05 August 2009

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News- 5AUG09

Perseid meteor shower visible this month

Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Astronomy enthusiasts in the country could watch out for the annual Perseid meteor shower this month, the Philippine Atmospheric, ...

Spectacular meteor next week will be visible in Wirral

Wirral News
IT'S TIME to gaze towards the night sky because a prolific meteor shower is heading to Wirral. If it's a clear night, you will be able to see the Perseids, ...

Opportunity Finds Possible Meteorite on Mars The dark rock is ...

Softpedia
According to preliminary analysis reports, it may be that the formation is in fact a meteorite, although further analysis with Opportunity's onboard ...
Beach-ball-sized rock is largest meteorite found on Mars

New Scientist
The Mars rover Opportunity is analysing the largest meteorite ever found on the Red Planet. The beach-ball-sized rock is an iron meteorite, and researchers ...
Mars Rover Discovers Possible Meteorite

Gearlog
While the Mars Spirit rover is still stuck, its twin Opportunity has begun imaging a possible meteorite on the surface of the red planet. ...

A massive Martian meteorite

Nature.com (subscription)
NASA's Opportunity rover has discovered what appears to be the largest meteorite ever found on Mars. Dubbed 'Block Island' the rock measures 60 cm across ...

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