07 August 2009

WORLDWIDE METREOR/METEORITE/NEWS- 7AUG09

'Block Island' Meteorite on Mars, Sol 1961

NASA
Composition measurements by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite. ...

Breakfast Links: August 6, 2009

Dane101
On this date in 1995, NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms. ...

Mars Life Looks Increasingly Unlikely

Gearlog
Despite the discovery of a meteorite on Mars the other day that looks vaguely like the famous one from the 1990s, hopes are beginning to dim for finding ...

Meteors will be visible early morning next week

Canada.com
Weller said that the summer night sky might offer the occasional meteor but the perseids are hard to miss. "Depending on the circumstances, ...

Meteors should be star of sky watch Aug. 15

Sioux Falls Argus Leader
This is the prime time for the Perseid meteor shower, with an average of 60 meteors per hour. A short hike is required to reach the view point, ...

Na Marse objavili dosiaľ najväčší meteorit

HNonline.sk - Bratislava,Slovakia
Kozmická sonda Opportunity objavila na povrchu planéty Mars dosiaľ najväčší meteorit. Ide o úlomok kovu a výskumníci očakávajú, že na ňom nájdu aj znaky ...

Night Sky Photography in Dayton and the Perseid Meteor Shower

Examiner.com
The evening of August 12th will see nature's fireworks - the annual return of the Perseid Meteor Shower. This cosmic display of flashing fire and rock ...

Opportunity finds Mars meteorite

Scientific American
One of the robotic rovers running about on Mars has discovered the biggest meteorite ever found on the planet's surface. NASA's Opportunity spotted the ...
Record meteorite find

Gauntlet
The blazing Buzzard Coulee meteorite hurtled to Earth southeast of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan on Nov. 20, 2008. Soon after, University of Calgary department ...

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