21 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20MAR2012

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 17-23, 2012 « The Transient Sky ...
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford's excellent weekly summary of meteoractivity. The original version can be found at the American ...
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Harvard experts debunk meteorite discovery in town
Seacoastonline.com
Officials at the Harvard Mineralogical Museum recently told Exeter resident Aidan Ulery that themeteorites he believed he found on Feb. 29 are actually slag, a byproduct of metal smelting that can sometimes appear in concrete.

NASA scientists search for meteor fragments in Walker County
Chattanooga Times Free Press
by WRCB-TV Channel 3 The quiet Cove community in Walker County could be harboring a rock from hundreds of millions of miles away. NASA scientists believe meteorites from a space rock that flew into earth's atmosphere the night of March 7 could be ...

Bob Dyer: Akronites saw second mysterious fireball
Akron Beacon Journal
10, 1965, described a huge fireball witnessed by thousands the previous day. It shot east over Akron at 4:45 pm and eventually into UFO lore after landing in Kecksburg, Pa. Stories labeled "Beacon First" are published in the newspaper before appearing ...

Scientists search for meteor in Walker County
WRCB-TV
Cooke tells Channel 3 this particular meteor caught them by surprise. "When we first picked it up it was doing around 33500 mph," says Cooke. Channel 3 obtained NASA video that shows a bright light streak across the sky above Huntsville, AL.

Go-to meteorite guy reveals out-of-this-world finds
Fox News Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:29 PM PDT
A chance meeting between a pair of treasure-hunting brothers and a geology professor affiliated with University of Washington has led to the discovery of some the most extraordinary and valuable meteorites in history.

Harvard experts debunk meteorite discovery in Exeter
Exeter News-Letter Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:31 AM PDT
EXETER â The townâs recent out-of-this-world discovery may not be from out of this world.

fireball / bolide 2012-03-17 Germany - YouTube
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Very Bright meteor - BOLIDE EVENT OVER HOUSEby FOUNTAINVIDEO353 views · Fireball ...
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