11 July 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JUL2012

Earth's Oldest Meteor Impact Site Discovered at North American Nickel's ...
Canadian Mining Journal
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 10, 2012) - North American Nickel Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NAN)(OTCBB:WSCRF) (CUSIP: 65704T 108). North American Nickel ("NAN") is pleased to note that on June.

Meteor crater in Greenland could yield nickel riches | MINING.com
Vancouver junior, North American Nickel (CVE:NAN), said that its Greenland property is the remains of a gigantic, three-billion-year-old meteorite impact, and ...
www.mining.com/.../maniitsoq-home-to-the-oldest-meteor-im...

Rio Rancho teen finds 2-pound meteorite
The Republic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - After years of searching and several thousand misses, 13-year-old Jansen Lyons finally found his first meteorite - and the first one for Rio Rancho, too.

Reach for the Stars: Connecticut River Valley Astronomers Conjunction ...
MassLive.com
The Perseid meteor shower should peak the nights of Aug. 11 and 12 through the early morning of Aug. 13. On Aug. 11, the Amherst Area Amateur Astronomers Association will host a Star Party on Mount Greylock starting at 8 p.m..

Oldest meteor impact site draws nickel explorer's interest
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Canada- and Greenland-focused explorer North American Nickel (NAN) on Tuesday said the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) had recently announced that it had discovered the oldest known meteorite impact site in the world in ...

Another meteor shower visible by end of the month - The Philippine ...
Astronomy enthusiasts can watch out for the annual Southern Delta Aquarids meteor shower later this month, the weather bureau said yesterday.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=825619...63

Earth's Oldest Meteor Impact Site Discovered at North American Nickel's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- North American Nickel Inc. (CVE:CA:NAN) (OTN:WSCRF) (cusip:65704T 108). North American Nickel ("NAN") is pleased to note that on June 28, 2012 the Geological Survey ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!