19 September 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- 19SEP09

Spaceflight Now
Mars rover Spirit's fate weighed as options dwindle

Spaceflight Now
On the opposite side of Mars, the rover Opportunity is completing inspection and sensor data acquisition on an iron meteorite dubbed Block Island that ...

Camera tracks meteorite to home in space

Times of the Internet
Cameras set up in the western Australia desert have helped trace a fallen meteorite to its original place in the solar system, scientists said. ...
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Desert Fireball Network tracks first meteorite

NEWS.com.au
THE Western Australian Museum today revealed a new golf ball-sized meteorite that was tracked falling onto the Nullarbor Plain by a network of cameras. ...



Rare snapshot of solar system's dawn

DEBORAH SMITH SCIENCE EDITOR
September 19, 2009

CAMERAS set up in outback Australia to track fireballs across the night sky have
led scientists to a rare meteorite formed at the dawn of the solar system.

The fiery streak it made on descent allowed them not only to pinpoint where it
would fall on the vast Nullarbor Plain, but also work out where it had come
from. ...
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/rare-snapshot-of-solar-systems-dawn-20090918-fvcl.html



Pope Benedict XVI blesses new headquarters of Vatican Observatory

Catholic News Agency
During his hour-long visit to the building, the Holy Father viewed the large collection of meteorites housed by the Observatory and held a rock from Mars in ...

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