30 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30JUN2012

Get Ready for 2012's Spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower - Yahoo ...
2012's Perseid meteor shower from July to August is set to be one of the best in recent years due to a waning crescent moon that won't rise until after midnight ...
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Meteor Activity Outlook for June 23-29, 2012 « The Transient Sky ...
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford's excellent weekly summary of meteoractivity. The original version can be found at the American ...
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World's oldest impact crater discovered in Greenland
msnbc.com
Scientists think it was formed 3 billion years ago by a meteorite 19 miles (30 kilometer) wide — which, if it hit Earth today, would wipe out all higher life. The crater is so wide that it would reach the edge of space 62 miles (100 km) above Earth if ...

"Fireball" sighted Thursday night in West Monroe
Monroe News Star
West Monroe resident Obie Sims said he was enjoying a relaxing evening outdoors Thursday when he saw what appeared to be a huge bottle rocket streak across the sky about 10:45 p.m..

World's oldest meteor impact crater discovered in Greenland
Christian Science Monitor
Scientists say they found the oldest meteor impact crater yet discovered, caused by a rock that, it hit Earth today, would wipe out all higher life.

How I wonder what you are….
The Hindu
28, 29: Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower. Can produce about 20 meteors per hour at their peak. Best viewing is east after midnight. August. 12 -13Perseids MeteorShower. The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29JUN2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
A meteor (L) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth's atmosphere. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images). JEFFREY%20SCHAUB.
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太陽系最古の隕石から新種の鉱物を発見 « WIREDjp 世界最強のテクノ ...
カリフォルニア工科大学の地質学者チーマーは2007年から走査型電子顕微鏡を使ってアエンデ隕石の調査を進めておりその研究から9種の新たな鉱物が見つかったそのひとつ ...
wired.jp/2012/06/28/new-mineral-panguite/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!