The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10APR2013

Lyrid Meteor Shower April 22
The Lyrid meteor shower, maximum Aril 21/22. Picture and details from Astronomical Calendar.
astronomical-calendar.org.uk/.../lyrid-meteor-shower-april-22

Russian Meteor Fallout: Boosting Asteroid Search May Not Help, Scientist Says
Space.com
Spending more money on asteroid and meteor detection techniques won't necessarily make the planet safer, according to a planetary scientist. Alexander Deutsch, a professor of planetology at the University of Münster in Germany, explained that the ...

Green meteorite's age casts doubt on claims that it came from Mercury
Mon, 08 Apr, 2013 07:33 PM PDT
By Mike Wall Space.comA strange green space rock hailed as perhaps the first meteorite ever discovered from Mercury may be too old to have come from the solar system's innermost planet, some scientists say.Last month, scientists announced that the green-hued meteorite NWA 7325 shares many chemic...Continue reading

This Week in Space: What the Big Bang sounded like and a point for Einstein
Tue, 09 Apr, 2013 01:45 AM PDT
Remember that green space rock that they found in Morocco? It turns out it might not be from Mercury after all . D'oh! There's still a chance that it's from Mercury, but the meteorite's age makes that assertion much less likely.Continue reading

Field Museum receives pieces of Russian meteorite
Tue, 09 Apr, 2013 04:36 PM PDT
Dozens of small pieces of ameteorite that exploded earlier this year over Russia were donated to the Field Museum on Tuesday, giving scientists the opportunity to study the rare rock.Continue reading

NASA to bag asteroid; send astronauts to visit
ZDNet
The recent recent near miss by asteroid 2012 DA14 and the meteor that landed in Russia, injuring about 1,200, helped speed up development of this mission. Why this project in the midst of budget cutbacks, the fiscal cliff, and today's financial ...

What is the difference between a star shower and a meteor shower ...
I was born during a star shower on the 18th of November 1999 and I would like to know what that particular one was called for a bit of research i am doing but ...
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Watch NOVA video of February 15 meteor explosion over Russia ...
It entered Earth's atmosphere over Russian on February 15, 2013 and exploded in the ...
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On view at the Field: Rock stars from outer space
Chicago Tribune
Working with renowned meteor hunter Michael Farmer of Tucson, Ariz., who visited Russia in early March, North Shore resident Boudreaux bought the fragments donated to the Field, plus about three times as much material that is in his own collection.

Field Museum receives pieces of Russian meteorite
Danbury News Times
This photo provided by The Field Museum in Chicago shows dozens of pieces of a meteor that exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains in February after they were catalogued on their arrival at the Chicago museum on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. The museum ...

2:15 p.m. update: Bill Nye talk on planetary defense sold out
Arizona Daily Sun
A lead-off public presentation by a panel of scientists on last month's Russian meteor strike will take place Sunday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the High Country Conference Center, and seats will be available on first-come, first served basis. The ...

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MBIQ Detects TN GA KY OH AL NC MO Meteors 08APR2013

MBIQ Detects TN GA KY OH AL NC MO Fireball Meteors 08APR2013

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Initial Sighting Reports-At least Two events-Likely Three
Event 1- Approximately 5'10 am Eastern/ 04'10 Central TN, GA, KY, AL, NC, MO-15 reports
Event 2- Approximately 05'30 EDT NC, GA-2 reports

Event 3- Approximately 4:20 am EDT Ohio-1 report

08APR2013 bob Fines creek, NC, US 0535/EDT 2/3/2013 sw-ne bright green between venus/moon no very brilliant green

08APR2013 Maggie G. Atlanta, GA USA 530 3 sec. W-E Bright Green Moon no NA

08APR2013 Rob Tuscumbia, AL, USA 04:10 Central time Approximately 4 to 5 seconds Traveled North or Nort-Northeast, I was facing East Green, no sound, no trail Bright enough that it illuminated trees between me and the meteor None observed Brightest shooting star I have ever seen, it was also slower moving and I did not see a trail

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MBIQ Sampled Data-
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Lyrid Meteor Shower 2013 Peak 22/23April: Where and When to Watch
Patch.com
The Lyrids meteor shower peaks in 2013 on April 21 and 22, but some meteors may be visible beginning on April 16. You can see what to look for in this video of the Lyrid meteor shower. Or check out photos of the Lyrids. And these charts of the Lyrids ...

2013 Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks In April
Brevard Times
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Did you see a meteor tonight? April is known for its rain showers, but it is also known for its spectacular meteor shower too. While many people will be focused terrestrially on April 22, 2013 for Earth Day, night sky ...

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Field Museum To Receive Piece Of Russian Meterorite

Mon, 08 Apr, 2013 03:30 PM PDT
Remember the fireball that exploded over Russia in February? Well a chunk of thatmeteorite is coming to Chicago's Field Museum. [ more › ]Continue reading


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Sun, 07 Apr, 2013 08:00 PM PDT
Asteroids and other space objects are getting more attention, particularly after ameteorite ...Continue reading

Scientists to talk planetary defense in Flagstaff
AZFamily
... by Nasha Gazeta newspaper, on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 a meteorite contrail is seen. A meteor streaked across the sky of Russia's Ural Mountains, causing sharp explosions and reportedly injuring around 100 people, including many hurt by broken glass.

Combating the asteroid threat: Column
USA TODAY
On the same day, Asteroid 2012 DA14 passed within 17,000 miles of the earth -- closer than a communication satellite orbits -- we had the meteor that exploded over Russia, injuring more than a thousand people, followed a few days later by another ...

Forget falling stars: NASA plans to catch an asteroid
CNN (blog)
Opinion: Meteor shows why it's crucial to keep an eye on the sky. Astronauts would then travel to the asteroid where "there could be mining activities, research into ways of deflecting an asteroid from striking Earth and testing to develop technology ...

Emergencies Ministry Denies Meteor Fall in North-West Russia ...
MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Emergencies Ministry rejected media reports on Sunday that a new meteorite had crashed in the country's northwest.
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Orson Welles: A superstar meteor impact in Wisconsin | Wisconsin ...
Orson Welles: A superstar meteor impact in Wisconsin. April 1, 2013. Tweet. Orson Welles photo by avilas.es / Flickr.com. Lives of Red Stone River is a profile ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08APR2013

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks On April 22 2013
PlanetSave.com
The Lyrid meteor shower will be peaking this year on April 22, 2013. The annual meteor shower typically puts on a good show, averaging about 10-20 meteors an hour, but sometimes featuring “surges” of activity that peak as high as 100 meteors an hour.


Emergencies Ministry denies meteor fall in North-West Russia
Russia & India Report
NASA estimates the meteorite was roughly 15 meters (50 feet) in diameter when it struck the Earth's atmosphere, travelling faster than the speed of sound, and exploded in a fireball brighter than the sun. The meteor was the largest object to enter the ...

Gurf Morlix performs, lectures, movies and other San Francisco events
San Francisco Examiner
Peter Jenniskens: The meteor astronomer discusses recent meteor falls that have occurred in California. [7:30 p.m., California Academy of Sciences...

A meteorite mystery from Mercury?
Sat, 06 Apr, 2013 05:52 PM PDT
One of 35 meteorites of mysterious origin found in the Moroccan desert. This piece weighs 100 grams. The alphabet block to the right is a centimeter on a side.Continue reading

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Hunting Meteorites in the Desert
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Meteorites found in Morocco could be from Mercury
Fri, 05 Apr, 2013 11:00 PM PDT
Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): Early in 2012, someone in Southern Morocco picked up 35 greenish stones, which is believed to be fragments of a meteorite from Mercury.Continue reading

Nasa Plans To Lasso Asteroid Closer To Earth
Huffington Post UK
Although discussions surrounding lassoing such an asteroid had already been in place, the meteorthat hit Russia earlier this year cemented plans. The 10-ton meteor that caused chaos and devastation when it exploded over the Ural mountains could have ...

White House confirms NASA's plan: Grab an asteroid, then focus on Mars
NBCNews.com (blog)
He said the plan had been under discussion for months, but quickly came together after February'smeteor blast over Russia. The meteor's breakup injured more than 1,000 people and sparked a worldwide sensation. It also sparked a series of congressional ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: UK Meteor 30MAR2013
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IN METEOR'S AFTERMATH, A WEALTH OF DATA
News 6 Sunday, March 31, 2013. Orange County Register. 1. Focus | SCIENCE. An asteroid fireball over Russia that grazed a city with a shock wave that injured ...
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Don't Miss the Perseid Meteor Shower 2012 - Top News - Ledyard ...
Ledyard and Gales Ferry viewers should be able to observe around 80 "shooting stars" per hour during this year's Perseid Meteor Shower on Aug. 11, 12.
ledyard.patch.com/.../dont-miss-the-perseid-meteor-shower-20...

Meteor sighting? - National - NZ Herald Videos
A reader sent in this video filmed from Te Atatu Peninsula.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/video.cfm?c_id=1...1...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: NC Long Duration Bolide ...
NC Long duration Bolide Meteor 30MAR2013 Please get the word out on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and your favorite forums and local news outlets; check ...
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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks on August 11, 12 & 13 - Summer ...
Stargazers may see up to 50 Perseid meteors per hour during the peak days of the August meteorshower, the EarthSky website reports.
ellington-somers.patch.com/.../perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-o...

YouTube Videos Unlock Russian Meteor's Secrets - 2013 - YouTube
TimesCast: Scientists around the world have been using videos made by Russian citizens and ...
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2013 Peak: Watch! - Top News - The ...
The first meteor shower of 2013 began on New Year's Day and continues tonight.
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Meteor shower, lunar eclipse to be seen this month | Nation, News ...
Stargazing enthusiasts can expect to see a meteor shower and a partial lunar eclipse this month, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical ...
www.philstar.com/.../meteor-shower-lunar-eclipse-be-seen-mo...

Emergencies Ministry Denies Meteor Fall in North-West Russia
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Emergencies Ministry rejected media reports on Sunday that a new meteorite had crashed in the country's northwest. Some media reports said on Sunday eye-witnesses saw the fall of an unidentified flying object ...

TEDx Tucson Explores OSIRIS-REx Mission ...
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Dante Lauretta, principal investigator of the OSIRIS-REx mission, which will launch a spacecraft ...
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Fireball explodes in the morning sky over Norway - Signs of the Times
[Google translation]: Paper Deliverer witnessed the fireball that flew over southern Norway very early Wednesday morning. - Very interesting, says Knut Jorgen ...
www.sott.net/.../260548-Fireball-explodes-in-the-morning-sky...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06APR2013

Scientists to talk planetary defense in Flagstaff
KPHO Phoenix
The meteor was the largest recorded space rock to hit Earth in more than a century and injured nearly 1,500 people. The other is an April 17 talk on planetary defense featuring Bill Nye The Science Guy ...

Possible meteor seen in Randolph County, across the east coast
WVNS-TV
The fireball was spotted about 8 p.m. by people driving, walking their dogs or just happening to glance out the window. Those who saw it say it glowed green, bright, fast, close and "scary." According to the American Meteor Society, fireballs are very ...

'Meteorite Capital Of Russia'? Chelyabinsk Region Petitions To ...
Russia's Chelyabinsk region wants to be known as "The Meteorite Capital of Russia." Government officials in the region -- where a 10000-ton meteor streaked ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../meteorite-capital-russia-meteor-c...

Experts: Meteor sighting unusual, but space debris is common ...
The meteor that blazed across the East Coast sky Friday night and lit up the Twittersphere was the size of a washing machine and not at all unusual, scientists ...
articles.washingtonpost.com/.../37959229_1_meteor-streaks-ti...

Breathtaking image of meteor streaking through the northern lights ...
Canadian photographer Shannon Bileski was on the east side of Lake Winnipeg late Friday when she captured the stunning image of a meteor blazing through ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Breathtaking-image-meteor-streaking-...

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Hermosillo, Mexico Fireball Meteor 04APR2013

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Fireball Meteor 04APR2013
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New Mexico State University Sentinel All Sky Camera Network

Salvador Aguirre - Node 22
http://skysentinel.nmsu.edu/allsky/viewer/680530

Dr. Salvador Aguirre All Sky website-
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Japan Meteor 04APR2013 2013-4-4, 1:49:22JSTにやや長経路の流星

2013-4-4, 1:49:22JSTにやや長経路の流星Japan Long Path Fireball Meteor 04APR2013 1:49:22JST
Sonota Co. Japan Allsky Network-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2988

Masayoshi Ueda - Japan Fireball Page- Video
http://meteor.chicappa.jp/2013/2013_Fireball_Ueda.html

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05APR2013

Everything you need to know: Lyrid meteor shower
EarthSky (blog)
It's nearly time for the annual Lyrid meteor shower. The shower is active each year from about April 16 to 25. In 2013, new moon comes on April 10. Afterwards, the moon will be waxing and in the evening sky. Full moon falls on April 25, and around that ...

How The World Will End, According To 1939
Popular Science
The scientists of 1939 would like to add "moon explosion" and "giant meteor" to that list—and they created some terrifying paintings to show you just what humanity's demise will look like. Popular Science published those apocalyptic illustrations ...

Meteor Madness and Campout to Be Held April 20-21
Patch.com
The event includes a traditional camp dinner, activities, breakfast the morning of April 21 and an opportunity to learn about the Lyrids meteor shower. The event begins at 6 p.m. on April 20 and ends at 8:30 a.m. on April 21. The cost is $8 per person ...

Colorful Meteor Streaks Across Sky 2013 HQ - YouTube
2 min
A meteor lit up the sky Friday night over the East Coast. Social media exploded over meteor ...
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Scientists to talk planetary defense in Flagstaff
NewsOK.com
One is a pre-conference discussion on April 14 about a meteor that exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains earlier this year. The meteor was the largest recorded space rock to hit Earth in more than a century and injured nearly 1,500 people. The other is ...

5 technologies to protect Earth from an asteroid strike
Humans Invent
According to NASA scientists, the meteor that caused havoc in Chelyabinsk was thought to have been around 15m wide and exploded with a force 30 times that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima,. The far larger passing asteroid, named 2012 DA14, ...
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Missing link between geology and biology found
Wildlife News
The research team think that they may have found the very origins of the power source by using a bit of a meteor and water from the volcanic pools of Hveradalur geothermal area in Iceland. “The mystery of how living organisms sprung out of lifeless ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04APR2013

If a meteor hits Canada, it'll be the politics that kill us
MetroNews Canada
“If a meteor… a mile wide were to hit land, it could form a crater and blow enough dust into the stratosphere to block out the sun and affect crops worldwide for a year, (a NASA scientist) said.” —Meteor Sighting Unusual, But Space Debris is Common ...

Farmer’s ‘ham press’ turns out to be a $5-million iron meteorite
Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 05:33 AM PDT
Okay, it's time for everyone to check all the rocks they've ever collected. A farmer in Spain just found out that lump of metal he's been using as a ham press for the past 30 years is actually an iron … Continue reading →Continue reading

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Japan Earthquake 5.3 MAG 13'42 JST 04APR2013

Japan Earthquake 5.3 MAG 13'42 JST 04APR2013
No damage reported.

13:42 JST 04 Apr 2013

 35.8N 141.0E 

10 km 

5.3 

Chiba-ken Toho-oki
This earthquake poses no tsunami risk.

JMA official site report-
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20130404134603392-041342.html

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20130404135135395-041342.html

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03APR2013

NASA's Lies About "Fireball Season" | Space
NASA's Lies About "Fireball Season". Dear world,. All of a sudden, we've got lot of ...
beforeitsnews.com/.../nasas-lies-about-fireball-season-2457160...

Significant Fireball In Wyoming | American Meteor Society
The AMS has received over 30 reports of a fireball over Wyoming this morning. The average time reported for the event is: 2013-03-28 05:45 MDT (11:45 UTC).
www.amsmeteors.org/.../significant-fireball-reported-in-wyom...

In asteroid's aftermath, a sigh of relief
Brisbane Times
The Russian meteor - which, according to the latest estimates, was about 30 metres in diameter and came in undetected at roughly 67,500km/h - was almost 24 kilometres high when it blew apart. There were no deaths, and most of the 1500 injuries were ...

A Beautiful Meteorite That's Not Trying to Destroy the Planet
Gizmodo UK
Shannon had been taking 8-second exposures of the green glow in the sky over Patricia Beach in Canada when the meteor just happened to fly into view. And while it may have been serendipitous, that doesn't make it any less impressive. You can catch a ...

Strange rock used as a ham press turns out to be $5Mmeteorite
Tue, 02 Apr, 2013 01:20 PM PDT
One man's junk is another man's priceless artifact from outer space.Continue reading

Tracking April Skies
Fox17
METEOR SHOWER: The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks on the night of April 21- 22, but since the moon is nearly full, there will be a lot of light pollution. The best time to view the meteor shower is in that small window between 4:00AM and sunrise.

Breathtaking image of meteor streaking through the northern lights captured by ...
Daily Mail
Even seeing a meteor is rare, let alone one visible in the northern lights. borealis. The aurora borealis has lent a fantastical quality to many stunning photographs. Winnipeg residents see such events about once a year, said Planetarium spokesman ...

Am I Covered If a Meteor Hits My House?
Mortgage Rates & Trends (blog)
The Chelyabinsk meteor injured 1200 people with flying glass from 20,000 windows in 4000 buildings. It is the second most powerful recorded meteor but it is just the latest in a long line of falling space debris to wreak havoc, though mostly in ...

Meteor storm shaped early solar system
Space Daily
Movement of the solar system's giant outer planets created a massive meteor storm that rocked the inner solar system 3.9 billion years ago, researchers say. The migrations of the giant planet created what astronomers call the Late Heavy Bombardment ...

Photo club member snaps meteor streaking through the sky
Winnipeg Free Press
The amateur astronomers told her a meteor had just broken up as it entered the atmosphere. Regardless of whether it was a fluke or fate, Bileski got it all. "I was very lucky to capture it. I was waiting for the aurora to erupt and I got quite the ...

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MBIQ Detects Denmark Norway Sweden Meteor 03APR2013

MBIQ Detects Denmark Norway Sweden  Meteor  5:22 AM CET 03APR2013

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Denmark Norway Sweden  Meteor  5:22 AM CET 03APR2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
03APR2013 Leif Nielsen Lysabild, Denmark 5:22 AM CET 1-2 seconds Traveling E, I was facing ENE Whitish green - No sound/traveling in car! As moon, but smaller No fragmentation Hard to estimate distance, could be far since it was a quite clear morning sky!

03APR2013 per andersen Humlebaek, Denmark About 5.20 Am local time 2-4 seconds facing north direction of travel: East white, yellow, green,red no sound moon maybe looked like a piece of paper on fire

All sighting 10 reports can be seen-
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VA MD DC Meteor 02APR2013

VA MD DC Meteor 05'45 EDT 02APR2013

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VA MD DC Meteor 05'45 EDT 02APR2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-

02APR2013 Eric Arntson Chester, VA  USA 5:45 EST 2 sec NW-SE White/ no sound Moon no From my location it was SE of me

02APR2013 Mark S. Laurel, MD 5:45:00 2-3 sec It was headed in a Western direction Bright White Moon no I was headed south on Rt295 to DC and over Laurel, MD there was a bright white fireball in the sky that vanished quickly.

02APR2013 Dereck Adams Henrico,VA.  USA 5:45:00 3 seconds SE white with tail that had a orange reddish streak following it moon no fragments or noise none

02APR2013 SHERRY BOSLEY Approaching WDC on 29S 5:44:00 Few seconds W-E Green Rapid, evanescent It disappeared but no fragments seen No photo. Like a HUGE green shooting star which just disappeared in the sky "mid flight

All reports can be seen-
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Ontario / Quebec, Canada / CT VA NY NH NJ Fireball Meteor 02APR2013

Ontario / Quebec, Canada / CT VA NY NH NJ, USA Meteor approximately 05:00 EDT 02APR2013

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Ontario Quebec, Canada / CT VA NY NH NJ, USA Meteor 05:00 EDT 02APR2013
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If you witnessed this meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this website; thank you-
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-

02APR2013 Julie Caouette Laval, Québec, Canada 05:00 EDT 5 seconds from west to east, I was looking north greenish tail bright like a full moon fragmentation seen nothing more to add

02APR2013 Amelia Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 5:01-5:03 7-8 seconds N-E Bright Green Ball with a tale end falling moon no it looks like it may have landed somewhere

02APR2013 Richard McLaughlin Ottawa, ON Canada 457 3-4 seconds west to east bright orange/red close to sun brightness no very bright with long trail

All sighting reports can be seen-
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01-02APR2013

A Beautiful Meteorite That's Not Trying to Destroy the Planet
Mon, 01 Apr, 2013 02:21 PM PDT
# imagecache Not all meteor strikes have to be scary, exploding harbingers of an apocalypse to come . More often, in fact, they're just pretty. This one just screaming on through the Northern Lights even moreso than most. More »Continue reading

Veiny green 'scum'meteorite may be first visitor from Mercury
Mon, 01 Apr, 2013 12:01 PM PDT
Four billion year-old Moroccan mystery explained A mysterious green meteorite with a unique geological signature may have arrived on Earth thanks to an explosion on the surface of the Solar System's smallest planet, Mercury*.…Continue reading

Is this strange green rock the first meteorite from Mercury?
Mon, 01 Apr, 2013 06:36 AM PDT
The unusual green rock, called NWA 7325, was spotted in southern Morocco in 2012, comprising 35 fragments totaling about 345 grams.Continue reading

Astonishing Pictures of Aurorae with a Comet and a Meteor
Slate Magazine (blog)
By coincidence, a bright meteor streaked through the sky as she was taking the picture above on Mar. 29, 2013. I might even call it a fireball; it clearly got far brighter even than Jupiter, which you can see on the left (just off the V shape of the ...

Meteor blast heard 'round the world
Examiner.com
The Chelyabinsk, Russia meteor emitted infrasound heard only by some animals, but heard and measured around the world from Antarctica to Greenland. What's the sound a meteor makes if in space no one can hear it --until it explodes in Earth's atmosphere...

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Texas Meteor 01APR2013

Texas Meteor 01APR2013

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Texas Meteor approximately 2020 CST 01APR2013
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http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html
Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-

01APR2013 Celly Richmond, TX USA 22:00:00 3 sec E-W Saw a HUGE blue ball(Royal blue) with an organge/golden tail Sun Couldn't tell I believe it was a bomide meteor. Looking at pics, it shined really big and bright unlike the other types.

01APR2013 Shea Davenport Bellville, TX 20:28:00 5-7 seconds Right to left heading East on Hwy 529 White, red, green Bright flash - caught my attention while driving Unknown Was very pretty and much, much larger than a falling star - had la spectrum of colors and was bright

01APR2013 Stefanie Kingwood TX Approx 20:20CST 3-6 sec Traveling Right to Left No sound. At least 3x's larger than any shooting star I've ever seen. Was red, yellow and green, was so big it scared me momentarily and had a long and withstanding tail or streak Bright, but with the red and orange not so much, the yellow and distinct green caught my attention Not that I could see No

01APR2013 Debra Bonner Waco, Texas (looking West) 7-8pm. N-A I was facing sunset, the trail came almost straight down The trail was smokey, alittle after 8pm we thought we heard and felt a faint impact all of us saw the trail only N-A there are 5 of us, I wanted to know how many others saw it. It was beautiful

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Japan Fireball Meteor 31MAR2013 2013-3-31 22:34:44 JST小爆発の火球

Japan Fireball Meteor 31MAR2013 / 2013-3-31 22:34:44 JST小爆発の火球
Sonota Corp
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2985&sid=fc8f0b0a07c18f84b52abcb66712693c

Implied was small fireball that exploded at the end of the route etc? 4.0 in (4mm) camera westward. I'll make a report is small.
Have been posted at the following video.

西向きカメラ(4mm)に?４．０等の経路末端で小爆発した火球が写りました。小物ですが報告をしておきます。
動画は次のところに掲載してあります。
http://meteor.chicappa.jp/2013/2013_Fireball_Ueda.html

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Australia / New Zealand / Tasmania Fireball Meteor 31MAR2013

Australia / New Zealand / Tasmania Fireball Meteor 31MAR2013

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Australia / New Zealand / Tasmania Meteor 31MAR2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
31MAR2013 Rhonda Polley and Katelyn Polley Mount Moriac, Geelong, Vicoria, Australia aprox 21:10 Eastern Standard Time 10-15 seconds west to east orange ball with orange tail, loud humming sound brighter than the moon, not as bright as the sun. no, just the stream of tail seen by two people.

31MAR2013 Ruth Smythe Bridport, Australia 20.50 AEDST 20 Travelling west to north east 2 red and yellow fireballs fairly bright clear night no fragmentation looked like 2 planes in the sky. but quiet.

31MAR2013 AnnaGinaNadia Waihi Beach New Zealand 20:50 NZST 20secs North to South burning bright red/orange/white aeroplane on fire! None seen No tail just a burning ball of fire. Wow.

31MAR2013 Donna Blackmore Bridport, Tasmania, Australia 20.50 AEDST 20 seconds W to North East two red fireballs, no sound red fireballs no fragments Amazing!

31MAR2013 AnnaGinaNadia Waihi Beach New Zealand 20:50 NZST 20secs North to South burning bright red/orange/white aeroplane on fire! None seen No tail just a burning ball of fire. Wow.

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NC Long Duration Bolide Meteor 30MAR2013

NC Long Duration Bolide Meteor 30MAR2013

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
30MAR2013 C Byrne Cliffside, NC,USA 8:45 PM eastern standard time 11 seconds From SE to NW, facing south Orange/Pink no sound Sun No Few flashes of increased brightness   then fade out

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 31MAR2013

Meteor Sighting Reported Across Northeast US
Huffington Post
On Friday night around 8 p.m. EDT, Twitter lit up with multiple accounts of a bright object, possibly ameteor, shooting across the skies of the northeast United States. Many of the spectators appear to be in the Washington D.C. area, but The ...

April Meteor Showers
GoLocalProv
For those of us who reside in the northern hemisphere, the spring season provides only one decent meteor shower to watch shooting stars streak across the sky. While not as productive as the August Perseids or the December Geminids, the annual Lyrids ...

Meteor caught on camera in Maryland (video)
Detroit Free Press
Caught on camera: East Coast meteor: Multiple people in the Washington area reported spotting ameteor in the sky Friday night. Kim Fox of Thurmond, Md. and WUSA photojournalist Kurt Brooks captured it on camera.

Meteor lights up night sky over eastern United States
Yahoo! News (blog)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A meteor bright enough to be classified as a fireball lit up the night sky over eastern North America on Friday, providing a spectacle witnessed in at least 13 states, Washington, D.C. and two Canadian provinces, the American ...

Meteor Seen Exploding Near Berlin Home
WBOC TV 16
BERLIN, Md. - A meteor lights up the night sky from Maine to North Carolina and on Delmarva. One Worcester County woman says she believes she knows where this one may have landed. "It was huge," said Amy Kern of Berlin. Kern is talking about a fireball ...

Scientists: East Coast meteoroid strike unlikely
USA TODAY
But she soon realized that what she and thousands of others along the East Coast had seen was in fact a meteor. The extraterrestrial display caused quite a stir, coming just weeks after a 55-foot meteoroid blazed through the sky over Chelyabinsk ...

Reports: Meteor Spotted Over DC, New York, New England ... Did You See It?
Patch.com
From Boston to the Carolinas on Friday night, there were hundreds of unconfirmed reports on Twitter and other social media outlets of a meteor-like object visibly re-entering the Earth's atmosphere shortly before 8:00 p.m.. Montgomery County resident E.

Dramatic meteor streaks across Eastern sky - Bangor Daily News
WASHINGTON — What appeared to be a big, bright meteor streaked across the skies Friday ...
https://bangordailynews.com/.../dramatic-meteor-streaks-across...

Meteor lights up East Coast -- and social media
myfox8.com
But his tune changed once he posted something about the presumed meteor on a local social media web page, which triggered a quick and hearty response. That was just the tip of the online iceberg. Through Friday night, new reports of meteor sightings...

Friday Night's Fireball: Did You See It?
Patch.com
He also wrote, "Most of the fireball/trail was a bluish hue, but at the point where it sort of exploded there was a bright flash of yellow, I witnessed at least 3 different visible parts break away from the primary meteor, and for the last half second ...

Studying Rocks Found On Earth For Clues About Space

Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 06:37 AM PDT
With samples from over 1,800 separate meteorite falls around the world, ASU's Center forMeteorite Studies claims the world's largest university-basedmeteorite collection. Meenakshi Wadhwa explains howmeteorites can teach researchers about the history of the solar system.Continue reading

Meteor Spotted From Boston to DC
Patch.com
If you were gazing skyward Friday night, say right before 8 p.m., you may have noticed somethingout of the ordinary -- a bright celestial object streaking across the heavens. Reports of a meteor began flooding Twitter around 8 p.m., and news outlets ...

Social Media Abuzz As East Coast Residents Spot ...
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Meteor sightings reported across coast, reportedly crashed in Delaware.
abcnews.go.com

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