The articles in Category:Meteorites and its sub-categories have tended to be overlooked, falling as they do between geology and astronomy; the existence of this task force will keep them in view and help prevent future neglect.
Goals
To bring each of Wikipedia's articles on meteorites to at least "B-class", comprehensively covering all major aspects of the subject.
I added some information on the Guffey ungrouped iron meteorite (possible ataxite) to the Guffey, Colorado article. I don't know if this meteorite is notable enough to deserve its own article. It is the largest meteorite ever recovered in the US state of Colorado. I'm not particularly knowledgeable about meteorites, so I thought I would note it here and let someone run with it, if they chose. GeoGreg (talk) 17:30, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I've been working on the Polonnaruwa (meteorite) article for a while, but it is not yet clear if the object is actually a meteorite. Additional expertise would be great. Cheers, BatteryIncluded (talk) 13:11, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Focus for the month
January 2013 - Create articles (or link to subsections of existing articles) for as many red links as possible, especially in the templates. List here.
December 2012 - WikiProject Geology's December collaboration was: improve articles in Category:Meteorites and its sub-categories.
Approach
Articles should present the subject in a way that is easy for a complete newcomer to understand, while retaining informative content to engage the more advanced reader. The usual Wikipedia standards apply:
Meteorite classification is a complex subject with a long history. Long story short, we need to choose one scheme and use it consistently across all articles, infoboxes and navboxes in the projects scope.
The recommended scheme is:
Based on Weisberg, McCoy, Krot 2006:
M. K. Weisberg; T. J. McCoy; A. N. Krot (2006). "Systematics and Evaluation of Meteorite Classification". In D. S. Lauretta; H. Y. McSween, Jr. (eds.). Meteorites and the early solar system II(PDF). Tucson: University of Arizona Press. pp.19–52. ISBN978-0816525621. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
Kracher, Alfred; Willis, John; Wasson, John T (31 May 1980). "Chemical classification of iron meteorites—IX. A new group (IIF), revision of IAB and IIICD, and data on 57 additional irons". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 44 (6): 773–787. Bibcode:1980GeCoA..44..773K. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(80)90259-8.
For the new views on enstatite achondrites see:
Keil, Klaus (31 December 2009). "Enstatite achondrite meteorites (aubrites) and the histories of their asteroidal parent bodies". Chemie der Erde - Geochemistry. 70 (4): 295–317. doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2010.02.002.
Please familiarise yourself with it and use it whenever you edit one of "our" articles.
Task list / Worklist
You are welcome to tackle all or part of any of these; don't wait to be asked or granted permission.
Delete tasks you complete by editing the box below.
The list of stubs is at Category:Meteorite stubs. A few remain in Category:Meteoroid stubs awaiting transfer by a bot in the new year. Only articles about objects which have impacted a planet are "ours"; objects still in the heavens are the responsibility of WikiProject Astronomy.
Potential new meteorite articles or links to existing ones we don't yet know about
Potential new cultural item articles or links to existing ones we don't yet know about
Potential new meteorite people articles or links to existing ones we don't yet know about
Potential new strewn field articles (there are at least half a dozen strewn field maps scattered on there) or links to existing ones we don't yet know about
This section describes a semi-automated way to determine the importance of each of "our" articles.
Using the Wikipedia Release Version tools on the Wikimedia Toolserver it is a simple task to generate a list of all articles in a Category sorted in any of several ways. To assess importance we sort by release version score, the last column in the toolserver generated lists (described here).
The following table gives a link to such a list for each Category of interest and the range of scores for articles of each importance value within that category. Before using the links, force an update of the toolserver data using the instructions at User:SelectionBot/Web/Guide#Update project data.
It may occasionally be necessary to adjust the ranges in the table so that breaks fall at reasonable places in the lists.
Note: If a particular article does not appear in one of the lists then check that it has "our" project banner on its talk page and is included in the list's category. Only articles with both these attributes correctly set will be listed. Articles may take a few hours to appear on the lists when newly assessed, reassessed, categorised or recategorised.
list at least one appropriate reference, source, further information item, or external link. A link fulfills this obligation only if it connects to a reputable source. Government, professional or education sites are reputable for this purpose. Any external links must also still be valid (that is, still connect to the intended material).
Pictures are recommended but normally not required. Exceptions may be made where especially relevant.
Participation
Everyone is encouraged to help with the tasks listed above. You may also wish to add this page to your watchlist to keep an eye on developments.
Anyone wishing to formally indicate their membership of the project should add their signature to the list below:
Place {{WikiProject Geology|class=|importance=|meteorite=Yes|meteorite-importance=}} onto any new article's talk page for it to be recognised and assessed by this task force.
An article's assessment is generated from the class and importance parameters and helps organise relevant articles for improvement.
When assessed, the class and importance parameters are filled in, like this:
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Geology, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easy-to-use geology resource. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the project page for more information.GeologyWikipedia:WikiProject GeologyTemplate:WikiProject GeologyGeology
Place {{Infobox rock}} at the top of any article about a specific rock type (not mineral) found within one or more meteorites. Instructions for completing its fields are at Template:Infobox rock.
Infobox person
Place {{Infobox person}} at the top of any article about a specific meteorite related person. Instructions for completing its fields are at Template:Infobox person.
Place {{Infobox journal}} at the top of any article about a specific meteorite related journal. Instructions for completing its fields are at Template:Infobox journal.
Infobox award
Place {{Infobox award}} at the top of any article about a specific meteorite related prize or award. Instructions for completing its fields are at Template:Infobox award.
Meteorite-stub
Place {{Meteorite-stub}} at the bottom of stub articles. It should look like this:
