Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil Students Discover 150 Asteroids

Brasil Students Discover 150 Asteroids

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Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil Students Discover 150 Asteroids

Marcelo Souza, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil- November 14, 2015
  A new world record of asteroid discoveries have been made by students from only ONE city, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil. 150 ASTEROIDS DISCOVERED! Thank you very much Dr Patrick Miller for your help managing this project with the students ! Discoveries were made during the IASC Pan-STARRS Campaign

Prof. Dr. Marcelo Souza, November 14 at 2:32am writes,
Olá!!! Novo recorde de descobertas de Asteroides!!! :) :) :) RECORDE MUNDIAL DE ASTEROIDES DESCOBERTOS POR ESTUDANTES DE UMA ÚNICA CIDADE!!! Os estudantes de Campos dos Goytacazes descobriram 150 novos asteroides!!! FORAM DESCOBERTOS 150 ASTEROIDES!!! Muito Obrigado Dr Patrick Miller!!! As descobertas foram realizadas na Campanha Internacional de Busca de Asteroides Pan-STARRS!!!

Congratulations Campos dos Goytacazes students! - LunarMeteoriteHunter, Japan

2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

Campos Dos Goytacazes, Brasil Daytime Asteroid Bolide 22SEP2014

Campos Dos Goytacazes, Brasil Daytime Asteroid Bolide 22SEP2014
Possible Earth-Grazing Asteriod!

Campos Dos Goytacazes, Brasil  Daytime Asteroid Bolide 11"22"42 UTC 22SEP2014Campos Dos Goytacazes, Brasil Sandia Sentinel All Sky Camera

The All Sky camera made the video on September 22th at 11 hours 42 minutes and 42 seconds Universal Time.

Marcelo de Oliveira Souza

D.Sc. in Physics - Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense
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Astronomers Without Borders National Coordinator in Brazil
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2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

Brazil Meteor Fireball Produces Meteorites 23JUN2010

Brazil Daylight Meteor Fireball of June 19 Produces Meteorites
posted by LunarMeteoriteHunter (c) - Tokyo, Japan 23JUN2010 11:00 AM
(story embargoed until 10:00PM 13:00GMT 23JUN2010)

































Photos and credits:
Wellington Rangel (Clube de Astronomia Louis Cruls/ Instituto Federal Fluminense)/ Astronomers Without Borders

A ~600 gram meteorite fell about 15 meters from a ranch hand in Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil on June 19, 2010. The images show the meteorite and how it was found (though it was picked up first, and then replaced for the TV camera). The person talking to the reporter is Prof. Marcelo Souza, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, in Campos. The interview will be aired on Brazilian TV today.


Near Hit!
There is an interesting follow-up to the daylight meteor fireball in Brazil of June 19, 2010. At about 21.00 UT, a ranch hand (name withheld) saw the fireball and heard explosions, after which something fell about 15 meters away from him in a pasture. He walked over to the spot and picked up a 600 gram meteorite that had just fallen from the sky. He saw others fall at about the same time nearby but hasn't been able to find them yet. He commented that the air had a "strong smell of iron".
The meteorite appears to be an ordinary chondrite with both primary and secondary fusion crust. I expect several more meteorites to be found from this fall based upon eyewitness reports. The local university and others will be joining the hunt today and in the coming days; stay tuned-in for more.

Have information about this meteorite fall or others? Please email drtanuki@gmail.com


Previously reported:

Brazil Daytime Fireball
A daytime fireball with sonic booms was reported by many people in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil on June 19 at about 21.00 UT. A local astronomy and physics professor, Prof. Marcelo Souza, was contacted by the fire department and others for explanation.


Map of the Campos dos Goytacazes area in Brazil:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=-21.742918,-41.32782&spn=1.035766,1.796265&z=10