17 April 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17APR2014

Meteorites yield clues to Martian early atmosphere
Phys.Org
A microscope reveals colorful augite crystals in this 1.3 billion-year-oldmeteorite from Mars, which researchers studied to understand the red planet's ...

Discover - 23 hours
The June edition of Discover Magazine refers to the NASA Meteor Counter app, though this has been updated to the newer AMS Meteors App. Check ...

Meteorite impact craters may have hosted early life on Earth
PhysOrg - 11 hours
(Phys.org) —A new study from Western explores the possibility that Earth's earliest life forms may have been cultivated by a meteorite impact ...

Meteorite studies suggest hidden water on Mars
SpaceDaily - 10 hours
Geochemical calculations by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology to determine how the water content of Mars has changed over the past ...

German Impact Crater Could Have Hosted Early Life On Earth
Universe Today - 9 hours
Could life thrive in the devastated rock left behind after a meteorite impact? A new study hints that possibly, that could be the case. ...

Meteorites yield clues to red planet's early atmosphere
EurekAlert! - 5 hours
( University of Maryland ) Geologists analyzed 40 meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars to understand the history of the Martian ...

Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak Time and Dates in 2014
The Epoch Times
The Lyrids Meteor Shower is a welcome relief to the lull since January of a meteor shower, and follows the blood moon that took place on April 15.

Hemispheres | Video - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 04:13
Noctilucent clouds are seeded by meteorites burning up in the atmosphere and form at Earth's polar regions. Researchers have found correlations ...

Meteor Showers: The What, How, Where, When, Why | Dark Sky Diary
Dark Sky Diary ⋅ Steve Owens
What is a meteor shower? A meteor shower is a display of meteors (or shooting stars) during which you see lots of them in the space of just a few ...

Nature's light show - Meteor burns up in Arizona skies
White Mountain Independent
WHITE MOUNTAINS — Navajo County officials said numerous calls came in to the Sheriff's Office following a meteor that burned up in the Arizona ...

2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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