29 September 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- 29SEP09

New York Times
The Red Planet May Be Better Known as the Wet One

New York Times
... looked like buckshot and powder burns on the surface of the planet, the scars left by a meteorite that struck sometime in the first half of last year. ...

Astronomer to Pope speaks tonight in Nashville

The Tennessean
An author as well as scholar and researcher, he is the curator of the Vatican meteorite collection. He studies the nature and evolution of small bodies in ...

From the International Herald Tribune

New York Times
Realizing that it was a fireball, the pilot, Archie Anderson, swerved the plane just in time to avoid a collision as a meteor plunged to earth in a trail of ...

Creen que cayó un meteorito en Mendoza

La Gaceta Tucumán - Tucumán,Argentina
Las autoridades de Mendoza y de La Pampa aún no brindaron información oficial, pero se especula con el ingreso a la atmósfera de un meteorito o de "basura ...

Large ball of white falls from sky, seen in Ottawa and Toronto areas

Sault Star
It's possible," said Richard Herd, a spokesman for the meteorites and impacts advisory committee, a group of Canadian geologists and astronomers that ...
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He says he saw meteor land

Toronto Sun
By DON PEAT, SUN MEDIA While he can't find any sign of it now, Whitby resident Allen Plourde is convinced he saw Friday night's meteor hit near a high ...
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Meteor lit up the night

Toronto Sun
Attwood said the meteoroid – which would either be a meteor if it broke apart in the atmosphere or a meteorite if it hit the ground – could have been ...

Student Life
In pursuit of life, Mars rovers continue search for water

Student Life
The rover is currently situated against a half-ton meteorite composed of iron and nickel. Scientists are currently studying weathering on the meteorite. ...

Students learn about NASA's training in Arizona

Prescott Daily Courier
When the Apollo astronauts first trained in the 1960s for their famous moonwalk, they trained in Meteor Crater, east of Flagstaff and only one hour from ...

十大天降异物:3.6公斤陨石袭击美国女子

TechWeb - Beijing,China
阿拉巴马州陨石来袭* D* @2 ^7 \2 Q/ q/ B6 E7 s 1954年11月30日下午,美国阿拉巴马州塔拉迪加郡居民发现一个燃烧的物体(一颗陨石)从天空快速坠落。 ...

Martian water found on Mars

ABC Online
Just days after the discovery of water on the moon, NASA has found new evidence of Martian water exposed on the surface by meteor impacts. ...
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Venus visible early Thursday

Akron Beacon Journal
The Orionid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 21, but up to 20 meteors an hour might be seen in the early morning hours from Oct. 20-24. ...
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BBC News
Iran has tested two short-range missiles and announced plans for a ...

BBC News
Iran says the Shahab-3 (Meteor-3), which was first tested in July 2008, can fly some 2000km, which makes it capable of hitting Israel and US bases in the ...
Impact on moon might not be out of sight

The Durango Herald
You won't need a scope for a predawn show on Oct. 21, when the Orionid meteor show peaks. The Orionids occur when Earth passes through Halley's comet's ...


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