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Photos of St-Robert Meteorite
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Hello, I am a writer from Montreal, Quebec (sorry for my english - I am French-speaking :) and I am writing a book about historical events occured in the province of Québec that will be published this fall. My book has a section about the St-Robert Meteorite in 1994. I am looking desesperatly for pictu...
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Lunar impact
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NASA scientists have observed an explosion on the Moon. The blast, equal in energy to about 70 kg of TNT, occurred near the edge of Mare Imbrium (the Sea of Rains) (42.1W, 36.5N) on Nov. 7, 2005, when a 12-centimeter-wide meteoroid slammed into the ground travelling 27 km/s. The explosion was captur...
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L’Aigle meteorite
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L'Aigle is a L6 meteorite fallen in 1803 in Basse-Normandie, France. In the early afternoon of 26 April 1803 a meteorite shower of more than 3000 fragments fell upon the town of L'Aigle in Normandy (France). Upon hearing of this event the French Academy of Sciences sent the young scientist Jean-...
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Braunschweig Meteor
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[url=http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20091208-23807.html]Read
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Dongling meteorite
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Zunhua or Dongling meteorite is the latest fall in China, fell on April 12 2008, in Zunhua City, Hebei province. See more
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Jesenice
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Astronomer and Slovenian Museum Clash over Meteorite Find German Thomas Grau reported on Tuesday that he had found a rare 2.35 kilo meteorite in a forest near Jesenice (NW) in May. The Slovenian Museum of Natural History confirmed on Wednesday that the meteorite had indeed enlighten the sky over Sl...
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Entre Rios Meteorite
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Buscan un meteorito que cayó en Entre Ríos El fenómeno ocurrió anoche y se presume que impactó en el centro de la provincia. Testigos afirmaron que el cielo se iluminó y se sintió un fuerte estruendo. Un grupo de astrónomos inició la búsqueda en toda la zona. [url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/200...
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Comet 9/P Tempel 1
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Tomorrow will be the earliest sunrise of the year.
Comet 9/P Tempel 1 is in the constellation Virgo .
At magnitude 9 it is within reach of most telescopes. In small scope, it is dim, small, and has a slight concentration toward the core.
Now is a good time to start tracking the target of [...
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Pasamonte meteor
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On March 24, 1933, a meteor fell from the sky at Pasamonte, New Mexico, in the United States. The large Pasamonte meteoroid produced a meteorite fall that totalled only 3-4 kg. The meteorites are an example of the class of fine-grained stony meteorites known as eucrites (calcic achondrites), whic...
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Shergottite martian meteorite
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There are currently 31 known martian meteorites. They have been found on every continent except Australia. Four of them (Shergotty, Zagami, Nahkla and Chassigny) were observed to fall between 1815 and 1962. The 27 meteorites found long after they fell include 11 Antarctic and 16 non-Antarctic sa...
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Comet impacts
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An investigation by Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, and colleagues reveals a promising new method of detecting past comet strikes upon Earth and gauging their frequency. The results will be unveiled at the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting...
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Hungarian Fireball
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Fireball over Hungary on 28 February 2010. Click to Play | View Details zablesk1 Click to Play | View Details
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Austin Fireballs
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KEYE TV has received several calls of fireballs falling from the sky. Eye-witnesses say the event began around 11:00p.m. Central time. Officials at the Austin airport say they have received several calls as well, including operators from 9-11 inquiring about the incident but they have no confirm...
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Whitecourt crater
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What local hunters in Whitecourt thought for years was a sinkhole is actually the crater left behind by a meteor that fell to earth 1,000 years ago and is now attracting international attention from researchers. The crater is 36 metres wide and six metres deep, which is small as far as most craters go...
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Monturaqui Crater
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Monturaqui is a meteorite crater in Chile. It is located south of the Salar de Atacama, in the Antofagasta Region. Read more Latitude: 23°55'41"S, Longitude: 68°15'42"W This 1,509ft in diameter crater is one of the be...
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