Greetings GSW members! Your keen eyes are needed to review these draft minutes from the February 6th meeting. Please send corrections or additions to Meeting Secretary Megan Holycross at holycrossm@si.edu. Thanks in advance for giving this a few moments of your attention.
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See you at 7:30!๐ค๐ป๐Asteroid #2024RW1 just burned up offshore of the Philippines. It's only the ninth asteroid astronomers have accurately detected before impact on Earth, and is a good sign that our planetary defense capabilities are improving.
A M3.8 earthquake rattled Montreal today - small, but a good opportunity to take a look at the geology.
In 1663, a M7.3+ earthquake occurred to the northeast, and it's thought to be associated with ...a 350 million-year-old asteroid impact?!?
Read more on our blog; link in bio.