13 May 2009

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12MAY09

Meteorite that crashed into suburban home to be auctioned
WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago
Tue, 12 May 2009 06:22 AM PDT
PARK FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- A 5-pound meteorite piece that crashed into a suburban Chicago home in 2003 is going up for auction. The so-called "Garza Stone" will be auctioned on May 17 by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. The rock is named for steelworker and Park Forest resident Noe Garza.

旅遊的滋味-----一生唯一的研究隕石坑

(Meteor Crater, Arizona)

自由時報 The Liberty Times - Taipei,Taiwan 13MAY09

亞利桑納隕石坑位在美國亞利桑納州的溫斯洛(Winslow)小鎮附近,是在大約5萬年前,由一顆半徑50公尺的鎳鐵隕石以超過3倍音速以上的速度衝撞而成,坑的半徑1.2公里,深 ...


穿太空衣、摸隕石 今明「童」樂
(Taipei Observatory Meteorite Exhibit 3.5 Ton Iron Meteroite Featured)
The Liberty Times- Taipei, Taiwan
25Apr09
這顆3.5噸的大隕石是鐵隕石,長約150公分、寬120公分、高90公分(記者林秀姿攝)...
台北市長郝龍斌(左一)昨天與小朋友一起為隕石特展揭幕,小朋友首度摸到隕石的瞬間,都露出驚喜的笑容。(記者林秀姿攝)
〔記者林秀姿/台北報導〕「哇!這就是隕石喔!」第一次親手觸摸到隕石的小朋友驚呼連連,台北市立天文館昨天舉辦「隕石撞擊天文館」隕石特展,現場運來重達3.5噸的罕見大隕石,讓民眾實際親手觸摸,感受造物奧妙。

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