16 June 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 16JUN2010

June meteors will streak through the sky

Astronomy Magazine
The Boötid meteor shower could put on a nice show June 23, although the meteors must contend with moonlight. Astronomy: Roen Kelly [View Larger Image] ...


Farm fire not caused by meteorite
CBC.ca Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:24 AM PDT
A meteorite expert says a strange ball of fire that landed in a Prince Edward Island farmer's field last Saturday was not from a meteor. ..

Meteor nears Earth in 2029

8 hours ago - The asteroid now called the Apophis was tracked by Russia and expected to come very close to being an Earth meteor on April 13th, 2029 and again in 2036.
www.examiner.com/x-30093-Toronto-Science-News-Examiner~y2010m1d2-Meteor-nears-Earth-in-2029

NEW CU-BOULDER STUDY INDICATES AN ANCIENT OCEAN MAY HAVE COVERED ONE-THIRD OF MARS
A vast ocean likely covered one-third of the surface of Mars some 3.5 billion years ago, according to a new study conducted by University of Colorado at Boulder scientists. ...

Moon may have more water than believed

msnbc.com
For this new study, the researchers were able to compare their calculations to analyses of samples of Apollo moon rocks and a lunar meteorite from Africa. ...

Meteorite exhibition opens at the Museum of Technology in Warsaw, Poland

The exhibition is open from 1 June for three months.
http://www.woreczko.pl/meteorites/exhibitions/Warsaw2010/indeks.htm



Astro Bob blog: Florida man uncovers possible Earth-related meteorite

Duluth News Tribune
A meteorite hunter has brought to light a meteorite that may once have come from Earth. Meteorite enthusiast Greg Hupe holds a small meteorite he found from ...

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