25 June 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 25JUN2010

This day in history: June 24

WKOW-TV.com
1938 - Pieces of a meteor, estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded, land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. ...


Meteor Party! David Levy's Leonids | LiveScience

Come to a special invitation-only star party: this one's all about meteors. Dave Brody reports from David Levy's Jarnac observatory in Arizona as the Leonid ...

Bootids to illuminate sky in minor meteor shower

Indiana Daily Student
By IDS Reports | IDS Meteor shower enthusiasts can search the skies tonight for the June Bootids, a group of meteors that have not been seen since 2004. ...
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Life at the SETI Institute: Meet Dr. Peter Jenniskens -- Video

Huffington Post (blog)
He is an expert on meteor showers and on the natural and artificial atmospheric entry of objects from space. He aims to give meteors and fireballs their ...
Crater gets inspected

Odessa American
BY GEOFF FOLSOM Heather Germaine didn't anticipate the Odessa Meteor Crater having a tough time passing its inspection Wednesday. ...
Route 66 attractions in Arizona

Helium
Meteor Crater- At 4000 ft in diameter and 570 ft deep, Meteor Crater is truly a spectacle. The crater is located not far from Winslow, AZ. ...
Video The Importance of Studying Meteorite Components

Learn about the importance of studying extraterrestrial molecules and meteorite components.
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