Meteor/Meteorite News 26JUN2010

Two from Alma College work on meteorite project

The Morning Sun - ‎49 分前‎

They shot one meteorite last year and something happened that never occurred before. That is, nothing happened. The rock just sat there as it swallowed the ...

The last word: What are the odds?

The Week Magazine - ‎17 時間前‎

The famous Meteor Crater in Barringer, Ariz., resulted from a meteorite in this size category. The NRC report estimates that 25-meter airbursts occur every ...

July 2010 Geology and GSA Today highlights

EurekAlert (press release) - ‎18 時間前‎

Pseudotachylite bodies are found in large meteorite impact structures and form intricate networks below crater floors. The melt portions of pseudotachylyte ...

Another fireball caught on York Water Company video camera

York Daily Record - ‎8 時間前‎

Meteorite hunter Mike Antonelli of the Pittsburgh area said it's interesting the two sightings are about a year apart and might have followed a similar ... [be sure to see earlier posts on this Meteor/Meteorite News]

On the trail of the Willamette Meteorite

West Linn Tidings - ‎2010年6月 24日‎

By J. Brian Monihan Mark Buser from West Linn, in center, led a guided tour June 11 at Fields Bridge Park to discuss the Willamette Meteorite with visiting ...

Un trozo de meteorito cae en el jardín de una casa en Brasil

AFP - ‎2010 年6月24日‎

RÍO DE JANEIRO — Un pequeño trozo de meteorito cayó en el jardín de una casa de la ciudad brasileña de Varre-Sai, en el Estado de Río de Janeiro, ...

Americanos afirmam que pedra encontrada no Rio é meteorito

Terra Brasil - ‎2010年6月24日‎

A pedra encontrada no último sábado no município de Varre-Sai, no noroeste Fluminense, se trata de um meteorito, segundo pesquisadores americanos. ...

Brazil Meteor/ite of 19JUN2010 TV Broadcast update

Meteorito cai no Brasil após 19 anos 2010 06 24

posted on YouTube by UmPasseiopeloCeu | 2010年06月25日 | 2:33 [6 views]

TV News produced by Record with informations of a Meteorite fall in the city of Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, on June 19th 2010.
Reportagem produzida pela TV Record sobre o Meteorito encontrado no município de Varre-Sai, região Noroeste do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, em 19 de junho de 2010.

Brazil Meteorite Video and Update 24JUN2010

Reportagem da InterTv sobre o Meteorito de Varre-Sai

posted on YouTube by

UmPasseiopeloCeu | 2010年06月24日 | 3:23 [161 views]

Reportagem da InterTv sobre o Meteorito lo calizado no muniicpio de Varre-Sai, na região Noroeste do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.

Blog do Clube de Astronomia Louis Cruls - Louis Cruls Astronomy Club Blog

Olá!!! O Sr. Germano encontrou o meteorito no ultimo domingo dia 20 de junho , após ter visto asua queda no dia 19 de juho por volta das 17:30h. É possível que sejam encontrados novos meteoritos em Varre-Sai. Vamos aguardar os novos acontecimentos, podemos ter muitas surpresas. Abaixo o relato encminhado pela prefeitura de Varre-Sai ... [full blog with text and photos of meteorite]... http://calc.zip.net/

Brazilian Meteorite Story in the Press about 19JUN2010 Fall

SRZD

Meteorito é encontrado no Noroeste do estado

SRZD - ‎2 時間前‎

... da Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (Uenf) analisaram uma pedra encontrada em uma propriedade rural e concluíram que se trata de um meteorito. ...

Pedra que seria meteorito é encontrada no interior do Rio
G1.com.br

Brazil Meteor Fireball Produces Meteorites 23JUN2010

Brazil Daylight Meteor Fireball of June 19 Produces Meteorites
posted by LunarMeteoriteHunter (c) - Tokyo, Japan 23JUN2010 11:00 AM
(story embargoed until 10:00PM 13:00GMT 23JUN2010)

































Photos and credits:
Wellington Rangel (Clube de Astronomia Louis Cruls/ Instituto Federal Fluminense)/ Astronomers Without Borders

A ~600 gram meteorite fell about 15 meters from a ranch hand in Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil on June 19, 2010. The images show the meteorite and how it was found (though it was picked up first, and then replaced for the TV camera). The person talking to the reporter is Prof. Marcelo Souza, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, in Campos. The interview will be aired on Brazilian TV today.


Near Hit!
There is an interesting follow-up to the daylight meteor fireball in Brazil of June 19, 2010. At about 21.00 UT, a ranch hand (name withheld) saw the fireball and heard explosions, after which something fell about 15 meters away from him in a pasture. He walked over to the spot and picked up a 600 gram meteorite that had just fallen from the sky. He saw others fall at about the same time nearby but hasn't been able to find them yet. He commented that the air had a "strong smell of iron".
The meteorite appears to be an ordinary chondrite with both primary and secondary fusion crust. I expect several more meteorites to be found from this fall based upon eyewitness reports. The local university and others will be joining the hunt today and in the coming days; stay tuned-in for more.

Have information about this meteorite fall or others? Please email drtanuki@gmail.com


Previously reported:

Brazil Daytime Fireball
A daytime fireball with sonic booms was reported by many people in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil on June 19 at about 21.00 UT. A local astronomy and physics professor, Prof. Marcelo Souza, was contacted by the fire department and others for explanation.


Map of the Campos dos Goytacazes area in Brazil:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=-21.742918,-41.32782&spn=1.035766,1.796265&z=10

Brazil Daytime Fireball 19JUN2010

Brazil Daytime Fireball
A daytime fireball with sonic booms reported by many people in Campos dos Goytacazes [Guaytocazes?], Brazil at on June 19 at about 21.00 UT. A local astronomy expert was contacted by the fire department and others for explanation. No other information is available at this time.
Source: Astronomers Without Borders- M.S.

If you have any information please leave a comment. Thank you.

Map of area in Brazil:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=-21.742918,-41.32782&spn=1.035766,1.796265&z=10