11 August 2009

LATEST WORLDWIDE METEOR/METEORITE NEWS- NEWS OF 11AUG09

Mystery Martian rock a meteorite

USA Today
A half-ton rock spotted on Mars is indeed a meteorite, say NASA scientists. The Opportunity Mars rover found the "Block Island" rock two weeks ago. ...
Hole in the Earth

LiveScience.com
A meteorite that rocked the Sahara desert over 300 million years ago left behind quite a scar that's been photographed before. New satellite images released ...
Sky News
Scientists Say Saturn Moon Like 'Early Earth'

Sky News
Methane rain cuts channels and forms lakes on the surface and causes erosion, helping to erase the meteorite impact craters that pockmark most other rocky ...

Meteorite yields clues about Mars' past

United Press International (subscription)
10 (UPI) -- The US space agency says its Mars rover Opportunity has found a metallic meteorite that's providing researchers details about the planet's ...

Block Island , een grote nikkelijzermeteoriet op Mars .
Marswagentje Opportunity vindt tweede meteoriet

Alles over sterrekunde - Amersfoort,Utrecht,Netherlands
Voor de tweede keer heeft het Amerikaanse Marswagentje Opportunity een meteoriet gevonden op het oppervlak van de rode planeet. De eerste ruimtesteen op ...


Meteorite Found on Mars Yields Clues About Planet's Past

PR Newswire (press release)
10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that is providing ...

Moon, meteors vie for attention

Inland Empire News
The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this week. But, Lake Arrowhead astronomer Dr. Lorann Parker says there's a problem. “The dilemma we have is a moon rise that ...

Meteors expected to accent Tuesday night's sky

Sacramento Bee
By Bill Lindelof Eyes will be trained on the night sky Tuesday for the annual Perseid meteor shower. A Yolo County viewing party is scheduled for 8 pm to ...

Moonlets and Rings; Kepler Watches HAT

AccuWeather.com
... disintegrate at heights of about 50-65 or so miles up; we do occasionally get small meteorite bits falling to Earth after the disintegration, however. ...

Earth's little brother Titan among moons

NEWS.com.au
And just as on Earth, the weather on Titan appears to have erased most evidence of meteorite craters. "It really is surprising how closely Titan's surface ...

Visual treat for UAE residents as falling meteors to light up ...

GulfNews
Al Ain: The early morning sky above the emirates will be lit with the light of hundreds of falling meteors on Wednesday. The event, generated by the annual ...

The Tech Herald
Perseid Meteor Shower hits its peak this week

The Tech Herald
According to expectant meteorite enthusiasts, this year's shower of 'shooting stars' could well result in an above average display for those people willing ...

Daily Mail
National Trust pick the best spot to watch the Perseids meteor ...

Daily Mail
The National Trust has published online guides to its seven top sites for seeing the stars, ahead of the best night for the annual Perseids meteor shower on ...



Perseid meteors to shower down late Tuesday, early Wednesday

Salt Lake Tribune
By Sheena Mcfarland The most-watched meteor shower of the year is coming back late Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, and this year, stargazers may be ...

OregonLive.com
Showers are coming: meteor showers, that is

OregonLive.com
by Chris Spitzer, The Oregonain Associated PressA meteor streaks through the sky during the 1999 Perseid meteor shower, leaving behind a smoky trail. ...

Star Watch -- Meteors not total wash-out

Post-Bulletin
It's time once again for the Persied meteor shower over Rochester, and most years it's a marquee stargazing event. But not this year. ...

Tweeting The Perseids

RedOrbit
Amateur astronomers across the UK are preparing to tweet the world's first mass participation meteor star party, as part of the International Year of ...



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