28 September 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 28SEP2010

Google Earth helps discover massive meteor crater
Sify
London, Sep 28 (IANS) Google Earth has helped spot a meteor crater in Egypt that lay undiscovered, which could help scientists size up risks of potentially ...


Meteorite expert makes stop in S. Oregon
KDRV
A meteorite expert with Portland State University was in Lakeview Monday, urging residents to keep their eyes open for the rare rocks. ...


Opportunity Rover Finds 6th Mars Meteorite
SPACE.com Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:45 PM PDT
After spending the weekend studying a meteorite on Mars, NASA's rover Opportunity headed to yet another space rock - the sixth it has discovered on the Red Planet. ...

Mars Moon Phobos Likely Forged by Catastrophic Blast
SPACE.com Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:15 AM PDT
One of Mars' moons probably coalesced from rubble thrown into space after a comet or meteorite slammed into the Red Planet, a new study has found. ...


Google Earth Reveals Huge Meteor Crater 'Less Than Few Thousand' Years Old
Gather.com
An Italian scientist by the name of Vincenzo De Michele used Google Earth to uncover a previously unknown meteor crater in the Egyptian desert in 2008, ...

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