Tootfinder

Analysing the sample preparation process in meteorites and its impact on the pretreatment of returned samples to Earth: #Meteorites: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-found-literal-ink-from-ballpoint-pens-in-martian-meteorites-2000746996 - this doesn't devalue scientific research thus far, but we might need a more unified approach for cleaning important samples, the study says.

It seems likely that a bright #fireball on the morning of the 12th dropped #meteorites in #Bavaria, says the Czech analysis https://meteor.asu.cas.cz/cz/post/bolid_2026_02_12/ based on data from special cameras: the body came in slowly and at a very shallow angle, so the potential strewnfield is huge and thus a systematic search not viable, and one can only hope for discoveries by chance.