28 February 2014

Breaking News -Kenya Bolide Meteor With Loud Boom 27FEB2014

Breaking News - Kenya Bolide Meteor With Loud Boom 27FEB2014 - SONICS!

UPDATE- Sonic reports by witnesses put the most likely area for the fall to have occurred near the areas of Eldama Ravine, Kenya and Kampi Ya Moto, Nakuru, Kenya; the more likely of the two being  nearest the Eldama Ravine, Kenya  area.  With the sonic report also at Ronga it is not impossible that there was more than one body traveling in this event or multiple breakups of the same body. 
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Seen and Heard in Eldama Ravine, Marigat and Eldoret, Kenya
Detected by MBIQ "Meteor Bot Internet Query" Bot, an AI application using both artificial and human intelligence.
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Kenya Meteor With Loud Boom/s 27FEB2014
Eldama Ravine, Marigat and Eldoret, Kenya
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Initial Meteor Sighting Report-
27FEB2014 Gerald Eldama Ravine, Kenya 20.10 pm Over 30 seconds not clear Loud explosions 10 times louder than thunder Super bright not clear Multiple witness reports. A super bright light that lasted for a span of 30 seconds was spotted in the sky at about 8:10pm today. It was later followed by a deafening bang around Torongo and Poror areas of Eldama Ravine. Many who did not manage to see the bright light though heard the sound believed it was an explosion. The light was seen by many as far as Marigat and Eldoret.

27FEB2014 Tony Karomo Burnt Forest, Eldoret, Kenya 2000 26SECS N-W;S-E BLUE, BRIGHT BALL, ORANGE TAIL BLINDING WHITE-BLUE SMOOTH EDGES, NO FALLING PARTS LOUD BOOM HEARD, ESTIMATION 50KILOMETRES AWAY.

27FEB2014 Mbugua Kikuyu, Kiambu, Kenya 19.40/+3,pm 30-40 SW-NW BRIGHT VENUS Yes reported burned house in kuresoi,molo,nakuru

27FEB2014 Faith Siaya, Kenya 1930HRS/PM 2 secs right to left, facing North round white ball with orange tail moon no disapeared to the cloud

Prime writes-
very funny thing but yesterday night at around 8.30 p.m. I saw something very bright falling in Embu. I actually waited for the sound of something exploding but did not hear it. It was very clear. Bright red/yellow with a tail of fire. and no. I wasnt dreaming
http://www.wazua.co.ke/forum.aspx?g=posts&t=28055

Antony ndungu writes-
--Yes, i spotted this fireball with a flashing, bright blinding light then a loud boom from Eldoret at around 7:50 pm Thursday, 27 February 2014
--I spotted the Fireball on thursday, 27th february night, around 7:50pm. it had a bright, blinding blue light and an orange tail, then later a boom.
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ONLY news report I have found from Kenya-- If anyone knows of others please email me; thanks-
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What exploded over the Rift Valley on Thursday night?
kenyanaviation.com
www.kenyanaviation.com/2014/03/what-exploded-over-the-rift-valley-on-thursday-night/

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MBIQ Detecttion Data Set-
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Breaking News - VA NC PA OH MD Fireball Meteor Widely Seen 27FEB2014

Breaking News - VA NC PA OH MD Fireball Meteor Widely Seen 27FEB2014
-- Another repeated night of activity in FEMA Regions III and IV!
VA NC PA OH MD Fireball Meteor 27FEB2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Report-
27FEB2014 David Stakston Holmen,Wisconsin,USA 2352 CT PM 1-2 sec E-W Looking out west facing window Bright streak which extinguished just above the horizon The trail left by the meteorite was very bright no When it appeared in my window facing west it left a bright streak until the meteorite burned up above the horizon.

27FEB2014 Shannon Jones powhatan, va, usa 19:30 est max 3sec it fell straight down white very big/close like high beams on a car no it was shaped like a cone or triangle with the point down.
27FEB2014 Richard Brandon Remington Virginia 0720 est onr minute east to west blue with red fire same as sun no no

27FEB2014 T Griffith Claremont, NC, USA 7:20:00 5-10 sec N-E, Left to right Long Tail orangish in color, bright center same as sun looked like sparkles on each side that disipated Appeared to be right above tree line before disappearing. I was in awe, then realized how close it was coming toward the ground. It just kept going, before finally burning out.

27FEB2014 J Powell Cale Charles, VA, USA 7:18 pm / EST 3 seconds Low on horizon / East to West over Chesapeake Bay Green / No Sound Brightness of the moon No fragmentation / Short tail Made me slam on my truck brakes. Looked close!

27FEB2014 Samuel Perks Caroline County, VA, USA Approximately 7:15 EST Around 3 seconds. E-W Bright blue with slight orange at back of tail. Brighter than a star. No visible fragmentation. Started to dim but got brighter before fading completely.

27FEB2014 Alice Reich Oley, Pa. USA 19:15:00 5-8 secs NE to NW green bright green no appeared high in sky then disappeared before reaching horizon

27FEB2014 Rebecca ROUGEMONT, NC, USA 1912/EST,PM 2-3 sec NNE GREEN Muted it looked like it burned almost out and then picked up and burned again. Perhaps two parts? probably 3rd largest I ever saw and it seemed to be falling down, not across the sky.

27FEB2014 WV Man Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA 19:10:00 3 seconds Facing East, small fireball seen traveling N-Sish appeared to be falling at an 80 degree angle. I was in my car, but it was a white and green fire ball smaller than the moon yes Please let me know if any further information is received.

27FEB2014 Amy Umberger Locust Grove, VA 1910 PM EST 10 seconds E-W bright white with lots of sparks as bright as the moon sparks in the back It was a BIG, bright fireball with lots of sparks. Very impressive!

27FEB2014 Joshua Wargo Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA 19:08 EASTERN TIME PM 3-5 seconds East to west I was facing west at first i saw a bright white flash and then i saw a White with a long orange firey tail changed to bluish green, didnt hear sound i was driving and listening to music.. Much brighter then the moon not that i could tell When i was younger i was able to see the leonids meteor shower and i am very aware of what meteorites look like, i am 100% positive on what i seen and all my answers are to my fullest knowledge. thannk you for taking the time

27FEB2014 Steve Richmond,va 1908 eastern daylight savings 3 to 5 sec Facing southwest it appeared to. Down toward earth Green with tail Very bright in a clear sky Yes, it appeared to fragment then disappear Very visible in clear winter sky.

27FEB2014 Lori Holson Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A 1904/EST,PM 4 seconds E-W I was facing west bright white/ no sounds heard brighter than Venus long tail moved quick

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28FEB2014

Bright fireball captured on Madison police video
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42 The Large Meteor T-R-A-P (Terrestrial Rerouting Array Pad), 2014 on Vimeo
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"42" - The Large Meteor T-R-A-P investigates the possibilities of calculating and steering a meteor safely down to Earth. On October 7th 2008 the first ...

NASA Scientists Find Evidence of Water in Meteorite
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Gem found on Australian sheep ranch is the oldest known piece of Earth, scientists findBrisbane Times - 3 hours
Scientists have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest known piece of our planet, dating ...

VIRTUAL MUSEUM FOR METEORITES, BY J.M. MADIEDO - YouTube
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Short presentation video for the Virtual Museum for Meteorites, based on the Madiedo Meteorite Collection. Short presentation video for the Virtual ...

The seven strangest objects seen in space
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27 February 2014

Wisconsin Meteor 26FEB2014 Caught on Police Video

Wisconsin Meteor 26FEB2014 Caught on Police Video


Squad Car Meteor Video
Posted on YouTube by CityofMadisonPolice 4,299 views

MPD Incident Report #2014-60435.
02/26/2014 - 11:52 PM
Address 600 block S. Whitney Way (Westgate Mall)
Details It was another frigid night, in a city where one would think a glimpse of warmth on the horizon would be embraced by those weary of this winter's stubborn grasp. But what one veteran officer witnessed – while most were tucked away in their beds - was not a sign of spring. In fact, he initially feared there might be casualties.
The officer was parked near Westgate Mall's Hy-Vee store when suddenly, just before midnight, a "large bright white fireball" pierced the cold night sky.
"The object was moving extremely fast and would have without question struck the ground." That is what the officer initially thought.
A colleague confirmed he had just witnessed the same "long fire trail" as he drove his squad car along Old Sauk Rd.
The initial officer was able to capture the moment on squad car video. Looking at it, it did appear the object could have fallen near a local television tower. The officer drove there and could find nothing out of the ordinary.
He checked, and the FAA reported no large planes in the area. No longer fearing a catastrophic event, the officer took a few moments to further process what he had seen, and as he did, he began to believe whatever fell from the sky could have tumbled a long, long distance away. "I did not see any impact flash or hear an impact," he concluded.
In the end, he thought it likely a meteor or some space junk that momentarily heated up an otherwise cold night of routine patrol.
Released 02/27/2014 at 12:43 PM by PIO Joel DeSpain

Note-  I had no reports of this event -- prior reported WI event was on 25FEB2014 at approx. 0200
-LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27FEB2014

Announcement from Planetary Science Research Discoveries [PSRD]New CosmoSparks Report:
ANSMET 2013-2014 Field Season in the Miller Range, Antarctica: 333 meteorites collected for
scientific study. ...

Accidents and Asteroids - How Real is the Threat of an Asteroid Hitting Earth ESA Euronews
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Meteor Shower Dates for 2014
Select meteor showers are listed below in chronological order of their annual peak. We hope you enjoy the site. http://www.fallofathousandsuns.com/meteor-showers.html

Japan Fireball Meteor 26FEB2014 - Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger
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Japan Fireball Meteor 26FEB2014 - 2014年2月26日 2時24分0秒 長野方面の火球 ... SonotaCo MeteorForum with more photos and videos-

Meteorite May Harbor Evidence of Mars Life: StudySPACE.com - 22 hours
A team of scientists says that microscopic tunnels and carbon-rich spherules that stud the interior of a Martian meteorite known as Yamato ...

Why Gravity loses its pull
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''Rather than debris from the satellite, there's more potential danger from a meteor; and though more plausible, a meteor is still a highly unlikely ...

Meteorite Fragments from Russian Fireball on Display 1 Year After Space Rock Explosion
Space.com
The explosion of a meteor over the southern Ural region of Russia last year peppered the area with varying sizes of space rock leftovers. That stunning ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest WorldwideMeteor/Meteorite News 25FEB2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- 23FEB2014 kt pankow castile, new york, usa 21:13 ESTpm 2 sec dropped straight down. facing northeast white, blue ....

Meteorite Fragments from Russian Fireball on Display 1 Year After Space Rock Explosion
Space.com
The explosion of a meteor over the southern Ural region of Russia last year peppered the area with varying sizes of space rock leftovers. That stunning ...

Chance of koala being hit by bullet less than being hit bymeteorite
Brisbane Times
"The chance of a koala being hit by a stray shot - remembering it is a big area - is not as great as a koala being hit by a meteorite," Mr Jones said.

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26 February 2014

Japan Fireball Meteor 26FEB2014 - 2014年2月26日 2時24分0秒 長野方面の火球

Japan Fireball Meteor 26FEB2014 - 2014年2月26日 2時24分0秒 長野方面の火球
Japan Fireball Meteor 26FEB2014 - 2014年2月26日 2時24分0秒 長野方面の火球
Image credit-H.Yamakawa

SonotaCo Meteor Forum with more photos and videos-
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Martian Micro-Tunnels And Carbon Spherules Revive Debate Over Martian Life

Martian Micro-Tunnels And Carbon Spherules Revive Debate Over Martian Life

Tiny Blobs and Tunnels in Meteorite Revive Debate
Over Life on Mars By Alan Boyle, NBC News, Feb. 2014,
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/tiny-blobs-tunnels-meteorite-revive-debate-over-life-mars-n38431

Meteorite May Harbor Evidence of Mars Life.
by Mike White, Space.com, February 25, 2014
http://www.space.com/24816-mars-life-meteorite-debate.html

The paper is:
White L. M., E. K. Gibson, K. L. Thomas-Keprta S. J.
Clemett and D, S. McKay, 2014, Putative Indigenous
Carbon-Bearing Alteration Features in Martian Meteorite
Yamato 000593. Astrobiology. vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 170-181.

abstract: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/ast.2011.0733
PDF file: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/ast.2011.0733

Yours,
Paul H.

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Meteor/Meteorite Videos 26FEB2014


Comet C/2013 A1 Close Encounter with Mars - Siding Spring's Coma May Envelop the Red Planet
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 1,334 views

Táuridas y meteoritos Fragmentos del cometa Encke - Tauridmeteor and comet Encke Fragments ...
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source: http://www.youtube.com/user/jmmadiedo... Estudio liderado por Univ.Huelva demuestra que cometa Encke puede producir meteoritos ...

El meteorito Puerto Lápice / The Puerto Lapice Meteorite fall - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 01:33
Reconstruction of the Puerto Lápice daylight bolide whose meteorite fell on May 10, 2007 near the town of same name in Ciudad Real province ...

Il meteorite colpisce la Luna: l'impatto in diretta - Repubblica Tv - la Repubblica.it
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Alle 20.07 e 28 secondi infatti un meteorite si è schiantato sulla superficie del nostro satellite producendo un lampo visibile a occhio nudo anche dalla ...

Space Documentary ScienceCasts Draconid Meteor Outburst - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 04:28
The Draconide Meteor Shower 2011 was accompanid by a multi-color Aurora Borealis. These images are from Stavsro in Telemark - Norway.

Meteor crashes into moon's surface causing flash - YouTube
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A Nasa telescope captures the moment a 40kg (88lb) rock crashes into the moon's surface on 17 March. The impact caused a flash 10 times brighter ...

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Wisconsin Meteor 25FEB2014

Wisconsin Meteor Approx. 0212 CST  25FEB2014


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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
25FEB2014 Mark Wausau, Wisconsin, USA 0215 CST about 5 seconds wnw-ese facing south green and blue with a white corona and long yellow tail M-16 yes The fireball travelled from my zenith when I first saw it all the way to the horizon

25FEB2014 John Rice Abbortsford, WI, USA 0212 CST 1.5 sec W-E, Right to Left, East Bluish center and yellow in color on the outer edge, no sound Bright as the full moon There were parts trailing the main coma Was traveling in a vehicle at the time of the event.

25FEB2014 Brian Milwaukee, Wisconsin 0210AM CST Appox. 4 secs Facing North/Travling from South to North white round/heard nothing hazy and dim as a low flash light no I was at 5650 N. 90th St. Milw., WI/From the ground it was hazy white 1/2 inch round

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26FEB2014

Radar Images of near-Earth Asteroid 2006 DP14
Jet Propulsion Laboratory- February 25, 2014
This image is one frame from a collage of radar images taken on Feb.
11, 2014, of near-Earth asteroid 2006 DP 14, which is about 1,300 feet
(400 meters) long. The imaging used the 230-foot (70-meter) Deep Space
Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., while the asteroid was about 11
times farther from Earth than the moon is.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSSR ...

The power of the Chelyabinsk meteor - Phys.org
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Looking at the power of the Chelyabinsk meteor (which struck a year ago and is visible starting around 1:15 in the video above) is still terrifying all ...

Meteorite May Harbor Evidence of Mars Life: Study
By Mike Wall- space.com -February 25, 2014
Have signs of ancient Martian life been found inside a Red Planet meteorite?
A team of scientists says that microscopic tunnels and carbon-rich spherules
that stud the interior of a Martian meteorite known as Yamato 000593 may
have been formed by Red Planet organisms long ago, NBC News reported today
(Feb. 25). ...

Martian "Blueberries" Really Pieces of Meteorites?
Joseph Bennington Castro- for National Geographic- February 24, 2014
The famed "blueberries" of Mars discovered by NASA rovers might just be
asteroid impact debris.
Scientists have proposed a number of theories to explain the countless
gray-blue spherical rocks on Mars. ...

Tiny Blobs and Tunnels in Meteorite Revive Debate Over Life on Mars
NBCNews.com
Eighteen years after a Martian meteorite sparked a debate over alien-looking "nanofossils," researchers are reporting that different structures inside an ...

It's not a meteor-wrong, it's a meteorite
Post-Bulletin
Alexander told the Lilienthals he is almost certain that the meteorite is a piece of the Arlington meteoritefound in 1894 by Joseph Barry. That meteorite ...

Scientist Says Russian Meteorite Being Stored Incorrectly
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, February 25 (RIA Novosti) – The largest surviving fragment of a meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere in a fiery blaze over Russia last ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MD NJ NY PA RI Fireball Meteor24FEB2014
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24FEB2014 becca elkton, maryland, us 920 pm 15 sec west orange fire ball with large tail fire not sure would really like to no if it was a meteor or what ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Manitoba Canada Fireball Meteor24FEB2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-. 24FEB2014 Monica Poplar Point Manitoba Canada apx 19:00 CST apx 10 sec in my awareness flying left to right at ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: CO MT Fireball Meteor 23FEB2014
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If you saw a fireball in the sky Sunday night in Central New York you're not alone
The Post-Standard
Ethan Rogati.JPG Ethan Rogati captured this stunning view of the meteor from Milton, V.T.. It was reportedly seen as far south as Albany, and as far ...

It's not a meteor-wrong, it's a meteorite
Agri News
The Arlington II rock, as their find has been dubbed, likely is 4.6 billion years old and hailed from the main meteor belt on the other side of Mars.

If you saw a fireball in the sky Sunday night in Central New York you're not alone
The Post-Standard
"I looked and saw a green fireball that appeared in my quick glance to be sparking red. It disappeared shortly thereafter." A man in Oswego reported ...

Delaware Fireball | American Meteor Society
amsmeteors.org
A large and bright fireball was seen and reported by approx. 100 witnesses across Northern US East Coast (February 24th 2014, 9:11pm EST ...

American Meteor Society - Member Area - AMS Event
amsmeteors.org
AMS received 90 reports about a fireball seen over CT, DE, MD, NJ, NY and PA on February 25th 2014 around 02:13 (UTC)

Bay Area Team in $30000 Tech Scavenger Hunt
NBC Bay Area
How about track down a piece of a meteor (especially tough if you're nowhere near Russia), or change the top names of 2013 (because, really, Liam?

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25 February 2014

CO MT Fireball Meteor 23FEB2014

CO MT Meteor With Sonics Approx. 18'15 MST 23FEB2014
CO MT Meteor With Sonics Approx. 18'15 MST 23FEB2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
23FEB2014 Jake Yutzy Denver, CO 18:25 PM MTN 4-6 seconds N to NNE 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock 12 being due north orange and white fireball brightest thing in cloudy sky none seen I was driving NE and it was bright enough to get my attention to the north. I had time to look at it, for a couple seconds, look at the road and look back at it to see the firebell go out.

23FEB2014 Jana mccloud, MT? 8.17PM 10 sec United States facing west, it was heading south fireball, white tail bright, red tip of tail, saw a big white flash fireball, sun no white flash just looked like a fireball falling

23FEB2014 Don Longmont, CO,USA 1812 5 seconds From SW toward NE Bright white in color, went out side to see if any sound could be heard, but no sound occurred Much brighter than the landing lights on passenger jet descending from 12000 feet into Denver, which passed by about 20 seconds after the metior passed Object dividend into at least two pieces, and became larger in size as the fragments burned up about 1 or 2 seconds later First observed at when looking due N. at about 45 deg above the horizon, and burned out at about 30 degrees above the horizon while looking at about a 030 heading.

23FEB2014 AW Frisco, CO USA 18:00:00 2 sec N-NE Almost Vertical Travel Bright White Same as Venus No framentation None

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B.C. Canada Fireball Meteor 24FEB2014

B.C. Canada Fireball Meteor Approx. Approx 22:10 PST 24FEB2014
B.C. Canada Fireball Meteor 24FEB2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
24FEB2014 Shawna kamloops, bc, Canada 22:15:00 5-10seconds E-W green, neon green brighter than the moon no I and fiancé, perfectly round sphere looked like I was covered I am green cloak white tail, very large fell directly to group of disappoi big

24FEB2014 Lance Bremner PEACHLAND, BC CANADA Approx 22:10 / 10:10PM PST 4 Seconds EAST to WEST WHITE Bright MOON / Did not light up my surroundings Glow / No Streak Appeared a little smaller than if a dime on my windshield

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Manitoba Canada Fireball Meteor 24FEB2014

Manitoba Canada Fireball Meteor 24FEB2014
Manitoba Canada Fireball Meteor 24FEB2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
24FEB2014 Monica Poplar Point Manitoba Canada apx 19:00 CST apx 10 sec in my awareness flying left to right at NNW from my position 3 miles sw of Poplar Point Manitoba yellow ball red tail sparkly moon, also similar size no friends also viewed from Gilbert Plains. waiting for input

24FEB2014 cindy johnstone Benito, Manitoba, Canada 1855,CST, PM 7seconds West-East I was travelling north it had green red and yellow and was streaking across the sky at a downward angle at first thought a crashing plane and then it disappeared sun then faded to nothing no first thought something crashing because of the colors.

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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: NY VT QUE ONT Fireball Meteor23FEB2014
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Fireball seen across region Sunday night
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
Several witnesses across Vermont, northern New York and southern Quebec took to the American Meteor Society's website to report the incident.

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- 22FEB2014 erick a copiague ny united states 10:13:00 it was in the sky and in my sight for about 20 seconds then i .

Did you see a bright meteor over the U.S. East on February 24? | Human World | EarthSky
earthsky.org
Astronomers call a very bright meteor a "fireball." It is a piece of space debris that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction with the air.

Biggest meteor ever recorded hits Moon (VIDEO) — RT News - RT.com
RT - Daily news ⋅ RT
An Earth-based observatory has published video footage of a 400 kg meteor ramming into the moon at a speed of 61,000 kilometers per hour.

Moon Blast: Boulder-Sized Meteor Creates 131 Foot-Wide Crater Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a ...
infowars.com
A space rock impacted the surface of the moon on September 11, 2013 with explosive force of 15 tons of tnt. It was estimated to be between 1.9 and 4 ...

Chelyabinsk 'Was A Pretty Nasty Event' And Is Spurring Asteroid Action
Universe Today
Looking at the power of the Chelyabinsk meteor (which struck a year ago and is visible starting around 1:15 in the video above) is still terrifying all ...

Meteorite hits moon in largest lunar impact ever recorded - video | Science | theguardian.com
theguardian.com
The 400kg (63st) meteorite, travelling at 61,000 km/h (40,000 mph), punches a fresh crater on the moon's surface around 40 metres wide in what is ...

Video shows asteroid smashing into moon | News.com.au
news.com.au
Video has only just been released of a half-tonne meteorite slamming into the moon. Courtesy Madiedo, Ortiz, Morales, Cabrera-Cano, (Instituto de ...

Martian "Blueberries" Really Pieces of Meteorites?
National Geographic
In the journal Planetary and Space Science, however, planetary scientists at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu suggest that a meteorite model better ...

Another meteorite hit Oslo home
Views and News from Norway
Just as Norwegians were gearing up for their smashing performance in the Winter Olympics, anothermeteorite was found to have smashed into a ...

400-kg meteor hits the moon - CNews - Canoe
canoe.ca
A meteor the size of a small car crashed into the moon in September in what scientists are calling the biggest lunar impact ever recorded. And the ...

Record-Breaking Meteorite Crash on Moon Sparks Brightest Lunar Explosion Ever
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 7 hours
The high-speed impact of a wayward space rock on the surface of the moon last year triggered the brightest lunar explosion ever seen, ...

Meteorite smashes into moon, sparking largest lunar flash ever recorded
CTV Winnipeg - 1 hour
The moment when a large meteorite smashed into the moon was captured on camera in what scientists are calling that largest lunar impact every ...

Meteorite crash creates brightest flash on moon ever recorded
CBC.ca - 53 minutes
Telescopes in southern Spain have recorded the flash of a meteorite that hit the Earth's moon with a force equivalent to 15 tonnes of TNT.

Brightest lunar explosion ever
Fox News - 6 hours
The impact of a large meteorite on the lunar surface on Sept. 11, 2013, resulted in a bright flash, observed by scientists at the MIDAS ...

400-kg meteor hits the moon
Toronto Sun
QMI_F2_large_24_02_2014T162035 A satellite image of the flash created when a record-breaking 400-kg meteor crashed into the moon on Sept.

Confirmed: Earth's oldest rock in Australia
Stuart Gary
Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) -24 February 2014
Ancient zircon crystals discovered in Western Australia have been positively
dated to 4.374 billion years, confirming their place as the oldest rock
ever found on Earth, according to a new study. ...

Ay'a şimdiye kadarki en büyük meteor çarptı - Biggest observed meteorite impact' hits - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 00:44
2014 In the biggest lunar impact ever recorded, the fridge-sized rock weighing 400kg struck the moon before turning to vapour. The rare episode was seen by J...

Large fireball spotted across the northeast on Sunday evening
Examiner.com
Around 9 p.m. on Sunday evening, sporadic reports started coming in to social media and local government agencies of a fireball with a possible ...

Brazil Weird News: BRAZIL. Fireball over São Sebastião
Brazil Weird News ⋅ Lygia Cabus
Fireball over São Sebastião, Brasil, Feb 12, 2014 -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net: ... allsky cameras of afireball meteor on February 12 2014. Postado por ...

Meteor fireball blazes across Catalonia's sky, 22 February 2014 -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
sott.net
Translated by SOTT.net. A meteor weighing between one and two kilograms (approx. 2-4 pounds) caught fire as it entered the atmosphere and was ...

Biggest Observed Meteorite Impact' Hits Moon - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 02:58
Biggest Observed Meteorite Impact' Hits Moon..24 FEBRUARY 2014 Scientists say they have observed a record-breaking impact on the Moon.

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MD NJ NY PA RI Fireball Meteor 24FEB2014

MD NJ NY PA RI Fireball Meteor  approx. 21'15 EST 24FEB2014
MD NJ NY PA RI Fireball Meteor  approx. 21'15 EST 24FEB2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
24FEB2014 becca elkton, maryland, us 920 pm 15 sec west orange fire ball with large tail fire not sure would really like to no if it was a meteor or what it was?

24FEB2014 Angela Cherry hill, NJ, USA 21:20:00 3 W-E No Bright Long tail Very large and bright

24FEB2014 Nancy Farmingdale, Nassau County, NY 21:15:00 At least 40 seconds N-S Bright and very low in the sky Very bright No Saw one 2 nights ago, about the same time, that was moving S-N, orange/pink and very bright, but shorter duration, also low in the sky

24FEB2014 Daniel Boon Brewster,ny. USA 21:15:00 30 Over head/ south facing south White/Blueish Venus/ got bright,then faded Could not tell Longest I've ever seen, got nervous.

24FEB2014 Bradley Bygall Camp Hill, PA 2115 10 -15 seconds Facing south east moved left to right yellow/orange with a blue tail Venus x 10 none was not moving as fast a a normal shooting star, about a third of the speed

24FEB2014 Eric Princeton, New Jersey, USA 21:15:00 3-4 sec traveling South bright yellow with a tail brighter than Venus no looking southeast

24FEB2014 Joe M. Warwick, RI 21:15:00 4 United States white Bright as moon No Pretty Bright!

24FEB2014 Sherry Grant Port Jefferson, NY 11777 US 21:13/EST 8 seconds Traveled North to South across Long Island White No sound Brighter than Venus No Moving very quickly left no trail

Message from reader-
Jason Graf wrote-
Same as all reports, helicopter followed path 5 Minutes later with search light on path

Jason Malave wrote-
Yes. Saw a fireball traveling south across the skies of new york city on the date of Feb 24 2014, between 9-9:30pm

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Biggest observed meteorite impact hits Moon

Biggest observed meteorite impact hits Moon


Credit: J. Madiedo / MIDAS / Universidad de Huelva
A space rock impacted the surface of the moon on September 11, 2013 with explosive force of 15 tons of tnt. It was estimated to be between 1.9 and 4 feet wide, 880 lbs (400kg) and traveling at ~38,000mph (61,000 km/h).

Biggest observed meteorite impact hits Moon
by Rebecca Morelle, BBC World Service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26325934

Meteorite smashes into moon in largest lunar
impact ever recorded, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/24/meteorite-moon-largest-lunar-impact-recorded

Astronomers spot record-breaking lunar impact
Phys.Org, February 24, 2104
http://phys.org/news/2014-02-astronomers-record-breaking-lunar-impact.html

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Paul H.

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24 February 2014

A new review paper about African impact structures

A new review paper about African impact structures

A new review paper about African impact structures
has been published online on the Journal of African
Earth Sciences’ web site. It is:

Reimold, W. U., and C. Koeberl, 2014, Impact structures
in Africa: A Review. Journal of African Earth Sciences
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2014.01.008
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1464343X1400017X

It is currently an open access paper.

It discusses 20 confirmed impact structures;
49 proposed, but not yet confirmed structure; and
28 structures judged not to be of impact origin.

Yours,
Paul H.

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NY VT NH QUE ONT Fireball Meteor 23FEB2014

NY VT NH QUE ONT Fireball Meteor approx. 20:50 EST 23FEB2014
NY VT NH QUE ONT Fireball Meteor approx. 20:50 EST 23FEB2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
23FEB2014 kt pankow castile, new york, usa 21:13 ESTpm 2 sec dropped straight down. facing northeast white, blue with trail, no sound bright like moon no my son also saw it. we saw it through our window

23FEB2014 michael rukavina burlington, ontario, canada 21:00:00 1 second Travelling straight down; was facing NW sky White light. No sound. Just bright light travelling straight to ground likely several miles to NW. Like a firework dropping to earth. Did not see it break apart. It is quite cold otherwise (aside from no sound) would have assumed this was a firework dropping. However, dropped quickly.

23FEB2014 Danielle H Hudson, NY 2100 Approximately 5 seconds I was traveling North and it looked to have been moving from up downwards Light/bright blue with a white flashing border Very bright, it was a cloudy night so there was nothing to compare to. None noticable It appeared to have one large flash before I lost track of it

23FEB2014 Leia St. Johnsbury, VT USA 20:50:00 1-3 secs nnw Green ball with a red tail sme as the moon not sure no

23FEB2014 gayle mason plattsburgh, ny 20:46:00 10 LEFT TO RIGHT BRIGHT WHITE WITH FIRE SUN BRIGHT DON'T KNOW INCREDIBLE

23FEB2014 Brad j st. catharines, ontario, canada 20:44:00 5 seconds North East Green sun burning then burnt out No photo happened to quick. It was a green ball flying to earth, then burnt out and disappeared 

23FEB2014 Maxime Montreal, Canada (hwy 30 near exit 62) 2044 /EST 3-4 sec I was driving westward green moon fragmented, parts falling off no

23FEB2014 Daniel Royer Waterloo,Quebec,Canada 20:43 EST 2 or 3 seconds From East to West. Traveled through the lower part of the constelation Taurus. Started green to a flash of orange then gone Perhaps as bright as Venus No frag.that i could see. Was standing near the living room window...flash caught my eye.. saw the meteor approximately 2 seconds. One of the "greenest 
"meteor i've seen in quite some time.

23FEB2014 Tom Berriman Lyndonville, Vermont 20:40:00 6 seconds E-W yellow/Green moderate no bright and seemly falling towards the west

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Breaking News: New Found Asteroid 2014 DH6 Very Close Encounter With Earth
Posted on YouTube by nemesis maturity 1,806 views

Rock around the clock: zircon crystal is oldest piece of Earth
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 3 hours
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques ...

Australian gem is 4.4 billion years old
Otago Daily Times - 1 hour
To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. read more

NASA takes major step in hunt for asteroids
SpaceDaily - 2 hours
NASA's mission to reel in an asteroid took an important step forward when the agency recently established a new "rapid response system" ...

Oldest piece of Earth’s crust is 4.4 billion years old
Toronto Sun - 1 hour
To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem.

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: NY NJ Fireball Meteor 22FEB2014
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23 February 2014

NEO Asteroids Close Encounters With Earth FEB2014

9  12 13 14 Known NEO Asteroids to Pass Earth FEB2014

2014 CE , 2014 BX43 , 2014 BM62 , 2014 BW32 , 2014 BP43 ,
 2006 DP14 , 2014 BT43 , 2000 EM26 , 2014 BR57 2014 DC 1995 CR 2014 CR
2014 DH6 2014 DK10

updated 26FEB2014  added after the fact
(2014 DK10) 2014-Feb-210.00170.77.3 m - 16 m27.812.01

updated 23FEB2014 
(2014 DH6) 2014-Feb-230.00522.018 m - 41 m25.817.14

updated 19FEB2014 
*I have been absent for past 30 days so list may be incomplete for whole month.*
(2014 DC) 2014-Feb-160.01465.712 m - 27 m26.78.07
(1995 CR) 2014-Feb-210.01977.7130 m - 300 m21.529.36
(2014 CR) 2014-Feb-240.02138.378 m - 180 m22.712.03


RECENT CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2014 CE) 2014-Feb-010.00361.410 m - 23 m27.113.16
(2014 BU43) 2014-Feb-010.031712.313 m - 28 m26.68.85
(2012 LA11) 2014-Feb-010.116345.316 m - 36 m26.13.26
(2014 BX43) 2014-Feb-020.02329.018 m - 41 m25.816.63
(2014 BM62) 2014-Feb-020.00813.223 m - 52 m25.38.60
(2013 YM70) 2014-Feb-030.193775.4190 m - 430 m20.712.27
(2014 BW32) 2014-Feb-030.00481.914 m - 32 m26.37.14
(2013 BZ45) 2014-Feb-030.068826.8110 m - 250 m21.98.98
(2014 BS57) 2014-Feb-040.053720.922 m - 50 m25.418.37
(2014 BQ8) 2014-Feb-040.186172.4130 m - 300 m21.515.07

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2014 BJ25) 2014-Feb-050.096537.532 m - 71 m24.65.69
(2009 CG) 2014-Feb-050.131151.070 m - 160 m22.912.93
(2014 BS43) 2014-Feb-060.183271.3150 m - 330 m21.325.21
(2011 MW1) 2014-Feb-060.101739.692 m - 210 m22.311.06
348306 (2005 AY28) 2014-Feb-070.039415.3130 m - 300 m21.517.06
(2014 BP43) 2014-Feb-080.01425.513 m - 30 m26.57.45
(2004 AS1) 2014-Feb-090.128650.0210 m - 470 m20.512.85
(2006 DP14) 2014-Feb-100.01606.2460 m - 1.0 km18.827.13
(2013 BS45) 2014-Feb-110.031712.318 m - 39 m25.93.76
(2014 BT43) 2014-Feb-110.02539.820 m - 44 m25.711.30
(2007 BG) 2014-Feb-140.147657.5330 m - 750 m19.57.99
(2014 BQ43) 2014-Feb-150.054821.360 m - 140 m23.215.38
(2008 BP16) 2014-Feb-170.167265.1120 m - 270 m21.719.78
(2000 EM26) 2014-Feb-180.02278.8120 m - 270 m21.712.37
85953 (1999 FK21) 2014-Feb-180.191074.3590 m18.024.29
(2014 BR57) 2014-Feb-200.01124.443 m - 96 m24.011.01
(2014 BX2) 2014-Feb-200.164063.8120 m - 260 m21.818.89
(1999 SK10) 2014-Feb-210.183871.5320 m - 710 m19.611.48
(2014 BB3) 2014-Feb-210.116045.148 m - 110 m23.73.86
(2012 DY43) 2014-Feb-210.040315.767 m - 150 m23.019.41
(2001 EB18) 2014-Feb-220.116145.2370 m - 820 m19.326.33
(2006 DS14) 2014-Feb-230.164464.0220 m - 490 m20.414.41
(2009 EC1) 2014-Feb-260.124648.573 m - 160 m22.88.07
Source- NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

updated and reposted 20FEB2014
reposted 05/02/2014 22:57 Japan Standard Time
posted 05FEB2014
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