Showing posts with label Willamette Meteorite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Willamette Meteorite. Show all posts

17 June 2010

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17JUN2010

'Ball of fire' still a mystery

Journal Pioneer - Colin Maclean - 15 hours ago
A mysterious ball of fire that crashed into a farmer's field here Saturday has attracted the attention of a meteorite expert. Dr. Robert Hawkes, professor ...

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02:10 - Today youtube.com
B. Cullman Hall of the Universe, and affirming the Museum's role in maintaining public access to it. ... museum meteorite "grand ronde" oregon "willamette meteorite" space ...
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What whacked Jupiter A giant meteor Spacecom msnbccom

Scientists say a huge meteor created the fireball that was spotted on Jupiter two weeks ago, and they also explain what happened to some of the giant ...

Mysterious Flash on Jupiter Left No Debris Cloud

HubbleSite
It came from a giant meteor burning up high above Jupiter's cloud tops. The space visitor did not plunge deep enough into the atmosphere to explode and ...

SPACEcom Giant Meteor Caused Jupiter Fireball Scientists Say

The mystery fireball that smacked into Jupiter on June 3 has been identified as a big meteor that plunged into the planet's atmosphere and burned up high ...

Rare meteorites to be displayed at PARI in Rosman

Asheville Citizen-Times
ROSMAN — The public is invited to a special meteorite presentation by Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute President Don Cline on July 9. ...

Space.com
NASA Prepares for Potentially Damaging 2011 Meteor Shower

Space.com
By Leonard David NASA is assessing the risk to spacecraft posed by the upcoming 2011 Draconid meteor shower, a seven-hour storm of tiny space rocks that has ...


Eerste hands-on 3DS!

NZone - ‎22 時間前‎
... je NOG beter ziet hoe je lasers en bommen gaan vliegen, plus dat je mooi kan inschatten hoe ver die ene vijand of meteoriet nog van je vandaan is. ...

Maan bevat iets meer water dan gedacht

NU.nl - ‎2010年6月14日‎
Vervolgonderzoek aan een ander bodemmonster en een op aarde gevonden meteoriet die van de maan afkomstig is, bevestigt dat resultaat. ...

Sigmar Polke (1941-2010) overleden

NRC Handelsblad - ‎2010年6月12日‎
Hij gebruikte exotische materialen als gemalen meteoriet, maar ook zilver en bladgoud. Kijkend naar zijn schilderijen kreeg je vaak het gevoel dat het ...

Lapan Ragukan Ledakan Misterius di Tangerang Karena Meteor

Tempo Interaktif - ‎2010年6月10日‎
"Saya meragukan jika benda yang jatuh itu adalah meteorit atau sampah antariksa lainnya," ujar Profesor Riset Bidang Astronomi di Pusat Since Antariksa ...

Sfârşitul lumii aşa cum o ştim

Romania Libera - ‎2010年6月14日‎
În fiecare secol un meteorit de 10 metri cade pe Pământ cu forţa unui dispozitiv nuclear de mici dimensiuni. Tunguska a fost ultimul loc, în 1908, ...

Mesosiderite, Teil 4: NWA 1827

myheimat.de - ‎2010年6月10日‎
Dieser Meteorit wurde 2003 in Marokko gefunden. Seine Gesamtmasse beträgt 877 Gramm, von denen 20 Gramm an der University of Washington, 1 Gramm am Center ...

Pallasite, Teil 1: Admire

myheimat.de - ‎2010年6月12日‎
Dieser Meteorit wurde 1881 in Illinois, USA gefunden, wobei über den genauen Ort keine Klarheit herrscht. Er wurde erst 1962 analysiert und als Pallasit ...







02 April 2009

Meteorite News 2APR09

Meteorite Hunters Jailed In Burke County For Trespassing
WJBF-TV Augusta Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:30 AM PDT
According to The True Citizen, two Southwestern meteorite hunters found fame they weren`t searching for.

On the track of the fallen meteorite
WASHINGTON — For the first time, scientists matched a meteorite found on Earth with a specific asteroid that became a fireball plunging through the sky. It gives them a glimpse into the past when planets formed and an idea how to avoid a future asteroid Armageddon.
The Monterey County Herald

Scientists uncover new theory on largest known mass extinctionin earth's history
The Guardian - Nigeria
The study combines for one asteroid data that are usually separate: Comparing data from observations of the asteroid in while it was space with analysis of ...

Washington gets three new public lands features
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
The famous Willamette Meteorite is also believed to have been deposited by the floods in West Linn. Another good spot to envision the floods' impact on ...

WL man helps shape parks bill
West Linn Tidings - OR,USA
The trail features informational kiosks and a replica of the famous Willamette Meteorite that was washed in the floods from Montana to its final resting

Head case in space explains light show down below
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
The conspiracy theorists won't accept the semi-official explanation that it was a meteorite. It was some sort of secret military jet, they say.

Big chunk of meteorite found outside West
Waco Tribune Herald - Waco,TX,USA
By Ken Sury Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 01:13 PM
Just heard from one of the meteorite hunters that I’ve been in contact with, and he reports that the ....