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It exploded tens of kilometers above the ground with the energy of 0.9 to 2.1 kilotons of TNT over a remote area of the Nubian Desert, causing a large fireball or bolide. [12] The Times reported that the meteor's "light was so intense that it lit up the sky like a full moon, and an airliner 1,400 km (870 mi) away reported seeing the bright flash."
The fireball was first spotted at around 17:30 MST (00:30 UTC) (ISO 8601 format: 2008-11-21T00:30Z) and was reported by people living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and even North Dakota. [2] It was five times as bright as a full moon. [3] Over 400 people reported seeing it. [4] There are several videos of the meteoroid on YouTube. [5]
On 12 September 2008, around 08:30 hours, from the north-west sky this meteorite fell, which was observed by several people residing in the villages around the town of Sulaguri. According to the eyewitnesses, they heard a screeching sound and a bang. It was followed by house shaking explosions. Bright flashes and smoke were also observed. [1]
Herd - who is also curator of the university's meteorite collection - arrived at the scene 10 days after the possible meteorite crash to document the origin of the fragments found by the ...
The Winchcombe meteorite is a rare find, with a similar hydrogen isotope ratio to the water on Earth.. Recovering a meteorite within 12 hours of arrival means it is as pristine a specimen as we ...
A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a " find ". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are more than 1,300 documented falls listed in widely used databases, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] most of which have specimens in modern collections.
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 ...
CAMS News blog (CAMS is an automated video surveillance of the night sky in search of meteors to validate minor showers in the IAU Working List of Meteor Showers) Strewn field maps: Coloma, CA Strewn Field Map (Marc Fries) Sutter Mill strewn field (Jim Wooddell) Interactive map: See where meteorites fell (SacBee: Last Modified: Monday, May. 7 ...