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Bow City Impact Crater
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New Buried Asteroid Impact Crater Discovered in Canada An extraterrestrial impact crater is hiding near a Canadian ghost town. Nearly 5 miles across and 3,000 feet deep, the stealth crater has lurked just west of Bow City, Alberta, for millions of years. Since the 1930s, some had suspected a bit of o...
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Chinga meteorite
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The Chinga meteorite was discovered in 1913 in Tanna Tuva, Turvinskaya, Russia, in the streambed of the Chinga River. The iron meteorite is classified as an Ataxite and contains 16% nickel content. Latitude: 51° 3' 30"N, Longitude: 94° 24' 0"E
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Milford Primary School meteorites
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Derbyshire pupils get hands on meteorites in lunar lesson Schoolchildren in Derbyshire were treated to a rare glimpse of genuine moon rocks and meteorites this week. The samples touched down at Milford Primary School and stayed there for a week. [url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Space...
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Heritage Auctions Meteorites
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World's Largest Meteorite Auction Sells Moon Rock, Mars Sample in NY In the largest ever event of its kind, an auction of chunks of rocks from the Moon and Mars (as well as meteorites with extraterrestrial gemstones) have been sold for over $1m. The sale, held, at the Ukrainian Institute of America, i...
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Battle Mountain meteorite
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The Battle Mountain (L6) meteorite fell in Nevada, USA, on the 22nd August, 2012. A total mass of 1 Kg was recovered. 40° 40' 5"N, 117° 11' 21"W Spoiler The meteorite produced a fireball associated with a sonic bo...
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Memorandum No. 2012-182
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This Instruction Memorandum (IM) establishes policy governing the collection of meteorites found on [US] public lands. Policy/Action: The policy provides guidance to managers for administering the collection of meteorites on public lands in three use categories: casual collection of sma...
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Martian Shergottite
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Lot 49080 In 2005, nomads from the Sahara desert stumbled upon a profusion of small meteorites. Some were cut for analysis, and it was discovered they were geochemically and isotopically identical. It soon became clear to scientists that the meteorites shared a common origin, and it was the planet...
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Cooradigbee
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The main motivation for my trip to Cooradigbee today was to catch a glimpse of its fabled meteorite crater, which has always intrigued me since I first saw it mentioned on the Cooradigbee website 10 years ago. To reach the crater is an adventure in itself. Just to get to our lunch stop has required 90 min...
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Dar al Gani 1058
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Own the 4th-largest chunk of Moon rock for $380,000 A meteorite chunk called Dar al Gani 1058 believed to be composed of moon rock is now up for grabs. The hefty chunk of space debris is officially the 4th largest piece of the moon that resides here on Earth, and is thought to have been blown off the lunar s...
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Robert Gordon's College meteorites
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From the Moon to Aberdeen Pupils had a rare chance to view exciting samples of moon rocks and a collection of impressive meteorites at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, when they arrived for a week's visit. Pupils were able to enjoy a unique, interactive experience of astronomy during their lesso...
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Crawford County meteorite
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Rare Pallasite Meteorite Discovered in Crawford County, Ohio A Pallasite Meteorite was discovered in Crawford County, Ohio. The meteorite weighs 59 pounds. It was discovered in a farm field while they were laying new field tile. Recently, the farmer brought the meteorite to Lowe Volk Park at a mon...
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NWA 7387
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Italian museum makes Mars meteorite find The Planetary Science Museum of Prato, near Florence, announced the discovery of a new meteorite from Mars on Thursday. Scientists at the museum a few days ago determined that an in-house meteorite named NWA (North-West Africa) 7387 actually originated f...
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Riding Mountain meteorite
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A woman living near Riding Mountain believes she found pieces of a meteor close to her home. On Wednesday, she found two fragments with surfaces like "old elephant skin" -one the size of a football and the other larger, weighing in at approximately 25 kg. [url=http://www.brandonsun.co...
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Merritt meteorite
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Man claims he found meteorite near Merritt A prospector who was panning for gold alongside the Coldwater River last month came across something he believes is not of this world. An unusual-looking rock glistened from beneath about four feet of water, resting above other rocks that were covered wit...
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Medicine Hat meteorite
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Possible meteorite touches down here A local woman is still in shock after finding what she and members of the astronomy club feel is an honest-to-goodness meteorite in her backyard this long weekend. Cindy Beck says her Sunday morning started like any other, with the dogs wanting to go outside. Sho...
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