24 February 2010

24FEB2010

Shuttle Stirs Panic Over Central America

InformationWeek
"People who were outside thought it was a meteorite," said Sol. Indeed, Endeavour's detour, and its auditory fallout, made front page headlines across the ...

A Stellar, Metal-Free Way to Make Carbon Nanotubes
Nanotechnology News (press release) - ‎13 hours ago‎
Fries and Andrew Steele at the Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, reported the meteorite findings. Now, the experiments by Nuth's team suggest a ...

23 February 2010

23FEB2010


José Vicente Casado, el caza meteoritos posted on YouTube 22FEB2010


Caso Especial: Impacto Puebla- Hidalgo posted on YouTube 22FEB2010


Extranormal--Impacto Puebla-Hidalgo--1 de 2 posted on YouTube 22FEB2010


Extranormal--Impacto Puebla-Hidalgo--2 de 2 posted on YouTube 22FEB2010


UFO WEIRD PHENOMENON IN THE SKIES OF MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA FEBRUARY 2010 Posted on YouTube 16FEB2010 by NYC812


Posted on Youtube by knightskross 22FEB2010
Hole-punch Cloud Over Mexico
Above Mexico on February 11, Not sure exact location.

Metro
Mystery 'Halo' cloud appears over Mexico

Metro
Some believe that the phenomenon in Mexico can be explained as a result of a meteorite punching through the cloud layer. UFO expert Nick Pope adds “The ...

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/814293-mystery-halo-cloud-appears-over-mexico

22FEB2010

Space Daily
A Stellar, Metal-Free Way To Make Carbon Nanotubes

Space Daily
Fries and Andrew Steele at the Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, reported the meteorite findings. Now, the experiments by Nuth's team suggest a ...


Mason-Dixon, Lorton meteors in TV cameo Weds.

Baltimore Sun (blog)
Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer Mike Hankey, of Freeland, reminds the WeatherBlog that this week's edition of Meteorite Men will include a "short ...

Meteor lights up the sky south of London - Simcoe Reformer ...

For a few seconds Saturday night, the sky in south London lit up -- all from a peanut-sized object hitting the atmosphere It was a ...

22 February 2010

London Ont., Canada Meteor 20FEB2010

Peanut-sized meteor lights up London sky

London Free Press
“If you're out looking up the likelihood, you're going to see some of these nice meteors. McCarter said frequently they're seen early in the evening. ...

Ancient Meteorite

Digital Silence
Researchers say that the Murchison Meteorite is offering clues to the chemistry of the ancient Solar System. Four decades later, the Murchison meteorite is ...

20 February 2010

20FEB2010

Six meteor showers expected in Year of the Tiger

People's Daily Online
According to Zijinshan Observatory, plenty of astronomical phenomena will be visible in the sky throughout the Year of the Tiger, including 6 meteor showers ...

Quiz of the week's news

BBC News
Scientists discovered a meteorite that crashed into Earth 40 years ago contains millions of different carbon-containing, or organic, molecules. ...

BILL GORDON, FATHER OF ARECIBO OBSERVATORY, DIES AT 92
Bill Gordon, the engineer who conceived, built and managed the Arecibo
Observatory -- arguably the world's largest ear aimed toward the
universe -- located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, died Feb. 16 in Ithaca,
N.Y. He was 92 and died of natural causes.
Gordon was serving on Cornell University's engineering faculty when,
in the late 1950s, he began designing a very large radar system
capable of studying the properties of the Earth's ionosphere out to
distances of several thousand miles, a region of the Earth's
atmosphere of great interest in the post-Sputnik era.
Gordon realized that such a telescope could also contribute
significantly to the study of the solar system and to the then
relatively new field of radio astronomy. Taking a technical gamble, he
and his Advanced Research Project Agency sponsors designed a telescope
with a 1,000-foot fixed spherical reflector and a movable focusing
system that is suspended above the reflector.
The resulting structure was a marvel of civil engineering. It was so
large that the Empire State Building could fit sideways and the
Washington Monument could easily fit standing from the dish bottom to
its focal point. The observatory was inaugurated in 1963 when the
first measurements of the properties of the ionosphere were made.
Within a year of opening, the telescope was used to determine the
planet Mercury's rotation period and, after radio pulsars -- rotating
neutron stars -- were discovered in 1967, played a prominent role in
studying the properties of these unique objects. The first binary
pulsar was discovered using Arecibo in 1974, leading to the
confirmation of the existence of gravitational radiation and the 1993
Nobel Prize for its discoverers.
The telescope itself held a prominent role in the film 'Contact'
(1997) and the title role in the James Bond film 'GoldenEye' (1995).
At Arecibo's 40th Anniversary in 2003, Gordon said: "When we were
talking about building [the telescope] back in the late '50s, we were
told by eminent authorities it couldn't be done. We were in the
position of trying to do something that was impossible, and it took a
lot of guts and we were young enough that we didn't know we couldn't
do it. It took five years from idea to dedication, and that is short.
But we were in the right place at the right time and had the right
idea and the right preparation. We had no rules or precedents."
The observatory, now operated by Cornell through the National
Astronomy and Ionosphere Center for the National Science Foundation,
has enjoyed two major equipment upgrades since opening, and it remains
a unique and vital scientific tool -- as today it searches for
asteroids and comets aimed at the Earth.
Gordon served as the observatory's director from 1960 to 1965. Using
the radar signals returned by charged particles, he studied the
temperature, density, chemical composition and other properties of the
ionosphere, which he called "both the gateway to space and our first
line of defense against the deadly radiation streaming toward us from
the Sun and other stars."
William E. Gordon was born Jan. 8, 1918, in Paterson, N.J. Gordon
earned a bachelor's degree from Montclair State Teacher's College, a
master's degree from New York University and his doctorate at Cornell.
During World War II, Gordon served in the Air Force as captain and
electronics engineer; and worked with the National Defense Research
Committee on the effects of weather on radar range. He came to Cornell
in 1948. In 1950, Gordon published (with Henry G. Booker) the theory
of radio wave scattering in the troposphere.
In 1966 Gordon moved to Rice University, where he served as a
professor, dean, provost and vice president, retiring in 1985. He is
one of only two Rice faculty to be honored with the title
Distinguished Emeritus Professor.
Gordon was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the
National Academy of Engineering; a foreign associate of the
Engineering Academy of Japan; and a fellow of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of
Science, American Geophysical Union and Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers.
Among many international honors, Gordon received the 1966 Balth van
der Pol Gold Medal, the 1984 Arctowski Gold Medal, a 1985 USSR Academy
of Sciences Medal for distinguished contributions in international
geophysical programs and the Centennial Medal of the University of
Sofia in 1988.
In 1941, he married Elva Freile. She died in 2002. Their survivors
include their two children, Larry and Nancy; four grandchildren,
Matthew and Amanda Gordon, and George and Elizabeth Ward; and three
great-grandsons: Jacob, Kyle and Andrew Gordon. In 2003, after the
deaths of their respective spouses, he married Mary Elizabeth
Bolgiano, a friend of long standing.


19 February 2010

19FEB2010

天文在线- 论坛- 天文时讯- 火星陨石坑中的地层积累记录了历史变迁

火星陨石坑中的地层积累记录了历史变迁. #1. 版主. 注册日期: 2003/6/7 19:24. 来自 北京丰台(39*51'06.79”N,116*16'20.00”E). 帖子: 15229. 等级: 74; EXP: 17 ...

Ancient Meteorite May Be Older than Sun
CBS News Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00 AM PST
Researchers say Murchison Meteorite Offering Chemistry of Ancient Solar System
...

Murchison Meteorite's Chemical Bonanza
Scientific American Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:08 PM PST
The famous Murchison meteorite smashed into the Australian ground in 1969. Researchers then discovered that the space rock contained many organic chemicals, including amino acids--the building blocks of proteins. But a new study says that by focusing on the organic molecules by which life on earth might have been jumpstarted, those scientists missed possibly millions of other cosmic compounds ...

Aussie Meteorite May Hold Key To Life On Earth
SpaceDaily Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:35 PM PST
by Dave Reneke Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2010 New analysis of the famous Murchison meteorite that crash-landed in Australia over 40 years ago has turned up a surprise for astronomers. The space rock, which is over 4.65 billion old, contains millions of previously unseen organic compounds.
...

Fort Worth Museum of Science & History Showcases New Planetarium

Contract Magazine
This part of the museum also has an official Sputnik satellite and a 400-pound pallasite meteorite from the Brenham meteorite field in Kansas. ...

Chemical snapshot: Murchison meteorite reveals diversity of early Solar System

PhysOrg.com
(PhysOrg.com) -- New studies of a meteorite that crashed to Earth four decades ago have found it probably contains millions of organic compounds. ...

18 February 2010

18FEB2010


陨石内的超硬钻石 video in English post on Youtube



Does this meteorite hold the secret to life?
Bild.com
During their evaluation of the Murchison meteorite, the scientists found a variety of organic substances – the diversity of which significantly exceeds that ...
Vallis Tammaro founders set up new group Undercurrent
Design Week
Since leaving Vallis Tammaro in 2007, Tammaro has worked at integrated marketing consultancy Meteorite, where he was head of brand identity and founded the ...

Is This The Genesis Rock?
The Westender
New analysis of the famous Murchison meteorite that crash-landed in Australia over 40 years ago has turned up a surprise for astronomers. ...
Murchison Meteorite's Chemical Bonanza
Scientific American
The 1969 Murchison meteorite was known to harbor complex organic compounds, but a new analysis in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that ...

Chemical snapshot: Murchison meteorite reveals diversity of early Solar System
PhysOrg Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:51 AM PST
(PhysOrg.com) -- New studies of a meteorite that crashed to Earth four decades ago have found it probably contains millions of organic compounds. The findings shed light on the molecular complexity that existed at or just after the birth of the Solar System.
...

Ancient meteorite packed with organic compounds
TG Daily Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:36 AM PST
A new analysis of a meteorite that fell to Earth more than 40 years ago has revealed the presence of millions of organic compounds.
...

The Ethics of Planetary Exploration and Colonization
Discovery News
In addition to covering these topics, Brother Consolmango also touched base on the issues of light pollution, meteorite collecting and the coexistence of ...



Meteorite
, Maybe Older Than the Sun, Shows Chemistry of Ancient Solar System
Discover Magazine (blog)
Four decades later, the Murchison meteorite is still full of surprises. When this extraterrestrial hunk fell to Earth near its namesake town in Australia in ...

17 February 2010

Asteroid Vesta Visible 17FEB2010

Get Set for a Possible Glimpse of an Asteroid (Vesta)

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-051


Get Set for a Possible Glimpse of an Asteroid
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
February 16, 2010

The most prominent asteroid in the sky is currently yours for the
perusing with binoculars -- and perhaps even the naked eye.

Tomorrow night, Wednesday, Feb. 17, Vesta, the second most massive
object in the asteroid belt, reaches what astronomers like to call
"opposition." An asteroid (or planet or comet) is said to be "in
opposition" when it is opposite to the sun as seen from Earth. In other
words, if you were to stand outside with the sun directly above you at
high noon, Vesta would be directly below your feet some 211,980,000
kilometers (131,700,000 miles) away. With Vesta at opposition, the
asteroid is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit.

Wednesday night, the asteroid is expected to shine at magnitude 6.1.
That brightness should make it visible to interested parties brandishing
telescopes or binoculars, and even those blessed with excellent vision
and little or no light pollution or clouds in their vicinity. Vesta will
be visible in the eastern sky in the constellation Leo.

What makes this space rock so prominent these days? Along with its
relative proximity at this point, a full half of the asteroid is being
bathed by sunlight when seen from Earth, making it appear brighter.
Another attribute working in the observer's favor is that Vesta has a
unique surface material that is not as dark as most main belt asteroids
- allowing more of the sun's rays to reflect off its surface.

If spotting Vesta in the night sky has whetted your appetite for
mega-rocks, all we can say is, stay tuned. NASA's Dawn spacecraft,
currently motoring its way through the asteroid belt, will begin its
exploration of Vesta in the summer of 2011.

For more information about Dawn, visit: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/
.

17FEB2010

Wired News
New Chemical Diversity Discovered in Old Meteorite

Wired News
By Brandon Keim A new analysis of an ancient meteorite that fell to Earth in 1969 reveals millions of complex compounds, underscoring the richness of our ...



Chemistry World
Decades-old meteorite gets holistic treatment

Chemistry World
A new technique used to analyse samples from a meteorite that hit Australia more than 40 years ago could help scientists understand more about the chemical ...





Nature.com (subscription) (blog)
The meteorite that keeps on giving

Nature.com (subscription) (blog)
Few meteorites have been scrutinized more thoroughly than the Murchison meteorite, named after the Australian town it fell near in 1969. ...



Ancient meteorite packed with organic compounds

TG Daily
A new analysis of a meteorite that fell to Earth more than 40 years ago has revealed the presence of millions of organic compounds. ...

Meteorite contains 'organic molecular feast', reveals analysis

Oneindia
London, Feb 16 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different ...

Meteorite Crammed with 'Millions' of Organic Compounds

Discovery News
By Ian O'Neill | Mon Feb 15, 2010 04:52 PM ET A meteorite that hit the town of Murchison, Australia, hasn't quit giving up its secrets. ...

New Chemical Diversity Discovered in Old Meteorite
Wired News Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:15 PM PST
A new analysis of the Murchison satellite â which fell to Earth in 1969, but hadn't yet been studied with modern tools finds several million different molecules, showing just how rich the early solar system's matter was.


Scientists Find Organic Molecules In Meteorite
redOrbit Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:11 AM PST
Image Caption: Fragment of the Murchison meteorite (at right) and isolated individual particles (shown in the test tube). Courtesy United States Department of Energy

Meteorite Contains Complex Organic Molecules
Slashdot Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:40 AM PST
An anonymous reader writes "Previously unknown organic molecules have been discovered in a 100 kg meteorite that hit Australia in 1969, suggesting that our early Solar System contained a soup of highly complex organic chemistry long before life appeared. Quoting: 'According to [the study's lead author], the newly discovered compounds in the Murchison meteorite "may have contributed to the ...

Meteorite contains 'organic molecular feast', reveals analysis
New Kerala Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:44 AM PST
London, Feb 16 : In a new research, scientists have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds.

Day at the museums
The State Press Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:27 PM PST
Katie Shoultz Tuesday, February 16, 2010 ASU is the only place to view the world`s largest meteorite collection, watch someone play a 148-bell symphonic carillon, learn about Arizona`s early history and discover one-of-a-kind early human ASU is the only place to view the world`s largest meteorite collection, watch someone play a 148-bell symphonic carillon, learn about Arizona`s early history ...

15 February 2010

16FEB2010

Scientific American
Meteorite That Fell in 1969 Still Revealing Secrets of the Early Solar System

Scientific American
By John Matson SPACE ROCKS: A fragment of the Murchison meteorite, which boasts a diverse array of organic compounds. Fragments of a chemically primitive ...


Detecting Our Martian Cousins
Astrobiology Magazine - Michael Schirber
And we know that around 3.5 billion years ago, meteorite impacts often kicked up rocks from the Earth's surface and launched them into space. ...

Meteorite Holds Millions of Unidentified Organic Compounds

Universe Today
A new analysis of the famous Murchison meteorite that crash-landed in Australia over 40 years ago shows the space rock contains millions of previously ...


BBC News
Space rock contains organic molecular feast

BBC News
By Doreen Walton Scientists say they have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds. ...
Astro Bob blog: Venus and Jupiter get together over dinner

Duluth News Tribune (registration)
Scientists studying Vesta find the very same signatures in its light as they do in a group of igneous meteorites found here on Earth. ...
UCF Professor Working on One-of-a-kind Asteroid Space Mission

University of Central Florida (blog)
The mission is unique because it aims to bring back to Earth a sample of a primitive, organic-rich asteroid that is not found in any meteorite collection. ...

PhysOrg.com
Detecting Our Martian Cousins

PhysOrg.com
And we know that around 3.5 billion years ago, meteorite impacts often kicked up rocks from the Earth's surface and launched them into space. ...
Space for the Earthbound: Meteor Showers

By Starr Hendon
There are dozens of meteor showers each and every year. Listed here are several of the annual showers, including viewing dates, Peak dates and the Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR). In a nutshell, the ZHR is the number of meteors per hour you ...


Meteorite Crammed with 'Millions' of Organic Compounds
Discovery Channel Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:01 PM PST
A sample of the Murchison meteorite, plus a test tube containing powdered meteorite material (DoE) A meteorite that hit the town of Murchison, Australia, hasn't quit giving up its secrets. The Murchison meteorite is one of the most studied space ...

Meteorite That Fell in 1969 Still Revealing Secrets of the Early Solar System
Scientific American Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:48 PM PST
Fragments of a chemically primitive meteorite that landed near Murchison, Australia, in 1969 have long been known to harbor a variety of interesting compounds, including dozens of amino acids. But as analytic techniques become more sophisticated, the Murchison meteorite continues to reveal even more diversity and complexity in the early solar system, and new work by a team of European ...

Space rock contains organic feast
BBC News Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:26 PM PST
Scientists confirm that a meteorite that crashed to Earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds....

Saving Earth One Asteroid At A Time
SpaceDaily Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:40 PM PST
by Staff Writers Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2010 Last month, a baseball-sized meteorite punched through the roof of a doctor's office in Lorton, Virginia, scattering insulation and ripping a hole in the carpet....

Mexico Meteor 10FEB2010 TV News Report- (video)


Supuesto meteorito alerta a Puebla e Hidalgo (video) 11FEB2010

Meteor of 10 Feb 2010 reported in Puebla and Hidalgo Mexico


PRESUNTO METEORITO EN PUEBLA 11FEB2010


Meteorito Ahuazotepec Puebla 11FEB2010


Caída de objeto volador en México, posible meteorito 11FEB2010


INVESTIGACION METEORITO EN PUEBLA 12FEB2010


Meteorito en busca de 12FEB2010


Chatarra espacial habría caído en México 12FEB2010


ÚLTIMA HORA - Objeto y explosión en Hidalgo 16FEB2010

14 February 2010

Ibaraki, Japan Meteor Fireball Bolide 14FEB2010 8:28pm

Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Meteor Lights Sky!
I just received a report of a fireball sighting over Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan seen at approximately 8:28pm;
"... (we) were driving near our apartment, and
we saw a bright flash of light in the sky ahead of us. We are not sure
what was it, but it is possible that it was a bolide. It looked like a
very bright falling star.

Time: around 20:28 Japan local time
Place of observation: on Route 296, Shimotsuma City, Ibaraki Pref.
Latitude: ca. 36°10'30"N
Longitude: ca. 139°59'30"E

We were heading south-southeast on Route 296, and the light fell sightly eastwards,
low in the sky."

Thank you to the observers that saw this event and quickly contacted me.

If anyone in Japan has information about this event please kindly contact me.
Thank you. drtanuki@gmail.com

I will update this page if any news develops.

13FEB2010


posted on YouTube by Rubin Garcia
Jim Kriegh featured on " Men" with Secret Strewn Field Map - www

04:22
Jim Kriegh featured on "Meteorite Men" with Secret Strewn Field Map - www.Mr-Meteorite.Net

Town remembers 80 years after meteorite

KAIT
Here is the latest Missouri news from AP By Brandi Hodges - bio | email PARAGOULD, AR - It's been 80 years since a meteorite fell from outer space and ...

Meteorite hunting

Herald Review
A previous column about meteors and meteorites prompted one reader to wonder why, if there is such a steady stream of them hitting the Earth, ...

NASA entrusts FAMU with a series of space matter and meteorite samples loan

Famuan
NASA has entrusted Florida A&M with a series of space matter including lunar and meteorite samples on loan until Feb. 20th. The samples will be used in ...
Community calendar

East Dubuque Register
Planetary Studies Foundation Winter Lecture Series, How to Recognize a Meteorite from a 'Meteorwrong', 1 pm, Banwarth House, 408 E. Sycamore St., ...

12 February 2010

12FEB2010

Mexican 'meteorite' was falling Russian satellite

Herald Sun
Reports of a large meteorite reached Mexican media and police on Wednesday from the Hidalgo and Puebla states. Many said they felt the ground shake with the ...


Mexican Meteorite: Was it Russian Space Junk?

Discovery News
By Ian O'Neill | Thu Feb 11, 2010 06:40 PM ET According to media sources in Mexico, a 30 meter wide crater was left after a meteorite impacted approximately ...
The 2010 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, Wednesday recap

Astronomy Magazine (blog)
On Wednesday, we explored the Pueblo Gem and Mineral Show at the Riverpark Inn. We found an interesting array of meteorites, including the dealer “Palladot ...

Mexican Meteorite: Was it Russian Space Junk?
Discovery Channel Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:07 PM PST
According to media sources in Mexico, a 30 meter wide crater was left after a meteorite impacted approximately 100 miles to the northwest of Mexico City in the municipality of Ahuazotepec, Puebla. Eyewitnesses report seeing a light and then a ...

Russia nabs meteorite smuggling ring
SpaceDaily Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:09 PM PST
by Staff Writers Moscow (AFP) Feb 11, 2010 Amid a huge bounty of contraband goods seized recently at a Russian airport, one far-out find floored customs officials: chunks of meteorite.

Meteorite smugglers at Russian airport
BigPond News Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:44 AM PST
Chunks of meteorite were amongst a huge bounty of contraband goods seized at a Russian airport.

Possible Meteorite Impact Near Puebla and Hidalgo, Mexico
Universe Today Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:43 AM PST
Reports of a possible meteorite impact in Mexico are popping up on various places around the net. Via Twitter, this translated article said a bright light "accompanied by a roar which swayed buildings and houses" was reported in towns in the bordering states of Puebla and Hidalgo, at about 18:30 local time on [...]

Russia nabs meteorite smugglers
Perth Now Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:59 AM PST
AMID a huge bounty of contraband goods seized recently at a Russian airport, one far-out find floored customs officials - chunks of meteorite.

Meteorite smugglers nabbed
Independent Online Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:23 AM PST
Amid a huge bounty of contraband goods seized recently at a Russian airport, one far-out find floored customs officials: chunks of meteorite.


Maybe a Mexican Carancas?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/02/11/breaking-mexican-meteorite-impact/


Meteorite Hits Mexico Leaving 30 Meter Crater in Ahuazotepec Municipality
http://newsolio.com/meteor-hits-mexico-leaving-30-meter-crater-in-ahuazotepec-municipality,5224


Lunar Rocks on Display

WCTV
NASA has loaned FAMU lunar and meteorite samples. The nation's first African American female geophysicist showed them off to a group of FAMU High students ...
See all stories on this topic
Hunt is on to win reward for fireball from the sky

Herald.ie
By Keith Horn A meteorite that was seen flying through the Irish sky may have landed in the sea. "It is still a possibility that the meteor fell in the sea ...

11 February 2010

Mexico Press Reports Suspected Meteorite Impact 10FEB2010

Supuesto meteorito alerta en Hidalgo y Puebla?

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/657918.html
Comentarios(17)
El lugar del impacto habría sido el municipio de Ahuazotepec, Puebla, colindante con Cuautepec, Hidalgo, donde se derrumbó un puente y causó tensión entre la gente

Una luz acompañada de un estruendo, que cimbró casas y edificios de unos cinco municipios de Puebla e Hidalgo, fue atribuida a la caída de un meteorito.

El lugar del impacto habría sido el municipio de Ahuazotepec, Puebla, colindante con Cuautepec, Hidalgo, donde se derrumbó un puente y causó tensión entre la gente, según versiones de autoridades municipales.

Los hechos se registraron este miércoles al filo de las 18:30 horas entre ambas poblaciones, hasta donde llegó el Ejército para acordonar la zona.

El estruendo fue escuchado en Ahuazotepec y Huachinango, comunidades de Puebla, así como en Tulancingo, Cuautepec y Metepec, pertenecientes a Hidalgo.

El munícipe de Cuautepec, Eduardo Castelán, confirmó el evento, aunque más tarde dijo que no tenía datos precisos e incluso comentó que habría sido a las 15:30 horas.

Protección Civil de Hidalgo informó que las líneas de auxilio se habían colapsado con llamadas de gente atemorizada que pedía una explicación sobre qué estaba pasando, luego del estallido que rompió ventanas.

Agentes de seguridad de las tres demarcaciones hidalguenses, así como de Protección Civil y bomberos ''peinaron'' la zona; hasta la víspera no daban información concreta.

El director de Protección Civil estatal, Miguel García Conde, dijo haber recibido el reporte por lo cual se investigó en los aeropuertos las bitácoras ya que se temía un accidente aéreo; sin embargo, ''no hay ningún reporte sobre la pérdida de comunicación con alguna aeronave''. También se especuló sobre la explosión de ductos de Pemex.

English Translation by modified IMTranslator 3.3.3-P:

Supposed meteorite alert in Hidalgo y Puebla, Mexico

http: // www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/657918.html

Comments (17)

The place of the impact would have been the municipality
of Ahuazotepec, It Populates, adjacent with Cuautepec, Hidalgo, where
it demolished a bridge and the people caused tension between
An accompanied light of a din, which cimbró houses and buildings of
approximately five municipalities of Hidalgo y Puebla, it was attributed to the fall of
a meteorite.

The place of the impact would have been the municipality of Ahuazotepec, It populates,
adjacent with Cuautepec, Hidalgo, where a bridge collapsed and caused
tension between the people, according to versions of municipal authorities.

The facts registered this Wednesday to the knife-edge of 18:30 hours
between both populations, up to where the Army came to surround
the zone.

The din was heard in Ahuazotepec and Huachinango communities.
It populates, as well as in Tulancingo, Cuautepec and Metepec, belonging to
Hidalgo.

The munícipe of Cuautepec, Eduardo Castelán, he confirmed the event, although
later he said that it did not have precise information and he even mentioned that there would be
been at 15:30.

Civil protection of Hidalgo informed that the lines of help were
colapsado with calls of the frightened people who was asking for an explanation
on what was it happening, after the explosion that broke windows. English translation

Safety agents of three demarcations hidalguenses, as well as
of Civil Protection and firemen they "brushed" the zone; until eve
they were not giving concrete information.

The director of Civil state Protection, Miguel García Conde, said
to have got the report for which was investigated in the airports
the binnacles since one was afraid of an air accident; nevertheless, " there is not
no report on the loss of communication with some airship ".
Also it was speculated about on the explosion of pipelines of Pemex.


One reader and witness comments, "Hello, we are approximately 15 Km from Ahuazotepec, it was at about 3:30 p.m. the din it was impressive, when I go out of the house the echo kept on resounding between the hills. I hope they will inform us well about truthful form that is what it spent."


** Story needs confirmation. This may be a hoax or pipeline or bomb blast.

11FEB2010

Opportunity investigates craggy, young crater

Whittier Daily News
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Meteorites common in Central Alberta

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His new book, The Meteorites of Alberta, is a journey that delves into the history of this province and the explorers who are still peeling away the legends ...


Meteorite? No, You're Meteor-wrong « Young Astronomers

The most common answer I hear (other than a moon rock) is a meteor. Is that right? Well, kind of. Is it technically right? No. It's actually a meteorite. ...
Meteor Crater

Meteor Crater is a colossal hole on the United States' Northern Arizona desert stretching 1.2 km across and 170 m deep. It is now recognized as the first. ...
Meteorite debris worth €360 a gramme

Longford Leader
The unusual sight was caused by a collision between a meteor and the earth's atmosphere and now the hunt is on by Longfordians to find a piece of this giant ...

10 February 2010

Martian Salt

10FEB2010

Meteorite fragments unlikely - astronomer

Irish Times
However, David Moore, chairman of Astronomy Ireland, urged members of the public to continue reporting sightings of it and said a meteorite had probably ...

Ancient Inuit a speedy bunch

Montreal Gazette
McGhee believes the Thule Inuit had learned about the valuable metal at the Cape York meteorite field from contact with Canada's aboriginal Dorset people, ...
Scientist: Meteorite lured Inuit ancestors across Arctic

Anchorage Daily News
... a few years -- not gradually over centuries -- after they learned about a rich supply of iron from a massive meteorite strike on Greenland's west coast.
Donegal the likely landing spot for meteorite

Ocean fm
Donegal has been confirmed as the most likely landing place for a meteorite sighted across Ireland last week. Experts at Astronomy Ireland made the ...

Meteorite 'landed in Donegal'

Irish Times
The meteorite could have been the size of a football or a house, but it was hard to estimate at such an early stage, he said, adding that the Earth rotates ...

Mysterious fireball sighting linked to meteor reports

Fermanagh Herald (registration)
It is the first time in 40 years that such a sighting has been made in Ireland, with only about half a dozen recorded meteorite falls in the country ...



09 February 2010

9FEB2010

YouTube - 南極観測隊が会見、隕石調査など報告
(video)
News TBS, Tokyo- 南極観測隊が昭和基地から衛星回線でのテレビ会見を行い、現地での隕石調査などの活動 について報告しました。 Japanese Antarctic Meteorite Research Team announces seasons finds, 8FEB2010.

Nice Fireball over Central Italy: 2009, 3rd February

Reported by Diego Valeri/IMTN
Fireball recorded at 01.43.17 T.U. (2010/02/05). Link:
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/international-video-fireballs-f33/m20100205_014317_tu-t814.htm#3013

More informations are available in Italian language, in this link:
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/bolidi-e-superbolidi-riprese-video-f30/fireball-20100205_014317-1-ut-t813.htm



Rush for iron spurred Inuit ancestors to sprint across Arctic, book contends

Vancouver Sun
By Randy Boswell, Canwest News ServiceFebruary 8, 2010 4:02 PM This is a handout photo of Cape York meteorite specimens outside the Geological Museum in ...

Legal fight for meteor right

The Australian
LATE last month, Marc Gallini got out of his chair in his medical examination room just before a chunk of meteorite smashed through the roof and hit the ...

Meteorite in the hills of Donegal?

Ocean fm
It's emerged that Donegal could have been the most likely landing place for a meteorite spotted in skies across the North West last week. ...