03 September 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News - 3SEP09

Using technology to solve mysteries
UB Reporter Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:43 PM PDT
The fist-sized hunk of metal or stone found on an Iowa railroad track could have been extraterrestrial, a fragment of the Estherville meteorite that had fallen to Earth from space in May of 1879. If so, the nugget would qualify as a precious object, rare and expensive.

Meteorite mystery
Lancaster Online Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36 PM PDT
If you live in the Bird-in-Hand area, especially if you live on a farm, be prepared for a man to knock on your front door. He'll ask if he can check out your property. Maybe after the crops are harvested.He's looking for rocks.Not just any rocks. Meteorites. From outer space.Meteorites that ...

University at Buffalo Reporter
Using technology to solve mysteries

University at Buffalo Reporter
On one well-known collector's Web site, a half-ounce chunk of the meteorite is listed for $964. So with hopes high, the owner of the fist-sized find sent a ...





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