19 August 2009

Latest Worlwide Meteor/Meteorite News- 19AUG09

Meteorite hunter Rob Elliott sells off his collection of space rocks
Times Online Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:12 PM PDT
The advert in the astronomy magazine made Rob Elliott an offer he couldn`t refuse. Own a piece of another world, it said. He sent off a cheque and received part of a meteorite, the first of what would become the largest private collection in Britain.


UK's largest private collection of space memorabilia sells for ...

Telegraph.co.uk
The Robert Elliott Collection consisted of more than 170 individual items, including meteorites, parts of the moon and Mars, asteroids, and space artefacts. ...

Meteorite Proves Mars Had Thicker Atmosphere
Discovery Channel Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:28 PM PDT
A watermelon-sized Mars meteor suggests the planet once had a thicker atmosphere.

Space auction
BBC News Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:27 AM PDT
Bidders gather for meteorite sale of the century

Meteorite hunter Rob Elliott sells off his collection of space rocks

Times Online
He sent off a cheque and received part of a meteorite, the first of what would become the largest private collection in Britain. ...

Space Weather News
Space Weather News for August 18, 2009
http://spaceweather.com


JUPITER MOON MOVIE: An amateur astronomer in the Philippines has photographed one of Jupiter's moons, Io, casting its circular shadow across another, Ganymede. The movie he made of this rare event is must-see cinema for astronomers. It's playing now on http://spaceweather.com
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Przeszłość
Opportunity bada meteoryt na Marsie

Astro News - Warszawa,Mazowieckie,Poland
Po bliższych oględzinach okazała się ona meteorytem, a dalsze jej badania mogą rzucić nowe światło na historię Marsa. 18 lipca kamery

Meteorite Proves Mars Had Thicker Atmosphere

Discovery News
18, 2009 -- A huge iron-nickel meteorite discovered on the surface of Mars by one of NASA's robotic geology stations is giving scientists unexpected ...

Deadline Press & Picture Agency
Meteorite sale not as earth-shattering as was thought

Deadline Press & Picture Agency
By Cara Sulieman SCOTLAND'S answer to Indiana Jones sold his meteorite collection today (Tues) – but the results weren't as earth-shattering as the experts ...
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Rare North Yorks meteorite fails to find buyer in £110000 auction

Darlington and Stockton Times
A RARE space rock found in the region four years ago failed to find a bidder as a meteorite fan's collection raised £110000 at auction. ...

Look for shooting stars at Big South Fork

McCreary County Record
After the slide presentation, join Professor Lewis to look for “shooting stars” from the annual Perseid Meteor shower. The Perseid Meteor shower occurs each ...

Martian Meteorite Means More atMosphere

Discover Magazine
... of some thoughtful pun-laden post about the whopping big meteorite the rover Opportunity found on Mars, I'll let Starts With A Bang recount the tale. ...

Life's building blocks discovered on a comet, one more red herring

Examiner.com
Scientists have found amino acids in meteorites before but hadn't previously in comets. Unless the news story made a mistake it is important to note that ...

BBC News
Bidders gather for space auction

BBC News
The Robert Elliott collection of more than 170 items, includes meteorites and rocks from the Moon and Mars. The auction, which features lots valued from £70 ...


Moon rocks land at CCSU

New Britain Herald
By contrast, small meteors burn up in Earth's atmosphere, and only rarely is a meteor big enough to hit the ground. Therefore, moon rocks all show tiny ...


Space.com
Comparing Craters on Earth and the Moon

Space.com
By SPACE.com Staff Meteor impacts have shaped the Earth and the moon since early in the history of the solar system. Both worlds have been and continue to ...

Wired News
Comet Contains One of Life's Precursors

Wired News
“But we have a pretty good idea that the comets and meteorites that bombarded the early Earth provided a lot of the material.” Image: 1) Artist's rendering ...


Fundamental Ingredient for Life Discovered in Comet

FOXNews
... "Our discovery supports the theory that some of life's ingredients formed in space and were delivered to Earth long ago by meteorite and comet impacts. ...


The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (18 August 2009)
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New Features:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/


* Flying Steady: Mission Control Tunes Up Aqua's Orbit
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OrbitsManeuver/?src=eoa-features

It takes work to maintain a satellite’s orbit. In late April 2009, mission controllers piloted NASA’s Aqua satellite through its eighth orbital correction maneuver.

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Latest Images:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/


* Hurricane Bill in First Full Disk Thermal Image from Newest Weather Satellite
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39848&src=eoa-iotd


* Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39842&src=eoa-iotd


* Mount Hood, Oregon
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39786&src=eoa-iotd


* Drought in California's Central Valley
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39810&src=eoa-iotd


* Lockheed Fire, Santa Cruz Mountains
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39817&src=eoa-iotd


* Charcot Island, Antarctica
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39777&src=eoa-iotd


* Fresh Craters on the Moon and Earth
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39769&src=eoa-iotd


* Drought in Texas
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39756&src=eoa-iotd


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NASA News:

* NASA Satellites Unlock Secret to Northern India's Vanishing Water
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39826&src=eoa-nnews


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Headlines from the press, radio, and television:

* Water Triggers New Zealand Quakes
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39793&src=eoa-hnews


* Water Atlas a 'Crystal Ball' for Rainfall
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39794&src=eoa-hnews


* Freak Wave 'Hot Spots' Identified
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39795&src=eoa-hnews


* Climate Fixes 'Pose Drought Risk'
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39796&src=eoa-hnews


* Wildfires May Impact Air Quality, Damage Lungs
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39797&src=eoa-hnews


* In Quest for Efficiency and Conservation, NASA Turns Technology Earthward
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39798&src=eoa-hnews


* Ganges Delta: Gorgeous, Wild and Deadly
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39800&src=eoa-hnews


* Earth Hums, and it's "Loudest" in Europe, Americas
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39801&src=eoa-hnews


* Hurricane Season 2009: Where Are All the Storms?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39802&src=eoa-hnews


* Before-And-After Photos: Vast Aral Sea Vanishing
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39803&src=eoa-hnews


* 'Spiderbots' Talk Amongst Themselves Inside Active Volcano
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39804&src=eoa-hnews


* Arctic Ocean May be Polluted Soup by 2070
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39805&src=eoa-hnews


* Seismic Boom: Breaking the Quake Barrier
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39806&src=eoa-hnews


* Vast Expanses of Arctic Melt in Summer
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39799&src=eoa-hnews


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Press releases from institutions that either address climate research or are NASA-funded.

* Long Debate Ended Over Cause, Demise of Ice Ages – May Also Help Predict Future
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39807&src=eoa-manews


* Researchers Show How Organic Carbon Compounds Emitted by Trees Affect Air Quality
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39808&src=eoa-manews


* Climate-Caused Biodiversity Booms and Busts in Ancient Plants and Mammals
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39809&src=eoa-manews


* Missing Link of Cloud Formation
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39813&src=eoa-manews


* Climate Models Confirm More Moisture in Atmosphere Attributed to Humans
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39814&src=eoa-manews




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