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AMICO 2000: Asteroids, Meteorites, Impacts And Their Consequences


                               Spring Meeting
                         Astronomische Gesellschaft
                      Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft

                  http://ecf.hq.eso.org/~ralbrech/amico/

            Asteroids, Meteorites, Impacts and their Consequences
                                 AMICO 2000

Date: May 16 - 20 , 2000

Place: Nordlingen im Ries, Germany

Occasion: The celebration of the tenth anniversary of the
"Ries-Krater-Museum" in Nordlingen

Organized by:

Prof. Dr. Hubert Miller (Geologische Staatssammlung, München) for the
Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft (DGG)
Dr. Michael Schieber, Director of the Ries-Krater-Museum, Nördlingen
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Vogt, Nördlingen, for the Astronomische Gesellschaft
(AG), Coordinator

Scientific Organizing Committee:

Astronomy:
Dr. Rudolf Albrecht, ESO/ST-ECF Garching
Prof. Dr. Peter Brosche, Observatorium Hoher List, Daun
Dr. Gerhard Hahn, DLR, Berlin-Adlersdorf
Prof. Dr. Michael H. Soffel, Institut für Planetare Geodesie, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Völk, MPI für Kernphysik, Heidelberg

Geo sciences:
Prof. Dr. Lutz Bischoff, Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut, Münster
Prof. Dr. Alexander Deutsch, Insitut für Planetologie, Münster
Prof. Dr. Christian Koeberl, Institut für Geochemie, Wien
Prof. Dr. Klaus Heide, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Jena
Prof. Dr. Ludolf Schultz, MPI für Chemie, Mainz
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Stinnesbeck, Geologisches Institut, Karlsruhe

The Nordlinger Ries is one of the largest and best documented impact craters
in Europe. Therefore, in 1990 the "Ries-Krater-Museum" was inaugurated in
Nordlingen. This museum demonstrates to the public the physics, the
immediate effects and long-term consequences of an asteroid impact in a
clear, evident and impressive manner, based on the most recent scientific
knowledge. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of this institution we
are planning an international and interdisciplinary conference of
astronomers, geologists, palaeontologists, mineralogists and other
scientists of related areas for an international and interdisciplinary
conference. It will cover the most important aspects of impacts in the solar
system, in particular those of small bodies (asteroids, comets) on planets
and their satellites, with special emphasis to Earth and Moon.

The topic seems to hold growing interest, not only for specialists in
natural science, but also for a larger public. Therefore we expect that this
conference will also contribute to disseminate new scientific knowledge and
recent results into the public on local, national and international levels.

Principal Topics:

*small bodies in the solar system: asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust;
*meteorites: origin, age, analysis methods and items related to them;
*impact craters on Earth and other planets: statistics, ages, geologic
structures, dating;
*geologic and mineralogic features of impacts: coloured breccia, suevite,
shutter cones, tectits (moldavites) and others;
*computer simulations and laboratory experiments on impacts;
*history of impact events on Earth and their consequences: massive
extintion of species, periodicities etc;
*research on impacts and its importance to human society and for the
assessment of mankind's position in the Universe.

In addition to invited reviews referring on the above-mentioned topics the
conference will also deal with contributions supplied either in form of oral
reports or presentations of posters. Parallel sessions should be avoided. A
considerable part of the available time should be devoted to
interdisciplinary discussions. Posters should also be incorporated in these
discussions, scheduling, p.e., special poster sessions. Conference language
is English, only events for the public will be in German.

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Contact

Rieskrater-Museum Noerdlingen
Eugene-Shoemaker-Platz 1
D-86720 Noerdlingen
Germany
Tel. +49-9081-273 8220
FAX +49-9081-273 82220
E mail: rieskratermuseum.noerdlingen@donau-ries.de

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