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On the opposite side of Mars, the rover Opportunity is completing inspection and sensor data acquisition on an iron meteorite dubbed Block Island that ...
| Camera tracks meteorite to home in space Times of the Internet Cameras set up in the western Australia desert have helped trace a fallen meteorite to its original place in the solar system, scientists said. ... See all stories on this topic Desert Fireball Network tracks first meteorite NEWS.com.au 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. ... Rare snapshot of solar system's dawn DEBORAH SMITH SCIENCE EDITOR September 19, 2009 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. The fiery streak it made on descent allowed them not only to pinpoint where it would fall on the vast Nullarbor Plain, but also work out where it had come from. ... http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/rare-snapshot-of-solar-systems-dawn-20090918-fvcl.html |
| Pope Benedict XVI blesses new headquarters of Vatican Observatory Catholic News Agency During his hour-long visit to the building, the Holy Father viewed the large collection of meteorites housed by the Observatory and held a rock from Mars in ... |
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