16 April 2010

16APR10 Meteor/Meteorite News

UW-Madison scientists seeking meteor fragments

Chippewa Herald
An apparent meteor lit up the skies Wednesday night in parts of Wisconsin and Iowa, and as far east as Missouri. The National Weather Service says radar ...

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Science Magazine (subscription)
Martian meteorite ALH84001 (ALH) is the oldest known igneous rock from Mars ..... Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 34, 451 (1999). 9. LE Borg et al., The age of the ...

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks April 22

Space.com
By Joe Rao Anyone who enjoys watching the sky for "shooting stars" will have an opportunity to observe an old and reliable meteor display over the next ...
Scientists seeking meteor fragments

WEAU-TV 13
The comment sections of our web set are designed for thoughtful, intelligent conversation and debate. We want to hear from our viewers but we are not ...
Reason for zodiac glow in the eastern night sky identified

Daily News & Analysis
This result confirms what meteor astronomer Jenniskens of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif., had long suspected. An expert on meteor showers, ...

Meteor Lights Up Upper Midwest

KIMT
The first video of the meteor was from Howard County Sheriff's Department dashboard camera. It shows the meteor as it moves forty-two-thousand miles per ...

Midwest meteor sighting goes above, beyond

Jacksonville Journal Courier
What she saw was a meteor coming into the atmosphere, which was seen Wednesday night across the Midwest, from the southern part of Wisconsin to St. Louis, ...


Wisconsin meteor blazes as annual Lyrid shower looms

The Tech Herald
by Stevie Smith - Apr 16 2010, 05:53 The amazing moment a blazing meteor momentarily turned night into eerie day over the Midwest skies of the United States ...

Meteorite hunters rush to Wisconsin

Chicago Tribune
By Thursday night, no discovery of meteor fragments had been reported, but if they are found, far more meteorite hunters will likely pour into the area, ...
NASA And Other Experts Provide Explanation Of Meteor

WISN Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- The meteor that lit up the Milwaukee sky Wednesday night is now being investigated nationally by expert organizations, including NASA. ...
Meteor matter

Peoria Journal Star
By Anonymous Meteor enthusiasts say the annual Lyrids meteor shower should occur during the early morning hours from Friday to April 28. ...
Meteor Generates Stellar Buzz In Iowa

KCCI Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A meteor lit up the sky over Iowa late Wednesday and sparked discussions at homes, schools and offices. Dick Ogdaard was driving back to ...
Area High School Student Captures Meteor Picture By Accident

WISN Milwaukee
Alf told 12 News he didn't know there was supposed to be a meteor shower. He was taking pictures of grass at night while working on a project for his ...

US Midwest - Cedar Rapids, IA (2010.04.14)

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Real-time video of the meteor flying by last night, as seen from a security camera at Electronic ...



Soaring meteor lights up skies across the Midwest | The Daily ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A large meteor streaked across the Midwestern sky momentarily turning night into day, rattling houses and causing trees and the ground to.
Midwest meteor 'looked like daylight' :: Pioneer Press :: PIONEER ...

The meteor registered on the National Weather Service radar in LaCrosse, Wis., at 10:09 p.m. when a flash occurred and the sky momentarily "looked like daylight," Sears said. The flash was reported throughout Wisconsin and northern ...
Woman who saw meteor go over her apartment last night says it was colorful ...

WEAU-TV 13
She thought it may have been a comet or a meteor going from Southwest to Northeast over her apartment on La Crosse's Southside. “It was totally circular, ...
Area Residents React To Meteor Spectacle

WISN Milwaukee
Residents of Milwaukee and the surrounding areas are reacting to the large meteor that passed over Wisconsin Wednesday night. ...
North Winneshiek camera captures meteor flash

Decorah Journal
A camera at North Winneshiek School captured this photo of the Gamma Virginids meteor shower Wednesday evening. Ashley Sears, a meteorologist with the ...
Sight of meteor causes stir across area, Midwest

Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
It was a meteor that crossed the Midwest. Some communities reported houses rattling from sonic booms and ground shaking, according to The Associated Press. ...
Wednesday's possible meteor stuns Rock River Valley at first

Rockford Register Star
By Anonymous ROCKFORD — A large fireball believed to be a meteor lit up the sky late Wednesday night, and sightings were reported in five different Midwest ...

UH Scientist on New Mars Research

02:15
Lapen and his colleagues data showed that the true age of Mars meteorite ALH84001 is 4.091 billion years old, about 400 million years younger than ...
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Midwest

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COURTESY KWWL-TV bit.ly Video of Midwest Meteor seen over the skies of several Midwestern states on the evening of Wednesday, April 14th. Courtesy ...



Gather.com
Meteor in Wisconsin a Conspiracy Theory?

Gather.com
The meteor in Wisconsin has caused quite a stir among residents as well as people all over the world. Last night at 10pm the meteor caused sonic booms and ...
What was that? A 'mighty' meteor

KARE
A meteor lit up the night sky, causing hundreds to phone local law enforcement officers and weather observers. "It was just a big, huge orange thing until ...
Chemistry World
Mars meteor gets a boost of youth

Chemistry World
A Martian meteorite that has played a pivotal role in our understanding of the Solar System has been found to be half a billion years younger than ...
Caught on tape: April 14 meteor

WQAD
The University of Wisconsin Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences caught an image of the meteor as well, and has uploaded it to its site. ...
KSAX
Greater Minnesota Residents Report: Giant Meteor Streaks Through Sky

KSAX
The meteor streaked through the sky and also caused a sonic boom. It's not known if the meteor landed or burned up. It was flying at an altitude of about ...
Possible meteor looked like large ball of light

The Reporter
Molly Soblewski said the dispatch center received numerous calls from residents who witnessed the meteor passing over Dodge County around 10:15 pm last ...

Meteor explodes over southern Wisconsin (w/video ...

IOWA CITY - Did you see it?According to the National Weather Service, a fireball or very bright meteor was seen streaking across the sky from west to east ...
Raw Video: Meteor Crosses Skyline - ABC News

Video shows a huge fireball rocketing over Milwaukee's skyline.
KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul - Did you see the Meteor light ...

A Howard County Sheriff Department dash cam caught the meteor all if its illustrious glory. The National Weather Service confirms a meteor screamed through ...
kstp.com/news/stories/s1514008.shtml
Meteor lights up the sky | ksdk.com | St. Louis, MO

According to the FAA, there was a meteor shower that was visible in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan. There were no reports of serious damage and most ...
www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=200161
Newsvine - Soaring meteor lights up skies across the Midwest

This April 14, 2010 image made from a dash cam provided by the Howard County Sheriff's Department shows a meteor, top right, near Cresco, Iowa that passed ...
www.newsvine.com/_.../4162371-soaring-meteor-lights-up-sk...
Famous Martian meteorite younger than thought

Science News
By Lisa Grossman Fallen rock The Allan Hills meteorite, named for the site where it was found in Antarctica, was once thought to contain fossil traces of ...

Christian Science Monitor
Fireball in sky: meteor in Wisconsin rattles homes, nerves

Christian Science Monitor
The meteor in Wisconsin seen Wednesday night appeared as a fireball in the sky, shaking the ground with its accompanying sonic boom. ...
Examiner.com
Meteors, fireball or UFO seen in northern sky of 6 states: Watch for more on ...

Examiner.com
Officials according to the Northwestern, think a meteor shower with an unusually large area was the cause of a huge fireball in the sky that was visible ...
News Provider (blog)
Meteor in Wisconsin: New clues about the Martian meteorite which NASA seeks life

News Provider (blog)
Meteor in Wisconsin: Allen Hills meteorite 840001, from Mars and discovered in an expedition to Antarctica in 1984, became world famous twelve years later, ...
Galesburg Register-Mail
Tom Loewy: Local woman and nephew witness meteor

Galesburg Register-Mail
Bushnell and her 16-year-old nephew Tyler Fox saw what the National Weather Service later confirmed Thursday morning to be a meteorite. ...
Paper wants to talk to meteor-watchers

Jacksonville Journal Courier
Law enforcement agencies reported several sightings of what appears to have been a meteor. If you were one of the witnesses, contact reporter Jake Russell ...
Flash! Fireball passes by Madison skyline

NECN
What is believed to be a part of the Gamma Virginids meteor shower drew the attention of many in the upper midwest Wednesday night. ...

Midwest meteor 'looked like daylight' but likely didn't hit ground

Chicago Sun-Times
The flash of what may have been a meteor over Madison, Wis., about 10 pm Wednesday night, as seen from a weather observatory at the University of ...
Meteor clearly visible to Vernon County residents Wednesday night

Westby Times
“Then we could see the meteor streaking by,” Judy Millikin continued. “It was blue and green and looked sort of like the hot spot where a weld comes ...
Last night's meteor show was spectacular, for those who were up to see it

DesMoinesRegister.com
A television station in Madison, Wis., has received pictures from a viewer that purport to be fires started by an exploding meteor that streaked across the ...
Meteor showers in south WI

NewsoftheNorth.Net
There are showers in southern Wisconsin , as in meteor showers, according to people who reported seeing them in Milwaukee , Kenosha , Madison and Waukesha ...
Post Chronicle
Wisconsin Meteor (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Dazzles Residents

Post Chronicle
by Mitch Marconi Wisonsin residents were told that meteor showers in the area would peak around the 14th of April, but they never expected the sight they ...



CNN
Massive fireball reported across Midwestern sky

CNN
"A large meteorite could have caused the brilliant fireball that has been reported," the National Weather Service said. The NWS in Quad Cities said that it ...


Spectacular meteor lights up the Midwest

msnbc.com
"A large meteorite could have caused the brilliant fireball that has been reported," the National Weather Service's Milwaukee office said in statement. ...
Soaring meteor lights up skies across the Midwest

The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — A large meteor streaked across the Midwestern sky momentarily turning night into day, rattling houses and causing trees and the ground to shake, ...
Jay Talking: Meteor spotters, moving funnel cakes and Idol chat

Galesburg Register-Mail
Today's topics include last night's meteor, gas prices on the rise again, “toaster trivia," moving funnel cakes and an American Idol recap. ...
Milwaukee Sees Meteor Shower, Expected Through Weekend

Newsradio 620
It was a meteor, and the show isn't over until after this weekend. One couple watched it in the 5th ward near South 5th and West Walker Streets in Milwaukee ...
Lyrid meteors will light up the darkness

Astronomy Magazine
by Michael E. Bakich, senior editor The Lyrid meteor shower peaks April 22. After midnight, an observer at a dark site may spot as many as 20 meteors each ...

Wisconsin Iowa Event 14APR2010 Video



The meteor debris train is above the circular radar sweep noise and appears a a streaking blue line on the image.


















US Weather Service NOAA Doppler Image


15 April 2010

Wisconsin Iowa Large Meteor Fireball - Bolide 14APR2010 Video

Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois Large Meteor Fireball Video - Bolide 14APR2010
Howard County, Iowa Sheriff`s Dashcam Fireball Video

kimtweather posted on 14 April 2010YouTube
This is video of the large meteor/fireball that flew across the Midwest on the night of 4/14/2010 around 10:06 PM. About 28 seconds in is where the best part of the video is.

The video was taken from the dashboard camera of a sheriff office vehicle in Howard County, which is in Iowa along the Minnesota border.






cover story!!!

Wisconsin Meteor/Meteorite News 15APR2010

Light Up Midwest Sky

Meteor showers hit Wisconsin and other parts of the Midwest,"
abcnews.go.com



Meteor lights up night sky

KSTP.com
A bright meteor in the night sky provided many in the Midwest with a rare treat late Wednesday night. A Howard County Sheriff Department dash cam caught the ...
Do you have photos of the meteor shower?

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
We encourage your comments but will strive to remove discussion that contains personal attacks, racial slurs, profanity or other inappropriate material as ...
Caught on Camera: Meteor Fireball Lights Up Midwest Skies

WREG
WISCONSIN - A large meteor over northern Illinois, Wisconsin and eastern Iowa light up the night sky Wednesday night. The Chicago Tribune reports that ...
Meteor sighting reported in Midwest skies

WGNtv.com
The light that appeared as a blip on the National Weather Service's radar loomed to some bigger than the sun and lit up the sky like day in those regions, ...
Meteor shower results in numerous 911 calls

Janesville Gazette (blog)
What callers actually saw was some kind of meteor or space debris, said Mark Elland, lead dispatcher. A spokesperson at the National Weather Service in ...
Popular Fidelity (blog)
Meteors In Milwaukee

Popular Fidelity (blog)
Wisconsin is more than just the land of dairy, it's also a hotbed of meteor activity. Last night, around 11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, people deluged the ...
Meteor in Wisconsin

Puggal Latest News and events
Last night many inhabitants of Northern Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin witnessed a light show in the sky caused by a meteor. ...
Possible Meteor Siting over West Michigan | wzzm13.com | Grand ...

A possible large meteor siting occurred over West Michigan late Wednesday evening. Calls to the WZZM 13 Information Center started around 11:10 pm with the ...
www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=120509
Possible Meteor Reported Over Southern Wisconsin - Madison News ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Many area residents have reported a possible meteor flying across the sky over southern Wisconsin Wednesday night.
So You Want to Watch a Meteor Shower Eh? | Scienceray

When a meteor shower is publicized in the news, people get excited, but most have unrealistic expectations that leave them disappointed.
Meteor passes B-N?

BLOOMINGTON — Nobody knows what it was for sure, but a lot of people saw it.

Meteor In Wisconsin

OT Meteor may have struck Wisconsin 41410 Posted on April 15th 2010 at 2 50 AM ... Cyphastrea Meteor Shower or Superman LPS Keepers Central Wisconsin Reef ...

Meteor in Wisconsin

Meteor in Wisconsin, The appearance of a meteor over the city of Madison, Wisconsin. The chance of a meteor this visible falling over a populated area is.

Bob's Thursday weather outlook

CNN (blog)
Anybody see that meteor last night in MI or WI? The first time I saw the video this morning I cussed kind of loud in the HLN newsroom. ...
WSBT-TV
Huge fireball lights up Michiana, streaks across seven Midwest states

WSBT-TV
At Andrews University in Berrien Springs, 20-year-old Robert Parsons saw the meteor as he was driving a friend home on campus. ...
Meteor Lights Up the Stateline

WIFR
Reports from the National Weather Service say a meteor lit up the sky, and it was seen soaring across five states. Stateliners in Southern Wisconsin and ...

Fireball Loop
http://www.aos.wisc.edu/fireball/2010_04_14_fireball_loop_1024x768_long.gif

Wisconsin Iowa Large Meteor Fireball - Bolide 14APR2010



















Large Meteor! Wisconsin Iowa Bolide Fireball 14APR2010

(click on image to view fireball)
image source:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
http://www.aos.wisc.edu/
Looped image of fireball.

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Reports of large bolide with booms seen in Wisconsin and Iowa. More details as they are reported. Any eyewitnesses please post a comment. State you city or location , what YOU saw or heard. ANY PHOTOS OF the event? PLEASE email me.
My email address is drtanuki@gmail.com if you wish to contact me.

updates in the news:

Madison Meteor?

WKOW-TV.com
27 News Chief Meteorologist Bob Lindmeier says it is possible a large meteor passed through the area, but it's hard to know exactly what caused the bright ...
Did You See the Light Show Wednesday Night?

WSAW
The National Weather Service is reporting it was either a meteor or space debris. It was apparently seen as far away as Kansas City. ...
"Giant Fireball" Lights up the Night Sky

KCRG
The meteor burning through the atmosphere appeared to be a “giant fireball” and reports have been coming into the KCRG-TV9 newsroom from viewers across ...

Meteor Lights Up The Night

KIMT
Around 10:00 tonight numerous people reported seeing what is more than likely a meteor that flew across the Midwest. The reports are very consistent that a ...
Apparent meteor shoots through Wisconsin sky

Madison.com
An apparent meteor — or possibly a piece of space junk — shot through and illuminated the night sky Wednesday, spurring dozens of people to flood the Dane ...
Meteor passes BN?

Bloomington Pantagraph
It likely was a meteor because there were no indications of aircraft in trouble, according officials at Peoria International Airport's control tower. ...
Possible Meteor Siting over West Michigan

WZZM
A possible large meteor siting occurred over West Michigan late Wednesday evening. Calls to the WZZM 13 Information Center started around 11:10 pm with the ...
Rock River Valley residents see possible meteor

Rockford Register Star
Their best guess was it was meteor.” National Weather Service meteorologist Nathan Marsili said the streak or flash of light was visible from southwest ...
Spectacular light trails reported in west sky

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
By Jesse Garza of the Journal Sentinel Stargazers were treated to a spectacular display of light trails Wednesday night as the Gamma Virginids meteor shower ...
Dozens See Fireball In The Sky

WISN Milwaukee
WISN Chief Meteorologist Mark Baden said people from as far away as Iowa and Ohio saw the fireball which was likely a meteor. "A meteor is a rock, ...
Huge fireball over Wisconsin!

Discover Magazine (blog)
For those of you in Wisconsin, apparently there was a heckuva meteor that lit up the skies there around 10:00 pm local time April 14, an hour ago as I write ...
KGAN, Cedar Rapids, IA, indicates reports of "boom." (Not clear if those reports are local to the Cedar Rapids area.)

----- Original Message -----
From: mlangen
To: MeteoriteCollectors @yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MeteoriteCollector s] Fireball -- Southern Wisconsin

"Reports now streaming in from as far east as Grand Rapids, MI, as well as Iowa and Missouri.

----- Original Message -----
From: mlangenf
To: MeteoriteCollectors ATyahoogroupsDOT com
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:30 PM
Subject: [MeteoriteCollector s] Fireball -- Southern Wisconsin

Roughly 15 minutes ago I saw several very bright flashes in the sky through a west-facing window here in Monticello, Wisconsin. A nearby amateur astronomer acquaintance emailed to report that she had seen a bright "red and green" fireball transit the western horizon just below a local treeline. There was no perceptible sonic boom here.

I do not yet have estimated azimuth or elevation estimates, nor do I know whether the track was right-to-left or left-to-right from the observer's viewpoint. There was no perceptible sonic boom here. Given the extraordinary brightness of this event, however, I suspect there may be a new fall some distance to the west."

posted by Mark on met-collectors site

Also for eyewitnesses please go to the AMS website via the sidebar link and complete a witness report. Thanks!

  • Fireball Report Form, Have you seen an extremely bright meteor? Share your sighting with others across the globe by filling out our fireball report form.

  • 2010 Fireball Sightings Table, Lists fireballs sightings submitted to the AMS for 2010. Compiled by Robert Lunsford.

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New Hampshire Fireball 13?APR2010

New Hampshire Fireball 13?APR2010
"At 8:15 this evening while driving home from work I saw the most amazing thing. I was driving down Gilford Avenue, admiring one very bright star slightly off to my right. Out of the corner of my eye I saw movement, and shifted my eyes to the left where there was a huge fireball falling out of the sky. Now I've spent countless hundreds of hours watching the night sky, and I've seen literally thousands of meteor showers. I've also seen fireballs race across the sky, but never have I seen one fall out of the sky. The closest thing I could think of to describe it would be perhaps a single ember of a firework as it fell from it's zenith, only this was very large. It also left a sort of smoke-trail behind itself, also very similar to the way a firework would leave one. That trail lasted a good sixty seconds or so before it finally dissipated." posted by Pepper
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9710

To the person that reported this; please contact me either by comment to email to confirm date of your sighting. Thank you. Dirk Ross...Tokyo drtanuki@gmail.com

Here is a log report of what has been sighted for 2010:
http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/fireball_log2010.htm

Past New Mexico Meteor 12MAY 2008 Video 15APR2010

New Mexico Meteor 12MAY 2008 Video made available today




Scientist: Bright light over NM was a meteor 12MAY2008
NOT AWAKE AT 2:05AM THIS MORNING? YOU MISSED THE LARGE FIREBALL -- MOST LIKELY A METEORITE THAT MAY HAVE LANDED SOMEWHERE IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO ...
clipsyndicate.com

14 April 2010

14APR10

Look out! Meteorite is heading our way

Hull Daily Mail - ‎2 時間前‎
Yet for those behind the meteorite's return to East Yorkshire, the space rock's arrival is no less significant. Part of the second biggest meteorite to hit ...

May/June 2010 GSA Bulletin highlights

PhysOrg.com (press release) - ‎18 時間前‎
Large meteorite impacts early in Martian history may have contributed to the formation of the planet's hemispheric dichotomy and atmospheric erosion ...

Sie sind hier: Home > Nachrichten > ESA-Space-Channel > Auf Du und Du mit dem ...

T-Online - ‎2 時間前‎
... gleichzeitig mit dem Mars entstanden sein oder später durch einen Meteoriten, der den Roten Planeten traf und ein Stück aus ihm herausriss. ...

22-metrowa planetoida o włos minie naszą planetę

Wirtualna Polska - ‎2010年4月8日‎
Warto przypomnieć, że w 1908 roku na rosyjską Syberię spadł kosmiczny obiekt (najprawdopodobniej meteoryt) o ok. 50-metrowej średnicy. ... [too late!]

Омские ученые разгадывают тайны падения «Чукреевского метеорита»

РИА Омск-Информ - ‎2010年4月13日 ‎
Член Международного Астрономического общества Евгений Дмитриев сделал вывод о том, что здесь имело место падение кометного метеорита. Однако официальной наукой кометные метеориты пока не признаются. В 1990 году жители поселка Чукреевка увидели летящий яркий объект оранжевого цвета, который упал ...
Omsk scientists solve secrets of falling « Чукреевского a meteorite
»
the Society 13.04.2010 | 16:23
Since time of falling for territory of Omsk area of a unknown space body has passed almost 20 years. The member of the International Astronomical society Evgenie Dmitriev has drawn a conclusion that falling кометного a meteorite here took place. However an official science кометные meteorites yet do not admit.

In 1990 inhabitants of settlement Chukreevka have seen flying bright object of orange color which has fallen on edge of village in I shall dig hay and has caused its fire.
But, strange business, the roar was not heard by anybody. Eyewitnesses described the falling which have arrived on a place, that in radius of 15 m all blazed fire, however on a place of the ashes, except for burnt ground,
Slags and the pumices which have covered the ground on 30 m around, have found nothing. The crater on a place of falling was absent, only weak trace and a rut has been swept up.
Within several next years on a place of falling unusual growth of a grass up to 1-1,5 human growth was marked.
Here it will be pertinent to recollect, that the strengthened growth of vegetation was observed and after Тунгуской accidents. Primary studying of falling of a meteorite in Чукреевке have lead Pupils of the Omsk Palace of Creativity of children and youthes Tatyana Semenova and Natalia Polyntseva under a scientific management of director of the Omsk planetarium of Vladimir Крупко. ...

Ученые обнаружили залежи льда на Луне и Марсе

РБК Украина - ‎15 時間前‎
"Так как на Луну падали объекты, содержащие воду, например, кометы и метеориты, а также она подвергалась влиянию водорода, приносимого солнечным ветром, то позднее эти вещества могли попасть в эти холодные и темные зоны", - написали исследователи. Другое исследование предположило, что лед на ...

КАЖДЫЙ РУССКИЙ — ГАГАРИН

Завтра.ru - ‎53 分前‎
Таких металлов нет на Земле. Они извлечены из метеоритов, и памятник серебрится звёздной пыльцой. Гагарин воздел вверх руки, словно ныряльщик. Приподнимается на носках, отталкивается и уносится в небо. Уменьшается, превращается в крохотную звёздочку, гаснет. За ним остаётся длинный сияющий след. ...


Asteroids through the rest of April 2010

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/ see original site for 2010 schedule and more information.

(2010 FD7) 2010-Apr-14
218017 (2001 XV266) 2010-Apr-15
(2001 HC) 2010-Apr-15
(2009 BW2) 2010-Apr-16
(2010 GJ30) 2010-Apr-16
(2010 CM44) 2010-Apr-17
(2009 BK2) 2010-Apr-17
(2004 HZ) 2010-Apr-17
(2010 EC43) 2010-Apr-18
(2010 FA6) 2010-Apr-19
(2005 YU55) 2010-Apr-19
(2008 UC202) 2010-Apr-20
(2010 GZ5) 2010-Apr-21
(2010 GP33) 2010-Apr-22
(2009 UY19) 2010-Apr-23
(2004 US1) 2010-Apr-25
(2005 XB1) 2010-Apr-27
(2010 GE35) 2010-Apr-28
164207 (2004 GU9) 2010-Apr-28
(2010 GS7) 2010-Apr-28
(2008 UN3) 2010-Apr-29
(2002 JR100) 2010-Apr-29
(2010 FF10) 2010-Apr-30

Missouri, OK, NE, KS, AR Meteor Fireball 9APR2010

Missouri and Mid-West See Large Fireball April 6, 2010
The American Meteor Society has so far received 21 reports of a substantial fireball over the mid-western region of the USA. It
occurred near 7:55pm CDT on April 9th or 0:55 Universal Time on April 10. Most of the reports were from Missouri but outlying
reports were also received from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Most witnesses rate the maximum light output equal to that
of the full moon. A blue-green color was mentioned in many reports as well as fragmenting with both concurrent and delayed sounds.

Summaries of these reports may be viewed on the AMS website at: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/fireball_log2010.htm


Refer to event #180.

Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society

12 April 2010

Upcoming Impact Cratering Workshop/Fieldrip Norway 2010

Workshop and Field Excursion: Damage to Target Rocks During Impact Cratering

http://folk.uio.no/stephaw/cdws.html


Damage to target rocks during impact cratering
Oslo, Norway
Workshop: June 6-8, 2010
Field Trip: June 9-11, 2010

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MEETING LOCATION AND DATE
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The workshop will be arranged at PGP (Physics of Geological Processes)
http://lux.uio.no/pgp/
http://www.uio.no/
,
June 6-8, 2010, with an immediately following excursion to the Ritland
impact structure, southwestern Norway on June 9-11.


Please, be aware that June is high touristic season in Oslo, and it can
be difficult to find (inexpensive) housing. Make your bookings as early
as possible!

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SCIENTIFIC FORMAT
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The workshop will be organized in plenary sessions of presentations that
focus on:

1. Distribution and characterisation of rock damage measured in specific
craters

2. The process of rock failure itself - how do current models
incorporate rock mechanics and what are the pros and cons of different
methods?

3. Meso-/micro scale damage e.g. shatter cones (length scale meters),
planar deformation features, broken crystals, and pore space destruction

4. Local scale - fracture-fragmentation zone near crater-origin

5. Regional scale - the influence of pre-existing fault patterns on the
crater shape

6. The relationship between fragmentation of rocks in the vicinity of
impact craters and their observed geophysical signature.


We intend to have oral presentations and workshop/discussion sessions.
The detailed program will be announced later.

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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We invite you to send your contribution in LPSC-style
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2010/lpsc2010.templates.html

abstract format. Please send your abstracts and the registration form
wscdregistration.doc to Stephanie.Werner(a)fys.uio.no . There are no
fees for the workshop itself.



*ABSTRACT DEADLINE is April 15th*

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FIELD EXCURSION TO THE RITLAND CRATER
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The excursion will take three days (June 9-11, 2010). This event
includes one day travel from Oslo to Hjelmeland near Stavanger (9th of
June), one full day in the field (10^th of June) and the return to Oslo
via Stavanger on the 11th of June. The costs for the excursion will be
about 3300 NOK, depending on the number of participants. The amount
should cover transportation, two nights in a hotel (breakfast included),
two dinners and a field-lunch on June 10th .

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11 April 2010

Chinese Antarctica Study Returns Meteorites and Ice Cores 11APR2010

'Snow Dragon' number portability ice core and meteorites Triumph
by XINMIN.CN
2010-04-11 04:26 来源:文汇报 作者:任荃 赵菊玲 0 条评论 关 键字:雪龙,冰芯,陨石
for story in Chinese: http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2010/04/11/4378820.html

Chinese to English translation by ImTranslator 3.3.3-P and Google Translator

China's 26th Antarctic expedition team through 182 days test ride yesterday, "Snow Dragon" was exploration ship, the safe return of China's polar expedition in Shanghai, China at a pier. Land and Resources Minister Xu Shaoshi, State Oceanic Administration, Sun Zhihui, deputy director of Mr Chen, Shanghai Vice Mayor Shen Jun attended the welcoming ceremony. The 26th Antarctic expedition team from the 249-member, a total of 59 scientific exploration tasks, Logistics Support 21. The study of more than 32,000 nautical miles, navigation safety, and again to refresh the "Xuelong" was sailing record. Way, research ships have six times through the westerly wind belt, the "Snow Dragon" was the most westerly over the years through the first. In "Xue Long" was brought back to the precious samples, ice cores and the most eye-catching meteorites. In the Antarctic, "the summit ice" --- 4093 meters above sea level of the Dome A area, interior inspection team drilled an ice core over 130 meters long and created Dome A shallow ice core drilling of a new regional record . Meanwhile, the expedition team is also near the Kunlun station built an 8-meter-deep "big cellar" --- deep ice core drilling sites for future drilling more than 3000 meters in the deep ice cores, to carry out millions of years of global climate change research . Another study in the Grove Mountains area teams collected 1,618 meteorites, weighing 17 kg. So far, China has a number of Antarctic meteorites totaled 11,452, ranking third in the world, the "extraterrestrial" will be a sample of global change research. Yesterday, with the "Snow Dragon" was triumphant, but also set sail on October 11 last year, the Shanghai Municipal Government presented to the expedition of the current World Expo mascot "Hai Bao." According to reports, China's polar expedition of the relevant results will be participating in this Expo, the specific exhibits are under negotiation. It is reported that during the Expo (June 5 to 12), "Snow Dragon" was the week will be the public free of charge.

Slovakia Fall updates and other meteorite news 11APR2010


J. Mäsiar: "Vieme, z ktorej časti Slnečnej sústavy k nám prišiel"

Žilinský večerník - ‎2010年4月6日 ‎
Meteorit nezhorel celý, slovenským astronómom sa podarilo jeho úlomky v blízkosti Košíc nájsť!,“ konštatuje J. Mäsiar. Z oblastí vzdialených niekoľko ...
J. Butcher: "We know from what part of the solar
system came to us' West večerník - 2010 年 4 月 6 日
Meteorite
burn all, Slovak astronomers succeeded in its chips
find near Kosice!, "says J. Butcher. In remote areas
more ...


Astronómovia budú zisťovať pôvod meteoritu Košice

TA3 - ‎2010年4月5日‎
Za posledných 200 rokov dopadol meteorit na územie Slovenska len 5-krát. V prípade posledného meteoritu Košice si však astronómovia trúfajú vypočítať aj to, ...
Astronomers will determine the origin of meteorite Košice
TA3 - 2010 年 4 月 5 日 Over the past 200 years hit the meteorite
territory of Slovakia only 5 times. In the latter case a meteorite Košice
But astronomers also calculated dare ...


Honnan tudják a geológusok, hogy egy kődarab meteorit vagy sem? - dr. Kovács ...

Baranya Ma - ‎2010年4月6日‎
Sokszor hihetjük azt, hogy amit valahol kint a szabadban találtunk, meteorit. Az előadás során egy Kínából származó meteorit segítségével ismerhetjük meg, ...
How did the geologists know that a stone meteorite
or not? - Dr. Kovacs ... Today Baranya - 2010 年 4 月 6 日
Many times we believe that
that somewhere out there in the open air have been found in meteorites. The performance
in a meteorite from China through you learn


Siaga Ketika Gempa

Serambinews - ‎2010年4月7日‎
Umur bumi sudah sangat tua, yaitu sekitar 4,56 miliar tahun, hal ini berdasarkan umur batuan meteorit tertua yang ditemukan oleh para ahli. ...
Standby Time of Earthquake Serambinews - 2010 年 4 月 7 日 Age of the Earth is very old, which is around 4.56 billion
year, this according to the age of the oldest meteorite rocks
found by experts. ...


Descopera cu Ziare.com: 10 minuni naturale

Ziare.com (Comunicat de Presă) - ‎2010年4月5日‎
Daca initial sa crezut ca este rezultatul impactului unui meteorit, oamenii de stiinta au descoperit intre timp ca simpla eroziue naturala a produs aceasta ...
Discover the Ziare.com: 10 natural wonders
Ziare.com (Press
Press) - 2010 年 4 月 5 日 If initially thought it
result of a meteorite impact, scientists
meanwhile discovered that natural erosion has produced this simple ...

10 April 2010

Canada Meteorite News: Car Struck by Meteor/ite in Kitchener, Ontario Canada ???

Car Struck by Meteor/ite in Kitchener, Ontario Canada 7:30am ???

Gift from the heavens

Orillia Packet & Times
"It really does look like a meteor ite," said Tom Stiff, a NASA consultant who teaches at Lakehead University's Orillia campus. The object, which appears to ...


Orillia Packet & Times

Gift from the heavens

ASTRONOMY: Jack Steenhof is just glad he wasn't being shot at

Posted By NATHAN TAYLOR, Orillia Packet & Times

Posted 1 hour ago

Phew! It was only a meteorite. "I thought someone shot at me," Jack Steenhof said of his close encounter with an otherworldly kind.

The Oro-Medonte Township resident was on his way to a meeting in Kitchener when something shattered his sunroof. "...

text: http://www.orilliapacket.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2528812

10APR2010

April Meteorite Times is up!
Greetings Everyone,
The April issue of Meteorite-Times is now up.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/meteorite_frame.htm

Enjoy! Paul and Jim

SCIENCE CHANNEL'S 2010-11 UPFRONT SLATE STIRS AUDIENCES' IMAGINATIONS WITH PROVOCATIVE SPECIAL AND SERIES
The Futon Critic Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:31 AM PDT
THROUGH THE WORMHOLE WITH MORGAN FREEMAN, SCI FI SCIENCE: PHYSICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE and METEORITE MEN are all go for new seasons.
...

2010 Major Meteor Showers

(PhysOrg.com) -- The very best thing you can do to maximize your meteor shower enjoyment is get as far away from light pollution (city lights, etc. ...

The World's Largest Meteorite [SciencePunk]
ScienceBlogs Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:22 AM PDT
Last year Neatorama's Alex Zavatone happened to find himself near Angola on the African continent. While driving through Grootfontein, Namibia, he spotted a road sign that simply said "Meteorite." Later he decided to make a 170 mile pilgrimage through beautiful and wild landscapes to Hoba to see what it was all about. You'll have to go to the Neatorama website to see the money shot - but it's ...


Co-host of "Meteorite Men" to visit gallery

TCU Daily Skiff
Geoffrey Notkin said he enjoys visits to the university's Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery. So much, in fact, that he said the university feels like his ...

2012 Meteor Impact - An Unavoidable Certainty?

Meteors are space rocks; varying in size, meteors often disintegrate upon entering Earth's atmosphere. Hundreds hit Earth every year, but impact is minimal. ...