F1 – Commission F1 Meteors, Meteorites and Interplanetary Dust

Description

Commission F1 supports research on the interplanetary dust and meteoroid complex, and the interaction of these particles with the atmospheres or solid surfaces of planets and satellites, covering meteor observations and the laboratory analysis of meteorites and cosmic dust, all of which use a unique set of research tools to do astronomy.

The Commission is responsible for the IAU Meteor Data Center, encouraging suitable data standards, and for providing direction in shower naming and other meteor nomenclature to keep the literature transparent.

The Commission assists local researchers when notable meteor events or small asteroid impacts occur, and promotes professional-amateur collaboration in meteor and meteorite work.

The Commission organizes the triennial `Meteoroids' conference and promotes special sessions focused on meteors, meteorites and interplanetary dust at other conferences.

Further aims for the 2015-18 triennium include the development of an authoritative reference book on meteorites/meteors/dust, and the creation of a bibliography on these topics covering research publications in all languages.

The Commission approved the Definitions of Terms in Meteor Astronomy.


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Commission Members (154)


Under Division

Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology

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Commission F1 WG Meteor Shower Nomenclature (MSN-WG)


Margaret D. Campbell-Brown

University of Western Ontario
Dept Physics-Astronomy
London ON N6A 3K7
Ontario (ON)
Canada

Organization website: http://physics.uwo.ca/

NCA adherence: Canada

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Pavel Koten

Astronomical Inst Academy of Sciences
Interplanetary Matter
Fricova 298
251 65 Ondrejov
Czech Republic

Phone: +420 323 620 245
Organization website: http://www.asu.cas.cz/

NCA adherence: Czech Republic

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Apostolos Christou

Armagh Observatory
College Hill
Armagh BT61 9DG
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 2837 522928
Organization website: http://star.arm.ac.uk

NCA adherence: United Kingdom

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Diego Janches

Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA
Space Weather Lab
Code 674
Greenbelt 20771
Maryland (MD)
United States

Phone: +1 301-286-0597
Fax: +1 301-286-9203

NCA adherence: United States

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

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