Meteorite Hunter Thomas Grau: Post aus dem Weltall

Meteorite Hunter Thomas Grau: Post aus dem Weltall

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Meteorite Hunter Thomas Grau: Post aus dem Weltall
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Thomas Grau: Post aus dem Weltall
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Published on Nov 18, 2013

Thomas Grau is one of the most successful meteorite hunters in Germany. His passion and unique approach has led him to countless meteorite finds and helping the science to explore and better understand the universe.
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Thomas Grau ist einer der erfolgreichsten Meteoritenjäger Deutschlands. Seine Leidenschaft und einzigartige Methode hat ihn zu unzähligen Meteoritenfunden geführt und hilft damit der Wissenschaft das Universum zu ergründen und besser zu verstehen.

" This Google Story follows the story of Thomas Grau, a passionate amateur astronomer from Bernau, Germany, who has become the world’s most successful “meteor hunter.”  

  In turning this hobby into his life’s mission, Thomas Grau’s unique method of tracking recent fireball sightings has earned him a record of 32 meteorite finds–including the rare 30g Maribo meteorite in Denmark–making him an irreplaceable resource for renowned scientists and labs from around the globe.
  Google chose to tell this inspiring story to show how talented, creative people are using the web to follow their passions and add valuable insight into scientific endeavors. "
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Slovenia Meteorite News- Astronomer and Slovenian Museum Clash over Meteorite Find 10JUL09

Astronomer and Slovenian Museum Clash over Meteorite Find

Ljubljana, 8 July (STA) - German Thomas Grau reported on Tuesday that he had found a rare 2.35 kilo meteorite in a forest near Jesenice (NW) in May. The Slovenian Museum of Natural History confirmed on Wednesday that the meteorite had indeed enlighten the sky over Slovenia on 9 April, but noted that two Slovenians had found the object from outer space.

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German Meteorite News- Thomas Grau Finds Meteorite Fall in Slovenia 9JUL09

Deutscher findet Meteorit in Slowenien

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Ein seltener Meteoritenfund ist einem Deutschen nach eigenen Angaben in Slowenien gelungen. Thomas Grau aus Bernau (Brandenburg) entdeckte in der Grenzregion zu Österreich einen 2,35 Kilogramm schweren Gesteinsbrocken aus dem All. Der Meteorit war am 9. April im Karawanken-Gebirge niedergegangen und zerbrochen. Er hatte seinen Fund aus dem Mai kürzlich auf einem Treffen des deutschen Feuerkugel-Netzwerks vorgestellt. Grau hatte bereits den Meteoriten entdeckt, der im Januar für eine spektakuläre Feuerkugel am Himmel über dem Ostseeraum gesorgt hatte. Er fand das Stück im März auf der dänischen Insel Lolland.
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English Translation:
A German according to own information in Slovenia has managed a rare meteorite finding. Thomas Grau from Bernau (Brandenburg) discovered in the border region to Austria a 2.35 kilogram rock lump from a Fall. The meteorite had come down on the 9th April in the Karawanken mountains and had broken. He had introduced his finding from May recently on a meeting of the German fire ball-network.
Grau had already discovered the meteorite which had provided in January for a spectacular fire ball in the sky about the Baltic Sea area. He found the piece in March on the Danish island Lolland.