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Statistically, every year roughly 1400 meteorites of pebble size and larger fall somewhere on Earth's lands. But few of these are ever found — and even fewer (about 3%) are actually seen as they arrive. Because they're rare, these witnessed falls are ...
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Colorado east of Greeley and Northeast of Kersey Colorado Bright Blue/Green Meteor Fireball 4:00 am 2SEP2011 My friend and I were at work out at 70 Ranch ...
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| National GeographicBased on analysis of some of the world's oldest rocks, scientists have the first direct evidence that a cataclysmic meteor shower changed early Earth's chemical composition. The presence of precious metals in Earth's mantle and crust poses a puzzle, ... |
Discovery News
There is, for instance, not convincing evidence for a major meteor impact like the one that killed the dinosaurs. Scientists do know that gigantic volcanic eruptions were spitting large amounts of methane and CO2 into the air at the time. ...
Meteorites Pummeled Earth, Delivering Gold
Discovery News
A slew of meteorites pelted Earth some 3.9 billion years ago -- delivering that gold you may be wearing on your finger. By Jessica Marshall Gold, platinum and other precious metals were brought here by meteorites, new research suggests. ...
September Meteor Showers | American Meteor Society
Tag Archives for: September Meteor Showers. 2 ... Meteor Activity Outlook for September 3-9, 2011... Meteor Activity Outlook for August 27- September 2, 2011 ...
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Meteorite storm showered planet in gold
New Scientist
A storm of meteorites slammed into it, delivering gold and other new metals to the planet. Earth's crust and mantle should not contain metals like gold, because while the planet was molten they would have sunk into the core. ...
 | Meteor, 31.08.2011, 02.09.2011 30 sec Meteor 1: 31.08.2011 - 04:17:55 CEST Meteor 2: 02.09.2011 - 03:56:12 CEST Direction: South Position: 51.05°N, 14°E ... youtube.com |