01 February 2013

NEOs Asteroid Close Approaches February 2013

NEOs Asteroid Close Approaches February 2013

Three (now 9) known close-close approaches in February,  (See updates! ; more added!)
(2013 BS45) , (2013 BV15), and a very close call on 15FEB2013 of asteroid 2012 DA14.  Expect some increased meteor/fireball activity 3 days or so prior and after their passings.  Cameras, observers and reporters ready?  Thank you!  -LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, JAPAN

UPDATE 23FEB2013:
(2013 DS9) 2013-Feb-240.02228.715 m - 33 m26.37.01


(2013 DG1) 2013-Feb-240.029211.315 m - 33 m26.310.80


UPDATE 17FEB2013
(2013 CW129) 2013-Feb-180.00341.37.4 m - 17 m27.816.73

UPDATE 13FEB2013
(2013 CZ87) 2013-Feb-190.01807.017 m - 39 m25.96.93

UPDAYE 11FEB2013:
(2013 CE82) 2013-Feb-170.01194.627 m - 60 m25.013.19

UPDATE 05FEB2013:
(2013 BA74) 2013-Feb-060.01154.524 m - 55 m25.27.18

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)






(2011 UD21) 2013-Feb-010.108942.45.3 m - 12 m28.54.48
(2012 YN6) 2013-Feb-010.053620.997 m - 220 m22.26.91
230111 (2001 BE10) 2013-Feb-020.190874.2420 m - 940 m19.010.83
177049 (2003 EE16) 2013-Feb-020.146857.1290 m - 650 m19.823.53
(2013 BS15) 2013-Feb-030.080331.228 m - 62 m24.97.69
(2008 SW11) 2013-Feb-030.188173.2160 m - 350 m21.117.34
(2013 AQ72) 2013-Feb-040.145656.794 m - 210 m22.37.31
(2003 BN4) 2013-Feb-040.070927.636 m - 80 m24.33.22
(2013 BU15) 2013-Feb-040.031312.267 m - 150 m23.017.94
(1999 HA2) 2013-Feb-050.149158.0790 m - 1.8 km17.615.08
(2013 AQ27) 2013-Feb-070.059022.936 m - 80 m24.45.01
(2002 LY1) 2013-Feb-080.074128.8120 m - 270 m21.712.98
(2013 BS45) 2013-Feb-120.01264.919 m - 43 m25.73.08
(2013 AB32) 2013-Feb-120.076729.967 m - 150 m23.09.44
3752 Camillo 2013-Feb-120.147857.52.1 km - 4.7 km15.528.82
(2012 US9) 2013-Feb-130.161963.0130 m - 280 m21.67.98
(2013 BV15) 2013-Feb-130.00953.739 m - 88 m24.18.22
(2008 CQ116) 2013-Feb-140.193975.550 m - 110 m23.615.72
(2006 DD1) 2013-Feb-140.094036.613 m - 29 m26.520.14
137805 (1999 YK5) 2013-Feb-150.126349.11.3 km - 2.9 km16.620.21
(1999 VF22) 2013-Feb-150.145456.6210 m - 460 m20.529.76
(2012 DA14) 2013-Feb-150.00020.0936 m - 80 m24.47.82
(2005 RZ2) 2013-Feb-150.081131.560 m - 130 m23.27.38
(2008 DG17) 2013-Feb-160.094636.8300 m - 670 m19.723.24
(2013 BD70) 2013-Feb-170.139854.490 m - 200 m22.36.24
153460 (2001 RN) 2013-Feb-200.155860.6370 m - 820 m19.317.72
(2012 HN1) 2013-Feb-240.177469.011 m - 24 m27.04.51
(2009 AV) 2013-Feb-250.153359.7640 m - 1.4 km18.124.54
(2012 TF53) 2013-Feb-250.100639.1170 m - 370 m21.06.44
(2003 BB21) 2013-Feb-280.138754.0180 m - 410 m20.812.46
Source of Table and for the latest updates: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
NASA/JPL

COMPARE with FEB 2012

RECENT CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers

Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
Miss
Distance
(AU)
Miss
Distance
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter*
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2002 TZ66) 2012-Feb-180.124748.518 m - 39 m25.95.59
(2012 CR46) 2012-Feb-180.030411.812 m - 27 m26.73.37
162421 (2000 ET70) 2012-Feb-190.045417.7640 m - 1.4 km18.111.54
(2012 CP36) 2012-Feb-200.179669.9120 m - 270 m21.711.45
(2012 CL29) 2012-Feb-200.167565.260 m - 130 m23.24.84
(2012 DF4) 2012-Feb-210.00863.419 m - 42 m25.816.17
(2008 WZ13) 2012-Feb-210.147157.2510 m - 1.1 km18.610.49
(2012 DX) 2012-Feb-210.00502.010 m - 23 m27.110.60
(2012 CR45) 2012-Feb-220.040615.824 m - 53 m25.25.16
(2012 DZ) 2012-Feb-220.00652.516 m - 35 m26.116.46
 * Diameter estimates based on the object's absolute magnitude.

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers

Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
Miss
Distance
(AU)
Miss
Distance
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter*
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2011 CP4) 2012-Feb-230.02349.1160 m - 350 m21.230.47
(2012 DY) 2012-Feb-240.02379.213 m - 28 m26.69.37
(2012 BM86) 2012-Feb-240.059923.3110 m - 250 m21.918.39
(2007 RS1) 2012-Feb-240.155860.61.7 m - 3.8 m31.016.01
(2012 BH86) 2012-Feb-250.063724.838 m - 85 m24.29.29
(2012 CO36) 2012-Feb-250.066725.920 m - 45 m25.610.44
(2011 YU74) 2012-Feb-250.031512.369 m - 150 m22.95.13
(2012 CS46) 2012-Feb-250.00712.77.2 m - 16 m27.87.25
(2010 RF12) 2012-Feb-260.095837.35.6 m - 13 m28.48.00
(2008 BX2) 2012-Feb-260.155560.549 m - 110 m23.77.66
(2003 QB30) 2012-Feb-280.189973.914 m - 32 m26.417.69
(2002 QC7) 2012-Feb-280.071427.8280 m - 630 m19.915.17
(2012 BN11) 2012-Feb-290.109242.5190 m - 420 m20.713.00
Original Table Source and updates from NASA/JPL: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/



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31 January 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 31JAN2012

Meteor Crater - View 2 – Street View – Google Maps
Meteor Crater lies at an elevation of about 1740 m (5709 ft) above sea level. It is about 1200 m (4000 ft) in diameter, some 170 m deep (570 ft), and is ...
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Did I see a comet, meteor or something else? - Yahoo! Answers
Just a few minutes ago, I saw a large "ball" fall from the sky with a really long yellow and blue tail. I have never seen anything like it. It was about the size of an ...
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'Fireball in sky' meteor shoots overhead -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
Just after 9pm tonight we had reports of a fireball shooting across the night sky. The fireball, possibly a meteor or space junk burning up, was zooming across the ...
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Meteor seen in the skies over the West Midlands
expressandstar.com
Astronomers said the meteor, which had a long, blue and green tail, had burned up as it entered the atmosphere over northern Europe. Twitter user Matt (@Mattmbr) contacted us with his account of the strange sight. He said: "We were heading home to ...

'Fireball In Sky' Meteor Shoots Overhead
Wrexham.com
Just after 9pm tonight we had reports of a fireball shooting across the night sky. Thefireball, possibly a meteor or space junk burning up, was zooming across the sky from South to North. It was described as being green in colour with a yellow or red ...

Curiosities: What causes meteor showers? : Wsj
A: "Space junk of various kinds enters our atmosphere at very high speeds all the time. When we see it burn up, leaving a bright trail in the sky, we call that a ...
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Mid-Eastern USA Fireball January 27, 2013 | American Meteor Society
The American Meteor Society has received 30 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 2130 (9:30pm EST) on Sunday evening January 27, 2013.
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UK Bolide Meteor Fireball 30JAN2013

UK Bolide Meteor Fireball ~21:03 GMT 30JAN2013

Meteor or Space Debris seen night sky near Birmingham Airport 30JAN13
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Initial Sighting Reports:

30JAN2013 ROBIN MAITLAND LUDLOW/ ENGLAND 21.06 PM 2 SECONDS E-W I WAS FACING NORTH LARGE GREEN FIREBALL INTENSE LIKE FIREWORK NO FADED OUT BEFORE GOING BELOW HORIZON

30JAN2013 JUDY THOMAS Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. UK 21:02 GMT 5 Seconds NORTH BRIGHT WHITE Really bright - like Venus? Looked like a ball/compact Very dramatic

30JAN2013 Melanie Lockwood Easington,Co Durham England 21.01 5sec east right to left facing north Blue moon didnt see looked very close to ground then just disintergrated

30JAN2013 Pamela PITLOCHRY, PERTHSHIRE, UK 21.04 7 sec N-S Greeny - blue Brighter than Venus No Covered short distance and then just disappeared.

30JAN2013 Richard Howard Sheffield, UK 21:00 GMT 5-6 secs Start between Mizar and Alkaid in URSA MAJOR travelling towards Deneb [5 Cyg]    N-E to N  I was facing North Greenish White V bright white hot split into 2-3 fragments turned dull orange and dissapeared close to the horizon

30JAN2013 mark gittings Tamworth england UK 21. 15 ish 3-4 sec e-w blue green moon yes really BIG !!!

30JAN2013 john ross wellingborough, england 21.15 3 sec E-W, facing north bright green sun no started high falling to horizon

30JAN2013 Neil Ryan Carlton (SELBY), Yorkshire, England 21:20 GMT 1 Second E-W Facing North Bright Green Moon No None

30JAN2013 kurt whjte nottingham england uk GMT approx 21.15 2_ 3 seconds north bright green brighter no awesome

30JAN2013 Steve Taylor Hull  54N 0E 21:15 GMT 5 NE-NW Bright Green Venus Sparks in tail Like Green Firework Rocket

30JAN2013 Ewen Kirk Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland Around 21:00 GMT 6-7 seconds SE - NW Lit up whole sky with a green glow from behind me, turned and saw blue/green meteor fly overhead. About 2-3 minutes later heard what sounded like an explosion/sonic boom... Very bright, a little brighter than the moon Yes, saw small piece fall from tail Have noticed other people mentioning this on twitter as far as Highlands and Essex...

30JAN2013 Duncan edinburgh 21.15 gmt 10 facing east traveling east to west white/blue moon no round shape, no tail

30JAN2013 hannah HEMSWORTH, NR PONTFRACT, UK 21:03GMT 5 SEC NW GREEN BALL WITH LONG TRAIL OFF YELLOWY ORANGE WITH SPARKLES, WAS SAT IN SAT SO HEARD NOTHING GREEN BIT WAS BRIGHT LITTLE SPARKLES OF ENDF I WAS AT WF9 4NW . AMAZING SITE

30JAN2013 Glenn Quickfall Skegness Lincolnshire 21:01:00 Few seconds SW Orange/white Bright as the moon. Couldn't tell Just sat watching TV and it caught my eye, was quite large

30JAN2013 Anna BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 21:03:00 7 or 8 seconds I was facing between 20-30 degrees NE. Meteor was seen travelling diagonally and steadily from NE to SW heading towards ground Incredibly bright green orb (size of a pea in sight) with slight glowing white tail. Bright as the moon at least Did not see signs of fragmentation I was driving at the time unfortunately and could not capture an image

30JAN2013 Mark Hutchinson sheffield UK 21.3 2 East to West White, Green moon very bright a little trace non

30JAN2013 Tom Paturet OlM Luxembourg Europe +-22:35 +-6 from north to south no special color like a sylvester rocket when it's flying i could see small burning particules falling off no other comments

30JAN2013 jamie thorpe Darlington, county durham, united kingdom 2103 hrs GMT 3 - 4 seconds nne-nnw dropping at approximately 20° bright fireball (venus brightness) with trail venus no none

30JAN2013 M Edwards BELTON, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE 21:00GMT Visible for a few maybe 3-5 seconds dropping rapidly NE TO  SW Orange ball with large trail of orange sparks. Looked up and saw it falling rapidly no sound. Flame orange spark trail quite large too quick to get phone out let alone take pic. Dropping rapidly. Was hard to tell if small and close or large and far away! Dropping probably at 25 degrees off vertical

30JAN2013 A Wallace Cheadle, UK 09:02 GMT 5 sec NW of sky travelling SE to NW Bright green, no sound Was brighter than Venus No Behind a thin veil of high cloud appeared as a small bright disc

30JAN2013 Mark Paice Nr Steppingley, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND 21:10est GMT 2-3 Seconds Travelling S-N, E of M1 Motorway Green fireball Brighter than the full moon Yes Appearance of a giant green firework falling and moving North rapidly

30JAN2013 Graham Hall Leeds,West Yorkshire,England 20:59 GMT Approx 4 Seconds Facing East - Meteor Entered East then burned up to the North (maybe N-N-W). Bright white in the main. Some greenish/yellow when burning out Brightest object in sky for 2 seconds. Thought it was a very near aircraft at first. Certainly much brighter than Jupiter which was clearly visible. In last 1/2 second fanned out into fragments I regularly go away from city centre to observe meteor showers. This was the brightest I've ever witnessed.

30JAN2013 RACHEL 5 miles South of BOROUGHBRIDGENORTH YORKSHIRE, UK 21.00 GMT 6 s NNE-NNW, looking North. Crossed sky (view impaired by buildings) at an angle of approx 20 degrees from the horizontal. GREEN, no sound half moon brightness No fragmentation, short tail green/yellow Largest meteor/burning space debris I have seen

30/01/13 William Hayter Ware, Hertfordshire, UK 21:30 approx. I can't remember exactly. Probably ten seconds maximum, maybe eight seconds. I was facing North. It appeared to be travelling from S-E to N-W. it seemed to be travelling in a descending direction, but ultimately just disappeared off the horizon. Vivid bright Green with bright White too. At first I thought it was a firework because of the colours, but it's movement soon discounted that as an option. Fairly bright. Like a firework. No, it appeared as a solid object. None.

30JAN2013 gary sheffield uk 9.10pm 3 Sec N-E Right to Left White ball with very light green around the front & sides with a small tail. If i had a 3ft football & was looking at it from 75ft away & 15ft high. That was the size of it. moon no bright luminous green around front & sides with small vapour trail

30JAN2013 Kelly atherton Eccles manchester greater manchester england London time 9.00 ish 5-7 seconds Right to left Green fireball Moon No but it had a sort of trail after it It looked like a green fireball with a sort of tail that trailed after it!

30JAN2013 shaun willocks Shrewsbury Shropshire. u k 21 about 12 seconds n e dim white3 inch ball with a 3 foot tapered tail dull moon no none

30JAN2013 M Bennett Birmingham, UK 21:15 GMT 5 secs Down, right to left, facing N-E Green with yellow/white tail Moon No Travelled slow towards ground, before loosing sight behind trees

30JAN2013 Jess Birmingham UK 2103 3 United Kingdom Firey orange Venus No Only caught part of the fall when I looked up from my phone and saw it in the sky over some buildings.

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30 January 2013

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Experts: Mysterious fireball in sky likely falling satellite
WSLS
An object that looked like a giant fireball made a brief appearance in the sky at around 9:30pm Sunday -- and while no one can say with 100 percent certainty what it was, experts tell us they have a pretty good idea. Aerospace Corporation -- a ...

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Huge Fireball/Meteor Seen Across the East Coast into Canada ...
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29 January 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29JAN2013

Possible theory for "fireball" seen in night sky Sunday
WDBJ7
Here's a new theory that may explain the "fireball" people saw in the sky last night. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner says "space junk may have burned up in the Earth's atmosphere and that light would have been visible to people along the East Coast." ...

Dozens report "fireball" - Signs of the Times
Lynchburg, Virginia - Dozens of viewers, nearing over 100 as of Sunday Night, report seeing a very bright "fireball" streak across the night sky. Witnesses report ...
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Dozens Report "Fireball" Streak Across the Sky Sunday Night
WSET
Lynchburg, VA - Dozens of viewers, nearing over 100 as of Sunday Night, report seeing a very bright "fireball" streak across the night sky. Witnesses report a vivid tail of fire-like red particles extending from the fireball. The fireball was likely a ...

Forensic Astronomer Cracks the Case of Historic Meteor Procession
Scientific American (blog)
It was a cloudy winter night along the northeastern United States in February 1913, so most people might not have noticed anything unusual around 9 PM, but for a lucky few with clearer conditions — and a penchant for staring up at the night sky ...

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Celestial sleuths track historic meteor procession to South Atlantic ...
Posted by Jayme Blaschke University News Service January 23, 2013. A century ago, one of the most spectacular astronomical sights ever recorded lit up the ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21JAN2013
The American Meteor Society has received 80 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 05:21 PST on Thursday morning January 17, 2013. Brightness .
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28 January 2013

PA VA GA Long Duration Meteor 27JAN2013 Soviet Satellite Re-entry

Soviet Satellite Re-entry, NOT Meteor After All
PA VA GA Long Duration Meteor ~21:30 EST 27JAN2013

UPDATE
COSMOS 1484 Soviet satellite re-entry seen on radar!
At ~21:30 EST, 27JAN2013, an old 2500 kg (~5500 lb!) Soviet satellite fell from orbit over the eastern US. The resulting fireball traced a path from Ohio all the way to Georgia, on a north-to-south and slightly westerly path. Eyewitnesses reported the event over a similarly large area. ...and man oh man does it ever show up on radar! The satellite broke up into dozens or hundreds of small, angular metallic fragments which reflect radar pulses extremely well. Weather radar shows the signatures of falling debris from central Ohio into Georgia.
http://www.galacticanalytics.com/cosmos-1484-deorbit-28-jan-2013-0228-utc/

It would be very difficult for us to accurately model the dark flight of these fragments, as we don't know either their density or aerodynamic properties. But it is entirely likely that pieces will be found somewhere along the path of the satellite. Also, an eyewitness in Georgia reported sonic booms associated with the falling object. This indicates that a large (very large?) body or bodies may have landed in the vicinity of Atlanta.
Cheers,
Marc Fries, Rob Matson, Jake Schaefer and Jeff Fries
Galactic Analytics LLC
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Initial Reports:
27JAN2013 Daniel Phillips Williams Township, PA USA 9:45 pm, EST approx. 20 seconds Object moving Right to Left in the West (we were facing West) Red ball with long yellow tail brightness like a larger Mars, as the fireball was reddish, not star-bright not that we saw was much more prominent than any meteors we have previously seen, and the red color with yellow tail was unique to us.

27JAN2013 Will Krepps Over Richmond VA 2130 20 sec S Yellow Orange less than moon more than venus flame trailer horizontal to ground

27JAN2013 Krepps Midlothian, VA 2130 20 sec South Yellow orange - silent Brighter than venus trail of fire moving horizontal to horizon

7JAN2013 keiota stone mountain, GA USA 21:30:00 unknown n-s orange/white moon no did not see parts breaking away.. but I did see multiple balls in sky. About 6-8 balls.

27JAN2013 Reid Decatur Ga 2130 4 sec n-s Blue Venus no 4 tails

27JAN2013 john suwanee, ga 2130 5-10sec s red fire like Sun 7-8 fireballs biggest shower I've seen
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28JAN2013

imo-news : Message: Possible new meteor shower
Some hours ago it was printed a MPEC circular with the discovery of a new " asteroid", 2013 BC18 http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K13/K13B31.html ...
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What causes meteor showers?
Wisconsin State Journal
The most familiar of these events is the annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaks around the 12th night of August each year. "There are many meteor showers, although most produce only a few meteors per hour and are noticed only by experts," Lattis said.

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27JAN2013

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 26-February 1, 2013 | American ...
As the week progresses the moon will rise a little later each evening but there is little meteor activity to be seen during the dark evening hours. The estimated ...
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Death Valley Dreamlapse: 2012 Geminid meteor shower
EarthSky (blog)
This video, by Sunchaser Pictures, shows the December, 2012 peak of the Geminid meteor shower over Death Valley in California, in high definition. It also captures video startrails and other night sky activity. The videographers claim that: A “UFO ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26JAN2013
Meteor Reports may still be made and their update will be posted ASAP (expect a delay of 1-2 weeks); thank you. -Meanwhile use this time to search the site, ...
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Japan Earthquake 4.9+ 28JAN2013

Ibaraki, Japan Earthquake 4.9+ 28JAN2013

No damage yet reported and no tsunami warning issued.

Earthquake Information (Information on seismic intensity at each site)
Issued at 03:45 JST 28 Jan 2013

Occurred at (JST) Latitude
(degree) Longitude
(degree) Depth Magnitude Region Name
03:42 JST 28 Jan 2013 36.6N 140.6E 70 km 4.9 Ibaraki-ken Hokubu

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20130128034531391-280342.html

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27 January 2013

Oman - The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27JAN2013

Oman contributed 16% of world's meteorite finds in 2011 
Fri, 25 Jan, 2013 05:23 PM PST
(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) The discovery of several meteorites, including a host of Martian and lunar rocks, in the deserts of Oman in the recent past has lent international recognition to the ... (Also concerning NEW Oman Meteorite and Rock Law)
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Related:

In The E-Pistles of Paul, Paul H. writes:
http://theepistlesofpaul.blogspot.jp/2013/01/oman-contributed-16-of-worlds-meteorite.html


Note that this article states: 
"''Now, export of any kind of rock is prohibited unless authorised by the relevant authority,'' he said."

and

"Oman's Mining Law, The Mining Law issued by Royal Decree No 27/2003, prohibits the practice of all rock and mineral and exploratory activities and trading in the same without obtaining permission from the Directorate General of Minerals."

Some other older articles.

Experts study meteorites, Oman Observer
Mon, 17 December 2012
http://main.omanobserver.om/node/133724

Oman is major site for meteor discovery (Country was second only to Antarctica in meteor finds until 2007) Emirates 24/7, October 19, 2010
http://www.emirates247.com/news/oman-is-major-site-for-meteor-discovery-2010-10-19-1.306190

Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman
by Simon Mitton, Live Science, May 18, 2009
http://www.livescience.com/3613-searching-meteorites-deserts-oman.html


Related papers are:

Korotev, R. L., 2012, Lunar meteorites from Oman.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 47, no 8,
pp. 1365–1402 (August 2012)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01393.x/abstract


Hofmann, B. A., E. Gnos, A. Al-Kathiri, and A. J. T. Jull,
2006, Meteorite accumulation surfaces in Oman: Main
results of Omani-Swiss meteorite search campaigns,
2001-2006. 4th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Bern 2006.
http://geoscience-meeting.scnatweb.ch/sgm2006/SGM06_abstracts/08_OS_Min_Pet/Hofmann_Beda_Talk_or_Poster.pdf

Best wishes,
Paul H.


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26 January 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26JAN2013

Meteor Hits Mars | Fox News Insider
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Earth Could be Saved by Meteor Tracking System That Uses Fleet ...
There has long been a belief that a major asteroid or meteor could hit the Earth and eliminate the entire human race. While the chances of one of these outer ...
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Book review: Mousetronaut
Washington Times
Meteor dreams of going to space, but the other mice know Meteor will not be chosen for the mission. However, Meteor caught the eye of the shuttle commander, and when the time comes, Meteor is chosen. While the other five mice are nervous about the ...

関東上空に隕石? 大きな音と光、目撃情報相次ぐ 2013年1 ... - YouTube
Meteorite? It showed up with the loud noise. Direction Ibaraki Japan 2013 Jan 19 17:42.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfS0349kc_c

Fireball across Skies in West was Flaming Comet - weather.com
Get the latest weather news from weather.com. Wondering what that fireball was that streaked across the sky in the West? A researcher says it was a comet.
www.weather.com/news/comet-spotted-in-west-20130124

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25 January 2013

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Alien space rocks EXPLODE in fireball over Japan
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Japanese star-gazers have been all a-buzz this week after a fireball lit up the night sky before crashing to earth in Saitama prefecture, a little north-west of Tokyo. News of the fireball started to flood Twitter in the early hours of last Sunday ...

American Meteor Society - Member Area - AMS Event
AMS received 105 reports about a fireball seen over CA, NV, OR and RI on January 17th 2013.
www.amsmeteors.org/fireball_event/2013/103

Meteor Showers
Several times a year, one can see hundreds of shooting stars lighting up clear, night skies. Literally celestial debris, these shooting stars are created by small ...
www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-showers.html

Bright fireball / meteor. California. January 17, 2013.
YouTube
Exceptionally bright Fireball. Reported to be near magnitude -20, (brighter than full moon) in California this morning. Lights up entire sky. Reports of lasting fragments, which may be visible through the trees, at end of video. Audio was recording ...

Bright Meteor Japan January 20, 2013 - YouTube
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Coast to coast am recent ufo sightings time shift solar НЛО cycle OVNI star people new year visitors ...
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100th Anniversary: Uncovering The Range Of The Great Meteor Procession Of ...
RedOrbit
As the anniversary of a spectacular meteor procession that lit up the night skies nearly a hundred years ago approaches, astronomers from Texas State University and the Astronomical Association of Queensland (AAQ) have taken the call to answer some ...

Scientist 'finds extra-terrestrial fossils in meteor fragment'
Pakistan Daily Times
Share | |. Scientist 'finds extra-terrestrial fossils in meteor fragment'. A controversial British scientist claims to have found 'proof' that aliens exist - after cracking open a lump of rock which he believes fell to earth in a meteorite shower ...

Fireball across Skies in West was Flaming Comet | Weather News ...
Trust Weather Underground for breaking weather news, weather articles, science news, and multimedia not only on weather, but also on the environment, ...
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24 January 2013

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Celestial sleuths track historic meteor procession to South Atlantic
Phys.Org
(Phys.org)—A century ago, one of the most spectacular astronomical sights ever recorded lit up the skies when a grand procession of meteors blazed their way through the Earth's atmosphere. The event made headlines from Toronto to Pennsylvania and New ...

Seaweed Aliens Invade Earth Inside Sri Lankan ...
Chandra Wickramasinghe finds tiny algae fossils inside space rock.
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Celestial Sleuths Track Historic Meteor Procession to South Atlantic
Space Ref (press release)
A meteor procession occurs when an Earth-grazing meteor breaks up upon entering the atmosphere, creating multiple meteors traveling in nearly identical paths. Instead of plunging down through the atmosphere and burning up within a second or two, ...

Russia Says Siberian Meteor Field Contains "Trillions Of Carats" Of Diamonds
Worldcrunch
The Russians have know since the 1970s of this 35-million-year-old and 62-mile wide meteor site known as Poigai, but have kept it a secret in an effort to control the market fed by their other mines and production of artificial diamonds. A Siberian ...

Seaweed Aliens Invade Earth Inside Sri Lankan Meteorite, Scientist Claims
Wed, 23 Jan, 2013 06:06 AM PST
Chandra Wickramasinghe finds tiny algae fossils inside space rock.

Fall That Glitters: Microscopy Reveals Stained-Glass Beauty in Ancient Meteorites[Slide Show]
Wed, 23 Jan, 2013 04:34 AM PST
Meteorite researcher Alan E. Rubin of the University of California, Los Angeles, recently examined 91 thin sections of 53 chondrites (fragments of ancient asteroids) to learn something about the environment that surrounded the chondrites when they first formed--before they became constituents of asteroids and before planets made their debut in the solar system. He recounts his efforts, and what ...

'Alien life' found in meteorite that crash-landed in Sri Lanka in December
Wed, 23 Jan, 2013 01:36 AM PST
A top British scientist has claimed that he has found proof of extraterrestrial life after he discovered tiny fossils of algae, similar to the kind found in seaweed, in a meteorite fragment that crash landed in central Sri Lanka in December.

Tiny, weird rocks in Healdsburg, Dry Creek areas are remains of meteorites
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
It turns out those rocks are tektites, part meteor and part earth, and are designated Healdsburgites after where they were first found, said Rolfe Erickson, a Sonoma State University geology professor emeritus who has been studying them for 20 years ...

Did you see it? Exploding meteor lights Bay Area skies Thursday ...
Star gazers and others who were awake well before sunrise Thursday were treated to a spectacularly bright light in the sky that a local astronomer said likely ...
www.insidebayarea.com/.../did-you-see-it-exploding-meteor-li...

Research at Meteor Crater | Meteor Crater Blog
Research at Meteor Crater Hi- Kim here. As mentioned earlier in this blog, we are currently undergoing construction in our admissions building area; also as ...
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What is a good site for 2013 meteor shower info? - Yahoo! Answers
I'm trying to find a good, reliable site that has the dates and amount per hour. ... Well, ..., look at the sites below. They all vary a bit. The reason being is that Earth ...
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Fireball across skies in West was flaming comet
Sacramento Bee
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A California researcher says that fireball seen streaking across Western skies last week was a flaming comet. The brilliant streak of light was spotted across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco before dawn on Jan.

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23 January 2013

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関東上空に隕石? 大きな音と光、目撃情報相次ぐ 2013年1 ... - YouTube
It showed up with the loud noise. Direction Ibaraki Japan 2013 Jan 19 17:42 隕石 かな?それは大きな音と共に現れたらしい。 日本 茨城県方面 日本時間2013年1 ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v_w99krSsk

Is That A UFO In This Timelapse Video Of A Meteor Shower?
Popular Science
A few hardworking filmmakers from indie film company Sunchaser Pictures trekked out to Death Valley's remote Eureka Dunes during the Geminid Meteor Shower peak in mid-December, and the result is some truly wonderous ...

How many megatons was the chixculub meteor impact equal to? - Physics Forums
How many megatons was the chixculub meteor impact equal to? Earth discussion.
www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=4236877

meteorobs : Message: Re: (meteorobs) Pilot carriers for meteor scatter
meteorobs: Amateur meteor astronomy. ... Data is collected consistently by RMOB, the Radio MeteorObservers Bulletin. See : http://www.rmob.org/index. php ...
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When is the next meteor shower? ~ COSMOS TV LATEST NEWS
The 2013 Quadrantids were good fun in early January, but now we're in that yearly lull in major meteoractivity. The next major shower won't happen until April .
www.cosmostv.org/2013/01/when-is-next-meteor-shower.html

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22 January 2013

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Asteroid Vesta more like Earth than realized, study shows 
Mon, 21 Jan, 2013 01:28 AM PST
The cold, dead asteroid Vesta might have had a very active inner life early in the solar system's history, according to an unusual analysis of a Saharan meteorite.

Meteorite may offer clues on asteroid Vesta's inner life
Sun, 20 Jan, 2013 08:39 PM PST
A study suggests the asteroid may be more like Earth and the solar system's other rocky planets than scientists had realized. The cold, dead asteroid Vesta might have had a very active inner life early in the solar system's history, according to an unusual analysis of a Saharan meteorite.

Meteor lights up sky, seen by people from Reno to San Francisco ...
A meteor that lit up the sky and was seen by people across a swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco probably broke up over the Pacific Ocean, experts ...
www.rgj.com/.../Meteor-lights-up-sky-seen-by-people-from-R...

BBC One - The Sky at Night, Perseid Meteor Watch with Sir Patrick
In 2005 Sir Patrick hosted a Perseid meteor watch in his garden in Selsey, with John Mason and friends. The skies stayed clear and the Perseid's put on an ...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p013sjyn

Meteor expert joins investigation into infamous 'Windsor Hum'
Western News
The Government of Canada launched a new study today to identify the cause of the so-called 'Windsor Hum,' which will be conducted, in part, by renowned Western University astronomer Peter Brown. Teaming with University of Windsor's Colin Novak, Brown ...

Large bolide (meteor/fireball) seen over Japan on 20th January ...
Large bolide (meteor/fireball) seen over Japan on 20th January 2013 - with footage, page 1 ...
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread920022/pg1


Meteor / Fireball lights up California sky. January 17 ...
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Exceptionally bright "object". Reported to be near magnitude -20, (brighter than full moon) in ...


茨城・千葉付近で謎の爆発音 閃光 隕石 - YouTube
茨城県や千葉県などの関東地方でなぞの爆発音や発光体などの目撃が多数。 隕石の 落下と思われる ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLLTw1756Gk


流れ星 隕石 静止画 Still image January 20, 2013 of the shooting star ...
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関東に隕石? 2013年1月20日 3時より - YouTube
関東に隕石? 2013年1月20日 3時より 我孫子市お天気カメラより http://field.bird-mus ...
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Fireball lights up sky over California, Nevada - The Reporter
A fireball spotted across a wide swath of the West might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean, experts said Friday.
www.thereporter.com/.../fireball-lights-up-sky-over-california-...

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21 January 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21JAN2013

関東に隕石? 2013年1月20日 2時より - YouTube
我孫子市お天気カメラより http://field.bird-mus.abiko.chiba.jp/weather/html ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTvegxw7aqQ

California-Nevada Fireball January 17, 2013 | American Meteor ...
The American Meteor Society has received 80 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 05:21 PST on Thursday morning January 17, 2013. Brightness ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../california-nevada-fireball-january-17...

Update: Meteor lights up sky, seen by people from Reno to San ...
An expert said a fireball seen across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean.
www.rgj.com/.../Update-Meteor-lights-up-sky-seen-by-people...

'Strongest evidence yet to there being life on Mars'
Sun, 20 Jan, 2013 11:23 AM PST
Martian rocks from a crater hit by a meteorite may contain the strongest evidence yet that there is life on Mars.

Martian Rock from Sahara Desert Contains Water ...
The baseball-size meteorite, estimated to be 2 billion years old, is strikingly similar to the ...
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Meteorite Misses Earth Caught On Tape NASA ...
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Meteorite Misses Earth Caught On Tape NASA Space Telescope New Leaked NASA Update ...
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20 January 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20JAN2013

Did you see it? Exploding meteor lights Bay Area skies Thursday morning
Daily Review Online
Turned out, it wasn't a transformer but a meteor being transformed. The spectacular bright light in the sky that stunned Young and other Bay Area residents was an exploding meteor called a fireball, said Chabot Space and Science Center astronomer Ben ...

Fireball Lights up California Skies
HispanicBusiness.com
Early risers in Northern California reported a fireball lighting up the predawn sky Thursday, and began calling in reports of a possible meteor. Reports staring coming in about 5:25 a.m. PST from people across California and as far away as Fernley, Nev ...

The California Meteorite Rush - YouTube
4 min
Meteorites are highly sought after by researchers because their chemical compositions can ...
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Fireball spotted in sky above region | TahoeDailyTribune.com
More than two dozen people in Nevada and California reported seeing a fireball cross the sky early Thursday morning.The reports, listed by the Ameri (read ...
www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20130117/.../130119887

Fireball lights up sky over California, Nevada - My News 3 - KSNV ...
An expert says a fireball seen across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean.
www.mynews3.com/.../o9_w_tpKtEiZf2a3tBMbpA.cspx?...

Ancient Water-rich Meteorite Linked to Martian ...
4 min
While the Mars' Rovers continue to scour the surface of the Red Planet snapping pictures ...
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Japan Bright Bolide Meteor 20JAN2013

Japan Bright Bolide Meteor 20JAN2013

茨城・千葉付近で謎の爆発音 閃光 隕石

Huge Fireball Over Japan - 1/20/2013
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2013年1月20日 爆発音とともに関東の空を照らした流れ星
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20JAN2013 Ellen Musahino, TOKYO, JAPAN 3:40 a.m. 2-3 sec E very bright yellowish white There was a flash and then a diving star bright as the moon with a long and beautiful tail Little sparks along the tail It was bright enough to be confused with the flash of a camera in a dark room

20JAN2013 A Shorb Nasu, Tochigi, Japan 2:42 JST around 5 seconds travelling West to East a large flash of light like lightning followed by a bluish-green ball maybe moon? seemed very close not that I could see I've found some youtube videos of the meteorite from near Tokyo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzW2vJofmCU&feature=player_embedded and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCrOb4luF0I&feature=player_embedded

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