Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology/Meteorites

The Meteorites task force is a group of editors who aim to improve Wikipedia's articles about Meteorites as part of WikiProject Geology and WikiProject Astronomy.

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.

Featured article

 * Iridium

DYK

 * European Fireball Network - 8. June 2010 (1695 views)
 * IVB meteorite - 4. January 2013 (4882 views)
 * Zakłodzie meteorite - 5. January 2013 (1904 views)
 * Nonmagmatic meteorite - 7. January 2013 (489 views)
 * Itqiy meteorite - 9. January 2013 (2132 views)
 * Northwest Africa 7034 - 11. January 2013 (10439 views)
 * Mundrabilla (meteorite) - 17. January 2013 (3245 views)
 * IIAB meteorites - 20. January 2013 (1614 views)
 * Micrometeorite - 24. February 2013 (2101 views)
 * Allan Hills A81005 - 3. March 2013 (5105 views)

Article alerts
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:
 * Manual of Style

Naming conventions
In work. See discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Geology/Meteorites.

Recommended meteorite classification scheme
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:


 * With additions of:
 * For the newly accepted IIG irons see:
 * For IIF irons see:
 * For the new views on enstatite achondrites see:
 * For the new views on enstatite achondrites see:
 * For the new views on enstatite achondrites see:

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.

Importance
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.

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.

Quality (Class)
We are aiming for all our articles to be "B-Class" or higher. According to Version 1.0_Editorial Team/Release Version Criteria this means that they are expected to be reasonably satisfactory for an ordinary reader. The following are minimum guidelines.

In no particular order, articles should:
 * be neutral point-of-view,
 * be reasonably clear,
 * be organized adequately,
 * have no known factual errors,
 * have appropriate categorization,
 * be adequate in scope and proportion,
 * use style consistently within the article,
 * be visually adequate (that is, not ugly),
 * use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation,
 * 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:
 * -Arb. (talk) 00:00, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Tobias1984 (talk) 14:09, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Basilicofresco (msg) 14:55, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Resources
List here any generally useful resources that could be accessed when working on meteorite articles.

Notability guidelines
These are guidelines for notability of Meteoritics-related topics.

The general Wikipedia guidelines apply (and are well worth reading):
 * Notability
 * Notability (astronomical objects)

The following are likely to meet notability requirements:
 * Meteorites:
 * Classification:
 * Type specimen of a group (e.g. Brachinite and Brachina meteorite)
 * Type specimen of a grouplet (e.g. Bellsbank meteorite, former Bellsbank Trio)
 * Regional
 * Largest meteorite(s) of a country
 * Discovery
 * Observed falls
 * Exceptional stories of discovery (e.g. hit a house/car/dog)
 * Scientific
 * Really special chemistry/mineralogy highlighted in a scientific journal (name of meteorite in title would be ideal)
 * Meteorites found by Apollo program and any of the rover programs (e.g. Heat Shield Rock); this is effectively all meteorites found on extraterrestrial bodies as there is still a very small number of them - see Category:Meteorites found on bodies other than Earth


 * Meteoriticists
 * Notability_(people)
 * Notability (academics)

Project banner
Place 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:

and the banner looks like this: Shortcuts: WikiProject Geology, WPGEOLOGY, WPGeology, WP Geology

The article is classified in the appropriate subcategories of Category:Meteorites.

For more information visit the WikiProject Geology assessment page: WikiProject Geology/Assessment

Infobox meteorite
Place Infobox meteorite at the top of any article about a specific meteorite. Instructions for completing its fields are at Template:Infobox meteorite.

Infobox meteorite subdivison
Place Infobox meteorite subdivision at the top of any article about meteorite subdivisions (e.g. group, class, etc...) Template:Infobox meteorite subdivision.

Infobox mineral
Place Infobox mineral at the top of any article about a specific mineral. Instructions for completing its fields are at Template:Infobox mineral.

Infobox rock
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.
 * Or: Infobox scientist for Meteoriticists.

Infobox organization
Place Infobox organization at the top of any article about a specific meteorite related organization. Instructions for completing its fields are at Template:Infobox organization.

Infobox journal
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:

Meteorites Navbox
Place Meteorites at the bottom of all meteorite articles. It should look like this: