Meteor/Meteorite News 21APR2010

These Rocks Are No Space Junk Meteorite Hunters, Scientists Jockey to Find ...

Wall Street Journal
Mr. Farmer is among hundreds of professional and amateur meteorite hunters who have converged here seeking the charred remnants of a meteor that burst ...

Tellus Museum to display meteorite that hit Bartow home last year
Rome News-Tribune Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:55 PM PDT
Finding a meteorite is rare, and finding a meteorite after it crashes through your roof is rarer still. In fact, there has been only one documented case of a meteorite striking a house in Georgia â...

Meteorite That Hit Cartersville House to be on Display at Tellus Science Museum PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:29 AM PDT CARTERSVILLE, Ga., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A meteorite recently discovered in Georgia has a new home at Tellus Science Museum. Meteor shower lights up night sky in Iowa A meteoroid the size of a Volkswagen streaked across the Midwest Wednesday. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News) msnbc.msn.com

Meteorite that hit Northwest Georgia unveiled Chattanooga Times Free Press Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:23 AM PDT A 4.6 billion year old meteorite that traveled millions of miles through space before blowing through an attic in Northwest Georgia was unveilled by staff at the Tellus Science Museum this morning.

Illinois teens may have found pieces of last week's meteorite KSDK St. Louis Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:55 AM PDT Illinois teens may have found pieces of last week's meteorite

Possible meteorite discoveries popping up in Illinois, Wisconsin WREX-TV Rockford Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:54 AM PDT Claims of meteorite discoveries are starting to surface, just days after the spectacular light show that raced across the Midwest.

Meteorite fragments on display in museum CBS 5 Green Bay Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:48 AM PDT At least 5 fragments of a meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will go on display today.

Search continues for meteorites; farmers losing patience Chicago Tribune Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:37 AM PDT To protect landowners' privacy, meteorite hunters like Terry Boudreaux simply refer to them by number: Farmer No. 1. Farmer No. 2. Farmer No. 3. The Wisconsin farmers were happy to oblige when the Lake Forest collector and others began asking to wade through their cornfields Thursday. But by Monday, after four days of searching, some farmers were losing patience with the scientists and amateur ...

Meteor Chunks to be Displayed at Museum 620 WTMJ Milwaukee Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:58 AM PDT At least five fragments of a meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will be displayed for several days at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.

Farmers not happy with meteor hunts
Times Leader Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:14 PM PDT
CHICAGO â To protect landownersâ privacy, meteorite hunters like Terry Boudreaux simply refer to them by number: Farmer No. 1. Farmer No. 2. Farmer No. 3.

UW-Madison Showing Meteor Fragments Through Sunday

WTAQ
At least 5 fragments from last week's meteor will be shown Tuesday through Sunday at the UW Geology Museum. Folks throughout the Upper Midwest saw the big ...

WOOD-TV

Dad and teen sons find meteor fragments

WOOD-TV
CHICAGO (NBC/WMAQ) - Two Illinois teens and a man from Southwestern Wisconsin said they believe they've recovered fragments from a meteor that lit up ...


Odd Wisconsin: Previous meteors amazed Wisconsinites

Madison.com
Last Wednesday night a dramatic meteor crashed in southwestern Wisconsin, igniting the wonder of everyone who watched it pass overhead. ...

Meteorite pieces on display Fox11online.com MADISON - Five pieces of the meteorite that fell in Wisconsin last week are on display in Madison. UW-Madison's Geology Museum is open for extended hours ...

Meteorite that hit Northwest Georgia unveiled Chattanooga Times Free Press A 4.6 billion year old meteorite that traveled millions of miles through space before blowing through an attic in Northwest Georgia was unveilled by staff ...

Astro Bob blog: Brix the dog finds his first meteorite Duluth News Tribune It's true -- dogs can be trained to find meteorites. Space station flyover photos from Lyle Anderson plus what's to see in tonight's sky. ...

Grad student wins national award for meteorite research Arizona State University Greg Brennecka, a graduate student in ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration, has been awarded the prestigious 2009 Nininger Meteorite Award, ... WREX.com – Rockford's News LeaderPossible meteorite discoveries popping up in ... WREX-TV AP News UNDATED (WREX) - Claims of meteorite discoveries are starting to surface, just days after the spectacular light show that raced across the Midwest. ... Midwest meteorite fragments to be shown at University of Wisconsin Geology Museum Green Bay Press Gazette AP • April 19, 2010 MADISON — At least five fragments of a meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will be dipslayed for several days at ...

Wisconsin - METEORITE HUNTER MICHAEL FARMER IS A "METEORITE MAN"

METEORITE HUNTER, MICHAEL FARMER, FINDS FOUR OR MORE FROM THE APRIL 14, 2010 FIREBALL!




























Michael Farmer finds his fourth meteorite from the fireball of April 14, 2010. 17 grams. Found April 20, 2010. (c) Mike Farmer 2010
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Wisconsin- Jim Baxter Finds 3 !!! 20APR2010

Jim Baxter finds his first meteorites from the April 14, 2010 Wisconsin fireball!
Found 4-20-2010
20 and 152 grams + 1 not pictured © Michael Farmer
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Georgia Meteorite 1MAR2009 Fall Found

Meteorite that hit Northwest Georgia unveiled

Chattanooga Times Free Press
A 4.6 billion year old meteorite that traveled millions of miles through space before blowing through an attic in Northwest Georgia was unveilled by staff ... "Experts estimate the the half-pound, peach sized space rock was traveling between 50,000 and 70,000 miles per hour when it entered the atmosphere on March 1, 2009. They estimate it was still moving at 200 to 300 miles per hour when it punctured a roof, bounced off of a joist, punched through a sheet rock ceiling and landed in a bedroom in a Cartesville home around 11 p.m. that night."

Greg Hupé finds his first meteorite from Wisconsin fireball!

Greg Hupé finds his first meteorite from Wisconsin fireball!

Greg Hupé finds his first meteorite from the April 14, 2010 Wisconsin fireball!
Found 4-19-2010
A 100% crusted 33.7g individual © Greg Hupé
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Wisconsin Meteorite Hunting Video 19APR2010

Wisconsin Meteorite Hunting Video- Terry Boudreaux


Terry Boudreaux, who recovered a fragment of meteorite in the area, describes his search.

Brix the Dog finds a Meteorite- Wisconsin 19APR2010

METEORITE DOG FINDS FIRST METEORITE FROM THE APRIL 14, 2010 WISCONSIN FIREBALL!

All the training has paid off. Brix made his first find with out help, a complete fusion crusted 198 gram WI meteorite.

©Sonny 2010
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Mike Farmer - Wisconsin Meteorite Find 19APR2010

Michael Farmer finds yet another meteorite from the fireball of April 14, 2010. 20 grams.
(c) Mike Farmer 2010 Mike Farmer Meteorites
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20APR2010 Wisconsin Meteorite Hunt & other News

Listen, look for shuttle overhead early Tuesday

Rockford Register Star
By Chris Green If you missed mother nature's phenomena last week when a meteor lit up the night sky sailing over Iowa, northern Illinois and Wisconsin, ...

Search for meteorites continues, but farmers are losing patience

Chicago Tribune
By Duaa Eldeib and William Mullen, Tribune reporters To protect landowners' privacy, meteorite hunters like Terry Boudreaux simply refer to them by number: ...

Meteor chunks to be displayed at museum
La Crosse Tribune Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:51 PM PDT
MADISON -- At least five fragments of a meteorite that fell insouthwestern Wisconsin last week will be displayed for several daysat the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.

Meteorite Fragments On Display At UW-Madison Geology Museum WISN 12 Milwaukee Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:16 PM PDT At least five fragments of a meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will be displayed for several days at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.

Midwest meteorite fragments to be shown at University of Wisconsin Geology Museum Green Bay Press-Gazette Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:00 PM PDT At least five fragments of a meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will be dipslayed for several days at the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum in Madison.

Meteorite Fragment Heads to Field Museum NBC Chicago Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:41 PM PDT Four-billion-year-old chunk of rock streaked across Midwestern sky last week.

Today's Top Stories 5 Eyewitness News St. Paul Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:39 PM PDT MADISON, Wis. (AP) - At least five fragments of a meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will be dipslayed for several days at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.

Meteor chunks to be displayed at UW Geology Museum WXOW 19 La Crosse Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:23 PM PDT Associated Press - April 19, 2010 4:05 PM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - At least five fragments of a meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will be dipslayed for several days at the...

Meteorite Chunk Donated To Field Museum Chicagoist Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:54 AM PDT The fireball/meteor captured on a University of Wisconsin-Madison webcam Remember last week's meteorite that created a giant fireball seen across multiple states in the Midwest? It seems one man has found a chunk of the space rock and has now donated it to the Field Museum. The Trib has the story of Terry Boudreaux, the man who, with his sons, hunted for the meteorite remains in a Wisconsin ...

Wisconsin meteorite shards on display at UW Geology Museum University of Wisconsin - Madison Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:52 AM PDT At least five pieces of the meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will be on display at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum for public viewing Tuesday, April 20 through this weekend.

Wisconsin meteorite donated to Field Museum WGN Radio Chicago Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:11 AM PDT A piece of the meteorite found in Wisconsin. What looks like an old backyard rock could be a piece of the puzzle to unlocking the origins of the solar system.

Meteorite donated to Field Museum
Chicago Tribune Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:06 AM PDT
A piece of the meteorite found in Wisconsin. What looks like an old backyard rock could be a piece of the puzzle to unlocking the origins of the solar system. Before Terry Boudreaux handed over the black-encrusted meteorite to Lance Grande, the Field Museum's senior vice president, the two men put on a pair of gloves and cracked matching smiles. "So, I shouldn't drop it?" Grande joked ...

Meteor chunks to be displayed at UW Geology Museum Janesville Gazette (blog) The meteor lit up the skies last week in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa and as far south as Missouri. The pieces to go on display Tuesday are about the size of an ...

April Showers means Meteor Showers The Tribune On the morning of May 6, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak. Although these are major meteor showers, the peaks may only get up to one meteor per ...

Meteor piece found in Wis. Arizona Daily Star MILWAUKEE - Scientists say an apparent fragment from a meteor that lighted up Midwestern skies has been recovered in southwestern Wisconsin. ...

Meteorite hunter gives rock to Field

ABC7Chicago.com
April 19, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Scientists at Chicago's Field Museum are examining a rock that might be linked to last week's meteor shower. ...

National Geographic

Meteor Shower to Peak on Earth Day

National Geographic
A meteor streaks across the moonlit sky over Banff National Park in Canada (file photo). For the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, nature will be setting off ...


'A feeding frenzy' for meteor hunters

Dubuque Telegraph Herald
This past weekend, the meteor researcher with the Planetary Studies Foundation and Chicago's Field Museum was one of hundreds estimated to be searching for ...

Hunters Gather to Look for Pieces of Last Week's Meteor

WTAQ
(WTAQ) - Professional and amateur meteorite hunters have flocked to southwest Wisconsin, to look for pieces of last week's meteor that lit up the night sky ...

MyFox Chicago

Meteor Hunters Recover Pieces of Midwestern Fireball

MyFox Chicago
The first chunk of the meteorite was found by a man from Chicago who rushed to Wisconsin with his two sons. "The main mass could be fifty to sixty kilos, ...

Wisconsin- Mike Farmer, "Meteorite Hunter" Scores again !!!

Mike Farmer Finds Yet More of the Meteorites from the 14APR10 Fall in Wisconsin















Michael Farmer finds another meteorite from the fireball of April 14, 2010. 36 grams.
(c) Mike Farmer 2010 meteoriteguy.com

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Meteor/Meteorite News 18APR2010

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18APR2010

Shuttle Landing Approach May Be Visible Over Central Ga.

13wmaz
The shuttle will appear very similar to a meteor as it flies across the sky approximately 20º above the horizon from its highest point. ...

Deserts are ideal to find meteorites

National - Loveday Morris - 18 Apr 2010
One of 26 chrondite meteorites in Abu Dhabi early last year. Scientists believe that other samples might have been removed by ... found during a two-week search in...

UW researchers study meteor fragment

Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison researchers are currently studying what they believe to be a fragment of the meteor that passed over the Midwest last week. The meteor, which was ...

Meteorite hunters flock to southwest Wisconsin

Madison.com
When Ruben Garcia saw video of the meteorite that streaked across the Wisconsin sky on Wednesday night, it might as well have been the bat signal. ...

Oldest Martian Meteorite Not as Old as Thought
Wired News Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:09 AM PDT
The oldest Martian meteorite on Earth -- the famous Allan Hills meteorite, which was once thought to contain evidence of ancient life on the Red Planet -- received a new, more recent birth date, courtesy of University of Houston scientists. ...

Hoffman Estates man wonders if 'funny-looking rock' is meteorite Daily Herald Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:11 AM PDT The flash of light and the "thud" noise outside David Graves' Hoffman Estates home Wednesday night seemed odd but innocent enough.

Meteorite hunters flock to southwest Wisconsin WXOW 19 La Crosse Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:59 PM PDT LIVINGSTON, Wisconsin (WKOW) - "It's not like anything you have here on earth. They're very heavy and very magnetic."...

UW-Madison professor looking for meteor pieces The Journal Times Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:52 PM PDT The appearance of a meteorite over southern Wisconsin onWednesday night excited a lot of conversation and now University ofWisconsin-Madison scientists are asking for help in tracking downpieces of the fallen rock....

Searching for Meteorites in Wisconsin 12 FOX Mankato Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:31 PM PDT Meteorite hunters are on the lookout in Wisconsin... After a national weath read more...

Meteorite hunters look for 'treasure' in Wisconsin
Chicago Tribune Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:31 PM PDT
LIVINGSTON, WISC. -- Treasure hunters took to the fields at sunrise Saturday, canvassing miles of open farmland in southwestern Wisconsin for fragments of a meteorite that crashed Wednesday night. ...

Fireball Lights Up The Sky From Missouri To Minnesota

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Slashdot Science Story | Meteor Spotted Yesterday Over Midwestern ... the1337g33k writes "The National Weather Service is reporting that a fireball that many people witnessed last night is a meteor that entered the atmosphere ...

Meteor streaks across the region's sky | StarTribune.com A fiery ball of light witnessed by thousands as it swept over the Upper Midwest on Wednesday night was almost certainly a large meteor that probably left a ... Scientists Find Potential Scientists at the University of Wisconsin are examining a possible fragment from a meteor that was visible from Wisconsin to Iowa. It weighs about ... cbsnews.com

Wisconsin Meteorite Finds 17APR10

Steve Arnold and Rob Wesel Find Wisconsin Meteorites

Steve Arnold holding a 176.1 gram stone and Rob Wesel holding a 219.2 gram stone from Livinston, WI.
(c) Rob Wesel 2010 Nakhla Dog Meteorites
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Mike Farmer "Meteorite Hunter" Scores Big Find in Wisconsin 17APR10

Mike Farmer finds his first meteorite from the Wisconsin meteorite fall of April 14, 2010!

(c) 2010 Michael Farmer meteoriteguy.com
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Mike Farmer, the "Meteorite Hunter", finds his first, a 131gr meteorite stone, from the 14APR2010 fireball over Wisconsin and Iowa.

(c) 2010 Michael Farmer meteoriteguy.com
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Close up of the latest rock from space.

Minutes ago, in a telephone interview, Mike Farmer said that several tens of meteorites were found today with a total of perhaps 700-800 grams.
It is not possible to confirm just how much was found today given the number of people searching for the meteorite, large area and the lack of sharing information

meteor/meteorite news 17APR10

UW-Madison professor looking for meteor pieces

Journal Times
The appearance of a meteorite over southern Wisconsin on Wednesday night excited a lot of conversation and now University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists ...

Meteor Crater Becomes Outdoor Classroom 4/17/10

KOSA
Odessa, TX - The Odessa Meteor Crater is nationally recognized as a great source for learning about history, dating back 63000 years, and today a Dallas ...

Meteor Fragment Lands in a Farmer's Shed Roof

Daily Contributor
A fragment of the meteor that burst into a fireball over the night sky of Wisconsin last Wednesday, April 14, landed in the roof of the shed of a farmer ...

Farmer Discovers Meteor Fragment From Fireball Over Wisconsin ...

By Janet Shan
A small chunk of rock believed to be a fragment from a meteor that burst into a stunning fireball over Wisconsin Wednesday night was discovered by a farmer after it fell on the roof of his shed. The meteor fragment is peppered with gray ...

Meteorite hunters flock to southwest Wisconsin

WKOW-TV.com
The meteor blasted thru the earth's atmosphere Wednesday night at 36000 miles per hour -- a magnetic fireball that overpowered the bright lights of ...

Small Town Benefit From Meteor Search

WISC Madison
The meteorite rush is breathing a bit more life into the economy, but it's not without frustrations for some in the area. The community isn't exactly a top ...

Video: Scientists Find Potential Meteorite
CBS News Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:14 PM PDT
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin are examining a possible fragment from a meteor that was visible from Wisconsin to Iowa. It weighs about a third of a pound and is the size of a peanut. ...

Oldest Martian Meteorite Not as Old as Thought Wired News Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:33 PM PDT The oldest Martian meteorite on Earth -- the famous Allan Hills meteorite, which was once thought to contain evidence of ancient life on the Red Planet -- received a new, more recent birth date, courtesy of University of Houston scientists....

Meteorite Hunters Flock To Village Of Livingston WISC-TV Madison Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:49 AM PDT Meteorite hunters are searching the area for fragments from the meteor that lit up Midwestern skies Wednesday night.

Meteorite hunters back in Wis. fields looking for 'treasure' WGN Radio Chicago Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:48 AM PDT LIVINGSTON, WISC. -- Treasure hunters took to the fields at sunrise Saturday, canvassing miles of open farmland in southwestern Wisconsin for fragments of a meteorite that crashed Wednesday night....

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Wisconsin Farmer Found Meteorite Fragment Pravda Ru Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:38 AM PDT A small chunk of rock believed to be a fragment from a meteor that burst into a stunning fireball over Wisconsin Wednesday night was discovered by a farmer after it fell on the roof of his shed....

Meteorites in Them Thar Fields The Tuscaloosa News Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:38 AM PDT EMMA GRAVES FITZSIMMONS Meteorite hunters headed to Wisconsin after a meteorite shower lighted the sky in several Midwestern states....

Meteorite hunters scour southwestern Wisconsin Denver Post Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:22 AM PDT On the first day, there was light. On the third day, land strewn with meteorites.

After the fireball come the meteorite hunters Los Angeles Times Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:19 AM PDT Collectors descend on a rural area of Wisconsin, looking for pieces of the meteor that streaked across the Midwestern sky Wednesday night. Following a fireball that lit up the night sky and a sonic boom that rattled houses over the Midwest, another phenomenon is arriving in southwestern Wisconsin: meteorite hunters....

Recovery of meteor pieces reported in Wis.
Chicago Tribune Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:29 PM PDT
A Chicago-area man and his two sons report the first recovery of a meteorite from the fireball that the night sky over much of the northern Midwest on Wednesday. As dozens of meteorite hunters converged on southwest Wisconsin on Friday, a Lake Forest man and his two teenage sons stumbled upon what all of them had traveled hours to find.

Wisconsin researchers studying meteorite that crossed Iowa sky

Radio Iowa
Meteorite hunters descended on southwestern Wisconsin, where the meteor landed. Officials in the Geoscience Department at the University of Wisconsin in ...

Astro Bob blog: More meteorites, a monster ash plume and an orbiting duet

Duluth News Tribune
As meteorite hunters descend into southern Wisconsin like so many bees drawn to nectar, we'll soon have news if more than a couple of meteorites will be ...

Was the giant fireball a meteor or something else? (video)

Examiner.com
Many say it was a large meteor because a meteor shower was in the area at the time. Many people that called into local radio stations called it a “fireball. ...

Bright meteor streaks across Southern California Deserts

Examiner.com
Another meteor was seen by an astronomer near Joshua Tree National Park earlier this morning. It is unclear whether or not this belongs to the same group ...

Wisconsin's brush with Meteorites

ABH News
Here we would mention that a meteorite is a fragment of a large meteor (a rock from outer space) that orbits the sun like the planets of the solar system ...

Wisconsin Inhabitant Locates Rock Believed to be Part of Meteor

TopNews United States
Scientists say that a visible part from a meteor that lighted up Midwestern skies this week has been recovered in southwestern region of Wisconsin. ...

Wisconsin man: Meteor fragment hit my roof

Chicago Sun-Times
MILWAUKEE -- A southwestern Wisconsin man has apparently recovered a fragment from the meteor that lit up Midwestern skies earlier this week. ...

Martian meteorites may help "refine the history of Mars"

Sify
American scientists have shed new light on the evolution of Mars by studying Martian meteorites. The findings of the study, conducted by Thomas Lapen, ...
Hunting for Meteorites

KCRG
By Katie Wiedemann, Reporter By Becky Ogann DUBUQUE - A Curator from the Field Museum in Chicago is leading the hunt to find meteorites in Wisconsin. ...

Wisconsin Meteorite Hunters Find First Meteorite Not "The Meteorite Men" 15APR10

Meteorite Hunter Mike Farmer saying, "Wisconsin Meteorite Found!"





















---------Photo by Terry Boudreaux (c) 2010; Source: Mike Farmer, telephone interview.
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reposted 4/17/10 10:25

Meteorite Hunter Mike Farmer of Tucson, Arizona reports that the first fragment of the Wisconsin Iowa meteorite fall of 14APR22010 has been found. Two boys, Christopher and Evan Boudreaux found their first stone within 22 hours after the fall. According to Mike Farmer, a professional meteorite hunter, the meteorite appears to be an H chondrite. The meteorite is now undergoing laboratory study and soon the type classification will be officially announced.

Got more meteorite finds? Have you found a meteorite? Contact me at: drtanuki@gmail.com Thank you!


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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News Summary 17APR2010

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New York Times

Meteorites in Them Thar Fields

New York Times
A fireball lighted the sky in Madison, Wis., Wednesday night, part of a meteorite shower, as seen on a rooftop webcam operated by the University of ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Meteor fragment lands in UW-Madison geoscience department

University of Wisconsin-Madison
by Jill Sakai Researchers in the Department of Geoscience had the opportunity Friday morning to analyze a rock fragment they believe is from the meteor that ...


UW has meteorite fragment

Wisconsin Radio Network
That today from Professor John Valley of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geoscience Department, who confirms meteorites have been found. ...

Purported Fragments of Midwest Meteor Found

NBC Chicago
He said it seems to be legitimate because it's covered with the distinctive blackened crust created when a meteor superheats in the Earth's atmosphere. ...

Astro Bob blog: First meteorite recovered from Wisconsin fireball Duluth News Tribune Christopher and Evan Boudreaux hold the first recovered meteorite from the April 14, 2010 Wisconsin fireball. The first stone was recovered 22 hours after ... See all stories on this topic

METEORITE MAN: Drake physicist reacts to Wednesday night lightshow WHO-TV It was the type of close encounter that had some of us thinking sci-fi, but even those who understood it as a fantastic but very NATURAL meteor are still ...

After the fireball come the meteorite hunters

Los Angeles Times
Professional meteorite hunters and dealers have been descending on an area outside Livingston, a Wisconsin village of about 600. ...

Piece of meteor found in Wisconsin

WREX-TV
MADISON (WREX) - A piece of the meteor that had everybody talking Thursday has been found in Wisconsin. Our sister station, WKOW-TV in Madison, ...

Extra, Extra
Chicagoist Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:09 PM PDT
Photo by iwotkun An arbitrator ruled in favor of the City today in their battle with the Chicago Police Union over raises; "rank-and-file" officers will receive a 10 percent increase over five years. A Lake Forest man claims he's recovered a chunk of the meteorite responsible for that giant fireball over the Midwest on Wednesday night. A congrats to Katie Washington of Gary, Indiana who has ...

Meteorite found in southwestern Wisconsin Wisconsin State Journal This peanut-sized piece of rock brought in for inspection by UW-Madison experts is a piece of the meteor that streaked across the sky on Wednesday night, ...

Man finds rock believed to be meteorite fragment CBS 5 Green Bay Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:22 PM PDT A southwestern Wisconsin man has apparently recovered a fragment from the meteor that lit up Midwestern skies earlier this week.... Wis. man finds rock believed to be meteor fragment Victoria Advocate MILWAUKEE (AP) - An apparent fragment from a meteor that lit up Midwestern skies this week has been recovered in southwestern Wisconsin, scientists said ...

Searching for meteorites WXOW 19 La Crosse Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:46 PM PDT MADISON, Wisconsin (WXOW) - UW researchers experienced a moment of history in their museum lab today as they observed a meteorite found in Wisconsin.

Meteorite found in Wisconsin FOX 28 South Bend Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:38 PM PDT University of Wisconsin researchers are excited they got to observe a real meteorite in Madison. Researchers at the Geology Museum say this is the first one they have ever witnessed in the 28 years working on campus.

Meteorite Found West of Madison TMJ4 Milwaukee Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:07 AM PDT At least one piece of space rock hit the earth on Wednesday night. People all over southern Wisconsin and parts of the Midwest witnessed a big flash of light as a meteor raced across the sky.

Meteorite Recovered from April 14 Fireball Universe Today Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:03 AM PDT Via the Astro Bob and Rocks From Space websites comes news that the first meteorite has been recovered from the spectacular fireball that was seen over seven states on April 14, 2010. Brothers Christopher and Evan Boudreaux from southern Wisconsin located a piece of what was likely a meter-wide space rock, according to [...]

Midwest meteorite search is on WGN TV Chicago Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:33 AM PDT People from all over flocking to Wisconsin with hopes to find meteor's fragments The search is on for fragments of a fireball that lit up the Midwest's sky this week.... Wednesday Night's Meteor May Have Landed in SW Wisconsin WTAQ (WTAQ) - The meteor that lit up the sky in the Upper Midwest on Wednesday night might have landed in southwest Wisconsin. And UW-Madison's geosciences ... Security cameras catch images of meteor WDAY (WDAY TV) - We're getting in new images of the meteor that screamed though the night sky in the Midwest Wednesday night. This video came from a security ... See all stories on this topic Large meteor streaks across Midwestern sky NWAOnline (subscription) By DINESH RAMDE AP A large meteor streaked across the Midwestern sky, momentarily turning night into day, rattling houses and causing trees and the ground ...

Martian Meteorite Yields Clues About Mars Evolution
redOrbit Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:11 AM PDT
New information about Martian meteorites discovered by UH professorThrough the study of a popular Martian meteorite's age, a University of Houston professor and his team have made significant discoveries about the timeline of volcanic activity on Mars.Thomas Lapen, assistant professor of geosciences at UH, describes his team's findings in a paper titled "A Younger Age for ALH84001 and its ..

Oldest Martian Meteorite Not as Old as Thought
Wired News Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:48 AM PDT
The oldest Martian meteorite on Earth -- the famous Allan Hills meteorite, which was once thought to contain evidence of ancient life on the Red Planet -- received a new, more recent birth date, courtesy of University of Houston scientists.

Midwestern USA Huge Fireball 14th April 2010

MMidwestern USA Huge Fireball 14th April 2010 (Video footage just posted on YouTube)

posted on YouTube by SkyIGR100 — 2010年04月16日 — This is some RARE AWESOME FOOTAGE not viewed on YT. Footage is taken from fixed security cameras in different locations.

HUGE Meteor Across Midwestern Sky USA 14th April 2010

posted on YouTube by SkyIGR100 — 15 April 2010 — Authorities in several Midwestern states were flooded Wednesday night with reports of a gigantic fireball lighting up the sky, the National Weather Service said.

More Videos of Wisconsin Iowa 14APR10 Event

Meteor Witness: 'Bright Ball of Fire'

Posted on YouTube by uforeport2009 — April 16 2010

An Eye witness recalls her encounter with a massive fireball flying over the Great Lake region. WTMJs Chris Papst reports.