20 November 2009

Meteor/Meteortite News- 20NOV09

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Meteor turns night into day

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
By EXPRESS STAFF A meteor that burned up in a brilliant flash before remnants struck the ground in northern Nevada early Wednesday morning lit up Western ...


WNCT
METEOR: Caught on tape (Alternate View)

WNCT
Experts say the Bolide (bow-lide) meteor was probably a straggler from Tuesday's (11/17) Leonid meteor shower. There were reports of the meteor being seen ...

Meteorites bring in big money to those willing to hunt for them

KSL-TV
The fascination with meteorites is as old as the human race. Utah State professor Chris Cokinos, who has written a well-regarded book on meteors, ...

Midnight meteor wakes up county

Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
by Jamie Belnap A meteor made a surprise appearance over the dark skies of Tooele County just after midnight Wednesday, sending a bright light cascading ...
Space Station Viewing

KFYR-TV
"Yes, we`re just into a so called meteor shower called Leonid meteor shower, named after the constellation they seemed to originate from," Pearce says. ...
The earth's crust demystified

Varsity
“This meteorite [rain shower], which we termed the late veneer, happened about 100 million years ago and brought back a lot of the minerals which were ...


Meteor lights night sky from Utah to Yavapai County

Sun Shopper
People from Utah to Yavapai County saw a green-hued meteor streaming toward Earth early Wednesday. The meteor came into the atmosphere at 12:07 am Wednesday ...


United States: meteorite impacts on Earth

Momento 24
From the University of Utah a meteor impacting on the Earth could be filmed and witnessed . The speed of movement in which the meteorite hit the atmosphere ...
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ABC News
Fireball Lights Up Western US Sky

ABC News
Early Wednesday morning during the Leonid meteor shower, something exploded in the atmosphere above the Western United States. According to Spaceweather.com ...

Leonid Meteor Shower video: Fireball lights up the sky over Utah

Examiner.com
The peak of this year's Leonid Meteor Shower has just past, but it left behind a memorable experience for some out in the western United States. ...

Did you see last night's meteor? Share your observations and stories with ...

Logan Herald Journal
I saw the meteor out the window. A bright flash of light drew my attention and I the meteor flashing bright orange for less than a second before it went ...

Prize offered for meteorite

Newport Independent
The mystery of the Newport meteorite still lurks like a ghost in the early morning mist. Not quite sure where it has been or where it is going. ...


Did meteor land in Utah?

Deseret News
Patrick Wiggins, NASA Ambassador to Utah, said a seismologist has contacted him and also believes the meteor did indeed impact Utah's west desert. ...

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