The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13JUL2013

Meteor's debris seen close up - BBC
Scientists release microscopic images of fragments of the meteorite that struck Russia near the city of Chelyabinsk in February.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23284371

A bird? A plane? No, a meteor
Express & Echo
Several residents reported seeing what appeared to be a meteor on Monday evening. They described a "white ball" moving quickly above the city. Trevor Sharp, from Exwick, said he saw the meteor just after dusk. He said: "We were putting our chickens ...

Meteor shower from today
Hindustan Times
A celestial feast is coming up for stargazers this month — a meteor shower, which would begin on July 12 and peak around July 27 and 28 when one would see 20 or more meteors every hour. The Delta Aquarid meteor shower would be seen from all parts of ...

Alpha Capricornid Meteor | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Earth-threatening minor planet 2002 EX12 (comet 169P/NEAT) has been identified as the parent body of the alpha Capricornid shower. Many meteor shower ...
www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/.../pool-973956@N23

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Detects Italy Meteor ...
If you witnessed a meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this site; ... Genova, Liguria arrived on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The ...
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MBIQ Detects Italy Meteor 05JUL2013
MBIQ Detects Italy Meteor 05JUL2013 If you witnessed a meteor event please file a meteorsighting report on this site; thank you.
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Top 10 mysterious meteor crashes - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Top 10 mysterious meteor crashes---Barringer Meteorite Crater in the northern Arizona desert of the United States. Many scientists believe that the Earth suffered ...
news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013.../c_132528161.htm

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Philippines Meteorites Map

Meteorites Found in the Republic of the Philippines - Map

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Meteorites Found in The Republic of The Philippines
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Weekend Sci-Fi B Movie Matinee - From The Earth to The Moon - 1958

From The Earth to The Moon - 1958 ---Weekend Sci-Fi B Movie Matinee
From The Earth to The Moon
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South Dakota Meteorites - Map

Meteorites of South Dakota - Map

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Meteorites Found in South Dakota, USA
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Wyoming Meteorites Map

Meteorites and Impact Crater Found in Wyoming - Map

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Meteorites Found in Wyoming, USA
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Alberta, Canada Meteorites Map

Meteorites and Impact Craters Found in Alberta, Canada - Map

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Meteorites Found in Alberta, Canada
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[IMO-News] Last Reminder 32nd IMC, Poznan, Poland, 22-25 August 2013.

[IMO-News] Last Reminder 32nd IMC, Poznan, Poland, 22-25 August 2013
  At this moment 105 participants from 22 countries are confirmed to participate at the 32nd IMC, 22-25 August 2013. About 40 will also participate at the Meteoroids conference.
  Not yet registered? You are very welcome to participate: you find all information on www.imo.net/imc2013. The final deadline for the IMC registration is 31 JULY 2013 at 23h59m UT.
  We would be grateful if you could share this IMC registration reminder via your local mailing service or social media.
  Some other IMC news:
  The 2012 IMC Proceedings are ready and can be consulted in preview as PDF: http://www.imo.net/imc2012/proceedings. 2012 IMC participants will receive their paper copy during the IMC in Poznan, Poland. 2012 participants who cannot participate in Poznan will get their copy via surface mail.
  The 2012 photo gallery has been added to the IMC history pages: http://www.imo.net/imo/imc/2012.
  IMO publications are listed with ADS Abstracts (a bibliographic project of Harvard, NASA, Smithsonian). In the past months all missing Proceedings that were ever published were scanned, documented and put online with Pdf's for all papers. All the IMC Proceeding papers can be consulted via this link: : http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs_doc/conferences1.html#P.

  We all look forward to see you again in Poznan, Poland next month.
The IMO team

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12JUL2013

Meteor Activity Outlook for July 6-12, 2013 | American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near three as seen from the northern hemisphere and four as seen from south of the ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-july-6-12...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10JUL2013
Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society, said that sightings were consistent with that of a meteor - a larger than average ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

400 Million Year Old Impact Crater Sits Below Iowa Town
RedOrbit
A meteor from 470-million-years-ago lies buried several hundred feet beneath the town of Decorah, Iowa, according to an airborne geophysical survey reported in EARTH Magazine. Geologists first hypothesized the crater's existence while examining ...

Rock found by MN farmer is confirmed meteorite ...
1 min
A Sibley County farmer has confirmed that a rock he found two years ago is a rare meteorite.
sctimes.com

NASA: Our solar system has a tail!
wtvr.com
GREENBELT, Md. (NASA GODDARD) – It has long been assumed that our solar system, like a comet, has a tail. Just as any object moving through another medium – for example, a meteortraveling through Earth's atmosphere – causes the particles to form a ...

Upcoming Educator Workshop Compares Mars and Earth
Imagine Mars! Workshop
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Target audience: Formal and informal educators for grades 3-8
Location: NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center, Pomona, Calif.
Overview: This standards-based workshop will focus on the similarities and differences in Mars' and Earth's geology. Compare and contrast Earth and Mars images to discover how landscapes evolved. Learn how to make the traditional baking soda and vinegar volcano activity into a geologic and mathematical gold mine! Learn how and why we explore Mars. Engage your students in present and future missions to Mars. This workshop will be restricted to 25 participants so register early
Please call 909-397-4420 to reserve your spot. For more information and directions, visit:http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=115

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Alaska Meteorites Map

Meteorites and impact crater found in Alaska - Map

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Meteorites Found in Alaska
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Namibia Meteorites Map

Meteorites and Impact Crater Found in Namibia - Map

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Meteorites Found in Namibia
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JUL2013

Iowa impact crater confirmed
Alexandria, VA -- Scientists have recently confirmed the existence of an impact crater buried below the town of Decorah, Iowa. Scientists first discovered what they thought resembled a crater in 2008, but now it has been corroborated by an airborne geophysical survey and hydrology surveys. Scientists estimate the diameter of the crater at 5.5 kilometers wide ...

NASA and Japanese Space Agency Discuss Space Cooperation
WASHINGTON -- ..."NASA has enjoyed a long-standing, mutually beneficial relationship with Japan in space exploration activities and we look forward to further
discussions about our asteroid initiative," said Bolden. "We currently have
more than 35 active agreements with JAXA in human spaceflight, Earth science,
space science, and aeronautics, making Japan one of the agency's leading
partners in civil space cooperation." ...

Would We See a Meteorite Hitting the Moon? When it comes to space explosions, size matters.
Wed, 10 Jul, 2013 03:16 PM PDT
I’m curious about the effect of a sizable (say, one-kilometer) meteorite striking the moon. Assuming it hit the side facing us, would we be able to see the impact or the aftermath (plumes of dust) with the naked eye?
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Paleontological Resources Preservation Act Rules - Comment Period Ends July 22, 2013

U.S. Paleontological Resources Preservation Act Rules - Comment Period Ends July 22, 2013

The comment period for the rules that will implement
the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act will
end on July 22, 2013. For more information go see:

Paleontological Resources Preservation: A Proposed
Rule by the Forest Service on 05/23/2013 (Proposed
rules for carrying out the Paleontological Resources
Preservation Act.) This article has a comment period
that ends in 12 days on July 22, 2013
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/05/23/2013-12173/paleontological-resources-preservation

Paleontological Resources Preservation Act:
http://nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/prpa_text.cfm
and https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/05/23/2013-12173/paleontological-resources-preservation#h-67

Paleonet: Open letter to the USDA Forest Service
regarding proposed rules for Paleontological Resources
Preservation Act by Philip M Novack-Gottshall
http://mailman.nhm.ac.uk/pipermail/paleonet/2013-July/002951.html

Yours,

Paul H.

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10JUL2013

Discovery of a New Unique Water-rich Meteorite ...
65 min
A talk by Carl B. Agee of the University of New Mexico Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 is a new type ...
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Sightings of meteor falling across Cornwall sky
This is Cornwall
Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society, said that sightings were consistent with that of a meteor - a larger than average piece of space debris burning up in the earth's atmosphere at around 20 - 30 km per second.

Q2 Weather Update: Something flew across the sky in Billings
KTVQ Billings News
The Next Principal meteor shower isn't due until July 30th when the Delta Aquarid meteorshower is expected. However, SpaceWeather.com reports a Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun occurred earlier this week and part of that solar flare did hit the ...

Orange Light Seen in Sky on Friday
Patch.com
Did you see a bright light go across the sky Friday night? If you did, you aren't alone. User JG posted that he saw an "orange ball of light, like a fireball" heading to the Gulf around 10 p.m. on Friday. Other readers have commented that they saw the ...

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MBIQ Detects WY SD ID Meteor 09JUL2013

MBIQ Detects WY SD ID Meteor 09JUL2013

MBIQ Detections WY SD ID Meteor 09JUL2013
v.2 C 2013 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth

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Initial Reports-

09JULY2013 Josh Starck Craters of the Moon Nat. Park, ID, USA 22:10 MT 5 sec SW-NE Green tail that turned red to orange then disapeared behind the mountains to the east  moon not that I could see I was descending an observation point in the middle of The Craters of the Moon park at an elavation of 8500 ft. I turned around and looked up. No stars were visible only the green tail of a fireball. 

09JULY2013 Nelson Spearfish SD 2200 3-4 seconds NW Bright Green very bright none that we could see none 

09JUL2013 Amanda Lewis Tremonton, UT 21:50MST watched for two seconds before it fell behind a hill I was facing North, fireball was traveling east to west, downward white center, red around and tail sun brightness no fragmentation seen no 

09JUL2013 Renell Merna, WY, USA 21:45:00 5 seconds Falling east to west, I was facing N/NE Green,white, hint of yellow in the main ball, mostly white in the tail Very bright Didn't appear to be, there was a bright tail This was large and appeared close.  Nothing close to the appearance of a falling star

MBIQ Sample Data Set-
Spearfish, South Dakota arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JUL2013" by searching for meteor july 9, 2013.
13:49:44 -- 12 minutes ago

Sheridan, Wyoming arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JUL2013" by searching for meteorite july 9, 2013.
13:29:51 -- 31 minutes ago

All Meteor Sighting Reports can be seen at-
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MBIQ Detects UK Meteor 08JUL2013

MBIQ Detects UK Meteor 08JUL2013

MBIQ Detections Meteor 08JUL2013
v.1 C 2013 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth

If you witnessed a meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this site; thank you.
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Initial Sighting Report-
08JUL2013 Hugo Cant Delabole, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom 22:20 +/- 3 seconds approximately. West; observer was facing south with the astroid travelling West Bright white with a green hue. The meteor looked substantial in size having little to compare it with. The meteor streaked above me for about 3 seconds before breaking up into three parts, one being large and the second small and the original bulk loosing illumination but still seemed to travel. When the meteor broke up the two pieces remained bright for about a 0.5 of a second. There was nothing audible. About sun bright although being quite far away it wasn't dazzling. yes, three pieces. Sadly no pictures or photos.

08JUL2013 ALZ CHILCOMPTON UK 21.59 5 SEC E-W BRILLIANT WHITE SUN NO ,

MBIQ Sample Data Set-

Wolverhampton arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching forhuge shooting star last night.
00:16:58 -- 1 minute ago

Ilkeston, Derbyshire arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting stars yesterday.
00:16:21 -- 2 minutes ago

Bournemouth arrived from uk.search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor last night].
00:12:21 -- 6 minutes ago

Rhyl, Denbighshire arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor over england last night.
00:12:12 -- 6 minutes ago

Coventry arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for comet spotted in the sky in london 8th july 2013.
23:23:07 -- 56 minutes ago

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JUL2013

Silent 'heat' lightning illuminates night sky
Stuff.co.nz
While some speculated the flashes came from alien life forms coming to earth, he believed it was more likely a meteor shower. MetService forecaster Dan Corbett said 124 strikes were recorded between about 6pm and midnight after a trough of cold air ...

Potential solution tometeorite mystery: Chondrules may have formed from high-pressure collisions in early solar system
Mon, 08 Jul, 2013 10:08 AM PDT
(Phys.org) —A normally staid University of Chicago scientist has stunned many of his colleagues with his radical solution to a 135-year-old mystery in cosmochemistry. "I'm a fairly sober guy. People didn't know what to think all of a sudden," said Lawrence Grossman, professor in geophysical sciences. ...
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Cosmochemist discovers potential solution tometeorite mystery
Mon, 08 Jul, 2013 09:26 AM PDT
( University of Chicago ) A normally staid University of Chicago scientist has stunned many of his colleagues with his radical solution to a 135-year-old mystery in cosmochemistry. "I'm a fairly sober guy. People didn't know what to think all of a sudden," said Lawrence Grossman, professor in geophysical science...
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Artist Katie Paterson Reforges Meteorite | Video
Mon, 08 Jul, 2013 01:50 PM PDT
A large Campo del Cielometeorite (a type of ironmeteorite from northern Argentina) has been melted down and reforged in the same shape as a piece of artwork. The meteorite is currently in London, but will be launched into space in the future.. .Continue reading

First Mission of Space Launch System with Orion Atop it to Preview Asteroid Visit
NASA
July 8, 2013
Managers in NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate
have initiated a formal request to change the mission plan for the agency's
first flight of the Space Launch System (SLS), Exploration Mission (EM)
1 in 2017. The flight will carry an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to a deep
retrograde orbit near the moon, a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system
where an asteroid could be relocated as early as 2021. ...

July issue of Meteorite Times
The following URL gives access to the Web Browser View, Flash Magazine
View, and Mobile PDF.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/monthly-issues/

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: BC, Canada Meteor ...
Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, Recent Meteorite Falls & Related News. Make a meteor report. *.blogspot.
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Watch Meteor Online | theage.tv
Two massive rocks, tumbling debris older than the solar system itself, collide in space. The course has been altered. The target is Earth. Time is running out in ...
www.theage.com.au/tv/Sci-Fi/show/Meteor-4362900.html

Galaxy Wonders » Meteor Showers – Abstract photos
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are ...
www.galaxywonder.com/meteor-showers-abstract-photos/

Comet ISON Brings Holiday Fireworks
  This July 4th the solar system is showing off some fireworks of its own.
Superficially resembling a skyrocket, Comet ISON is hurtling toward the
Sun at a whopping 48,000 miles per hour. ...

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Tasmania, Australia Meteorites Map

Meteorites Found in Tasmania Map

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Meteorites Found in Tasmania
v.1 C 2013 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth / USGS

Map information has moved to Worldwide Meteorite Maps-
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MBIQ Detects Australia Meteor 08JUL2013

MBIQ Detects Perth, Australia Meteor 08JUL2013

If you witnessed this meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this site; thank you.
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Initial Sighting Report-

MBIQ Sample Data Set-
Australia arrived from google.com.au on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for comet perth 8 july 2013.
16:35:10 -- 8 minutes ago

Perth, Western Australia arrived from google.com.au on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for perth july 8th 2013 streak light.
16:32:26 -- 9 minutes ago

Melbourne, Victoria arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor reporting australia.
15:57:33 -- 46 minutes ago

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08JUL2013

Photo: Ancient Bead From Meteorite - National Geographic News
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/.../130531-egyptian-bead-meteorite-j...‎
May 31, 2013 - The bead reportedly represents the earliest known use of iron in Egypt. ...

Google Earth Photos on the Day of the Meteor at Chelyabinsk
The Cosmic Corner, Britt Maxwell, April 16, 2013
http://thecosmiccorner.blogspot.com/2013/04/google-earth-posts-photos-taken-on-same.html

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Detects Arizona ...
MBIQ Detects Arizona Meteor approx. 20:15 06JUL2013 If you witnessed this meteor event please file a meteor sighting report on this site; thank you.
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../mbiq-detects-arizona-...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: FL Fireball Meteor ...
30JUN2013 Glenn Shaw Boynton Beach, Florida, USA 22:00 EST 2 seconds N-> S facing East Green fireball across sky Brighter than Venus Broke into two ...
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Italy / France Meteor 07JUL2013

Italy / France Meteor +\- 22:20 CET 07JUL2013

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Italy / France Meteor 07JUL2013
v.1 C 2013 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth

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Initial Sighting Report-

07JUL2013 Richard  Porto santo Stefano - Italy 22:27:00 2-3sec NE-SW Very bright light, similar to fireworks Bright moon Yes No

07JUL2013 Sand Tuscany italy   cet 2 e green, blue sparkling moon yes like a fire works most clear and sparkling ever seen

07JUL2013 William F Porto-vecchio, Corsica, France +\- 22:20 5-7 sec Upper east going straight down Bright green Venus/ Vega No No tail forming

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