Meteor/Meteorite News 27JUL10

Venus and the Delta Aquarid Meteor ShowerSan Diego Reader (blog)The Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower, typically one of the year's ten best showers, will be mostly spoiled this year by a coinciding full moon. ...

Research centre studies impact of meteor strikesRiverview ThisWeekJohn Spray says most people have no idea Fredericton is home to a world-class research centre that studies the impact of meteor strikes on Earth. ...

Untouched meteorite impact crater found via Google EarthPhysOrg Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:11 AM PDT(PhysOrg.com) -- A pristine meteorite impact crater has been found in a remote area of the Sahara desert in southwest Egypt. The crater was originally noticed on Google Earth images, and is believed to be only a few thousand years old. ...

Egyptian impact crater could mean we're at more risk
iTWire Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:43 AM PDTA newly discovered meteorite that impacted in southwestern Egypt a few thousand years ago, and produced what is being called the Kamil Crater, could mean that we are all at greater risk of getting hit by one. ...

Meteorite crater found in Egypt
OverTheLimit.info (blog)Discovered in 2008 on Google Earth, and located in 2009, the meteorite crater known as Kamil is one of the best preserved sites ever discovered. ...

Ice Age Not Caused by Meteor Impact
SoftpediaThis time frame has been dubbed the Ice Age, and experts have believed for a long time that it was caused by a meteorite, or other space rock, slamming into ...

Moon, Shooting Star & Mt. RainierKING5.com... Way taking pictures of the moon and Mt. Rainier when I happened to take a shot a meteor streaking across the sky between the moon and the mountian. ...

IT pro has close encounter with meteorite
Network World Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:26 AM PDTIT consultant Jan Marszel was watching an English cricket match with a pal Richard Haynes when from out of nowhere came flying toward them a five-inch rock, which upon hitting the field directly in front of them broke in two. ...

'Meteorite' crashes to earth during county cricket match, hitting spectator in the chest
Daily Mail Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:05 AM PDTJan Marszal, 51, and Richard Haynes, 52, were watching Middlesex play Sussex in a county championship match in Uxbridge when what's thought to be a meteorite hurtled towards them, hitting Mr Marszal. ...

Meteorite hits cricket pitch
Eurosport.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:29 AM PDTTwo cricket fans' enjoyment of a cricket match was interrupted when a meteorite sailed towards the boundary ropes. ...

Cricket fan claims he was hit by piece of meteorite during matchMirror.co.ukA cricket fan claims he was hit by a piece of meteorite during a match. Jan Marszal, 51, and Richard Haynes, 52, were watching Middlesex play Sussex in ...

Weather Focus 3: Summer meteor shower season in full swing for northeast OhioWKYC-TVCLEVELAND -- Astronomers and those who love to star gaze find mid summer the perfect time to see meteor showers in full bloom across the northern hemisphere ...