28 July 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 28JUL2011


New meteor shower points to a future close encounter
Discover Magazine (blog)
As I'll point out below, we pass through lots of meteor streams, so there are plenty of other comets that could hit us. I know, I know, that doesn't sound reassuring, but think about it: how often is the Earth hit by a comet? ...


A Volcano on the Moon -- Where None Should Be
TIME
Volcanoes or meteor impacts on the near side could thus cause more copious lava bleeds, which spread out across the surface and formed plains. The far side had a tougher hide, and was thus less easily damaged. That, in any case, is part of the story. ...



The Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower is coming! - Cleveland astronomy ...
Meteors are streaking through the sky thanks to the Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower In two days, the night of July 29/30 will mark the peak of the Delta ...



Trail of Crumbs Discovered from Potentially Hazardous Comet
Space Ref (press release)
Jenniskens heads the Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS) project in California. Since last October, the SETI Institute has teamed up with Fremont Peak Observatory and UCO/Lick Observatory in monitoring the night sky with low-light video ...



Ocean Search Ends After Mystery Fireball Reported - Orlando News ...
FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. -- The Coast Guard calls off a search of the Atlantic Ocean near Flagler Beach after two witnesses reported a possible downed aircraft.
www.clickorlando.com/news/28677731/detail.html



Meteor shower to light up night skies until Friday
Vancouver Sun
The annual Delta Aquarid meteor shower is set to begin today and is expected to peak late Friday night, says Raminder Singh Samra, resident astronomer at Vancouver's HR MacMillan Space Centre. "Anyone can enjoy it. You don't have to be a professional ...




China meteorite: world's top 10 largest ever meteorites
Daily Telegraph Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:15 PM PDT
The largest meteorite ever discovered was at Hoba in Namibia in 1920, 

weighing 66 tons. ...



Evidence Found for Undiscovered Comet That May Threaten Earth
Space.com
A surprise meteor shower spotted by skywatchers in February was likely caused by cosmic "bread crumbs" left over from an undiscovered comet that could potentially pose a threat to Earth, astronomers announced today (July 27). The tiny meteoroids that ...


Anyone else see the meteor tonight? – Fairly Conservative
By Cindy
About 9:15 or so, I was driving east on Capitol Drive in about Pewaukee and there it was. It lasted long enough for me to tell the other gals in the c.
Fairly Conservative



Perseid Meteor Shower Begins
YouTube
The summer Perseid meteor shower is getting underway as Earth enters the debris stream from comet Swift-Tuttle. Source: NASA read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news-Perseid-Meteor-Shower-Begins-072611.aspx.




China discovers enormous meteorite
Telegraph.co.uk
One of the largest meteorites ever recorded has been discovered in the remote Altai mountains that separate China from Mongolia. By Malcolm Moore, Shanghai For decades, passing Kazakh herdsmen have carved their names on an oddly shaped rock ...


What Built Mars' Canals?
U.S. News & World Report
So researchers have hypothesized vast permafrost-sealed aquifers in extremely porous, permeable ground that was suddenly breached by meteor impacts, faulting or upwards movements of hot magma in the Martian crust. In order for that scenario to work ...