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meteors & meteorites

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Airborne Fireball

by M. Liemohn 19 January 201821 October 2021

A surprise sighting of a meteor in the sky above southeast Michigan.

Crowdsourced reports of sightings of the 6 February 2017 meteor near Chicago.
Posted inNews

Students Get Help from Weather Radar to Find Space Rock Remains

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 22 December 20178 March 2022

Teens helped by scientists and educators seek meteorites that plunged into Lake Michigan early this year. Weather radar guided the search for the projectiles.

Ruins of the Temple of the Jaguar under the stars.
Posted inNews

Ancient Maya May Have Foreseen Meteor Showers

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 8 September 201721 October 2021

Modern astronomical techniques have uncovered clues to a possible facet of Mayan astronomy from nearly 2 millennia ago not found in surviving records.

A new study tracks meteor trails in the Earth’s upper atmosphere.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracking Meteor Trails to Study the Mesosphere

by E. Underwood 9 August 201716 March 2023

Twelve years of radar data reveal new phenomena in Earth’s upper atmosphere.

Researchers examine how meteorite impacts explain the distribution of different soils on the surface of the Moon
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Meteorites Mix Moon’s Surface at Both Small and Large Scales

by Terri Cook 7 June 201728 January 2022

A three-dimensional model of material transport suggests that impact cratering can mix lunar soils across distances of more than 100 kilometers.

Two shiny, metallic micrometeorites.
Posted inNews

Urban Micrometeorites No Longer a Myth

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 24 August 20164 October 2021

After sifting through urban debris for 6 years, one scientist unearthed cosmic dust—confirming a long-held myth about urban micrometeorites.

This dagger, recovered from King Tutankhamun’s mummy, sports a rock crystal pommel, a golden hilt, and a blade hammered from meteoritic iron.
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Pharaoh's Iron Dagger Made from a Meteorite, Study Confirms

by E. Deatrick 1 June 201613 January 2023

After examining the metal under bombardment by X-rays, scientists find the composition of King Tutankhamun's knife blade matches "iron of the sky."

Thermal image showing elevated ice-rich lobes likely deposited by the second of two tsunamis suspected to have inundated Martian shorelines billions of years ago.
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Tsunamis Splashed Ancient Mars

Shannon Hall by S. Hall 19 May 201628 January 2022

Massive meteorites likely slammed into a Martian ocean billions of years ago, unleashing tsunami waves up to 120 meters tall, a close study of a region of the Red Planet's terrain has found.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Can Meteorite Impacts Disturb a Planet's Magnetic Field?

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 8 February 201628 January 2022

Such disturbances probably do not occur on our own planet, but evidence for them might still exist elsewhere in the solar system.

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Decoding the Radio Transmissions of Shooting Stars

by Mark Zastrow 26 January 201627 January 2022

Spectacular fireball meteors don't just light up the night sky—recent observations show they also emit mysterious high-frequency radio waves. Now scientists think they understand why.

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