18 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18MAR2012

Brainerd Man Saw Meteor That Hit Near Rock Spring
The Chattanoogan
A Brainerd man said he saw the meteor streaking across the sky that landed near Rock Spring in Walker County, Ga., on Wednesday. Wesley Schultz, who lives on North Moore Road, said, "I was in the back yard bent over painting a concrete table and ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 17-23, 2012 | American Meteor ...
This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the early morning hours but will not interfere with meteor observations. The estimated total hourly rates ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-march-1...

A meteor...in broad daylight! - Stargazers Lounge
So I was out birding on Thursday (my daytime passion) at Beeley Moor in Derbyshire, when I was amazed to see what was obviously a very bright meteor.
stargazerslounge.com/.../180730-meteor-broad-daylight.html

MBIQ Detects Ohio / Michigan Meteor Fireball 16MAR2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
16MAR2012 Amy Smith Troy, Michigan US 2000 5 seconds south to south-east Orange fireball with Blue glowing hue Brighter than a close aircraft light at night None It was really cool. 16MAR2012 Rick Brown SE of Sandusky, Ohio, USA ...
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Low-Flying Fireball Streaks Across Northern West Virginia Skies, March 16, 2012
DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts
Between 8:15 and 8:20 PM, EST, residents of the northern panhandle of West Virginia witnessed a super-bright low-flying object that resembled a large fireball streak across the sky. According to one witness, the object traveled on a horizontal line ...

Much Hadham motorist's meteorite shock
Hertfordshire Mercury Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:22 AM PDT
A MUCH Hadham motorist had the shock of his life when a meteoriteplummeted from the sky just outside the village.

Meteorite chunk falls on Oslo
BigPond News Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:21 PM PDT
A chunk of meteorite crashed through the roof and a family's home in the middle of Oslo on March 1.

Meteor Breaks Up Over Walker County
WTVC
The noise was from a space visitor that traveled hundreds of millions of miles -- but don't panic, it was a meteor that exploded into smaller meteorites as it entered the earth's atmosphere. A NASA meteor tracking camera in Hunstville, Alabama caught ...

Recent meteor may have left pieces in Walker County -- Fire in the ...
On Wednesday, March 7, shortly after 10 p.m., a meteor ended its long journey across space just above Walker County. Bill Cooke, Walker County native and ...
www.sott.net/.../243033-Recent-meteor-may-have-left-pieces-i...

NASA animation shows the moon's development through the ages
The Verge
The animation condenses the millennia down to just under three minutes, highlighting the major periods of meteor bombardment and volcanic activity which shaped the satellite. The images come courtesy of Goddard's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, ...

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Third fireball explodes over Norway this month -- Fire in the Sky ...
Translated by Sott.net reader Before the dust from the previous meteor had settled down, a newmeteor illuminated the night sky over the eastern part of Norway. Tonight's fireball was observed at 00.09.30 on the 14th of March, and was visible ...
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