Two days after Christmas back in 1972, a meteor headed west across the sky over southwest Paraná State in Brazil. Described as an “airplane on fire” and a “flying torch” the bright light broke up and left a trail of smoke that floated in the cloudless morning sky for more than 15 minutes. Machine guns came to mind to those
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Before my article begins I want to share a little victory. Over the years I have thought about the first sci-fi novel I ever read. I could not remember the title or the author’s name but I remembered the story. It has been 60 years since I borrowed the book from the library. I read it when I was about
The 3.00 designation is assigned to chondrites that have experienced the least amount of metamorphism. Few are recognized. In September 2021 there are ten. The two L3.00 are possibly paired. NWA 8576 LL3.00 59.5 g NWA 10061 LL3.00 53.8 g NWA 12692 LL3.00 373 g Semarkona LL3.00 691 g NWA 7731 L3.00 81 g NWA 8276 L3.00 789 g Chwichiya
Like many cultures, the Japanese revere its meteorites. Japan is home to the Nogata meteorite which is the oldest recorded witness fall that occurred over a millennium ago. Nogata, a stony L6, is over six centuries older than Ensisheim. Nogata was witnessed on 19 May 861 A.D. and recovered the following morning by villagers from a hole in the ground.
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