09 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09APR2017

Big Asteroid Is Heading Close to Earth
Voice of America
... 60 times as large as the small asteroid that plunged into our atmosphere as a meteor and exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013.

"We Are the Meteor"
WNYC
Stratigraphers study the earth's layers of rock in order to reveal the planet's history. And within the stratigraphic community, a big change is underway.

Meteor lights up the skies
CTV News
Those who saw it describe it as a white or yellow light trailing through the sky for a few seconds.

Lyrid Meteor Shower 2017: How And Where To Watch In April
Brevard Times
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on April 22, 2017 - but will also be visible from April 16 through April 26. So it's possible ...

“Fire in the Sky: Meteor Tracking at Lowell Observatory” Science Speaker
Horizons Newspaper
By Grace Gammello HORIZONS Science speaker and published astronomer Nick Moskovitz presented on meteor tracking at Lowell Observatory on ...

Puerto Rican scientist studies meteor impact
Ciencia Puerto Rico
Cristina Lugo Centeno, graduate student in earth sciences at Syracuse University has discovered evidence of a meteor impact in Santa Fe, New ...

lyrid meteor shower
CNY Observers
The latest article in the Upstate NY Stargazing series, “Upstate NY Stargazing in April: Comet Hunting and the Lyrid Meteor Shower,” has just been ...

Testing mobile radio meteor scatter equipment with Bill Watson 8/4/2017
Rosliston Astronomy Group: Blog
I have been experiencing great difficulty detecting meteors by radio scatter. I took my mobile equipment to Bill's house (Lichfield – Bill is experienced ...

Incredible video of meteor impact shockwave.
WorkLAD
Incredible video of meteor impact shockwave. WorkLAD 14 hours ago No Comments · Facebook · Prev Article Next Article. Incredible video of meteor ...

Meteorites, impacts/craters, bolides/fireballs, tektites in the solar system
We have compiled the names of all impact events (meteorites, impacts/craters, bolides/frieballs, tektites) in the solar system. It is published at "http://www.impaktnamen.de". Actually it contains 8168 pages, including 456 pages (chronology of terrestrial events) and 706 pages (bibliography). The catalogue of the names (6871 pages) is completely linked with the bibliography. The compilation is downloadable free of charge. Considering the necessary time for a download alternatively we offer a CD or USB-stick free of charge (mail to impakton@gmx.de).
Monika Kumlehn de Mamani & Ingrid Grambow
Ihmepassage 2
D 30449 Gannover

2017 The FOURTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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