The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12/13JUN2015

We Can Save Ourselves From Earth-Killing Asteroids, but Someone Has to Pay
Newsweek
Around the same time that Shoemaker was compiling his notes about unusual, impact-related silicon deposits around Meteor Crater, near Winslow, ...

Exotic Glass Could Help Unravel Mysteries of Mars

Scientific American - 2 hours
Brown University researchers have detected glass deposits on Mars that might contain evidence of past conditions and, possibly, life -- Read ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 13-19, 2015
American Meteor Society
This upcoming weekend the waning crescent moon will rise just before the onset of dawn and will not interfere with meteor observing. The estimated ...

Searching Alaska's backcountry for rocks from space

The Bristol Bay Times - 4 hours
On February 26 at 1:06 p.m., someone in northern Alaska may have seen a torch of light in the cold daytime sky.

How to Spot Asteroid Pallas in Binoculars and Telescopes This Week

SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 23 hours
Most of us have played video games shooting at asteroids, or watched a starship maneuvering through the asteroid belt on television. But have ...

Strategic Elements looks for minerals from meteorites in WA desert

MENAFN - 17 hours
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors)Strategic Elements (ASX:SOR) is starting the hunt for star stuff with its funding of exploration on two projects ...

'Ball of fire' seen in capital sky

Stuff - 18 hours
A "ball of fire" was spotted by many Wellington region residents on Thursday night - but it was a lot less exciting than a meteorite hitting ...

'Ball of fire' spotted over Wellington

The New Zealand Herald - 17 hours
A "ball of fire" has been seen in the sky over Wellington.The MetService said in a tweet it looked like an aircraft contrail lit up by the ...

'Ball of fire' in sky above Wellington

Otago Daily Times - 16 hours
June 11 - A "ball of fire" has been seen in the sky over Wellington. read more

Glass deposits found on Mars: Life 'conveniently bottled' on Red Planet?

Christian Today - 20 hours
In what could be a pivotal step towards the study of whether life existed on Mars, space scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space ...

Why Has NASA Announced That A Meteor Is NOT Going To Hit The Earth In September?
Space - Trendolizer
To be honest, NASA should perhaps hold off on making such bold statements Internet buzz about a giant meteor that is going to strike our planet in ... Why? The whole "story" was a fear campaign... total BS!

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Bolide Meteor Over Minas Gerais, Brasil 10JUN2015
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Beautiful Bolide Meteor Over Minas Gerais, Brasil 0129 UTC 10JUN2015 ... Puerto Rico Bolide Meteor with Boom 31MAY2015 w/ video. Breaking ...

A Meteor Is NOT Going To Hit The Earth In September?
LDS Freedom Forum
What we do know for certain is that giant meteors have hit our planet in the past, and it is just a matter of time before it happens again in our future. ... Fear ye not, except the Lord thy God!

The Generation of VLF Emissions by Meteors
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
This article reviews the interesting, but not widely known, possibility that an ionised meteortrail can generate Very Low Frequency (VLF) emissions in ...

Rocks from Space in Alaska Backcountry
Alaska Native News
Peter Jenniskens, a meteor astronomer with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) institute, is here pictured with meteorite pieces he found ...

Thunder-like boom in West Kootenay prompts speculation

Nelson Star - 9 hours
Rumbling sound was heard in Salmo, Trail, Rossland, Castlegar, Nelson and other communities.

Meteor speculation continues

Nelson Star - 6 hours
Thunder-like boom may have been caused by space debris slamming into a mountain near the Balfour ferry terminal.

Fireball lights up Wellington skies
Newstalk ZB
MetService says a ball of fire seen in the sky over Wellington this evening shouldn't be a cause for concern. Witnesses in Hataitai say the streak of light ...

'Ball of fire' seen in capital sky
Stuff.co.nz
"Just saw this about 20 mins ago, might be a plane crash or meteor, but it was pretty big and was moving pretty fast... way too slow to be a shooting ...

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Taiwan- Ping Tung Star Party 13 JUNE, 2015
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The effect of radar wavelength on meteor echo rate
IEEE Xplore
A new theory is given for the way in which the number of echoes received from sporadic meteor ionization trails varies with radar wavelength and ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10JUN2015 early
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Forward Scatter Meteor Radar METEOR ECHOES : The US Air Force Space Surveillance Radar has been shut down, but we're still recording meteor .

Rare meteorite taken from Queensland museum may have been stolen to order

The Guardian - 19 hours
Crystal Caves museum owner believes the theft of 12kg Wolf Creek specimen was more about pursuing an object of desire than its monetary value ...

Impact glass on Mars may preserve signs of life from distant past

CBC via Yahoo Canada News - 10 hours
A new resource has been found on Mars that could help scientists in their quest to discover if microbes ever lived on the Red Planet. Impact ...

Life on Mars may be preserved in meteorite-made glass

SlashGear - 8 hours
A paper released this week by K. Cannon and J. Mustard shows how ancient life on Mars could be preserved by meteorite glass. Impact glass, or ...

Impact glass on Mars may possess evidence of life

UPI - 23 hours
Brooks Hays PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 8 (UPI) -- Using satellite data, scientists at Brown University recently identified and mapped impact ...

Asteroid Named in Honor of Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy
Asteroid Named in Honor of Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy ...

Why Has NASA Announced That A Meteor Is NOT Going To Hit The Earth In September?
InvestmentWatch
By Michael Snyder Internet buzz about a giant meteor that is going to strike our planet in September has become so intense that NASA has been ... Scare Campaign BRAVO SIERRA!

Volunteers for the Perseids Meteor Shower Night
Hamilton Amateur Astronomers
This August 11th the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers aim to host another Perseids MeteorShower Public Viewing Night. However, events like these ...

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Bolide Meteor Over Minas Gerais, Brasil 10JUN2015

Beautiful Bolide Meteor Over Minas Gerais, Brasil 0129 UTC 10JUN2015

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Bolide Over Minas Gerais, Brasil 0129 UTC 10JUN2015
c2015 Joao Amancio / BRAMON

Bolide over Minas Gerais, Brasil 0129 UTC 10JUN2015
Posted to YouTube by Joao Amancio 8 views
Published on Jun 9, 2015
2015/06/10 - 01:29:27 UT

Another capture of same event!

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Bolide Over Minas Gerais, Brasil 0129 UTC 10JUN2015
c2015 Alcione Da Anunciação Caetano / BRAMON

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10JUN2015

The effect of radar wavelength on meteor echo rate
IEEE Xplore
A new theory is given for the way in which the number of echoes received from sporadicmeteor ionization trails varies with radar wavelength and ...

Patrick Poitevin: The skies above us
Ashbourne News Telegraph
Look for some meteors tonight. The Ophiuchid meteor shower has its maximum peak. You might see about five meteors an hour.

Spaceweather Radio ~ Meteor Echoes
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Forward Scatter Meteor Radar METEOR ECHOES : The US Air Force Space Surveillance Radar has been shut down, but we're still recording meteor ...

Meteor Impact crater seen from ISS
Newspiracy
Apologies for the typo - it's ManicouaganVideo credit - NASA, ISS live feedSometimes it's the simple things. Thank you NASA Manicouagan crater on ...

Why Has NASA Announced That A Meteor Is NOT Going To Hit The Earth In September?
Right Side News
Internet buzz about a giant meteor that is going to strike our planet in September has become so intense that NASA has been forced to issue a ...

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Taiwan- Ping Tung Star Party 13 JUNE, 2015 - 20150613恆春南十字星吶場地圖動畫版

20150613恆春南十字星吶場地圖動畫版
There are an expected 5000-6000 people that will attend this star party to be held in Ping Tung Heng Chun.  Come join the fun!

先睹為快
2015星吶動畫版
有看到沒！
後面是望遠鏡陣列大軍
不來可惜
報名請到屏東縣天文教育資源網
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2015南十字星吶大菜上桌囉
謝謝觀昇電視台屏東新聞報導
要拿闖關獎品的朋友記得要先到屏東縣天文教育資源網報名喔
http://ceag.ptc.edu.tw/~pt_star/

屏東新聞 PT News
2015恆春南十字星吶活動 6月13日將在墾丁國家公園貓鼻頭舉行，國內上百位天文愛好者，將帶著專業的天文器材 和民眾分享天文之美，知名隕石收藏家邱世宗展出各類隕石，其中還包括一顆重達100公斤的隕石，縣長潘孟安邀請民眾 暫時別當低頭族，一塊來恆春抬頭追星星！

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2015 Ping Tung Hengchun CRUX Star Screaming

2015恆春星吶3D場地動畫
Posted to YouTube by劉紀忠 49 views

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JUN2015

NASA Spacecraft Detects Impact Glass on Surface of Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has detected deposits of glass within impact craters on Mars....

Meteorite stolen from Atherton museum

Queensland Country Life - 1 hour
STARRY-eyed crooks have stolen a valuable meteorite from a far north Queensland museum.

Meteorite stolen from Queensland museum

Brisbane Times - 15 hours
Starry-eyed crooks have stolen a valuable meteorite from a far north Queensland museum.

Stolen meteorite may end on black market

AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours
An astronomy expert fears a $16,000 meteorite swiped from a Queensland museum could be broken up and sold on the black market. Two thieves ...

Meteorite worth $16,000 stolen from Queensland museum

Northern Star - 3 hours
STARRY-eyed crooks have stolen a valuable meteorite from a far north Queensland museum.

Meteorite stolen from Qld museum

AAP via Yahoo! New Zealand News - 3 hours
Thieves with an eye for something different have swiped a soccer-ball sized meteorite from a museum in far north Queensland. Police say two ...

Stolen Queensland meteorite could be broken up and sold on black market for $50000, expert says
ABC
A meteorite stolen from an Atherton museum in far north Queensland could be worth more than $50,000 on the black market, an astronomy expert ...

Meteor Detection by Amateur Radio, July 1947 QST
RF Cafe
Industry, government, academic, and amateur groups all played major roles in conducting experiments and publishing findings.

NASA releases photo of new meteor crater on Mars
xinhuanet.com
A photo recently released by the U. S. space agency NASA shows a new meteor crater on Mars. (Source: Chinanews.com) ...

Estação RCP1 Nhandeara, Sao Paulo Records 1019 Meteors 01JAN-01MAY2015
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Renato Cássio Poltronieri / ‎BRAMON - Brazilian Meteor Observation ... UK Meteor Apprx. 22.10 GMT 25MAR2014 "click on image to enlarge" UK ...

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Meteorite stolen from Queensland museum - Wolfe Creek Iron Meteorite Stolen
Brisbane Times
Starry-eyed crooks have stolen a valuable meteorite from a far north Queensland museum.

Two men have absconded with an 11kg Wolfe Creek Iron meteoritePosted on YouTube by Epic videos 0 views
Published on Jun 8, 2015
The meteorite stolen from Queensland is worth more than $16,000

Police search for two men who stole a $16000 'soccer-ball sized'
Daily Mail
Police search for two men who stole a $16,000 'soccer-ball sized' 11.3 kilogram meteorite which had only been at its Queensland home for a month....

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07JUN2015
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Peter Jenniskens, a meteor astronomer with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, is pictured with meteorite pieces he found in Sudan in .

Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Daytime Bolide Meteor 26MAY2015
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Click Image Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Daytime Bolide Meteor 1641 UTC 26MAY2015 c 2015 Campos dos Goytacazez, Sandia Sentinel Allsky ...

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Estação RCP1 Nhandeara, Sao Paulo Records 1,019 Meteors 01JAN-01MAY2015

Camera Station Estação RCP1 in Nhandeara, Sao Paulo Records 1,019 Meteors 01JAN-01MAY2015

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01JAN2015 - 01MAY2015 there were 1.019 meteors recorded
by Camera Station Estação RCP1 in Nhandeara, Sao Paulo .
The total year 2014 there were 2.600 meteors recorded.
Renato Cássio Poltronieri / ‎BRAMON - Brazilian Meteor Observation Network

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07JUN2015

Sobradinho, DF, Brasil Fireball Meteor 06JUN2015 w
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Sobradinho, DF, Brasil Fireball Meteor 0034 UTC 06JUN2015 w/ video ... Puerto Rico Bolide Meteor with Boom 31MAY2015 w/ video. Breaking ...

Rocks from space may be in Alaska backcountry
SitNews
Peter Jenniskens, a meteor astronomer with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, is pictured with meteorite pieces he found in Sudan in ...

Event 1275-2015
Fireball event
Report a Fireball ... IMO received 17 reports about a fireball seen over OH, Tennessee, IL, IN, KY, MI and TN on Saturday, June 6th 2015 around 02:03 ...

Nix and Hydra, two of Pluto's moons wobble unpredictably, observes NASA

DNA India - 7 hours
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered that two of Pluto's moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble unpredictably.

Take Cover! Meteor Fireballs Rain Down Across Brazil & Arietid Daylight Meteor Outburst
Before It's News
This daytime meteor shower has a very broad peak lasting almost five days. The best time to watch will be any day during the early morning hours of ...

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Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Daytime Bolide Meteor 26MAY2015

Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Daytime Bolide Meteor 1341 Local / 1641 UTC 26MAY2015

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Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Daytime Bolide Meteor 1641 UTC 26MAY2015
c 2015 Campos dos Goytacazez, Sandia Sentinel Allsky

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Campos dos Goytacazes, Brasil Daytime Bolide Meteor 1641 UTC 26MAY2015

c 2015 Campos dos Goytacazez, Sandia Sentinel Allsky

Camera operators Guilherme Ferreira Franco, Marwyn Souza and Phâmela Lopes

captured the daytime bolide detected by the Campos dos Goyatacazes All Sky Camera on May 26th, 2015, at 16:41h UT.

Um brilhante bólido detectado durante o dia!!! Registro feito pela câmera All Sky de Campos dos Goytacazes no dia 26 de Maio às 16:41h Tempo Universal (13:41h no horário de Brasília).

- Prof. Marcelo Souza

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Sao Paulo, Brasil Meteor 05JUN2015

Sao Paulo, Brasil Meteor 0756 Local / 2256 UTC 05JUN2015

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Sao Paulo, Brasil Meteor 0756 Local / 2256 UTC 05JUN2015
c2015 Amanda Martins / BRAMON

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Estação, Sao Paulo, Brasil 12 Meteor Captures One Day 05JUN2015

Estação, Sao Paulo, Brasil 12 meteor captures one day 05JUN2015

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Estação, Sao Paulo, Brasil
12 Meteor Captures One Day 05JUN2015
Ricardo Cavallini‎ / BRAMON - Brazilian Meteor Observation Network

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Sobradinho, DF, Brasil Fireball Meteor 06JUN2015 w/ video

Sobradinho, DF, Brasil Fireball Meteor 0034 UTC 06JUN2015 w/ video

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Sobradinho, DF, Brasil Fireball Meteor 0034 UTC 06JUN2015
c 2015 Marcelo Domingues / BRAMON

Fireball Libridas-Lupidas do Sul entre Nuvens

Posted to YouTube by Carlos Bella 3 views
Published on Jun 6, 2015
Capturado pela estação MAD em Sobradinho, DF. Administrador Marcelo Domingues
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Minas Gerais, Brasil 19 Meteors 05JUN2015

Minas Gerais, Brasil 19 Meteors One Night 05JUN2015

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Minas Gerais, Brasil 19 Meteors 05JUN2015
c2015 Joao Armancio / Bramon

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Minas Gerais, Eleven Meteors One Night 05JUN2015

Minas Gerais, Eleven Meteors One Night 05JUN2015
11 Capturas essa noite WSR Maria da Fé MG

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11 Capturas essa noite WSR Maria da Fé MG
c2015 William Siqueira / BRAMON

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Estação CAV 1/SP, Brasil 16 Meteor Captures One Night 04JUN2015

Estação CAV 1/SP, Brasil 16 Meteor Captures One Night 04JUN2015

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Ricardo Cavallini‎ BRAMON - Brazilian Meteor Observation Network
Estação CAV 1/SP
16 meteoros captados no dia 04JUN2015

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06JUN2015

The echo of meteorite impacts could tell us what's inside Mars

TechRadar - 7 hours
We're told to never judge a book by its cover, but it's apparently fine to judge what lies inside Mars by listening to the echoes of ...

Shielded Microbes Could Spread Life Far Beyond Earth

Discovery News - 7 hours
Outer space might be the toughest environment for life, but some hardy microbes have been able to survive in it for surprising amounts of ...

The Arietid daylight meteor shower from June 6 to 12 2015
Strange Sounds
The Arietids are the fifth strongest shower of the year. Ironically, most people never notice this relatively intense shower as it peaks in broad daylight. ...

Menard, Texas "Crater" that Wasn't an Impact Crater 1938
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Origin of the Menard "Crater" by Emmett Blakemore On August 30, 1938, the foreman of the Wilkerson Ranch twelve miles southwest of Menard, ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JUN2015
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Breaking News- Austria 30sec Long Duration Fireball Meteor 2130 Local 03JUN2015 with Fragmentation This event was likely also seen in Germany .

Daylight meteor shower might produce Earthgrazers
The News-Press
Many meteor showers have characteristics that set them apart from the rest. About 45 percent of the meteors from the Perseid shower in August, ...

Tasmania, Australia Bolide Meteor 03JUN2015 w/ fragmentation and sonics
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Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Bolide Meteor 0455 Local 03JUN2015 w/ Fragmentation and Sonics This one, 3rd June 0455 local time, +10UT, ...

Meteor shower in broad daylight
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Earth is entering a stream of debris from an unknown comet, and this is causing one of the most intense meteor showers of the year. Ironically, most ...

Rocks from space in Alaska backcountry
Juneau Empire (subscription)
Peter Jenniskens, a meteor astronomer with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) institute in Mountain View, California, thinks this ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 6-12, 2015
American Meteor Society
This upcoming weekend the waning gibbous moon will rise during the late evening hours and will compromise meteor observing the remainder of the ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JUN2015

Austria Fireball Meteor 03JUN2015 w/ fragmentation
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Breaking News- Austria 30sec Long Duration Fireball Meteor 2130 Local 03JUN2015 with Fragmentation This event was likely also seen in Germany ...

Paraíba, Brasil Fireball Meteor 0232UTC 03JUN2015
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Paraíba, Brasil Fireball Meteor 0232UTC 03JUN2015 ... UK Meteor Apprx. 22.10 GMT 25MAR2014 "click on image to enlarge" UK Meteor Apprx.

Listening to meteorites hitting Mars will tell us what's inside

New Scientist - 2 hours
NASA's InSight mission may be able to use seismic waves from meteorite strikes to probe the Red Planet's interior

Amino Acids in Chondrites

SpaceRef - 6 hours
Amino Acids in Chondrites

Shielded Microbes Can Survive Space

SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 13 hours
Outer space might be the toughest environment for life, but some hearty microbes have been able to survive in it for surprising amounts of ...

Pluto's moons dance to 'chaotic' rhythm

ANI via Yahoo! India News - 18 hours
Washington, Jun 4 (ANI): NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has shown that two of Pluto's moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble unpredictably. John ...

Hardy Bacteria Thrive Under Hot Desert Rocks

SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 13 hours
Beneath the rocks scarring California's Mojave Desert are colonies of cyanobacteria, tiny creatures thought to be some of the first on Earth ...

Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin of May 2015 (57 K) is available now as
http://www.rmob.org/rmobtext/rmob1505.txtMore information and the visual presentation of the hourly forward scattercounts can be found on
http://www.rmob.org
-Chris Steyaert

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Menard, Texas "Crater" that Wasn't an Impact Crater 1938

Origin of the Menard "Crater"
by  Emmett Blakemore
 On August 30, 1938, the foreman of the Wilkerson Ranch twelve miles southwest of Menard, Texas, reported that a meteorite fell on the ranch and created a large crater. The story, widely publicized by newspapers, caused the writer, accompanied by Professor J. D. Boon of Southern Methodist University, to in- Fig. 1. Location of Menard sink. vestigate this phenomenon. The reported crater was found by following the Menard-Ft. McKavett highway west nine 8 FIELD AND LABORATORY miles from Menard to the intersection of a cross-road, thence north three miles to a point 100 yards east of the "crater". Approximate location is shown on map (Fig. 1). Fig. 2. The j\1(cnard sink, reported erroneously as a mereor i[c Crater. The hole reported to be a meteorite crater was found to be roughly circular in plan with a diameter approximately twenty-five feet and a depth of about thirty feet (Fig. 2) . The bedrock of the region is one of the limestone beds of the Fredericksburg group. About five miles south, the San Saba River has eroded through the Fredericksburg and developed its valley on the Trinity group. In the walls of the pit a cobble conglomerate is exposed, the cobbles being fragments of the Fredericksburg limestone with an impure limy matrix which gives poor cementation. This conglomerate resembles very closely the piles of gravel in the bed of the nearby San Saba River. Similar conglomerates with interbedded silt and clay fill numerous abandoned stream channels exposed in road cuts in the area. The distinct horizontal bedding in the conglomerate is best shown near the edge of the pit, where the rock contains less water. Apparently the bottom of the hole is composed of the same material as the enclosing walls except that the MENARD CRATER south side is covered by slumped soil containing traces of grass. The depth of the bedrock at this point, could not be determined. It is difficult to see any relationship between this pit and craters known to be of meteoritic origin. There is no rim of ejected material. There is no evidence of distortion in the beds exposed at the brink; grasses grow to the margin, and at one place a mesquite tree hangs precariously over the hole with its roots dangling. The mesquites growing close to the pit and the one which hangs partially over it show no signs of the intense heat which would be associated with a falling meteorite.! The cobbles in the bottom of the pit are unfractured, as are those of the conglomerate composing the walls. Some fracturing and pulverization would be expected should a meteoritic origin be assumed. A magnet used in the area did not gather iron fragments. The Menard crater is a limestone sink. It is situated in a region of soluble limestones and marls in which numerous caverns have been excavated. The month preceding the formation of the sink was one of heavy rains and floods; subsurface erosion should have been at a maximum. All of the material which once filled the hole appears to have moved downward to fill a collapsed cavern. This pit is neither unusual nor fundamentally different from the innumerable sinks that dot the Edwards Plateau. This paper is designed to correct a popular fallacy regarding the origin of the Menard "crater", one which might cause future investigators of meteorite craters unnecessary travel and expense. 'Rogers, A. F., (1930) "A Unique Occur,nce of Lech,l elier;le or Silica Glass", American /ollrnlll of Science, 51h Series, Vol. XIX, pp. 195 -202 .

reprinted from- See two photo images of the "crater"-
https://sites.smu.edu/shulermuseum/publication_pdfs/field_lab/Blakemore1939a.pdf

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