Meteorite research

Although lunar samples were competing for the attention of meteorite researchers during the 4 years since the reports of Bogard [1971], Burnett [1971], Dodd [1971 a ], and Wasson [1971 a ], a number of exciting developments can be reported. Since this paper is the only survey of progress in meteoritics to appear in this quadrennial report, the bibliography is relatively long. The references regarding meteorite research in the United States are essentially complete for the period from July 1970 to June 1974. A number of important studies carried out outside the United States are also cited. References have been assigned to the eight broad subject categories discussed in the text. In some cases any such assignment is arbitrary, and the reader is advised to search through other categories if complete references are needed.