03 September 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 3SEP2010

Did A Meteorite Smash Into Monroe Home?
Q13 FOX Seattle Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:26 PM PDT
We help Monroe man find the answer A Monroe man thought his house came "under fire" but instead found what he believed to be a small meteorite stuck to the side of his house.
... [sounds like another HOAX! copycat!]

Midwest meteor named Mifflin after Wis. township
WGEM Quincy Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:49 AM PDT
CHICAGO (AP) -- A meteorite that fell in Wisconsin earlier this year now has a name: Mifflin.

Meteorite That Lit Up Midwestern Sky Gets a New Home
Chicago Public Radio Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:04 PM PDT
Pieces of a meteorite that lit up the Midwestern sky last April now live at Chicago's Field Museum.

Meteorite takes name of Wisconsin township where it landed
Chicago Tribune Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:01 PM PDT
Pieces of rock scattered over rural area A meteorite that lit up the night sky over the upper Midwest as it plummeted into southeastern Wisconsin on April 14 now has a name: Mifflin, for rural Mifflin Township where it fell.



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