, including rare main mass Martian and Lunar meteorites. Bid online May 18-28 at Bonhams : Meteorites Online https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27190/ ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
