The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18JAN2012

Namibia: Did Locals See Falling Russian Mars Probe?
AllAfrica.com
PIERRE van der Westhuizen of Swakopmund was having dinner with a friend on Friday evening when he saw "a spectacular meteorite" streaking across the sky for about three seconds. "I've seen manymeteorites in my life, but never anything like this," he ...

asahicom朝日新聞社火星からの隕石半世紀ぶり モロッコに落下学会認定 ...
昨年７月に北アフリカのモロッコに落ちてきた隕石（いんせき）が火星から来たとみられることがわかった。国際隕石学会が１７日、認定した。地上に落ちてくるところが ...
www.asahi.com/science/update/.../TKY201201180217.html

Meteorites from Mars Confirmed
TIME
17, 2012 (WASHINGTON) — Scientists are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars:meteorite chunks from the red planet that fell in Morocco last July. This is only the fifth time scientists have confirmed chemically Martian meteorites that ...

US: Fireball Report Prompts Search of Island Marsh -- Fire in the Sky ...
Brunswick, Georgia. -- Authorities say they turned up nothing after Georgia State Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard crews searched a marsh off Jekyll Island for a ...
www.sott.net/.../240173-US-Fireball-Report-Prompts-Search-o...

Meteor confirmed as piece of Mars
UPI.com
17 (UPI) -- A meteor that broke into fragments before falling to Earth in Morocco was a rare chunk of the planet Mars, scientist say. The meteor was seen as a fireball over the African nation in July but the landing site was not discovered until ...

Hawley, Texas Allsky Meteor Fireball 15JAN2012 - Latest ...
Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, ... Breaking News - NM AZ CO Bolide Meteor Fireball approximately 8:15 pm ...
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Scientists confirm rocks fell from Mars
The Associated Press
Scientists are confirming that 15 pounds of rock collected recently in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a meteorite shower last July. This is only the fifth time in history scientists have chemically confirmed Martian meteorites that people ...

Scientists confirm rocks fell from Mars
Seattle Post Intelligencer
This handout photo provided by Darryl Pitt of the Macovich Collection shows a view of the internal structure of the first Martian meteorite (specimens of the planet Mars) known to have struck Earth in 49 years. Recovered in December 2011 near Foumzgit, ...

Rare Mars rocks fell in Africa
Fox News
The fireball was spotted in the sky six months ago, but the rocks were not discovered on the ground in North Africa until the end of December. This is an important and unique opportunity for scientists trying to learn about Mars' potential for life. ...

Confirmed: Martian rocks landed in Morocco
CBS News
A view of the internal structure of the first Martian meteorite (specimens of the planet Mars) known to have struck Earth in 49 years. (Associated Press) Updated: 12:05 PM: WASHINGTON - Scientists are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars: ...

The diamonds that are born in supernovae
io9
A meteor of the surviving material drifted from the nova to earth, possibly in a chunk as much as a mile wide, broke up as it hit earth's atmosphere, and landed over South America and Africa. Those chunks of meteor were chewed into pieces by the earth ...

Martians land in Morocco... sort of
GlobalPost (blog)
A meteor streaks across the sky against a field of stars during a meteorite shower last summer in southern Spain. Scientists today confirmed that rocks from Mars landed just south of Spain in Morocco in July. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images) NASA ...

Forget Space Beer, Order Meteorite Wine Instead
Discovery News
He even launched his own observatory in 2007, the Centro Astrononomica Tagua Tagua, currently the only place you can buy Meteorito wine -- at least for now. ...

Scientists: Mars rocks fell in Africa last July
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON (AP) – Scientists are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars:meteorite chunks that fell from the red planet over Morocco last summer. By Darryl Pitt, Macovich Collection, via AP A Martian meteorite was recovered in December last...

APNewsBreak: Mars Rocks Fell in Africa Last July
ABC News
The small rock refugees were seen in a fireball in the sky six months ago, but they weren't discovered on the ground in North Africa until the end of December. Scientists and collectors of meteorites are ecstatic and already the rocks are fetching big ...

Martian Rocks Land In Morocco
Slashdot Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:32 PM PST
Hugh Pickens writes "Scientists have confirmed chemically a recent and rare invasion from Mars with 15 pounds of fresh Martian rocks falling in Morocco last July. A special committee of meteorite experts, which includes some NASA scientists, confirmed the test results Tuesday certifying that the meteorites recently collected came from Mars. The biggest rock weighs more than 2 pounds. Astronomers ...

Scientists confirm meteorite rocks fell from Mars
The Post-Standard Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:45 PM PST
The rocks are fetching big bucks because they are among the rarest things on Earth -- more than one million times rarer than gold.

Mars meteorite shower in Morocco yields 15 pounds of rocks 10 times as valuable as gold
Daily Mail Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:33 PM PST
Scientists have confirmed that Martian meteorites fell in Morocco in summer last year. It's the first batch found 'fresh' since 1962 - and could be crucial for our search for life on Mars.

Scientists: Meteorites from Mars fell in Morocco
Florida Today Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:26 PM PST
Scientists are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars:meteorite chunks from the red planet that fell in Morocco last July.

Scientists confirm rocks fell from Mars
Denver Post Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:22 PM PST
WASHINGTONâThey came from Mars, not in peace, but in pieces. Scientists are confirming that 15 pounds of rock collected recently in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a meteorite shower last July.

Scientists confirm recent meteorite came from Mars
Guelph Mercury Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:45 PM PST
Scientists are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars:meteorite chunks from the red planet that fell in Morocco last July.

Forget Space Beer, Order Meteorite Wine Instead
SPACE.com Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:38 PM PST
This wine is aged with an actual meteorite that fell to Earth.

Scientists confirm Martian rock shower over Morocco
New Haven Register Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:22 PM PST
WASHINGTON â Scientists are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars â meteorite chunks that fell from the red planet over Morocco last summer.

Mars meteorite chunks fall from sky
Daily Telegraph Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:21 PM PST
SCIENTISTS are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars:meteorite chunks from the red planet that fell in Morocco last July.

Mars meteorite chunks fall to Earth
CBC via Yahoo! Canada News Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:49 PM PST
Meteorite chunks from Mars fell over Morocco last summer â the first time in 50 years such an event has occurred, scientists confirmed Tuesday.