01 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01MAR2012

Prairie village of Rockhaven lives up to its name after meteor landing
Edmonton Journal
Residents in and around this village 180 kilometres west of Saskatoon say they're amused by the attention brought by an apparent meteorite landing. The area has been inundated with "rock hunters" from across Alberta, Saskatchewan and the United States ...

Meteor lights up N.H. sky
Concord Monitor
By Ben Leubsdorf / Monitor staff "There were people from Rhode Island all the way up to Montreal, and Maine to Vermont, that saw a very bright meteor," said Tiffany Nardino, the center's education coordinator. One person called the center directly, ...

Meteorite discovery reported in Exeter
Seacoastonline.com
She said people continue to report the sightings to the American Meteor Society. Some people reported seeing a red fireball, others reported that it was green, blue or white, according to Nardino. "All of them said it was extremely bright, ... (Story seems unlikely)

Possible Meteor Caught on Camera
By Michael Page
Just after 10:10 PM last night, reports of a bright blue flash came streaming in from locations all over New...
HinghamWeather.com: Serving Hingham,...

Rock hunters head to Rockhaven, Sask., after apparent meteorite strike
Canada.com
Residents in and around this village 180 kilometres west of Saskatoon say they're amused by the attention brought by an apparent meteorite landing. The area has been inundated with "rock hunters" from across Saskatchewan, Alberta and the United States ...

February Issue of Meteorite Times Now Up
The February issue of Meteorite Times is now up. The following URL gives access to the Web Browser View, Flash Magazine View, and Mobile PDF.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/monthly-issues/

Meteorite found near Elm Creek to be on display at Manitoba Museum
Carman Valley Leader
This part of a meteorite was discovered by retired RM of Grey grader operator Tom Wood. By Valley Leader Staff Starting Wednesday, Feb. 29 the Manitoba Museum put on public display the province's largest stone meteorite. Retired Rural Municipality of ...

What Was The Bright Flash In The Sky Tuesday Night?
WMUR Manchester
Some speculate it could have been a bolide, which is a large, bright meteor, also known as a fireballmeteor. A bolide explodes on impact and can cause a large crater, according to the United State Geological Survey. "There is no consensus on its ...

Rock hunters head to Rockhaven, Sask., after apparent meteorite strike
Dose Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:13 PM PST
Residents in and around this village 180 kilometres west of Saskatoon say they're amused by the attention brought by an apparent meteoritelanding.

Kiwi tunes into Arabian space music
Stuff Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:08 AM PST
As the white lie goes, a New Zealand band followed a meteorite in to outback United States and found a time capsule with the words "An Emerald City" on it.

Transmissions from a Lone Star: Beware of Falling Space Rocks!
Russian Information Agency Novosti Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:51 AM PST
Earlier this week, I read that a Tunguska-sized meteorite is hurtling in our direction at great speed and immediately felt quite excited at the apocalyptic potential of this space-rock. For those not in the know, âTunguskaâ refers to an earlier piece of cosmic debris that exploded above the Krasnoyarsk region in 1908, with a force 1000 times as powerful as that of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Meteorite hunters flock to Saskatchewan town
Regina Leader-Post Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:01 PM PST
ROCKHAVEN â Residents in and around this village 180 kilometres west of Saskatoon say theyâre amused by the attention brought by an apparent meteorite landing. The area has been inundated with ârock huntersâ from across Saskatchewan, Alberta and the United States since a brilliant flash of light and a strange noise was noticed last week more than 50 kilometres in all directions. Officials in the ...