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The Charlottetown meteorite was a meteorite fall observed on July 25, 2024. It is notable as the only meteorite known with video and audio of the impact recorded, and as the only known meteorite fall in Prince Edward Island. [2] The Charlottetown meteorite is classified as H5 ordinary chondrite. [1]
The meteorite has been named the "Charlottetown Meteorite" and was found to be made of iron, magnesium, silicon and oxygen. The fragments are now a part of the University of Alberta Meteorite ...
“The Charlottetown Meteorite sure announced its arrival in a spectacular way,” Herd, who collected the specimen and curates the University of Alberta’s meteorite collection, told CNN.
Location of impact Method of detection Estimated size Reference 2008 TC 3: October 7, 2008: Nubian Desert in Sudan: visual, weather satellite, meteorite recovery: 4 m (13 ft) [1] 2014 AA: January 2, 2014: Central Atlantic Ocean: infrasound: 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) [2] 2018 LA: June 2, 2018: Botswana/South Africa border: visual, infrasound ...
CAMS (the Cameras for All-Sky Meteor Surveillance project) is a NASA-sponsored international project that tracks and triangulates meteors during night-time video surveillance in order to map and monitor meteor showers. Data processing is housed at the Carl Sagan Center of the SETI Institute [1] in California, USA.
A shooting star from the Perseid meteor shower streaks through the night sky amid the vivid colors of aurora borealis over the North Sea near Pilsum, Germany, on Aug. 12, 2024. / Credit: Matthias ...
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In central Illinois, the best chance at peak viewing of the Perseid meteor shower will be this weekend.