15 April 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15APR2012

Meteor showers to light up desert sky
The Desert Sun
Any dark, starry night is a special stargazing adventure, but on April 21 you may be privy to a spectacular meteor shower when “Lyrids” decorates the dark sky under a new moon. Point your car east through the lush date palm and citrus groves of the ...

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The beautiful and mysterious Fukang pallasite meteorite
Daily Mail
But cutting the Fukang meteorite open yielded a breathtaking sight. Within the rock, translucent golden crystals of a mineral called olivine gleamed among a silvery honeycomb of nickel-iron. The rare meteorite weighed about the same as a hatchback when ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!