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Meteor Crater Field Camp

The last day of the field camp is nearly up on. For the last week I have been camping at the Meteor Crater RV park in Arizona, as part of the Lunar and Planetary Institute's annual field camp. The purpose of the field camp is to give students working in the area of impact cratering a chance to do fieldwork at a crater, and for them to contribute towards a research project.

The crater is pretty amazing. Because it is so young, it is unconsolidated and fragile, but great care has been taken by the Barringer family to preserve this valuable geological feature.

Since arriving in Arizona I have also visited the Grand Canyon. I'm still in shock from that. Simply, wow.

Blogging from my intelligent phone

The smart phone finally found me. There are a few niggly annoying things about it (like the touch screen keyboard ffs) but i can see its uses. I can read journal papers on it, and I found a Dropbox app, which is useful. I can carry my work with me wherever I go.

Shame that all that intelligence guzzles the battery like there is no tomorrow.

The Boltysh Meteorite Impact Project

This is the website for the research group working on the Boltysh crater. Check it out.

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/boltysh/

Crushing rocks is hard work...

...even when you get a jaw crusher to do it for you! 35 rocks in 3 hours, and I'm ready for bed.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

I hate moving house

I am moving house soon. Boo!

I have already changed my address with New Scientist, as they say to do it 4 weeks in advance. But the New Scientist this week has not been delivered. It usually comes on Fridays. I can only assume it has been delivered to my new address. I'd go round and check, but the current tenants work night shifts, and I don't think they'd appreciate their sleep being disturbed just so I have something to read. True, I can always read the articles online, but it's just not the same is it? Everyone loves mail, right? It's exciting! Well, it's exciting when you get a steady flow of mail, like a couple of things every few days. It's not so fun when you have a big pile of mail to sort through when you arrive at your new house with all of your furniture and possessions in tow.

Sigh.

Only 11 days to go.

Hello Icelandic ash cloud. Long time no see.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13489944

At least this one has a more pronounceable name! And an excellent one at that. Grimsvotn!