13 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13JUL2012

Meteorites and asteroids were most-likely sources of Earth's water
Newstrack India
Washington, July 13 (ANI): Comets and, or a type of very primitive meteorite called carbonaceous chondrites are believed to be the sources of early Earth's volatile elements-which include hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon-and possibly organic material, too.

World's Oldest Meteorite Crater Found In ...
2 min
Scientists have discovered a meteor impact site said to be the oldest on Earth in Greenland ...
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Meteor Activity Outlook for July 7-13, 2012 | American Meteor Society
This weekend the waning gibbous moon will rise during the late evening hours and will severely hamper efforts to view meteor activity the remainder of the night.
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-july-7-13...

Solar system ice: Source of Earth's water
Science Daily Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT
Scientists have long believed that comets and, or a type of very primitive meteorite were the sources of early Earth's volatile elements. Understanding where these volatiles came from is crucial for determining the origins of both water and life. New research focuses on ice that was distributed throughout much of the early Solar System. The team's findings contradict prevailing theories and ...

13-year-old New Mexico boy using metal detector finds 2-poundmeteorite
Morris Daily Herald Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:04 AM PDT
(MCT) As the director of the University of New Mexicoâs Institute of Meteoritics, Carl Agee gets tons of calls, packages and emails from people claiming to have had the rare experience of actually finding ameteorite.

New Mexico boy finds 2-pound meteorite with metal detector
Seattle Times Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:16 PM PDT
Two weeks ago 13-year-old Jansen Lyons brought a 2-pound hunk of space rock he found near Albuquerque into the University of New Mexico's Institute of Meteoritics, which this week confirmed he had located a large "L6 ordinary chondrite" that had been on the ground for about 10,000 years.

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12 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12JUL2012

Summer Dates: Meteor Showers
Patch.com
"During the summer months look online for days there are going to be meteor showers. Then late at night go pick up your date and bring her somewhere where there is little to no light pollution; a beach or park is usually a good place. "Make sure to ...

Earth's Oldest Meteor Impact Site Discovered at North American Nickel's ...
Melodika.net (press release)
arrow Articles arrow Earth's Oldest Meteor Impact Site Discovered at North American Nickel's Maniitsoq Ni-Cu-PGE Project,. Thursday, 12 July 2012.

METEOR IMPACT: Greenland site of 3-billion-year-old crater
Canadian Mining Journal
GREENLAND – The Geological Survey of Greenland has determined that the Maniitsoq Structure on that country's west coast is “the remains of a gigantic meteorite impact.” The announcement was made on June 28, 2012, to...

Rio Rancho teen finds 2-pound meteorite
KRQE & KASA FOX 2 Albuquerque Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:32 AM PDT
After years of searching and several thousand misses, 13-year-old Jansen Lyons finally found his first meteorite and the first one for Rio Rancho, too.

Meteorite enthusiast finds his prize in Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho Observer Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:26 PM PDT
Itâs an out-of-this-world discovery: A Rio Rancho boy found the first meteorite ever to be recorded within the City of Visionâs boundaries. Carl Agee, director of the University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoretics, said his tests confirmed the rock 13-year-old Jansen Lyons found is indeed from outer space, specifically part of an asteroid that broke apart. Although chondrite, or stony ...

13-year-old boy using metal detector finds 2-pound meteorite
Los Angeles Times
Jansen Lyons found a 2-pound hunk of space rock at an undisclosed location in the Albuquerque suburb of Rio Rancho.

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11 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JUL2012

Earth's Oldest Meteor Impact Site Discovered at North American Nickel's ...
Canadian Mining Journal
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 10, 2012) - North American Nickel Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NAN)(OTCBB:WSCRF) (CUSIP: 65704T 108). North American Nickel ("NAN") is pleased to note that on June.

Meteor crater in Greenland could yield nickel riches | MINING.com
Vancouver junior, North American Nickel (CVE:NAN), said that its Greenland property is the remains of a gigantic, three-billion-year-old meteorite impact, and ...
www.mining.com/.../maniitsoq-home-to-the-oldest-meteor-im...

Rio Rancho teen finds 2-pound meteorite
The Republic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - After years of searching and several thousand misses, 13-year-old Jansen Lyons finally found his first meteorite - and the first one for Rio Rancho, too.

Reach for the Stars: Connecticut River Valley Astronomers Conjunction ...
MassLive.com
The Perseid meteor shower should peak the nights of Aug. 11 and 12 through the early morning of Aug. 13. On Aug. 11, the Amherst Area Amateur Astronomers Association will host a Star Party on Mount Greylock starting at 8 p.m..

Oldest meteor impact site draws nickel explorer's interest
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Canada- and Greenland-focused explorer North American Nickel (NAN) on Tuesday said the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) had recently announced that it had discovered the oldest known meteorite impact site in the world in ...

Another meteor shower visible by end of the month - The Philippine ...
Astronomy enthusiasts can watch out for the annual Southern Delta Aquarids meteor shower later this month, the weather bureau said yesterday.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=825619...63

Earth's Oldest Meteor Impact Site Discovered at North American Nickel's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- North American Nickel Inc. (CVE:CA:NAN) (OTN:WSCRF) (cusip:65704T 108). North American Nickel ("NAN") is pleased to note that on June 28, 2012 the Geological Survey ...

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10 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10JUL2012

OCEANSIDE: Astronomy buff? Exposition set for Saturday
North County Times Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:30 PM PDT
Star gazers from across Southern California will be treated to an appearance by Geoff Norkin of the Science Channel's "Meteorite Men" at the annual Southern California Astronomy Exposition to be held Saturday at Oceanside Photo & Telescope.

Meteorite spotted in N Canty
The Press Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:29 PM PDT
A meteorite sparked interest in North Canterbury when it streaked across the sky on Sunday evening.

Meteor Lights Up Beach Night Sky in Photo
Space.com
An impressive meteor from the annual Bootid meteor shower lights up the sky in this photo by night sky observer Jack Fusco in Cape May, .N.J., on June 28. me.

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09 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 7-9JUL2012

Meteor Scatter and Sporadic E videos | Southgate Amateur Radio ...
Tony K2MO has released videos on amateur radio meteor scatter and Sporadic E using JT65.
www.southgatearc.org/.../meteor_scatter_and_sporadic_e_vide...

Space RockHound
Albuquerque Journal Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:17 PM PDT
Rio Rancho Teenager Finds First Meteorite in City

Celestial display
Tempo
Manila, Philippines – Barring inclement weather, stargazers will be treated to several heavenly sights in July, including a meteor shower from July 28 to 31. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26JUN2012
Did you see it? Lots of folks across northern Ohio did. A meteor streaking across the Ohio skies put on quite a show for a few brief seconds Thursday evening.
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../latest-worldwide-meteo...

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06 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 6JUL2012

Ancient Greenland meteor crater good news for Canadian nickel miner
The discovery of the oldest known meteorite impact crater on Earth — a vanishingly faint, 100-km.
Calgary Herald - News

Can I Ask A Question? | David Reneke | Space and Astronomy News
By Dave
An increase in the number of meteors at a particular time of year is called a meteor shower. Comets shed the debris that becomes most meteor showers. As comets orbit the Sun, they shed an icy, dusty debris stream along the comet's orbit.
David Reneke | Space and Astronomy News

Ancient Greenland meteor crater good news for Canadian nickel miner
Calgary Herald
The discovery of the oldest known meteorite impact crater on Earth — a vanishingly faint, 100-km.

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 30-July 6, 2012 | American Meteor ...
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. ... The estimated total hourlymeteor rates for evening observers this week is near two for ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-june-30-j...

Starwatch August 2012
UMN News
August gives us two full moons and the Perseid meteor shower, plus a tight grouping of two planets and a star in the evening sky. What more could we ask? Low in the west after sunset, Mars, Saturn and the star Spica, in Virgo, form a fluid group that ...

Whitecourt crater attracts visitors
Whitecourt Star
More than a thousand years ago, a meteor hit an area south of Whitecourt and altered the landscape drastically. Last Monday, a group of people...

Meteor shower, stars promise treat for July stargazers
GMA News
Barring inclement weather, stargazers will be treated to several heavenly sights in July, including ameteor shower from July 28 to 31, state astronomers said.

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05 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 5JUL2012

New Meteor Showers Discovered:More maps and links - SkyTel ...
With automated video cameras and sophisticated processing, astronomers are mapping meteorshower better than ever before, as told in the September 2012 ...
www.skyandtelescope.com/skytel/.../160372935.html

How one of the oldest minerals in the solar system may hold the answer to how ...
Toronto Star
Panguite was discovered in the Allende meteorite by a scientist at the California Institute of Technology.

Australia Reported Meteor Over Ocean Most Likely Contrail w/ photo
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Australia Reported Meteor Over Ocean NOT! - Aircraft Contrail (w/photo sequence) 30JUN2012 This event gathered much attention in the Australian press and claims were made in the press that this was a meteor crashing into the ocean.
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Alleged 'fireball' streaks across sky | The News Star | thenewsstar.com
West Monroe resident Obie Sims said he was enjoying a relaxing evening outdoors Thursday when he saw what appeared to be a huge bottle rocket streak ...
www.thenewsstar.com/.../Alleged-fireball-streaks-across-sky

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04 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 4JUL2012

Jensens initiate plan for Meteorite Center
Estherville Daily News
Most Estherville residents know about the meteor that crashed to earth north of town in 1879.

Burning meteor trail lights up Australian sky for 20 minutes after rock ...
Daily Mail
Beachgoers debated what could have caused the strange burning effect in the sky, which persisted in the sky long afterwards. Most meteor trails are only seen briefly - and seeing an object plunge into the sea is rare.

Greenland is home of oldest, largest impact crater
Mother Nature Network
John Spray, a meteorite expert at the University of New Brunswick, who wasn't involved in the research, said he thinks it's probably a meteor crater, but points out that it hasn't been proved, and may not be for some time. "It's very interesting and it ...

Meteor plunges into ocean lighting up Perth sky
Courier Mail
THIS fiery streak in the sky amazed witnesses as it rocketed through the sky high above an Australian capital city - leaving a trail of flame.

Did a meteor plunge into the ocean near Perth? I'm thinking no ...
Astronomy | contrail | I've been getting some emails and tweets alerting me to photos that purport to show the debris trail of a meteor after it apparently plunged ...
blogs.discovermagazine.com/.../did-a-meteor-plunge-into-the-...

Possible meteor majestically lights up Australia beach
Perth beachgoers enjoying a gorgeous Friday evening were treated to a specular light show when a streaking blaze of fiery light, a suspected meteor, plunged ...
now.msn.com/now/0701-meteor-australia-beach.aspx

Would This Meteor Make a Huge Crater?
Wired News
If a meteor this size did impact the Earth, would it just crush a car?

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 30-July 6, 2012 - WordPress.com logo
By Carl Hergenrother
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much like June. After the 15th though, both sporadic and shower rates increase significantly. For observers in the southern hemisphere, ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...

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Australia Reported Meteor Over Ocean Most Likely Contrail w/ photo sequence 30JUN2012

Australia Reported Meteor Over Ocean NOT!  - Aircraft Contrail 
(w/photo sequence) 30JUN2012
  This event gathered much attention in the Australian press and claims were made in the press that this was a meteor crashing into the ocean.
  Detailed examination of the photos indicates that the "meteor event" was a sunlit aircraft contrail and NOT a meteor.
  My thanks to Casey Vaughan for kindly providing a sequence of photographs for study.
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, Japan

17:15
Warnbro Beach, Rockingham, WA 
(c) 2012 Casey Vaughan
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17:20
Warnbro Beach, Rockingham, WA 
(c) 2012 Casey Vaughan
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17:22 Warnbro Beach, Rockingham, WA 
(c) 2012 Casey Vaughan
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17:25
Warnbro Beach, Rockingham, WA 
(c) 2012 Casey Vaughan
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17:29
Warnbro Beach, Rockingham, WA 
(c) 2012 Casey Vaughan
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03 July 2012

Japan Earthquake 5.4 Magnitude 3JUL2012

Japan Earthquake 5.4 Magnitude ~11:31 AM JST 3JUL2012
A 15-20 second earthquake was felt in Tokyo (magnitude ~ 3.0+) at approximately 11:31 AM JST.  Narita and Hanada Airport travel will be briefly disrupted as well as train service in some regions.  No tsunami warnings issued and as of yet no damage reported.

Occurred (JST)
11:31 JST 03 Jul 2012
Lat. 35.0N
Lon.  139.8E
Depth  100 km
Mag.  5.4
Region: Tokyo-wan

JMA Report:
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/20120703114049391-031131.html

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/

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02 July 2012

NEOs Close Pass July 2012

NEOs (Near-Earth Objects) / Asteroids Close Approaches July 2012

As of today, 2JUL2012, there are no NEOs listed that will come close enough to Earth to encourage our meteor/fireball viewing pleasure. BUT, this data will certainly have additions once the full moon is passed and more objects are discovered.  Be sure to check back for updates. -LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, Japan

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)
(2012 MU2) 2012-Jul-020.117645.8190 m - 420 m20.710.21
(2008 YQ2) 2012-Jul-030.105741.129 m - 65 m24.815.60
(2012 KM45) 2012-Jul-050.101539.5480 m - 1.1 km18.720.05
(2005 QQ30) 2012-Jul-060.176568.7280 m - 620 m19.913.13
(2011 YJ28) 2012-Jul-060.138353.8150 m - 330 m21.314.19
(2012 LQ7) 2012-Jul-060.107842.038 m - 86 m24.27.94
276392 (2002 XH4) 2012-Jul-070.185172.0370 m - 840 m19.37.76
(2003 MK4) 2012-Jul-080.167365.1180 m - 410 m20.814.35
(1999 NW2) 2012-Jul-080.085333.262 m - 140 m23.16.66
189P/NEAT 2012-Jul-090.172066.9n/a0.012.47
329291 (2000 JB6) 2012-Jul-100.178069.3470 m - 1.1 km18.76.42
(2010 MJ1) 2012-Jul-100.153359.752 m - 120 m23.610.35
(2012 KF47) 2012-Jul-110.170766.4160 m - 360 m21.110.55
(2008 NP3) 2012-Jul-120.157261.257 m - 130 m23.36.08
(2006 BV39) 2012-Jul-120.113244.14.2 m - 9.5 m29.011.11
(2012 MQ3) 2012-Jul-120.163363.597 m - 220 m22.25.21
(2005 NE21) 2012-Jul-150.155560.5150 m - 330 m21.310.77
329614 (2003 KU2) 2012-Jul-150.103440.2800 m - 1.8 km17.617.12
(2007 TN74) 2012-Jul-160.171866.920 m - 45 m25.67.36
(2007 DD) 2012-Jul-160.110142.819 m - 42 m25.86.47
(2006 BC8) 2012-Jul-160.158461.625 m - 56 m25.117.71
144411 (2004 EW9) 2012-Jul-160.120246.81.3 km - 2.9 km16.510.90
(2012 MM11) 2012-Jul-170.053620.8230 m - 520 m20.317.72
(2012 BV26) 2012-Jul-180.175968.490 m - 200 m22.410.88
(2010 OB101) 2012-Jul-190.119646.6200 m - 450 m20.613.34
(2008 OX1) 2012-Jul-200.187372.9130 m - 300 m21.515.35
(2010 GK65) 2012-Jul-210.169666.034 m - 75 m24.517.80
(2011 OJ45) 2012-Jul-210.136753.218 m - 39 m25.93.79
153958 (2002 AM31) 2012-Jul-220.035113.7620 m - 1.4 km18.29.55
(2011 CA7) 2012-Jul-230.149258.12.3 m - 5.1 m30.35.43
(2012 BB124) 2012-Jul-240.161062.7170 m - 380 m21.08.78
(2006 CF) 2012-Jul-270.045517.7290 m - 650 m19.818.94
(2009 PC) 2012-Jul-280.177268.961 m - 140 m23.27.34
217013 (2001 AA50) 2012-Jul-310.135552.7580 m - 1.3 km18.322.15

Source: NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 2JUL2012

World's oldest, largest meteorite crater discovered
Times of India
Scientists claim to have discovered the oldest and largest ever meteorite crater on Earth which they believe could have caused by the impact of a 30km wide extraterrestrial object some three billion years ago. ...

Residents witness meteor - TheMountainMail.com: Free Content ...
Several residents reported seeing an unidentified flying object – later identified as a meteor – fly or fall over Salida, Colorado at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
www.themountainmail.com/.../article_c33bae72-bc7c-11e1-ab...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 1JUL2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Don Wheeler, an associate professor of natural science at Louisiana Delta Community College, said the occurrence was likely what is referred to as a "fireball", a small meteor that enters the atmosphere. Wheeler said it is not unusual for ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

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01 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 1JUL2012

Scientists discover oldest, largest meteorite crater
The Hindu Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:40 PM PDT
Scientists have discovered what they say is the oldest and largestmeteorite crater on Earth which is believed to have formed some three billion years ago.

Residents report meteor sightings
The Nelson Mail
A number of Christchurch residents are reporting sightings of a suspected meteor or meteor shower in the skies over Canterbury last night.

Meteor plunges into ocean lighting up Perth sky
Perth Now
THIS fiery streak in the sky amazed Perth beachgoers at sunset as a suspected meteor plunged into the ocean off the WA coast. (Several photos that I have thus far reviewed appear to show an aircraft contrail.)

World's oldest, largest meteorite crater discovered
Hindustan Times
Scientists have discovered what they say is the oldest and largest meteorite crater on Earth which is believed to have formed some three billion years ago. The crater found near the town of Maniitsoq in Greenland currently measures about 62 miles.

Alleged 'fireball' streaks across sky
Monroe News Star
Don Wheeler, an associate professor of natural science at Louisiana Delta Community College, said the occurrence was likely what is referred to as a "fireball", a small meteor that enters the atmosphere. Wheeler said it is not unusual for meteors to ...

Greenland study turns up oldest, largest impact crater
msnbc.com
A study of Greenland's rocks may have turned up something unexpected: the oldest and largest meteorite crater ever found on Earth.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30JUN2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
28, 29: Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower. Can produce about 20 meteors per hour at their peak. Best viewing is east after midnight. August. 12 -13Perseids MeteorShower. The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, ...
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30 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30JUN2012

Get Ready for 2012's Spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower - Yahoo ...
2012's Perseid meteor shower from July to August is set to be one of the best in recent years due to a waning crescent moon that won't rise until after midnight ...
voices.yahoo.com/get-ready-2012s-spectacular-perseid-meteor...

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 23-29, 2012 « The Transient Sky ...
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford's excellent weekly summary of meteoractivity. The original version can be found at the American ...
transientsky.wordpress.com/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-jun...

World's oldest impact crater discovered in Greenland
msnbc.com
Scientists think it was formed 3 billion years ago by a meteorite 19 miles (30 kilometer) wide — which, if it hit Earth today, would wipe out all higher life. The crater is so wide that it would reach the edge of space 62 miles (100 km) above Earth if ...

"Fireball" sighted Thursday night in West Monroe
Monroe News Star
West Monroe resident Obie Sims said he was enjoying a relaxing evening outdoors Thursday when he saw what appeared to be a huge bottle rocket streak across the sky about 10:45 p.m..

World's oldest meteor impact crater discovered in Greenland
Christian Science Monitor
Scientists say they found the oldest meteor impact crater yet discovered, caused by a rock that, it hit Earth today, would wipe out all higher life.

How I wonder what you are….
The Hindu
28, 29: Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower. Can produce about 20 meteors per hour at their peak. Best viewing is east after midnight. August. 12 -13Perseids MeteorShower. The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29JUN2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
A meteor (L) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth's atmosphere. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images). JEFFREY%20SCHAUB.
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太陽系最古の隕石から新種の鉱物を発見 « WIREDjp 世界最強のテクノ ...
カリフォルニア工科大学の地質学者チーマーは2007年から走査型電子顕微鏡を使ってアエンデ隕石の調査を進めておりその研究から9種の新たな鉱物が見つかったそのひとつ ...
wired.jp/2012/06/28/new-mineral-panguite/

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29 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29JUN2012

SF Fundraising Begins To Build Warning System For Asteroid Threats
CBS Local
A meteor (L) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth's atmosphere. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images). ...

Oldest known impact crater found
Cardiff University
A 100 kilometre-wide crater has been found in Greenland, the result of a
massive asteroid or comet impact a billion years before any other known
collision on Earth. ...

L'Université Ibn Zohr révèle les premiers secrets de la météorite martienne "Tissint"
Aeronautique.ma
Sous le titre "The Martian Meteorite of Tissint (Tata, Morocco) Preliminary Scientific Study and Reports of the Saharan Nomads by Abderrahmane Ibhi", sont apparues dans une revue américain...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: England, UK Meteor ...
Click here to report a meteor / fireball. Latest 25 Worldwide Meteor Reports Dynamic MAP. (Zoom in ... (Click Here to see all Worldwide Meteor Sighting Reports) ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../england-uk-meteor-15j...

Exhumed rocks reveal Mars water ran deep
European Space Agency
By studying rocks blasted out of impact craters, ESA's Mars Express has
found evidence that underground water persisted at depth for prolonged
periods during the first billion years of the Red Planet's existence. ...

A fleeting flyby of a battered world Video
European Space Agency
The long and tumultuous history of asteroid Lutetia was revealed by
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft as it raced past this large, ancient asteroid.
This spectacular movie shows a sequence of images snapped by Rosetta as
it flew past the main-belt asteroid on 10 July 2010. ...


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28 June 2012

NEOs - Another Down the Pike June 2012

NEOs - NEO 2012 MY2 - Another Coming Down the Pike 29June2012

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)
(2012 MQ) 2012-Jun-270.148357.762 m - 140 m23.29.09
(2010 NY65) 2012-Jun-270.102339.8120 m - 270 m21.715.09
(2012 MV4) 2012-Jun-280.161462.8260 m - 580 m20.012.24
(2008 WM64) 2012-Jun-280.144956.4200 m - 450 m20.617.31
(2010 CD55) 2012-Jun-280.197576.864 m - 140 m23.16.33
(2012 MY2) 2012-Jun-290.00351.315 m - 33 m26.33.78
(2004 CL) 2012-Jun-300.111343.3220 m - 500 m20.420.75

Source: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28JUN2012

Meteor Shower to Light Up Sky - Tredyffrin-Easttown, PA Patch
By David Powell
The Boötids often go unnoticed, but they periodically light up the night sky with dozens of meteors per hour.
Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch

1969 Fireball meteorite reveals new ancient mineral | Fox News
A fireball that tears across the sky is not just a one-time skywatching event — it can reap scientific dividends long afterward.
www.foxnews.com/.../16-fireball-meteorite-reveals-new-ancie...

1969 meteorite yields material previously unknown to science
Christian Science Monitor
A new study of fragments of an ancient rock that fell to Earth in 1969 has yielded a new mineral. Dubbed 'panguite' the new mineral may hold secrets about the ...

Meteor metal among solar system's oldest
Space Daily
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Jun 26, 2012 - U.S. scientists say they've discovered a new primitive mineral in a meteorite that they believe to be among the oldest ...

Exploring the Possibilities of Interdisciplinarity at Tällberg
Huffington Post (blog)
Tällberg is a tiny Swedish village situated on Lake Silja, produced in its own big bang by a meteorsome 130 million years ago. The now-idyllic area still ...

A 'Sleeper' Meteor Shower Could Wake Tonight
Patch.com
The Boötids often go unnoticed, but they periodically light up the night sky with dozens of meteors per hour.

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27 June 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27JUN2012

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 23-29, 2012 | American Meteor ...
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near two for observers in the northern hemisphere and three for those south of the ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-june-23-...

1969 fireball meteorite reveals new ancient mineral
msnbc.com
A fireball that tears across the sky is not just a one-time skywatching event — it can reap scientific dividends long afterward. In fact, one that lit up Mexico's skies ...

Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Best Chance to See Bootids
Sky-watchers may get an unusually good glimpse of the annual Bootid meteor shower this week, thanks to a late-night moonless sky.
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Meteor metal one of solar system's oldest
UPI.com
U.S. scientists say they've discovered a new primitive mineral in a meteorite that they believe to be among the oldest minerals formed in the solar system.

New primitive mineral found in Allende meteorite
TG Daily Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:06 PM PDT
The Allende meteorite impacted in the Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1969. More than 40 years later, the meteorite continues to help scientists better understand the early stages of our solar system's evolution. read more

Meteorite Hunter Discovers New Mineral
Wired News Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:42 PM PDT
Hidden within a rock from space, geologists have discovered a mineral previously unknown to science: panguite.

Scientists find new primitive mineral in meteorite
Science Daily Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:42 AM PDT
In 1969, an exploding fireball tore through the sky over Mexico, scattering thousands of pieces of meteorite across the state of Chihuahua. More than 40 years later, the Allende meteorite is still serving the scientific community as a rich source of information about the early stages of our solar system's evolution. Recently, scientists discovered a new mineral embedded in the space rock -- one ...

Caltech scientists find new primitive mineral in meteorite
EurekAlert! Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:11 AM PDT
( California Institute of Technology ) In 1969, an exploding fireball tore through the sky over Mexico, scattering thousands of pieces ofmeteorite across the state of Chihuahua. More than 40 years later, the Allende meteorite is still serving the scientific community as a rich source of information about the early stages of our solar system's evolution. Recently, scientists from the California ...

The Origin of Life Challenge
SpaceDaily Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:22 PM PDT
Some scientists believe that life may have arisen on Mars and traveled to Earth by means of a meteorite.

1969 Fireball Meteorite Reveals New Ancient Mineral
LiveScience.com
A new mineral has been described and named panguite from the Allende meteorite that lit up Mexico skies as a fireball in 1969.

Scientists find new primitive mineral in meteorite
Phys.Org
In 1969, an exploding fireball tore through the sky over Mexico, scattering thousands of pieces ofmeteorite across the state of Chihuahua. More than 40 years ...

Martian meteorite to go on display from tomorrow in Vienna
Austrian Independent
Report on Austrian Independent english news online newspaper: The Natural History Museum in Vienna (NHM) is celebrating a spectacular new acquisition ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!