13 June 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 13JUN2011

Mars Hit By Cosmic Buckshot, Again
Discovery News Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:45 PM PDT
The HiRISE camera on board a NASA satellite orbiting Mars has spotted a recent series of meteorite impacts on the Martian surface, a stark reminder of the dangers that face future Mars colonies.

Fragments Of Single Meteorite Show Different Chemistry
Scientific American
The Tagish Lake meteorite fragments contain widely varying organic compounds, a sign that chemical reactions were taking place aboard the body in space. John Matson reports. It came from outer space. It being the stuff of life—amino acids, ...

Researcher probes rare meteorite for clues about origins of life
PhysOrg.com (press release)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A McMaster researcher analyzing one of the world's most pristine meteoritessays the rock that crashed into a frozen lake in BC is yielding some surprising results. Themeteorite provides a rare glimpse into how compounds in the early ...

Meteorite findings program set for E. Oregon towns
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
By the Herald staff HERMISTON -- Dick Pugh, an international renowned scientist with the CascadiaMeteorite Laboratory at Portland State University, will be in Eastern Oregon the week of June 20. He will be presenting a PowerPoint program showing ...

Diss Express
A REMOVAL man from Long Stratton believes that a meteorite tore a gaping three to four inch hole in the roof of his 18-ton lorry. James Barber, 34, had parked his lorry at the Harleston base of international removal firm Hamiltons in Speedwell Way, ...

Rare heart-shaped meteorite turns up in man's backyard
Greeley Tribune
According to University of Northern Colorado professor Bob Brunswig, the black rock is an iron meteorite, heavily burned, which likely broke off a larger meteor and sped through the Earth's atmosphere to Martinez's yard. “Because it wasn't buried like ... (Hoax!)

Tagish Lake Meteorite Delivers Different Composition
Universe Today Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:37 PM PDT
Weâre all familiar with the hypothesis of panspermia â that life can be âseededâ from the contents of asteroids, comets and planetoids vis-a-vismeteorite impacts â but so far no direct evidence has been found. So why should we even consider meteorites to be potential parents? The truth is out there â they contain the [...]

Area man finds possible meteorite
Newport Independent Thu, 26 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT
Hickory Ridge resident Larry Brand found what he believes is a small rock from outer space

Newfound mineral named for UH scientist
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Tue, 17 May 2011 04:42 AM PDT
A newly discovered mineral in a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite has been named after a University of Hawaii scientist who specializes in the chemistry of the early solar system.

Mystery Boom in Virginia Likely a Meteor (SPACE.com)
By Yahoo! News: Science News
SPACE.com - Tuesday evening, residents across Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Suffolk, Va., dialed 911 to report what sounded what a large explosion. Today, a NASA scientist explained that it might have been a meteor. Tagged with: science ...

Space.com
Today, a NASA scientist explained that it might have been a meteor. The area is home to several military bases, so residents are accustomed to loud sounds. This was out of the ordinary, though; several 911 callers reported a loud noise that rattled ...

Meteor likely rattled windows in Virginia Technology & science ...
On Tuesday evening, residents in Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Suffolk, Va., dialed 911 to report what sounded like a large explosion. Today, a NASA scientist ...
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