20 December 2011

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20DEC2011

Heart of Louisiana: Meteor Crater
FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
The only explanation Heinrich could come up with was a meteor crater. It likely happened within the last 10000 to 12000 years, which was a time when primitive people inhabited the piney woods of St. Helena. A meteor would have struck without warning, ...



Meteor Activity Outlook for December 17-23, 2011 « The Transient ...
By Carl Hergenrother
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford's excellent weekly summary of meteoractivity. The original version can be found at the American Meteor Society's site. No matter where you live, the first half of December provides some ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...



APOD: 2011 December 19 - A Geminid Meteor Over Iran - Digg
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
digg.com/.../apod_2011_december_19_a_geminid_meteor_o...



One of TV's 'Meteorite Men' describes team's hunt for treasure from outer space
Washington Post
Geoff Notkin, 50, star of the the reality TV show “Meteorite Men,” has a nose for space rocks. Wielding a metal detector, the British Notkin and his American sidekick, Steve Arnold, bop from Iowa to Australia to Poland to Russia in search of ...