25 June 2014

NEO Asteroids Close Approach June 2014

NEO Asteroids Close Approach For June 2014
c 2014 LunarMeteoriteHunter
There are 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less, LD stands for "Lunar Distance", in the month of June; expect that another 10 or more NEOs will be discovered before month end. Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity! - LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

2014 KQ75 2014 KH39 , 2014 JL25 , 2014 KQ84 ,
 2014 HQ124 , 2014 KA91  2014 LL26 , 2014 MP 
2014 MH6 2014 MB62014 ME62014 MG6 2014 MA18 
2014 MV18 

updated 27JUN2014 
(2014 MV18) 2014-Jun-300.01847.251 m - 110 m23.66.56

updated 26JUN2014 after the fact
(2014 MA18) 2014-Jun-180.00883.419 m - 43 m25.78.40

updated 25JUN2014
(2014 ME6) 2014-Jun-270.02278.820 m - 46 m25.615.50
(2014 MG6) 2014-Jun-270.02449.516 m - 35 m26.25.31

updated 24JUN2014 after the fact
(2014 MH6) 2014-Jun-220.00170.610 m - 23 m27.016.23

updated 24JUN2014 after the fact
(2014 MB6) 2014-Jun-160.01194.615 m - 34 m26.29.89

updated 19JUN2014
(2014 MP) 2014-Jun-220.02329.019 m - 42 m25.75.03

updated 09JUN2014
(2014 LL26) 2014-Jun-100.01365.323 m - 51 m25.35.13

updated 04JUN2014
(2014 KA91) 2014-Jun-060.02359.120 m - 44 m25.68.44

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2014 KQ75) 2014-Jun-010.00773.022 m - 50 m25.419.25
(2008 WK32) 2014-Jun-010.072828.3370 m - 820 m19.312.60
(2014 AF51) 2014-Jun-010.186372.5210 m - 470 m20.511.56
(2006 XD2) 2014-Jun-010.116745.4170 m - 380 m21.09.14
(2014 JV54) 2014-Jun-010.031612.318 m - 41 m25.84.38
(2010 JT39) 2014-Jun-020.166864.951 m - 110 m23.69.96
(2014 KB46) 2014-Jun-030.053720.931 m - 69 m24.77.59
(2014 HQ132) 2014-Jun-030.188673.4170 m - 390 m20.910.97
(2014 HD3) 2014-Jun-030.088134.3220 m - 480 m20.58.98
(2014 KH39) 2014-Jun-030.00291.117 m - 37 m26.011.06
(2014 JL25) 2014-Jun-050.026110.279 m - 180 m22.613.08
(2014 KQ84) 2014-Jun-050.02218.612 m - 28 m26.73.56
(2014 HY176) 2014-Jun-050.109142.488 m - 200 m22.49.89
(2014 FV32) 2014-Jun-060.161262.781 m - 180 m22.69.32
(2014 JU24) 2014-Jun-060.159061.931 m - 70 m24.63.86
(2014 KG39) 2014-Jun-070.071227.724 m - 53 m25.28.37
(2014 HQ124) 2014-Jun-080.00843.3400 m - 900 m19.114.05
(2012 KT42) 2014-Jun-080.111543.44.2 m - 9.4 m29.012.70
(2013 WY67) 2014-Jun-080.135852.9370 m - 820 m19.314.41
(2014 KC46) 2014-Jun-080.029011.365 m - 140 m23.119.23
(2014 KP76) 2014-Jun-090.170766.460 m - 130 m23.27.45
154275 (2002 SR41) 2014-Jun-090.041916.3240 m - 540 m20.216.60
(2014 HS184) 2014-Jun-110.046418.158 m - 130 m23.37.22
(2014 KL22) 2014-Jun-110.034313.336 m - 81 m24.36.99
(2012 FC71) 2014-Jun-110.090335.124 m - 54 m25.24.67
(2014 KA46) 2014-Jun-120.067526.337 m - 83 m24.38.58
(2014 KS40) 2014-Jun-120.049119.1100 m - 230 m22.16.81
(2011 EM51) 2014-Jun-120.133652.0110 m - 250 m21.97.32
(2014 HN178) 2014-Jun-160.044517.351 m - 110 m23.66.81
(2007 FY20) 2014-Jun-160.134752.429 m - 65 m24.87.65
(2009 RT1) 2014-Jun-240.134552.351 m - 110 m23.64.64
(2007 WU3) 2014-Jun-250.095337.156 m - 120 m23.43.52
138947 (2001 BA40) 2014-Jun-260.181770.7480 m - 1.1 km18.710.25
(2014 KN4) 2014-Jun-260.107841.935 m - 79 m24.45.24
(2010 NY65) 2014-Jun-260.066625.9130 m - 300 m21.514.12
(1994 CJ1) 2014-Jun-280.090735.3150 m - 330 m21.37.63
(2010 MF1) 2014-Jun-280.162863.3310 m - 680 m19.713.75
(2014 KD39) 2014-Jun-280.135352.755 m - 120 m23.46.72
(2013 XM24) 2014-Jun-290.113144.0440 m - 990 m18.922.34
(2011 UZ255) 2014-Jun-290.079330.856 m - 120 m23.414.71
(2006 YC13) 2014-Jun-300.162963.4220 m - 490 m20.414.53
Source- NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

reposted and updated 25JUN2014
originally posted 01JUN2014

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24 June 2014

500-Ton Asteroid Airburst Near Pittsburgh, Penn. June 24, 1938 - 76 yrs Ago / video

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June 24, 1938 - 500-Ton Asteroid Airburst Near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - FEMA Region III 
- Chicora "Airavata" Meteor
76 Years Ago
Airavata is a mythological white elephant who carries the Hindu god Indra. It is also called 'abhra-Matanga', meaning "elephant of the clouds";
Image and Text Credit - Wikipedia

Chicora Meteor - Pennsylvania Airburst Event 1938 - 12 miles above the Earth
500 tons, 1000000 pounds, is roughly the weight of 83 adult elephants (one adult white elephant weighs approximately 12,000 pounds) ! The  Airavata  meteor or "white elephant" meteor - abhra-Matanga, means the "elephant of the clouds".
LuanrMeteoriteHunter...Tokyo

Posted on YouTube by nemesis maturity 180 views

On June 24, 1938 a meteorite fell in the vicinity of Chicora, Pennsylvania. Named the "Chicora Meteor", the 450+ tonne meteor exploded approximately twelve miles above the Earth's surface. Only two fragments of the meteorite were found following initial investigations. They had masses 242g and 61g, and were discovered some miles short of the calculated point of impact of the main mass - which is yet to be found. Two more small fragments were found nearby in 1940.

Numerous reports of the Chicora Meteor mention that a cow was struck and injured by a falling stone; other accounts say that the cow was in fact killed by the stone.

The meteor was an olivine-hypersthene chondrite. Its remains were split between the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution.

The sound and light of the exploding meteor were initially mistaken for an explosion in the powder magazine at West Winfield, and was compared by investigators FW Preston, EP Henderson and James R Randolph as comparable to with the Halifax explosion of 1917 in destructive power. "If it had landed on Pittsburgh there would have been few survivors", they stated. 
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicora,_Pennsylvania

Catalogue of Meteorites, Fifth Edition, Monica M. Grady, The Natural History Museaum, London , 2000
Entry pg. 143 - - Chicora, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA / Fall / LL6
"The mass fell some miles short of the calculated point of impact and the main mass may yet be found.  From the smoke and energy considerations the total mass is calculated to be 519 tons."

Book Reference-
Chicora (Butler County, Pa.) Meteorite
United States National Museum, James R. Randolph, Edward Porter Henderson, F. W. Preston
1968 - 35 pages

Meteoritical Bulletin Database-
NameStatusFallYearPlaceTypeMassGoogle
Earth

(click on a Name for more information)
ChicoraOfficialY1938Penn.LL6303 gGoogle Earth 

Newspaper Article-
Few recall "meteor that nearly destroyed Pittsburgh"
The Pittsburgh Press, June 19, 1988
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19880619&id=X94cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VmMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1934,1423185

Chicora Meteor originally posted- 24JUN2009
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Tasmania Meteor 24JUN2014

Tasmania Meteor Approx. 1730 AEST 24JUN2014
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Tasmania Meteor Approx. 1730 AEST 24JUN2014
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Initial Meteor Reports-
24JUN2014 Karla Deloraine, Tasmania 17:36 AEST 10 seconds max Left to Right I think Huge bright orange flames sun bright I guess it was the colour of a dark Orange flame unsure it just looked like it dropped from the sky Both my daughter and myself saw a large orange Flame ball thing fall from the sky into the paddocks just before the Deloraine coming from Devenport

24JUN2014 Adam Hobart, TAS, Australia 17:30 AEST twilight a few seconds Started about 45 degrees up in the south travelling southwest orange with a burst of flame brighter than Venus when it was on fire no N/A

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Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil Meteor 23JUN2014

Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil Meteor 0410 Local 23JUN2014

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Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil Meteor 0410 Local 23JUN2014
c2014 
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Grupo Brasileiro de Meteoros, Asteroides e Cometas- Facebook
video of event-

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7 reports
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AMS received 7 reports about a fireball seen over CA on June 21st 2014 around 05:32 (UTC)

7 reports
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AMS received 7 reports about a fireball seen over GA, NC and SC on June 23rd 2014 around 03:36 (UTC)

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23 June 2014

Townsville, QLD, Australia Meteor 23JUN2014

Townsville, QLD, Australia Meteor Approx. 1945 Local 23JUN2014
With Fragmentation!
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Townsville, QLD, Australia Meteor Approx. 1945 Local 23JUN2014
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Initial Meteor Reports-
23JUN2014 Andrew Brown Townsville, QLD, Australia 1945,PM 2 to 3 seconds E Yellow Moon Broke into two parts No other comments

23JUN2014 ainslee Bucasia QLD, australia 1945pm 4 to 5 secs N or N-W left to right facing north bright orange flame bright like fire yes it broke apart to 4 pieces and burned up travelling slowly but burning bright

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22 June 2014

Breaking News- MBIQ Detects- PA NY NJ Meteor 21JUN2014

Breaking News- MBIQ Detects- PA NY NJ Meteor 21JUN2014
19 meteor sighting reports
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PA NY NJ Meteor 21JUN2014
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Initial Meteor Reports-
21JUN2014 Michael Red hook, NY, USA 22:10 est, pm 2 seconds West to east, facing south Red, orange, yellow...bright fireball As bright as the sun No Very awesome to witness!

Chester, nj. My son and I saw awesome fireball at around 10pm est on 6/21. It was south...heading west to east...maybe 2-3 seconds. It seemed to be breaking up in bright yellow colors. Amazing! Teeda T
MBIQ Data Set-
Germantown, New York arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: PA NJ NY CONN RI Philadelphia Daytime Bolide Fireball 12:45 EST 14FEB2011" by searching for meteor sighting ulster county ny 6/21/14.
11:27:56 -- 2 minutes ago

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11:25:09 -- 4 minutes ago

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MBIQ Detects - Florida Bright Meteor 21JUN2014

MBIQ Detects - Florida Bright Meteor Approx. 21:35 EDT 21JUN2014
12 meteor sighting report
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Florida Bright Meteor Approx. 21:35 EDT 21JUN2014
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Initial Meteor Reports-
21JUN2014 Brian M Apopka FL USA 9:35PM EST 3/4/2014 S-N orange/silent Venus Small frags Bright enough to be noticed peripherally

21JUN2014 Frank P. Flagler Beach, FL, USA 21:35 EDT 10 seconds South Neon Green Sun no large bright neon green ball streaking across sky

21JUN2014 Tyler Salt Springs, Florida USA EST, 22:32 5-6 sec E-W, Left to Right, South Bright white Same as sun yes HUGE streak of light across the sky

MBIQ Data Set-
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10:58:08 -- 32 minutes ago

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Panama City, Florida arrived from lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Meteor / Fireball Report Form".
10:51:51 -- 39 minutes ago

Gainesville, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for huge.bright.white ball of light falling from sky inflorida.
10:49:21 -- 39 minutes ago

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VIC / SA, Australia Meteor 21JUN2014

VIC / SA, Australia Meteor Approx 2300/2330 21JUN2014
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VIC / SA, Australia Meteor 21JUN2014
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Initial Meteor Reports-
21JUN2014 NICOLE KINLEYSIDE MILDURA VICTORIA AUSTRALIA 2330, GMT+10:00, PM I ONLY SAW IT FOR ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS AS IT WENT BEHIND SOME TREES S-N, LEFT TO RIGHT, I WAS FACING NW LARGE BRIGHT YELLOW WHITE BALL OF LIGHT WITH A BRIGTH YELLOW ORANGE AND RED TAIL. THERE WAS NO SOUND, JUST VISUAL. IT WAS NOT FAST LIKE A SHOOTING STAR" AS BRIGHT AS THE MOON IF NOT BRIGHTER I DONT THINK SO IT APPEARED TO BE TAKING ITS TOME CROSSING THE SKY. IT MUST HAVE BEEN HUGE BECAUSE IT LOOKED ABOUT 20MM LONG. IT WAS TRAVELLING PARALLEL TO THE HORIZON. UNFORTUNATELY I LOST VISIAL OF IT WHEN IT WENT BEHIND SOME TREES.

21JUN2014 Mitchell stalenberg Pinnaroo, Australia 11pm 30sec Australia orange and yellow as bright as the sun on a cloudy day no it went out tail first

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Lagoa Santa, MG, Brasil Meteor 21JUN2014 w/ Video

Lagoa Santa, MG, Brasil Meteor 21JUN2014
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Lagoa Santa, MG, Brasil Meteor 21JUN2014
Image Cred
it -Joao Amancio
Fireball over Lagoa Santa - MG/BR - 2014/06/21 Video
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Afyonkarahisar, Turkey Bolide Meteor 18JUN2014
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California Meteor 20JUN2014
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22 reports
American Meteor Society
AMS received 22 reports about a fireball seen over IA, IL, IN and MO on June 21st 2014 around 09:45 (UTC)

MO IL Meteor 21JUN2014
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Missouri, Illinois Central Meteor Approx. 0445 21JUN2014 Check your security cameras! Report your meteor sightings please

Rare Fossil 'Mona Lisa' Meteorites May Be Evidence Of Ancient Cosmic Collision
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21 June 2014

MO IL IA Meteor 21JUN2014

Missouri, Illinois, Iowa  Meteor  Approx. 0445 21JUN2014
12 meteor sighting reports
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa Meteor  Approx. 0445 21JUN2014
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Initial Reports-
21JUN2014 Gordon Auxvasse, MO USA 0447 Central DST AM 3 seconds United States, Northern sky, travel NW to NE, left to right facing North large bright white, sort of slow bright moon no parts falling but it had a trail slower gentle fall

21JUN2014 Dennis Hammer Litchfield, IL USA 4:45 am Central Standard Perhaps 2 - 5 seconds started southwest from Edwardsville, il to northeast over Taylorville, IL - facing north bright blue & white large trail accross sky very large before it burned out - I did not hear anything very bright blue & white did not see any but it surprised me had a very long whitish trail across the sky


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Afyonkarahisar, Turkey Bolide Meteor 18JUN2014

Afyonkarahisar, Turkey Bolide Meteor Approx. 0200 Local 18JUN2014
Afyonkarahisar'a göktaşı düştü - TUBITAK National Observatory
Searching for more information...

Meteorite crashed June 20 18, 2014 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey - göktaşı düştü
TUBITAK security camera captures video of meteor.
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Afyonkarahisar, Turkey  Meteor 18JUN2014
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News Reports-
"Afyonkarahisar meteorite crashed" claim
cnnturk.com
http://www.cnnturk.com/haber/turkiye/afyonkarahisara-goktasi-dustu-iddiasi

Afyonkarahisar meteorite fell
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Antalya Saklıkent'te, 2500 metre yükseklikteki TÜBİTAK Ulusal Gözlemevi Bakırletepe Yerleşkesi'nin güvenlik kameralarına takıldı. - videohttp://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/video/video/85267/Afyonkarahisar_a_goktasi_dustu.html

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California Meteor 20JUN2014

California Meteor Approximately 2200 PDT 20JUN2014
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California Meteor Approximately 2200 PDT 20JUN2014
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Initial Report-
20JUN2014 Hussun and Ren Marina del Rey, Ca. USA 2200 ish 10-13 seconds SE to NW I was facing NW and Ren was facing SE.We both caught it just as it went over our heads. It was an amazing brilliant Green. White light in central part but a green glow around the ball of it with a very very long tail. No sound whatsoever. Very bright! Thought for a moment it may have been a flare. no fragments. Very long tail and brilliant green glow around the ball part with a bright white light in central part of it. Tail had a orangish flame that fizzled out as it went across sky. It was very low to the ground. Was lower than airplanes fly in sky. It was amazing!

20JUN2014 david arroyo grande calif 22;25 pacific 2-4 sec n r to left facing n e green very bright lite up like a flare no not sure but looked like a bright meteor


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20 June 2014

Breaking News- MBIQ Detects - NSW QLD Australia Bright Meteor 20JUN2014

Breaking News- MBIQ Detects - NSW Australia Bright Meteor 2300 20JUN2014
8 meteor sighting reports
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NSW QLD Australia Bright Meteor 20JUN2014
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Initial Report-
20JUN2014 Russell Maitland NSW Australia 2300 approx 3 secs Northern sky, W-E direction White light, no noise Similar to someone welding with an arc welder unknown Was facing away to the south when noticed my boat and vehicle light up similar to someone welding nearby with an arc welder. Truned around to see the meteorite disappear simialr to burning up.

MBIQ Data Set-
Sydney, New South Wales arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: NSW / Queensland, Australia. Meteor 20NOV2011" by searching for Meteorite central coast .
22:52:13 -- 35 minutes ago

Merewether, New South Wales arrived from google.com.au on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for bright meteor tonight.
22:36:30 -- 51 minutes ago

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20JUN2014

Rosetta's comet: expect the unexpected
European Space Agency -19 June 2014
An image snapped earlier this month by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft shows
its target comet has quietened, demonstrating the unpredictable nature
of these enigmatic objects. ...

NASA Announces Latest Progress, Upcoming Milestones in Hunt for Asteroids
NASA- June 19, 2014
NASA is on the hunt for an asteroid to capture with a robotic spacecraft,
redirect to a stable orbit around the moon, and send astronauts to study in
the 2020s -- all on the agency's human Path to Mars. Agency officials
announced on Thursday recent progress to identify candidate asteroids for its
Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), increase public participation in the search
for asteroids, and advance the mission's design. ...

Rock that whizzed by Earth may be grabbed by NASA
Chron.com
This undated handout two-picture combo of artist conceptions provided by NASA/JPL Caltech shows what NASA says are good candidates for a ...

Spitzer Spies an Odd, Tiny Asteroid
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have measured the size of an asteroid candidate for NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), a proposed spacecraft concept to capture either a small asteroid, or a boulder from an asteroid. ...

Space farming to help humans colonise other planets?
New Kerala - 17 hours
London, June 19 : Even if humans settle down in other planets in future, will they have a sustained food supply, considering the huge cost of ...

Exclusive: Bridgmanite, Earth's most most abundant mineral, finally has a name
Science Recorder
Ma, along with his colleagues, discovered naturally occurring silicate perovskite in a meteorite, making it eligible for a formal mineral name. You can ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19JUN2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger
A meteor strike was also discounted as the source of the bangs. Jolly said they had calls from civil defence as well as dozens of Facebook posts from .

7 reports
American Meteor Society
AMS received 7 reports about a fireball seen over CA on June 18th 2014 around 04:19 (UTC)

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TX LA Fireball Meteor 18JUN2014

TX LA Fireball Meteor Approx. 2100 CDT 18JUN2014
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TX LA Fireball Meteor Approx. 2100 CDT 18JUN2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Report-

18JUN2014 Dan DeSandro Lafayette, LA 21:04/CST/PM 3 seconds +/- ESE/WNW While Driving: Noticed a distinct white flash similar to heat lightning, then a bright white fireball Venus possible because of flash The flash that preceded the fireball was a first for me. Wish I had a cam going for this.

18JUN2014 Jill marlin, tx 21:10:00 7 seconds? south white/yellow moon yes on tail none

18JUN2014 BRENDA JASPER TEXAS USA 9 PM CENTRAL TIME 10 SECONDS FROM NORTH HEADED SOUTHWEST LOOKED LIKE A HUGE FIREBALL, MOVING SLOW ACROSS SKY ALMOST AS BRIGHT AS SUN COULD NOT TELL First time I had every saw something like that, I have seen falling stars. It was a very cool experience.

18JUN2014 Charles Davis Kaufman, TX USA 2053pm 5 seconds Straight down from the sky, I was facing Fire, bright orange Very bright Yes as it got closer to the ground Grandson saw it at the same time in Seagoville TX USA

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20/21JUN2014

Meteorite crashed June 20, 2014 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
YouTube ⋅ 00:38
Wednesday night the meteorite fell near Afyonkarahisar. TUBITAKmeteorite was recorded by security cameras. The fall of the meteorite to the ...

'Mona Lisa of meteorites' to go on display at Field Museum
Chicago Tribune - 2 hours
The point where outer space met the ocean floor will soon be on display at the Field Museum. The museum recently acquired four meteorites ...

Breaking News- MBIQ Detects - NSW Australia Bright Meteor 20JUN2014
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June 5 fireball seen across the Black Hills and Great Plains
Rapid City Journal
Gladfelter, who was driving in his car near Elm Springs at the time, said he saw a fireball flying level and leaving a long trail of plasma, heated air and ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 21-27, 2014
American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 3 for observers situated at mid-northern latitudes and 4 for observers ...

TX LA Fireball Meteor 18JUN2014
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Breaking News: Fireball Meteor Event Seen in at Least 4 States CO
YouTube ⋅ 02:52
Breaking News- Colorado / South Dakota / Nebraska / Wyoming Fireball Me. SONICS REPORTED in Quebec!! - Possible METERORITE FALL!

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19 June 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19JUN2014

Quasicrystal Meteorite Exposes Novel Processes in Early Solar System
Scientific American
Valery Kryachko, the Russian mineralogist who found the only known specimens of khatyrkite while panning for platinum at the Listvenitovyi stream in ...

Our planet's most abundant mineral now has a name
Phys.Org
Thanks to the work of two scientists, naturally occurring silicate perovskite has been found in a meteorite, making it eligible for a formal mineral name.

Field Museum to add 'Mona Lisa of meteorites' to permanent collection
Chicago Sun-Times
The meteorites, called “L chondrites” by scientists, each came from the same asteroid; it was about 100 kilometers — about 63 miles — in diameter ...

Footprints of Fayette
The Schulenburg Sticker
After years of watching the Science Channel show, “Meteorite Men,” I was excited to find the July 2008 Footprints of Fayette article about the Fayette ... Round Top Meteorite

Earth Impact: Are Comets a Bigger Danger Than Asteroids?
By Mike Wall- Space.com - June 18, 2014
Discussions about "death from above" scenarios usually center on asteroids,
but a comet impact could be far more devastating than a space rock strike.
Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) have Earth-like ...

Source of mystery Auckland bangs sought
TVNZ
A meteor strike was also discounted as the source of the bangs. Jolly said they had calls from civil defence as well as dozens of Facebook posts from ...

Rare Fossil Meteorites To Go On Display At Field Museum
CBS Local
Dr. Philipp Heck, a Field Museum meteorite expert and the Associate Curator of Meteoritics and Polar Studies, gave the media a sneak preview on ...

Burrito bonds, meteor bonds: 8 crazy bond issues
MarketWatch
Here are eight debt securities that capture the imagination — including a bond that bets against another meteor strike, like the one shown at left that hit ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18JUN2014
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BRAMON - Brazilian Meteor Observation Network A "chuva" de bólidos desta madrugada, três bólidos de radiantes aparentemente distintos em .

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18 June 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18JUN2014

Earth's Most Abundant, But Hidden Mineral Finally Seen, Named
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - 13 hours
Updated at 1:54 p.m. ET. Earth's most abundant mineral lies deep in the planet's interior, sealed off from human eyes. Now, scientists for ...

São José dos Campos.Brasil Bolide Meteor 17JUN2014
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"click on image to enlarge" São José dos Campos. Brasil Bolide Meteor 0013 UTC 17JUN2014 Image credit- André Moutinho / BRAMON ...

Brasilia, Brasil - Three explosive fireball meteors in one night 16/17JUN2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger
BRAMON - Brazilian Meteor Observation Network A "chuva" de bólidos desta madrugada, três bólidos de radiantes aparentemente distintos em ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16JUN2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger
Space Farming Could Soon be Reality After Scientist Turns Meteor into Asparagus. KABITA-MAHARANA; By Kabita Maharana June 16, 2014 08:25 .

NASA Captures Images of Flyby Meteor "The Beast"
Ain't No God
NASA has used radar with antennas in 3 western hemisphere locations to capture images of a meteorcalled "The Beast" no doubt after considering ...

NASA ambassador presents Wonders of the Universe
Paragould Daily Press
The space presentation included moon rocks, Mars meteorite pieces and a piece of the Paragouldmeteorite. kAm#6?D92H 3642>6 :?E6C6DE65 :?

Have you seen a meteor fragment?
CTV Toronto - CTV News ⋅ 00:02
Scientists say the meteor that streaked over Ontario likely exploded, and fragments of it may be lying around. Zuraidah Alman reports.

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17 June 2014

Brasilia, Brasil - Three explosive fireball meteors in one night 16/17JUN2014

Brasilia, Brasil - Three explosive fireball meteors in one night 16/17JUN2014
Brasilia, Brasil - Three explosive fireball meteors in one night 16/17JUN2014
Image Credit- Márcia Souza
Three explosive fireballs in one night
Posted to YouTube by Márcia Souza 6 views
Carlos Augusto Di Pietro posted-
BRAMON - Brazilian Meteor Observation Network
A "chuva" de bólidos desta madrugada, três bólidos de radiantes aparentemente distintos em horários bem diferentes mas com comportamento semelhante.
As magnitudes atingiram entre -5.2 e -4.1 !
Vamos ver se aparecem mais !

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São José dos Campos.Brasil Bolide Meteor 17JUN2014

São José dos Campos, Brasil Bolide Meteor 0013 UTC 17JUN2014
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São José dos Campos. Brasil Bolide Meteor 0013 UTC 17JUN2014
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André Moutinho / BRAMON
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BRAMON-
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Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Meteor 16JUN2014 w/Video

Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Meteor 0516 UTC 16JUN2014
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Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Meteor 16JUN2014
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Campos dos Goytacazes Sentinel All Sky Station

Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Meteor 16JUN2014
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Newspaper Article about this meteor!
http://www.odiariodecampos.com.br/campos-dos-goytacazes-12555.html

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