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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 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.
The sound of a meteorite hitting Earth has been captured for the first time after striking a man’s home. Joe Velaidum had just left for a dog walk from home on Prince Edward Island, Canada, when ...
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 ...
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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 ...
2024 UQ, designated formerly as A11dc6D, was a one-meter meteoroid that struck the Earth's atmosphere and burned up harmlessly on 22 October 2024 above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. 2024 UQ is the tenth impact event that was successfully predicted, which was discovered by the ATLAS survey.
Nov. 17-18: Leonid meteor shower typically have 10 to 15 shooting starts per hour, but sometimes have been known to produce "meteor storms," which result in thousands of meteors streaking the sky.