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.
Under Division
Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology
Commission Working Groups
Commission F1 WG Meteor Shower Nomenclature (MSN-WG)
University of Western Ontario
Dept Physics-Astronomy
London ON N6A 3K7
Ontario (ON)
Canada
NCA adherence: Canada
Last updated:
July 19, 2018
Astronomical Inst Academy of Sciences
Interplanetary Matter
Fricova 298
251 65 Ondrejov
Czech Republic
NCA adherence: Czech Republic
Last updated:
March 14, 2018
Armagh Observatory
College Hill
Armagh BT61 9DG
United Kingdom
NCA adherence: United Kingdom
Last updated:
October 11, 2021
Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA
Space Weather Lab
Code 674
Greenbelt 20771
Maryland (MD)
United States
NCA adherence: United States
Last updated:
April 17, 2019
Organizing Committee