04 October 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 4OCT2011

Meteor shower will impress, if you can see it - Technology & science ...
The upcoming Draconid meteor shower in October will be impressive, but few people on the ground will get a chance to appreciate its true scope.
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../draconid-meteor-shower-will-impress...



Possible Meteor Seen Across Acadiana | KATC.com | Acadiana ...
All across Acadiana we are getting reports of many people seeing a flash of green across the sky. Our newsroom was ringing with phone calls around 7:30p, ...
www.katc.com/news/possible-meteor-seen-across-acadiana/



Chiba, Japan Meteor Fireball 30SEP2011
Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest, Recent ...Japan, Chiba Prefecture Meteor Fireball 4:50am JST 30 Sept. 2011 ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../chiba-japan-meteor-fir...



MTSU Star Party features 'Tennessee's meteorite impact sites'
The Daily News Journal
MURFREESBORO — MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy instructor Jana Ruth Ford will discuss “Tennessee's Meteorite Impact Sites” in the University's second First Friday Star Party for Fall 2011 on Oct. 7. The star party is scheduled from 6:30 until ...




Hyperactive Draconid meteor shower peaks this weekmsnbc.com
By Mike Wall The annual Draconid meteor shower will hit its peak Saturday (Oct. 8), but skywatchers may not get much of a light show. While the normally tame Draconidmeteor shower will be exceptionally active this year, the fireworks should be drowned
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Oldest Mars Meteorite Hints at Red Planet's Warm, Wet PastSpace.com
by Charles Q. Choi, SPACE.com Contributor Ancient Mars was warm enough to support liquid water in at least one site on its surface, according to clues from a 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars, scientists say. Still, how long and widespread such 
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Can Comets Destroy Earth?
Decoded Science
Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through a comet's orbit and the dusty comet debris collides with Earth's upper atmosphere to produce another spectacular show for stargazers. There are claims that Comet Elenin caused the major earthquakes of 2010 ...