25 October 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25OCT2011

Northern Lights seen across area Monday night
WBTV
By Nick Needham - email CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Several people spotted what they thought was a \ meteor blazing across the sky near the state line Monday evening. Reports have come in from Indian Trail, Drexel and several other communities in NC, ...




Hard Core Meteorite Impact
Astrobiology Magazine (press release)
Seeking to better understand the level of death and destruction that would result from a large meteorite striking the Earth, Princeton University researchers have developed a new model that can not only more accurately simulate the seismic fallout of ...


Meteor museum full of marvels
UNM Daily Lobo
Meteorites are fundamental in scientists' understandings of the form, structure, composition and transformation of planets, Agee said. “Meteorites are thought of as the building blocks for the planets, so if you're interested in theories about how ...



Moore Helps Establish ASU as Research Center
5 min video
years the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University has served as the intellectual hub for research on meteorites and ...
vimeo.com



Recommended: Catch a falling star ... and fall colors
msnbc.com (blog)
Photographer Jeff Berkes' picture of an Orionid meteor streak over Elverson, Pa., also features autumn leaves. The Orionid meteor shower is one of the highlights of the fall season for skywatchers, generally sparking up to 15 meteor sightings an hour ...



Meteorite impact shapes Decorah's geological structure
Decorah Journal
10, at Luther College about a meteorite strike that shaped the geological formation of the rock substrata that underlies the City if Decorah. McKay's lecture is 7 pm in Room 262 of the Valders Science Hall. The event is open to the public with no ...



Decoding early Martian weather: Analyzing carbonate minerals in meteorite ...
PhysOrg.com
The depth of carbonate formation is constrained by a combination of the cosmic ray exposure pattern of ALH84001 and Martian meteorite ejection models (48, 49). (B) Reduction of the physical model to a geochemical model of carbonate precipitation and...



Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: London, Ontario Meteor ...
London, Ontario Meteor 4:50 am 21OCT2011 I was out for a smoke because I couldn't sleep at 4:50 am . I was looking at the sky because I love looking at the ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../london-ontario-meteor...