The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13MAR2013

Don't panic over meteor - astronomer
News24
Cape Town - The meteor that streaked across the sky over Cape Town is no cause for alarm because of its size, an astronomer has said. "It's probably something like a pebble-sized piece of rock," Dr Nicola Loaring, outreach astronomer at the South ...

Polonnaruwa Meteor Carried Life, Maybe -NOT!
The Inquisitr
A meteor carrying life much like — heck, some people would say exactly like — our own Earth algae fell to earth in Sri Lanka on Dec. 29, 20120. Or at least that's the report published in the March issue of the Journal of Cosmology (JOC). If true ...

Russia Building Anti-Meteorite Shield to Protect ...
Russia planning to create shield costing $500m with the help of international community.
ibtimes.co.uk

CQTV:俄罗斯陨石相关商标遭抢注- YouTube
在天降陨石之后，俄罗斯精明商人又发现了新的发财途径。据国际文传电讯社当地 时间10日报道，南乌拉尔商会已经收到好几个和陨石有关的商标注册申请。 更多 详情 ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v3tZ566YBc&feature...

Saturday meteor confirmed over Ohio
WKYC-TV
Saturday's sighting was reported about 6:50 p.m. EST and seen by observers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virgina and West Virginia. This was the second night in a row that a meteor was seen over parts of Ohio and the ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 9-15, 2013 | American Meteor ...
Late in this period the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening sky but will not interfere withmeteor observing whatsoever. The estimated total hourly meteor ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-march-9-...

Waves generated by Russian meteor recorded crossing the US
A network of seismographic stations recorded spectacular signals from the blast waves of themeteor that landed near Chelyabinsk, Russia, as the waves ...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130307124554.htm


Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Oman Meteor 07MAR2013
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News. Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, Recent Meteorite Falls & Related ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../oman-meteor-07mar20...

Russian meteor misidentified by most
Moscow (UPI) Mar 1, 2013 - Most of the inhabitants of the Russian city under an explodingmeteor failed to identify it for what it was, a poll indicated.
www.spacedaily.com/.../Russian_meteor_misidentified_by_mo...

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IF you are looking for a recent meteor event that you saw...Click Here to see all WorldwideMeteor Sighting Reports *blogspot! Click here to report a meteor / ...
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Algae From Outer Space? It's Probably Just Bad Science
Tue, 12 Mar, 2013 10:08 AM PDT
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Instead of being hailed as the definitive proof of extraterrestrial life in the form of space algae, a new report from the Journal of Cosmology claiming drawing howls and catcalls from around the scientific community. The report is based on supposed meteorite fragments taken from a fireball that appeared in the evening sky over northern Sri ...

Astrobiologists claim meteorite carried space algae
Tue, 12 Mar, 2013 09:29 AM PDT
(Phys.org) —A fireball that appeared over the Sri Lankan province of Polonnaruwa on December 29, 2012 was a meteorite containing algae fossils, according to a paper published in the Journal of Cosmology. A team of researchers, led by Jamie Wallis of Cardiff University, believes that these fossils provide evidence of cometary panspermia, the hypothesis that life originated in outer space and ...

Russia to complete asteroid shield plan by late 2013
Tue, 12 Mar, 2013 08:28 AM PDT
The move comes a month after a meteorite entered the Earth’s atmosphere undetected by existing space-monitoring systems.

Southampton scientist investigates Russian meteor
Space Daily
Dr Hugh Lewis, Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, has analysed the recent extraordinary Russian meteor event using the "NEOImpactor" tool, which was developed by researchers from the University and designed to investigate the risks faced by the Earth ...
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Russia mulls asteroid 'shield' plan
UPI.com
MOSCOW, March 12 (UPI) -- Russia will have a plan by year's end for a program to protect itself against objects like the meteor that exploded last month over the Urals, officials said. "The relevant program will be approved by the end of the year, and ...

Russian scientists mull beacons, nuclear bomb as ways to prevent asteroid strike
NEWS.com.au
The meteor strike over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk raised fears of what could happen if an even larger space body entered the earth's atmosphere above an inhabited area. Russian space agency chief Vladimir Popovkin told a special conference at the ...

A Visit to Arizona's Barringer Crater, AKA the Best Preserved Meteor Site in ...
Jaunted (blog)
Formerly known as "Canyon Diablo Crater," this meteor crater, now known as the "Barringer Crater," is said to be the world's (that's right, world's) first proven and best preserved meteor crater. It's so well preserved that NASA used it in the '60s to...

Second fireball blazes over Poland in four days - Signs of the Times
On March 6th, 2013, 13 seconds before midnight UT time, a beautifulfireball crossed the sky ...
www.sott.net/.../259527-Second-fireball-blazes-over-Poland-i...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12MAR2013

How To Hunt Down A Meteor | WUNC
Here is what's in this program of The Story: When a meteor exploded over Russia a few weeks ago, the meteor hunters packed their cold weather gear and.
wunc.org/post/how-hunt-down-meteor

IRIS - Waves Generated by Russian Meteor Detected Crossing the US
The Chelyabinsk meteor exploded in the atmosphere at approximately 03:20 GMT (9:20 AM local time) on February 15. The pressure wave from the blast ...
www.iris.edu/.../waves_generated_by_russian_meteor_detecte...

Dozens of people in 7 states report seeing fireball in sky Saturday, some from ...
NewsNet5.com
Dozens of people in 7 states report seeing fireball in sky Saturday, some from northern Ohio. Orionid Meteor Shower. An Orionid fireball streaks towards the Big Dipper, seen in a dark sky over the desert in central Arizona. Copyright Getty Images ...

Claims Of A Meteorite's Ancient Aquatic Fossils Spark Debate
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 04:04 PM PDT
Criticism over a study's findings has not deterred researchers from saying their work may represent one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in hundreds of years: "fossilized biological structures" in a meteorite.

Astrobiologists discover fossils in meteorite fragments, confirming extraterrestrial life
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 10:04 AM PDT
Researchers in the United Kingdom have found algae-like fossils in meteorite fragments that landed in Sri Lanka last year. This is the strongest evidence yet of cometary panspermia -- that life on Earth began when a meteorite containing simple organisms landed here, billions of years ago.

Scientists Claim Meteorite Fragments Contain Alien Biological Fossils (They Don't)
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 09:51 AM PDT
# science A paper came out of Cardiff University today claiming to have found algae fossils in samples of a meteorite that landed in Sri Lanka this past December. At first glance, the claims are stunning : proof that life exists throughout the universe. But sadly, also deeply flawed. More »

Astrobiologists Find Ancient Fossils in Fireball Fragments
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 05:20 AM PDT
Algae-like structures inside a Sri Lankan meteorite are clear evidence of panspermia, the idea that life exists throughout the universe, say astrobiologists.

AUDIO: Scientist brings home meteorite chunk
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 04:53 AM PDT
Elizabeth Pearson, a research astronomer from Cardiff University, takes a chunk of the Russian meteor to Cardiff.

Rock Doc: Meteorite makes impression on geologists - Mon, 11 Mar 2013 PST
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 12:11 AM PDT
I think the most memorable single day of all my years as a student was the afternoon I got to examine moon rocks in graduate school. Rocks on Earth are exposed to water throughout their existence, and water breaks down mineral grains on a tiny scale. If you look at thin slices of rock under a microscope “ a normal activity for geologists like me“ you see this tiny breakdown at work. To use a ...

Meteorite chunk from Russia found by Cardiff scientist
BBC News
A Cardiff University scientist has brought home a chunk of the meteor which landed in Russia last month. The rock injured hundreds of people and caused major damage when it broke up on entry into the upper atmosphere. But it also sparked astronomy ...

NASA Meteor Workshop For Teachers Scheduled At PARI – Transylvania ...
The Transylvania Times
A NASA Meteor Observation Workshop for teachers has been scheduled for March 15 at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI). The workshop is designed for high school and middle school teachers and will be conducted by Dr. Bill Cooke of ...

Man shows off possible fragments of exploded ...
52 sec
The search is on for evidence days after a monstrous meteorite landed in Russia.
indystar.com

Meteor streaks across Midwest sky | wkyc.com
Many reports were made to the American Meteor Society from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky ...
www.wkyc.com/news/.../Meteor-streaks-across-Midwest-sky

Scientist investigates Russian meteor
Dr Hugh Lewis, Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, has analysed the recent extraordinary Russian meteor event using the 'NEOImpactor' tool, which was ...
phys.org/news/2013-03-scientist-russian-meteor.html

Meteor إقتراب نيزك من الأرض.. نيزك فضائي على وشك السقوط ...
إقتراب نيزك من الأرض.. نيزك فضائي على وشك السقوط 11/3/2012 Meteor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t32oJ4ngua4

CQTV:俄罗斯陨石相关商标遭抢注- YouTube
在天降陨石之后，俄罗斯精明商人又发现了新的发财途径。据国际文传电讯社当地 时间10日报道 ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v3tZ566YBc

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MBIQ Detects DAYTIME South Africa Bolide Fireball Meteor 12MAR2013

MBIQ  Detects DAYTIME South Africa Bolide Fireball Meteor 12:30:00 12MAR2013
Meteorites likely produced and on the ground!

South Africa Bolide 12MAR2013
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If you witnessed this event please file a meteor sighting report on this website; thank you!  We need your reports to confirm this event and to plot a trajectory.  Check video cameras and security cameras.  If you have video please email me a copy to post. Thanks!

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It is very odd that the SA news has not posted or aired any news of this rare daytime event; please help by contacting the news agencies in your country and urge them to write a story!
If you find South African news reports or a METEORITE please email me-
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Make a meteor sighting report-
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Contrary to SA News reports-
The object was NOT the size of a marble. This object was in the order of 10s-100s kg, maybe up to half the size of a VW bug or a full bug, to be seen in daytime and produce sonics.  Hopefully they will find a competent scientist to comment.  Since there was no fragmentation reported I suspect that it may be an iron meteoroid that entered the atmosphere.  I also suspect given the reports that we have a new meteorite to be found on the ground.  

Best,  Dirk Ross...Tokyo

SA NEWS finally two days after-

http://afrikaans.news24.com/Sci-tech/Nuus/Kapenaars-gons-oor-vuurbal-20130313

http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Dont-panic-over-meteor-astronomer-20130313

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/space/exploding-meteorite-seen-in-sa-sky-1.1485408

My Cell recordered the area as Mitchells Plain, but I was travelling from Ottery towards Athlone and spotted the meteor at corner of Ottery Road and Lansdowne Roads. It was amazing but a bit too late for a video it came down too fast and just suddenly there was a big ball of white smoke.
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No copy without PRIOR written permission!

Photo taken through car windscreen of smoke "cloud" from meteor near Malmesbury, SA
by Vriendelike G."click on image to enlarge"
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No copy without PRIOR written permission!

Initial Sighting Reports-
12MAR2013 Hein Maij Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa 12h30 5 seconds E-W, facing South Bright white light then explosion Very white bright Could not see none

12MAR2013 Danni Cape Town 12:30:00 3-5secs N-S Bright Bright white Same as Sun no Bright burning thing shooting down

12MAR2013 Leon Coetzee Cape Town SA 12:45:00 5 sec S-W Briliant White Whitest White Like Spot light No Part falling off. Very big white ball with                              Very big white ball with long white tail About 10 to 15 km away. Then explosion. No more light just huge ball of smoke. Most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life. Very exited. Dont know why not on the news. Didn't  any  body else see it?????????      
                    
12MAR2013 Ray Lowe somerset west 12.3 10secs west-east bright red & white, lots of cloud no debris same sun none seen no photo

12MAR2013 Sandra Nortje Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa about 12:25 GMT-2 3 seconds SW-NE A yellowish tail Less than the sun, more than the moon No Something of a split tail, brighter on the outsides than in the middle

I was driving from Montagu, SA to Ashton, SA and just 1km before Ashton, SA I saw this bright light on my right hand side. My eyes caught it immediately. It was this big fire ball coming down to earth with a lot of smoke at the end. I did told a people but they think I talk nonsense but on the other hand it was really really beautiful to see such a thing for 5 seconds. Thank you Jean Visser

25 plus Reports!
For all sighting reports, see-
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

MBIQ Data Set-
South Africa arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for news on "cloud" in the sky cape town 12 march 2013.
21:41:07 -- 29 minutes ago

Cape Town, Western Cape arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: South Africa Fireball Meteor 13FEB2013" by searching for meteorite in south africa.
21:45:20 -- 25 minutes ago

Boksburg, Gauteng arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor spotted today .
21:48:16 -- 22 minutes ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for news meteorite cape today.
21:48:25 -- 22 minutes ago

Philadelphia, Western Cape arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor.
21:55:11 -- 16 minutes ago

Cape Town, Western Cape arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: South Africa Fireball Meteor 13FEB2013" by searching for meteorite news south africa.
22:00:54 -- 10 minutes ago

Cape Town, Western Cape arrived from google.co.za on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for fireball sigting.
22:02:12 -- 9 minutes ago

Cape Town, Western Cape arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for explode meteor cape town 12 march 2013.
22:08:46 -- 3 minutes ago

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Kanagawa, Japan Fireball Meteor 10MAR2013

2013-03-10 21:11:27 神奈川より西方の火球

Fireball west from Kanagawa 2013-03-10 21:11:27
Kanagawa, Japan Fireball Meteor 10MAR2013 with photos and video-
SonotaCO-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2977&sid=3dfa10d2b28893617a17507210897d59
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Hawaii Fireball Meteor 11MAR2013

Hawaii Fireball Meteor 06'14 11MAR2013

Hawaii Fireball Meteor 11MAR2013
v.2 "C" 2013 LunarMeteorite"Hunter / Google Earth
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Make a meteor sighting report-
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Initial Sighting Reports-
11MAR2013 Antony Clarke Pahoa, HI 6:30 am LST (Hawaii) 3-4 sec Traveled NE to SW.  We were facing NW. Bright green Very bright. Brighter than Venus. Borke into 2-3 pieces before reaching surface Upper track obscured by cloud so only lower part of track visible.  Apparent angle of descent was about 45deg.

11MAR2013 dennis Kona HI 06:14 has 7sec ne-sw Facing W Large Green Ball with white center and green tail  Brighter than Moon. Less than sun no Into the ocean didnt see slash. Sky was still dark

11MAR2013 Wendy Morriarty Mililani, Hawaii, USA 6:15:00 Two seconds S-W Green ball with long tail, appeared to break into two parts Very bright, like a flare Yes, appears to break into two parts, one large one small Very green in color, tail was more white

For all sighting reports, see-
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/
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Dubai Astronomy Group

Dubai Astronomy Group - News

It is with great pleasure that the Dubai Astronomy Group would like to announce the opening of our new office at Itihad road (Suhail 2 building office 908). We cordially invite you all to visit us and use our recourse center, library and also we are free to answer your questions.
http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/Group/Introduction/tabid/28/Default.aspx

  In other matters, we like to announce the weekly opening of our Zubair camp to all members on Tuesday and on every Saturday we will be holding a General Astronomy Meeting at our office in Dubai.
  We would like to thank all our paid members, and we highly encourage you to become paid members as this will open a new world of privileges and facilities. Soon, the membership plan will change and fees will increase, so take this opportunity to register with more privileges at a very nominal fee.
  For details please visit our site http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/Group/Membership/tabid/54/Default.aspx

We highly encourage all web registered members to register with our Facebook: Dubai astronomy group and follow us on twitter @dubaiastronomy, this will ensure that you receive all our updates and news.

Here are some of the up-coming attractions in March and April:
- Comets Observation
- Stargazing trip
- Astrophotography trips
- 13th Gulf Colloquium in American University in Sharjah

We are opening another session of basic Astronomy Courses coming in March please see this link for details
http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/Group/Listofservices/TrainingCourses/tabid/106/Default.aspx

Unique opportunity is opening for volunteer works this will give you special privileges as DAG member and will entitle you for free training courses, see this link for details.
http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/Group/Membership/Volunteer/tabid/505/Default.aspx

Wish you all Astronomical times.
Best Regards
Hasan Ahmad Al Hariri
Dubai Astronomy Group

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WV VA MD NJ Fireball Meteor 11MAR2013

WV VA MD NJ Fireball Meteor approx. 04:35 EDT 11MAR2013

WV VA MD NJ Fireball Meteor 11MAR2013
v.1 "c" 2013 LunarMeteorite"Hunter / Google Earth
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If you witnessed this meteor event please file a report on this site; thank you!
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Initial Reports'
11MAR2013 Lisa Cape May NJ USA around 4:45 am est dst I saw 2 seconds through window facing sw straight down white/blue moon no looked like a huge shooting star

11MAR2013 bwas Herndon, VA, USA 0430 EST 2-3 sec N-S Left to right. Facing South. low on southern horizon Green Moon none witnessed awesome

11MAR2013 Elizabeth Sanford Germantown, MD, USA approx 0435 Eastern (DST) Not longer than 3 seconds I was facing roughly southbound in my (moving) vehicle.  The start/stop location seemed very low in the sky, and moved from N to SSE. Color was a bright whitish blue.  No sound that I was able to hear, as I was in a car w/ windows rolled up. Very bright - brighter than Venus; as bright as moon on some nights A little bit, just as it was trailing off Most notable to me, novice, was how low in the sky and how much larger than others I've seen over the years.

11MAR2013 ANGIE CAPON BRIDGE, WV, USA 04:35 EDT 3-4 seconds E-SE WHITE/BLUE Very bright, like the moon. No There was a flash right before it reached the surface.

11MAR2013 Rob Lucketts, VA 438AM EST 3 seconds N-S direction of travel. Occurred east of my location bright white moon looked like small piece separated at end looked like a firework after it exploded - (but debris falling back to earth as one piece)

11MAR2013 Heather Rohrersville, MD, United States 4:36:00 2 seconds Facing East, looked like it feel behind the mountain, so traveling east? Bluish green color, no sound Brighter than the moon, not as bright as the sun Not that I could see No, I saw it just before it disappeared.

11MAR2013 Rich Ivy, VA USA 435 10 sec North to South Red with a white tail Venus None None
For all sighting reports, see-
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11MAR2013

Astrobiologists Find Ancient Fossils in Fireball Fragments NOT!
MIT Technology Review
On 29 December 20012, a fireball lit up the early evening skies over the Sri Lankan province of Polonnaruwa. Hot, sparkling fragments of the fireball rained down across the countryside and witnesses reported the strong odour of tar or asphalt. Over the ...

Comet? Meteor? Asteroid? Here's how to tell the difference
San Jose Mercury News
Meteor shower: A collection of meteors visible when Earth passes through a trail of debris left by a comet. Asteroid: An object larger than a meteoroid that orbits the sun and is made of rock or metal. Historically, objects larger than 10 meters across ...

Wow, the Russian Meteor Was the Biggest in a Century
The Atlantic
The meteor we all saw streaking across YouTube from Russian dashboard cameras was the largest in a century, a scientist who studied the event told Nature's Geoff Brumfiel. That would make it the biggest rock to hit the Earth since 1908's Tunguska wiped ...

To at Least One Earthling, Siberia Meteor Proved That Science Is Critical
New York Times
Twice on a recent Friday, the cosmos intruded rudely on us earthlings. A meteorexploded over western Siberia, shattering windows, injuring hundreds and scaring pretty much everyone else. That same day, an asteroid passed within 18,000 miles of us ...

Comets & Life On Earth: Impacts May Have Jump-Started Biological Evolution
Sun, 10 Mar, 2013 06:29 AM PDT
Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests, bolstering the odds that a comet or meteorite strike may have jump-started biological evolution on Earth.

meteorite couLD strike here tOO!
Sun, 10 Mar, 2013 04:59 AM PDT
SPACE experts at a unique Welsh asteroid monitoring facility have warned that the Russianmeteorite which injured more than 1,000 is an urgent “wake-up call” to the planet.

Has there ever been a big meteorite fall on the Ridgefield area?
Sun, 10 Mar, 2013 03:43 AM PDT
Has there ever been a big meteorite around here like Siberia’s last week? Around daybreak on Dec. 14, 1807, 14-year-old Samuel G. Goodrich had gotten out of bed to build a fire.

Meteorite fetches $50 at local auction
npc-news.standardspeaker.com Sat, 09 Mar, 2013 09:00 PM PST
By all accounts, the auction Saturday at J&J Auction Service in Sheppton offered the usual fare of old toys, antique pictures and furniture, and hundreds of other items that were once a part of someone's life. But this auction had something different: a

Welsh asteroid monitoring station's metorite 'wake-up' warning
Sat, 09 Mar, 2013 04:27 PM PST
Space experts at a unique Welsh asteroid monitoring facility have warned that the Russianmeteorite which injured more than 1,000 is an urgent “wake-up call” to the planet.

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Meteor Falling Down To Earth Caught On Dash Cam
YouTube
Recorded March 8th 2013 in Indiana just after 9pm est. Saw this good sized meteor falling to earth and couldn't believe I actually got it on dash cam. I have seen them before and always wished I had got it on film and now I did :) Quality is pretty ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10MAR2013

After Russian Meteor, Keeping Closer Eye on Sky « Science World
Earth resembled a cosmic shooting gallery this month after a meteor exploded over Russia. And then, a few hours later, an asteroid passed closer to Earth than ...
blogs.voanews.com/.../after-russian-meteor-keeping-closer-eye...

Russian Meteor Explosion - All You Need About Chelyabinsk's ...
Looking at all the data pouring in from all over the world, NASA scientists have determined the ...
www.space.com/19959-russian-meteor-explosion-all-you-nee...

Russian Guy's Reaction To Meteor While Driving | Geekologie
This is allegedly a real video recorded by some Ruskie's car cameras from when that meteor ...
www.geekologie.com/.../yes-russian-guys-reaction-to-meteor-...

Meteor that slammed into the Urals made the loudest noise ever ...
The low frequency waves emitted by the gargantuan blast were not audible to the human ear ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Meteor-slammed-Urals-loudest-noise-...

Russian meteor's origin and size discovered - CBS News
Scientists determine the meteor that injured over 1000 people in Russia came from the asteroid belt and flew at Earth from beyond Mars.
www.cbsnews.com/.../russian-meteors-origin-and-size-discove...

Meteor mania rocks Siberia
Kansas City Star
Shock waves from the explosion of an inbound meteor — the largest object from space to enter Earth's atmosphere since the Tunguska meteor strike of 1908 — blew out windows, damaged buildings and caused many injuries, mostly from flying glass.

Meteor streaks across Midwest sky
WKYC-TV
Many reports were made to the American Meteor Society from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and southern Ontario, Canada. The meteorwas reported around 9 p.m. as people reported seeing a streak of light ...

Source of Life on Earth?
Sat, 09 Mar, 2013 04:08 AM PST
Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests, bolstering the odds that a comet or meteorite strike may have jump-started biological evolution on Earth.

Police look into meteor shower relief expenses
RAPSI
YEKATERINBURG, March 7 - RAPSI. The police are reviewing whether the funds allocated to repair damage caused by a meteor shower in the Chelyabinsk region were spent legally, the Interior Ministry's press service told RIA Novosti. This is a routine ...

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Ontario MI OH IL IN Fireball Meteor 08MAR2013

Ontario MI OH IL IN Fireball Meteor 21'15 EST 08MAR2013
Meteorites have fallen over land!
MBIQ has just triggered on a a meteor event seen from Ontario, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana.

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Ontario, MI, OH, IL, IN meteor 21"15 EST 08MAR2013
v.2 *c* LunarMeteorite*Hunter / Google Earth

Sandia Sentinel Allsky, Lake Station, In USA, Steve Witt

If you saw this event please file a meteor sighting report on this website;  thank you!

Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
08MAR2013 Jeff Massecar Toronto, ontario, canada 21:15:00 2 seconds S - N  - facing west Bright streak little bit of orange Bright as a street lamp Tail Very cool!

08MAR2013 Gayann Reynolds OXFORD, MI, USA 21:15 EST 5 sec E-W Left to Right White and orange flames moon no I saw flames

08MAR2013 KP Rosemont, Ontario, Canada 21:15 PM EST 3 seconds south to north, left to right, facing west green/white like fireworks nope streaked

08MAR2013 cheryl stafford Bradford Ohio USA approx 9:20 ET 1-2 sec N, R to L Facing NE Vivid green with orange sparking tail brighter than any star orange sparks in the tail relatively low on the NE horizon.

08MAR2013 Maia & Leah Cleveland, Ohio 21:15:00 3 S-NW white and yellow flickering brighter than venus no very exciting!


08MAR2013 Jennifer Romeo, MI, USA 2115 3 seconds S/SW-N, from left to right facing W White with yellow, no sound as bright as moon no fragmentation but tail visible little bit scary but cool

08MAR2013 Jamie Richardson Kokomo, IN USA 2120 EST 5-10 seconds Facing northeast traveled from right to left reds, oranges Venus or a bit bigger yes fragmentation I thought I was looking at a falling star at first. It shot across at a steep angle and the grew brighter and then fragmented and then disappeared. There was no sound.

For all sighting reports, see-
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

MBIQ Data Set-
Sterling Heights, Michigan arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor over michigan march 8.
11:03:22 -- 25 minutes ago
Ferndale, Michigan arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for just saw a meteorite.
11:19:11 -- 10 minutes ago
Dayton, Ohio arrived from us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Meteor/Meteorite News -Breaking News- MBIQ Detects MA NY NH PA ME NC OH KY DC ONT TWO Bright Green Meteor Fireballs over NE United States 29MAY2011" by searching for just saw a meteor over sw ohio.
11:23:05 -- 5 minutes ago
Dayton, Ohio arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor 2013 march ohio.
11:24:02 -- 6 minutes ago
Normal, Illinois arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor sighting march 8 2013.
11:24:29 -- 6 minutes ago
Wabash, Indiana arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor sightings today.
11:26:54 -- 4 minutes ago
Lorain, Ohio arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor shooting star over lorain oh.
11:27:18 -- 4 minutes ago

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09MAR2013

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 2-8, 2013 | American Meteor Society
As seen from the northern hemisphere, March is the slowest month for meteor activity. No major annual showers are active and only a few very weak minor ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-march-2-...

Incoming! Then Outgoing! Waves Generated by Russian Meteor
Waves Generated by Russian Meteor Recorded Crossing the U.S.. Network of stations with seismometers and air pressure sensors detected the blast waves ...
www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127114

Southampton Scientist Investigates Russian Meteor
Science Daily (press release)
Mar. 7, 2013 — Dr Hugh Lewis from the University of Southampton has analysed the recent extraordinary Russian meteor event using the "NEOImpactor" tool, which was developed by researchers from the University and designed to investigate the risks faced ...


What Exploded over Russia? - NASA Science
"It was a meteor strike--the most powerful since the Tunguska event of 1908," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. Russian Meteor (splash ) ...
science.nasa.gov/science-news/science.../26feb_russianmeteor/

Russian Meteor Likely an Apollo Asteroid Chunk - Slashdot
astroengine writes "Helped by the extensive coverage of eyewitness cameras, CCTV footage and a fortuitous observation made by the Meteosat-9 weather ...
science.slashdot.org/.../russian-meteor-likely-an-apollo-asteroi...

Meteor Terminology | American Meteor Society
Have you ever wondered what's the difference between a meteor and a meteorite or between an asteroid and a comet? Here are the answers to all your ...
www.amsmeteors.org/2013/03/meteor-terminology/

 AOL On - Crashed Meteor Couldn't Be Detected ...
The meteor that crashed in Russia couldn't be detected due to Sun's glare.
on.aol.com

Russian meteor crash Feb 15, 2013 - unrelated to Asteroid DA14
YouTube
A meteor exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains on February 15, injuring more than 1,000 people and causing damage to the Chelyabinsk region. AGI aerospace engineers have used our Systems Tool Kit (STK) software to create a simulation based on ...

Taking stock in aftermath of once-in-century meteor impact (pictures)
CNET
A heavy meteor shower rained down on central Russia, sowing panic as the hurtling space debris smashed windows and injured dozens of stunned locals, officials said. According to a new NASA estimate, the meteor had likely been crossing the Earth's orbit ...

Cosmic Coincidence: Asteroid Careens by as Meteor Delivers 'Buzz Cut' to Earth
PBS NewsHour
On the same day as a meteor hit Russia, an asteroid careened towards Earth. Jeffrey Brown talks to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about this cosmic coincidence, how the meteor and asteroid came so close to Earth, what risks it poses and why this is ...

 Brillante Meteoro (Bright Meteor) Puerto Rico 3/05 ...
32 sec
Spanish / English Un brillante meteoro se vió sobre Puerto Rico a eso de las 10: 40 pm del martes ...
youtube.com

High-Tech Software Helps Asses Damage From Chelyabinsk Meteor
RedOrbit
On Friday, February 15, a massive meteor exploded in the sky over Russia's Ural Mountains region, injuring more than 1,200 people and at least 200 children. Now, a lecturer in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Southampton has released the ...

Brillante Meteoro (Bright Meteor) Puerto Rico 3/05/2013 (SAC)
YouTube
A bright meteor was seen from all Puerto Rico on March 5, 2013 at 9:40 pm ET. The Astronomical Society of the Caribbean received sightings reports from at least eight towns across the Island. The object seen was a bolide (a meteor brighter than planets).

Comets may have spurred life on Earth
Fri, 08 Mar, 2013 09:07 AM PST
Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests, bolstering the odds that a comet or meteorite strike may have jump-started biological evolution on Earth.

Comet Impacts May Have Jump-Started Life on Earth
space.com Fri, 08 Mar, 2013 07:09 AM PST
Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests, bolstering the odds that a comet or meteorite strike may have jump-started biological evolution on Earth.

Iowa Meteorite Crater Confirmed
Thu, 07 Mar, 2013 09:54 PM PST
3-D Perspective View of Decorah Impact. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey. Recent airborne geophysical surveys near Decorah, Iowa are providing an unprecedented look at a 470- million-year-old meteorite crater concealed beneath bedrock and sediments.

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Oman Meteor 07MAR2013

Oman Meteor 07MAR2013

If you witnessed this event please file a meteor sighting report-
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-

07MAR2013 KEITH HARVEY Oman, Fins near Sur 2010(D) 10-20 secs Overhead to horizon Direction of travel South East Orange venus No Location: Approx 23N 59E

07MAR2013 SUSIE BARKA MUSCAT OMAN 19.15 5 sec N-S A LARGE ELONGATED FIREBALL BURNING WHITE HOT, WITH AN ELECTRIC BLUE TAIL  FOLLOWED BY A GREEN BAND AND THEN ORANGE BAND SUN YES was very large


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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08MAR2013

Meteors have long captured the imagination of local residents 
Thu, 07 Mar, 2013 11:34 AM PST
A meteorite was discovered by two men in the 1940s outside of Rifle. The meteor, primarily composed of iron, is officially listed in the Catalogue of Meteorites.

Meteorite Crater Under Iowa
Thu, 07 Mar, 2013 05:38 AM PST
A three-dimensional view of Decorah, Iowa, and the Upper Iowa River with the location of the Decorah Impact Structure marked with the white dotted line. Scene is looking due north.

Searching for Comet Pan-STARRS
Thu, 07 Mar, 2013 05:34 AM PST
Scan the west after sunset J. Alex Knoll After last month’s near-passing asteroid and the exploding meteorite over Siberia , we have another interloper passing through: Comet Pan-STARRS. Given clear skies and an unobstructed view of the west horizon at dusk, you can spot this comet over the coming week. read more

Meteorite perfume to be launched
Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 08:47 PM PST
Moscow, March 6 : Authorities in the Chelyabinsk region, which was hit by a meteorite Feb 15, have announced plans to launch a new perfume with the scent of the celestial body, which brought the Urals city to international fame.

Giant Ancient Impact Crater Confirmed in Iowa
Wed, 06 Mar, 2013 08:01 PM PST
A monster lurks under northeastern Iowa. That monster is in the form of a giant buried basin, the result of a meteorite impact in central North America over 470 million years ago. (...)Read the rest of Giant Ancient Impact Crater Confirmed in Iowa (860 words) © David Dickinson for Universe Today, 2013. | Permalink | [...]

Russian-Meteor-Sized Space Rock Seen Flying By ...
The Virtual Telescope Project's Gianluca Masi captured the asteroid on March 3rd, 2013 on ...
space.com

Siberian Meteor Spurs Dash for Data, Calls for Safeguards
Science Now
Summary. When a meteor shot through the dawn sky over Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 15 February, people rushed to watch the contrail streak past at 18 kilometers a second. But what came next were shattered windows, blown down walls, shock waves that set ...

Chelyabinsk meteor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The dazzling light of the meteor was bright enough to cast moving shadows during the morning daylight in Chelyabinsk and was observed from Sverdlovsk, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelyabinsk_meteor

Russia calls for united meteor defense | KurzweilAI
Asteroid (credit: NASA) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin says the world should unite to establish a defense system against space objects that.
www.kurzweilai.net/russia-calls-for-united-meteor-defense

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Japan Fireball Meteor 05MAR2013 火球

Japan Fireball Meteor ~23:11:44 JST 05MAR2013
2013年3月5日　23時11分44秒の低速火球

SonotaCo Link with photos and details:
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2973&sid=ddd34fe76d1956fc7383124fcf3d5af7

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California Meteor 07MAR2013

MBIQ Detects California Meteor 07MAR2013

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California Meteor 07MAR2013
Red Markers = MBIQ Queries
Neon Green = Sighting Reports
v.1 (c) 2013 Lunar Meteorite*Hunter /  Google Earth

Initial Report:
07MAR2013 DNA Entertainment Montebello, CA 90640 USA appx 1221am appx 4 seconds  was facing south east there was a very light blue flash at first then in middle of that flash there was a even brighter blue green big flash that covered a large part in sky no noise heard before or after  it was very bright and had more color and larger of flash that would come from lighting no see anything falling off This was a very big and colorful flash in the sky like I`ve never seen before

MBIQ Data Set:

Moreno Valley, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteorite spotting 03-07-13.
17:20:09 -- 11 minutes ago

Santa Ana, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for green fireball meteor 3-7-13.
17:30:28 -- 1 minute ago

Whittier, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for bright green light in the sky.
17:32:48 -- 2 minutes ago

MBIQ:
http://mbiq.blogspot.jp/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07MAR2013

Confimed: Massive Meteor Hit Iowa... 470 Million Years Ago
WOWT
Confimed: Massive Meteor Hit Iowa... 470 Million Years Ago. It's confirmed. The city of Decorah sits atop a 470 million-year-old meteorite crater. That's according to scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey. They released a statement Tuesday ...

NASA Meteor Talk Scheduled At Transylvania County Library – Brevard NC
The Transylvania Times
This image provides a glimpse of the spectacular meteor that exploded over Russia last month, injuring more than 1,000 people. NASA's Dr. Bill Cooke will discuss the latest scientific findings about the meteor during a talk hosted by PARI at the ...

Update on Russia's Mega-Meteor
SkyandTelescope.com
Update on Russia's Mega-Meteor. The asteroidal fragment that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, last month delivered the kinetic-energy equivalent of at least 400 kilotons of TNT. Damage was limited because it disrupted so high up — but the situation ...

Meteor Mashed Ancient Iowa
Discovery News
The recent meteor explosion over Russia was a close call, but Iowa wasn't so lucky 470 million years ago. An ancient meteor gouged a 5.5 kilometer (3.4 mile) crater into was it now northeast Iowa. Aerial surveys recently confirmed the presence of the ...

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MBIQ Detects Puerto Rico Meteor 05MAR2013

MBIQ Detects Puerto Rico Meteor  05MAR2013

We need your meteor sighting reports to confirm this event;  please file a report on this website;  thank you!
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

MBIQ Dataset:

Guaynabo arrived from google.com.pr on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News - Caribbean Meteor News -Puerto Rico, Aruba, Curacao, Jamaica, Dominican Republic Meteor Fireball 16JAN2012" by searching for meteorite in puerto rico.
01:18:25 -- 51 minutes ago

San Juan arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: March 2013" by searching for meteorite march 5 2013.
01:28:44 -- 41 minutes ago

Puerto Rico arrived from google.com.pr on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News - Caribbean Meteor News -Puerto Rico, Aruba, Curacao, Jamaica, Dominican Republic Meteor Fireball 16JAN2012" by searching for meteorite fireball over puerto rico.
01:44:26 -- 26 minutes ago



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