22 June 2009
France Meteorite News- Ensisheim Meteorite Fair 2009 22JUN09
Italy Meteorite News- Italian Fireball 22JUN09
Un meteorite sopra San Martino
(A meteorite over Saint Martino )Tuscia Web - Viterbo - 22 giugno 2009
Il meteorite è stato descritto dai testimoni come un oggetto luminoso che volava ad alta velocità sopra San Martino e che probabilmente è caduta a qualche ... (more)
Meteorite News- Rock Bands Spin an Oxygen Record 22JUN09
Astrobiology Magazine - Michael Schirber
... compare these results to other carbonaceous-mineral associations known to be of non-biological origin, including minerals found in a Martian meteorite. ... (more)
http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_exclusive&task=detail&id=3162
20 June 2009
Meteorite News- Meteorite-related Videos 20JUN09
02:03 -
Meteor Crater is perhaps the best-known example of a small impact crater on the Earth.
youtube.com
Moon Rocks and how to spot them 20JUN09
- To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, we are giving readers the chance to win a piece of lunar meteorite. But how do we know it's genuine, asks Roger HighfieldNew Scientist - Jun 19
Italian Meteorite News-Pensa, scrivi e vinci la Luna 20JUN09
Pensa, scrivi e vinci la Luna
French/Canadian Météorite News- Dr. Alain Carion (video) 20JUN09
(Buzzard Coulee, Canada meteorite fall in 2008)
Avec les commentaires d'Alain Carion, Docteur es Sciences et chasseur de météorites
posted by MrValaba on YouTube
17 June 2009
19 June 2009
Australia Meteorite News- Flying object crashes into mountain 19JUN09
No answer on mystery fire starter
Kallee Buchanan | 22nd June 2009
THE mystery fire on Hazle Marland's Gaeta property is still burning - just like
the questions about what started it. ...(more)
http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2009/06/22/no-answer-on-mystery-fire-starter/
Mystery object falls to earth
AN air and ground search of the area where a bright flash and explosion was witnessed early this morning has failed to find an obvious cause. ... (more)
The Courier Mail - Jun 18 3:20 PM
Unidentified flying object crashes into mountain
by Robyn Ironside and Leanne Edmistone @ Courier Mail.Com
June 19, 2009 08:20am
AN object seen crashing into a mountain in central Queensland within the past hour is now believed to be a meteorite or space junk.
An Emergency Services spokeswoman said the Triple-O call was initially treated as a possible plane crash at Takilberan Creek near Gin Gin but the Australian Search and Rescue Authority has received “no mayday or distress calls”. ...
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25658803-3102,00.html
18 June 2009
India Meteorite News-Student Meteorite Hunt 18JUN09
Organized by Vishnu Reddy and Bangalore Astronomical Society
posted 18JUN09
The National Level workshop on "Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites" sponsored by the Bangalore Astronomical Society was held on June 13 & 14, 2009 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore.
The following videos of the workshop involve the session where participants were divided into groups for the meteorite hunt. 4 pieces of meteorite were hidden on the planetarium campus and the participants had to find them. The winners took home the meteorite pieces.
About BAS
The Bangalore Astrological Society (BAS) is a registered, non-profit amateur astronomy organisation based in Bangalore, India. The group intends to create a base for all amateur-astronomy related activities and to popularise astronomy as a science.
http://www.bas.org.in
About Vishnu Reddy
Vishnu Reddy is one of the most successful amateur astronomers from India. He has been credited with the discovery of 22 main belt asteroids, two binary near-Earth asteroids, six main-belt binary asteroids,and a supernova by the International Astronomical Union. One of his asteroid discoveries has been named 78118 Bharat in honor of his motherland.
http://vishnureddy.net/
Video Links:
Meteorite Hunt @ ACM Workshop by Vishnu Reddy and Bangalore Astronomical Society - Part 1
07:11 - Today youtube.com
India Meteorite News- Magnetic bacteria found in Lonar lake 18JUN09
- NEW DELHI: Microbiologists in Maharashtra have found 'magnetic bacteria' in the ancient Lonar lake formed due to meteorite impact, a finding that might open a vista for searching extra-terrestrial life. ... (more)The Times of India - Jun 17 11:45 PM
Reference Sources for Readers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetotactic_bacteria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonar_crater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_crater
Greece Meteor News- Thessaloniki Fireball 12JUN09 Photo 18JUN09
Photos were taken on June 12, at 21:30, west of Thessaloniki, Greece. The phenomenon lasted about 30 seconds. I have ten pictures of this. It was absolutely spectacular and I am really happy to have been able to capture it with my camera.
Uploaded on June 13, 2009
by geobahalos
German Meteorite News- Steinheimer Impact Crater-Cosmic projectile meets earth 18JUN09
Kosmisches Geschoss trifft Erde
http://www.mainpost.de/lokales/main-tauber/Kosmisches-Geschoss-trifft-Erde;art21526,5168819
German Meteorite News-US military closes satellite data 18JUN09
sueddeutsche.de - 17.06.09
Greenland Meteorite News- Microbe Wakes Up After 120,000 Years 18JUN09
Microbe Wakes Up After 120,000 Years
LiveScience.com jeanna Brynersenior Writer
livescience.com – Mon Jun 15, 11:46 am ET
After more than 120,000 years trapped beneath a block of ice in Greenland, a tiny microbe has awoken. The long-lasting bacteria may hold clues to what life forms might exist on other planets.
The new bacteria species was found nearly 2 miles (3 km) beneath a Greenland glacier, where temperatures can dip well below freezing, pressure soars, and food and oxygen are scarce. ...(more) :
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090615/sc_livescience/microbewakesupafter120000years
Mongolia Meteorite News- Hunter Returns from Mongolian Meteorite Hunting 18JUN09
14JUN2009
Pierre-Marie Pele has returned home from an expedition in Altai (Bayan-Olgii province), in western Mongolia.
While in Ulan-Bator, I visited the National History Museum with a room dedicated to meteorites. ... more text and photos at:
http://www.meteor-center.com/expes/mongolie2009_meteorites.asp
Story by Pierre-Marie Pele
www.meteor-center.com
17 June 2009
Holland Meteorite News- Kosmische kringloop verloopt sneller dan gedacht 18JUN09
Kosmische kringloop verloopt sneller dan gedacht-
Alles over sterrekunde - 16 Juni 2009
Original story in English- "Meteorite Grains Divulge Earth`s Cosmic Roots", University of Chicago
http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=1633
Greek Meteorite News- Italy/Greece Bolide/Meteor 12JUN09 Update 17JUN09
Greece-13JUN09
Μια πύρινη γραμμή στον ουρανό, πιθανότατα από πτώση μετεώρου, ανέφεραν ότι είδαν το βράδυ της Παρασκευής μάρτυρες στη Βόρεια Ελλάδα, την Αλβανία και την ΠΓΔΜ.
Το φαινόμενο καταγράφηκε και από τον πύργο ελέγχου του Αεροδρομίου Μακεδονίας, μετέδωσε η ΕΡΤ3.
Ο καθηγητής Αστρονομίας, Σταύρος Αυγολούπης απέδωσε τη λάμψη σε μικρό διαστημικό βράχο που εισήλθε στη γήινη ατμόσφαιρα ως βολίδα.
Αγνωστο παραμένει το εάν επρόκειτο για μετέωρο που διαλύθηκε στον αέρα, ή για μετεωρίτη που έφτασε μέχρι το έδαφος -το δεύτερο ενδεχόμενο είναι σημαντικά πιο απίθανο.
Το φαινόμενο, πάντως, δεν καταγράφηκε από το Αστεροσκοπείο Θεσσαλονίκης.
Newsroom ΔΟΛ, με πληροφορίες από ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=1023333&lngDtrID=252Επεσε μετεωρίτης στη Μακεδονία;
Ενα μετέωρο έπεσε με τρόπο εντυπωσιακό στην περιοχή της Βόρειας Ελλάδας ή των όμορων χωρών, σύμφωνα με αυτόπτες μάρτυρες τόσο στη χώρα μας όσο και στις γειτονικές.
Το φαινόμενο ήταν τόσο έντονο και σαφές, ώστε έγινε αντιληπτό μέχρι και από τον πύργο ελέγχου του αεροδρομίου Μακεδονία στη Θεσσαλονίκη, αλλά και σε Αλβανία και ΠΓΔΜ, όπως ανέφερε το βορειοελλαδίτικο κανάλι της κρατικής τηλεόρασης.
Σχολιάζοντας εκεί το γεγονός ο καθηγητής Αστρονομίας Σταύρος Αυγολούπης απέδωσε την εντυπωσιακή λάμψη στο διόλου σπάνιο «φαινόμενο της βολίδας».
Δεν έχει γίνει άμεσα γνωστό εάν έχουν ξεκινήσει έρευνες για τον εντοπισμό του μετεωρίτη, στην περίπτωση που έφτασε σε σημαντικό μέγεθος στο έδαφος, καθώς θα αποτελούσε προφανώς εξαιρετικό αντιμείμενο επιστημονικής μελέτης.
http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=11386&subid=2&tag=8400&pubid=4088804
From Grigoris Maravelias in Greece (Meteorobs):
1. The bolide time was around 21:00 - 21:30 local time (18:00-18:30 UT)
2. duration (depending on witnesses) from 5-10 sec, one mentioning 15 sec
and another one 26 sec
3. green color
4. direction west to north west
5. position close to horizon (perhaps parallel)
6. around 40deg trace
7. fragmentation (3-4 pieces)
8. seen from western part of Greece mainly (Chania of Crete, Patra,
Corfu, Thessaloniki and Athens)
Russia Meteorite News- Boguslavka Meteorite Video 17JUN09
Pravda.Ru- text/ video by Life.Ru
The Boguslavka meteorite fell on October 18, 1916 in the Far East, 220 kilometers from Vladivostok. "All the people in the village were watching the meteorite falling. One of the villagers even made a drawing of the remarkable phenomenon with water colors,” says Michael Nazarov, the head of the museum.
For more photos and story from Life.Ru in Russian:
Meteorite Grains Divulge Earth's Cosmic Roots 17JUN09
Science Daily Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:26 PM PDT
The interstellar stuff that became incorporated into the planets and life on Earth has younger cosmic roots than theories predict, according to researchers.... (more)
16 June 2009
England Latest Meteor News-Meteors cause flare alert calls 16JUN09
Meteors cause flare alert calls
BBC-16JUN09
Calls were made to coastguards across England's south coast, including Cornwall, Devon and Hampshire, reporting white and green flares. Reports were also made to coastguards in Jersey and France for about 30 minutes from about 2130 BST on Monday. ... (more)