[meteorite-list] Katsuhito Ohtsuka, Japan in News!!!!

[Paul]

Dirk Ross wrote:

"Dear List and Katsuhito, 

Great Work!!!! Congrats!! http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ 

Jupiter Turned Comet Into "Moon" for 12 Years 

National Geographic 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090914-jupiter-moon-comet.html "

The paper about it is:

Ohtsuka, K., T. Ito, M. Yoshikawa, D. J. Asher, H. Arakida, 
2009, Quasi-Hilda Comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu: Another 
long temporary satellite capture by Jupiter. arXiv:0808.2277v1 
[astro-ph], 

http://arxiv.org/abs/0808.2277

Another article:

Jupiter captures a comet, briefly, Christian Science Monitor
by Pete Spotts

http://features.csmonitor.com/discoveries/2009/09/14/jupiter-captures-a-comet-briefly/

Captured comet becomes moon of Jupiter by Kerensa McElroy, Cosmos Online 

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3003/captured-comet-becomes-moon-jupiter

Yours,

Paul H.