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• Mars Meteorite May Fetch $160000 At Auction Space.com A meteorite that originated on Mars is expected to fetch at least $160,000 when it hits the auction block June 2 as part of a collection of rare geological specimens. The Martian meteorite NWA 7397 was found in 2012 in Morocco's Sahara Desert ... An actual hunk of Mars is on block in Heritage Auction sale Fox News all 2 news articles »

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  Moon Crash Scene Investigation Tonight: See Telescope Views of Meteorite ... Space.com The lunar crash site from an meteorite strike on the moon is taking center stage in cosmic crime scene investigation and you can see the space rock impact zone online in a free webcast tonight (May 22). The asteroid strike on the moon occurred on March ... Meteorite blast shows risks of moon exploration NBCNews.com (blog) NASA Captures Largest Moon Explosion Caused by Meteorite Crash Crossmap Must watch: Largest explosion on the moon as meteorite crashes on lunar surface Daily News & Analysis French Tribune - iTech Post - San Diego Entertainer Magazine all 75 news articles »

• Holy crap the inside of this meteorite is gorgeous io9 Most people know perfectly well that rocks minerals can look incredible on the inside – but this cross-sectional view of a meteorite still caught us by surprise. The space rock pictured above is a chunk of the Alvord Meteorite, discovered in Iowa in 1976.

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  Moon rocked by biggest meteorite explosion on record USA TODAY A boulder-sized meteor that slammed into the moon in March caused the biggest lunar explosion ever observed by NASA. The strike, which packed as much punch as five tons of TNT, was so bright that anyone looking up at the moon at that moment could ... Moon Explosion Sparked By Meteorite Crash On Lunar Surface, NASA Says ... Huffington Post VIDEO: Meteorite crashes into moon's surface WXYZ Moon Gets Slammed by Cosmic Bullet Discovery News UPI.com (blog) - Northern Voices Online all 132 news articles »

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  Climate Change Due To Meteorite Caused Extinction Of The Woolly Mammoth RedOrbit We humans have often blamed ourselves for the extinction of the woolly mammoth, but a new study from a large team of international researchers has found evidence of a large meteorite breaking apart in the atmosphere about 13,000 years ago – around the ... Cosmic impact wiped out woolly mammoths? Zee News all 4 news articles »

• What's in a Name? Asteroid, Meteor, Meteorite, Meteoroid AccuWeather.com (blog) A couple of month's ago we watched Russia's fireball situation in part fascination and part horror. Since then, we have been asked a lot of questions about what that was and why NASA did not warn us? Well, let's get into a couple of terms and see if we ...

• Russia unable to join Europe's meteorite warning system Russia & India Report Russia is unprepared to join the European system of early warnings of meteorites even if such a proposal is made. Although the country just recently experienced a powerful meteorite strike, such a program has not been given a go ahead and Russia has ...

• Big Bang: Biggest meteorite explosion rocks the moon RT NASA scientists have recorded the biggest observed meteorite impact on the moon, with an explosion equal to 5 tons of TNT. The event is part of 'lunar meteor showers' observed by astronauts of the moon exploration program. The 40-kg meteorite measuring ...

• NASA Detects Explosion On Moon From Meteorite Collision The Inquisitr A boulder slammed into the moon on March 17, causing the biggest explosion on the celestial body NASA scientists have seen so far. The meteorite collided with the lunar surface at an incredible 56,000 mph. In doing so, it created a new crater measuring ...

• Moon Explosion Caused by Meteorite the Largest Recorded: NASA The Epoch Times The meteorite hit the Moon at 56,000 miles per hour, causing a crater 65 feet wide, NASA said. The meteorite weighed around 90 pounds and was more than a foot wide. “On March 17, 2013, an object about the size of a small boulder hit the lunar surface ...