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Photo of Bunburra Rockhole Meteorite (Eucrite)
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Camera tracks meteorite to home in space
UPI Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:13 AM PDT
PERTH, Australia, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Cameras set up in the western Australia desert have helped trace a fallen meteorite to its original place in the solar system, scientists said.

Rare snapshot of solar system's dawn Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:22 AM PDT CAMERAS set up in outback Australia to track fireballs across the night sky have led scientists to a rare meteorite formed at the dawn of the solar system.

Need to find a meteorite? Call your fireball astronomers! iTWire by William Atkins An international team of scientists found a small meteorite on the giant Nullarbor Plain, but even more amazing was the fact that they ... Rare Meteorite Found With New Camera Network In Australian Desert redOrbit Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:06 AM PDT Image Caption: This is an all-sky image from the easternmost station in the Desert Fireball Network showing the track of the fireball on the left. Credit: Imperial College London

Space invader captured on the Nullarbor Daily Telegraph Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:00 AM PDT USING cameras to capture fireballs streaking across the night sky, scientists have tracked a tiny meteorite that crashed into Australia's Nullarbor Plain.

Nullarbor fireball cameras find rare meteorite EurekAlert! Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:13 AM PDT ( CSIRO Australia ) Using cameras which capture fireballs streaking across the night sky and sophisticated mathematics, a world-wide team of scientists have managed to find not only a tiny meteorite on the vast Nullarbor Plain, but also its orbit and the asteroid it came from.

Scientists find meteorite that came from innermost asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter New Kerala Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:23 AM PDT Washington, September 18 : In a very rare finding, scientists have discovered an unusual kind of meteorite in the Western Australian desert and have uncovered that it came from the innermost main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Rare meteorite found in WA outback Australian Broadcasting Corporation Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:04 PM PDT Scientists have discovered a rare kind of meteorite in outback Western Australia, which could hold clues about the origin of our solar system.

Australian scientists find meteorite BigPond News Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:56 PM PDT Australian scientists have found a rare meteorite using cameras that capture images of fireballs.

Scientists track down desert meteorites News.com.au Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:48 PM PDT THE Western Australian Museum today revealed a new golf ball-sized meteorite that was tracked falling onto the Nullarbor Plain by a network of cameras.

Scientists find rare meteorite (The West Australian)
The West Australian Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:36 PM PDT
Using cameras to capture fireballs streaking across the night sky, scientists have tracked a tiny meteorite that crashed into Australia's Nullarbor Plain.