06 October 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06OCT2013

Divers raising half-ton sunken fragment of Russian meteorite
rt.com- October 3, 2013
Despite a string of "unbelievable" hurdles, a diving operation to lift
the biggest-yet discovered fragment of the famous Russian meteorite stuck
in a mud lakebed has entered the final phase.
RT is scheduled to show live the recovery of the 50cm by 90cm space rock
weighing an estimated 600kg, which plunged into the depths of Lake Chebarkul
in February. ...

Elektro-L view of the Chelyabinsk meteor trail | The Planetary Society
The Russian Elektro-L weather satellite captured this view of the Chelyabinsk meteor trail (marked with a blue dot) in Earth's atmosphere on February 15, 2013.
www.planetary.org/.../space.../20131004_Chelyabinsk7.html

Daytime meteor streaks across Valley sky in 1963 - Almanac Oct. 5 ...The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
Daytime meteor streaks across Valley sky in 1963 - Almanac Oct. 5, 2013 ... over the skies of eastern Pennsylvania yesterday, is believed to have been a meteor.... NOTE-This source has not been confirmed.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05OCT2013
Giant fireball hits waters off Zamboanga, Philippines By Roel Pareño (philstar.com) | Updated October 3, 2013 - 1:43pm ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - For ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid
Asteroids are minor planets, ... The main difference between an asteroid and a comet is that a comet shows a coma due to sublimation of near ...

Tissint meteorite from London's Natural History ...
4 min
This short film is from Editor David J. Eicher's 2013 England astronomy tour.
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2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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