02 October 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 2OCT2010

Fireball in the sky: Artist-turned-astronomer tracks the galaxy's glowing ...
New Mexican
With a radar, when a meteor passes through the atmosphere, it pings back. "I don't have a radar. I'm using a method called forward scatter (or meteor ...


Oregon Trails: The history of meteorites in Oregon
KDRV
As long as men have watched the skies, meteorites, have held a special fascination. The Fitzwater Pass Meteorite, announced this week, was found near ...


Mars Rover Opportunity approaching possible meteorite
Science Daily Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:22 PM PDT
Images that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took at the end of an 81-meter (266-foot) drive on Sept. 16 reveal a dark rock about 31 meters (102 feet) away. The rover's science team has decided to go get a closer look at the toaster-sized rock and determine whether it is an iron meteorite. ...


Meteor Crater Discovered - Articles - Coast to Coast AM
A meteor crater in the Egyptian desert, previously undiscovered, was recently revealed via Google Earth's satellite. The impact may be only a few thousand ...

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