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The Taonan (L5) meteorite fell in Jilin, China, on the 28th February, 1965. A total mass of 3.85 kg was recovered. 45° 24'N, 122° 54'E

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Meteorite found by ex-CSC professor to go in display A large meteorite discovered near Bayard by the late Dr. Art Struempler while he was on the science faculty at Chadron State College will be the centrepiece of an exhibit that will open Saturday, Feb. 24 in the Cooper Gallery of Morrill Hall at the Un...

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Rowton meteorite 'very important' in solar system study A meteorite that fell in Shropshire has been described as "significant" in the study of how the solar system formed. Parts of the Rowton meteorite, which fell in 1876, are examined by scientists and kept in museums all over the worl...

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Cannon Falls man discovers (same) meteorite, again Skunk Hollow resident Larry Plucker is a fairly down-to-earth guy, except for maybe once every fifty years or so when he has what could be called cosmic experiences. Plucker, who runs an appliance repair business, grew up on a farm near Emery, Sout...

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James Morgan wanted to show me something. A long-distance truck driver for most of his life, Morgan said he had noticed pieces of a meteorite near the intersection of High Rock and Goodman roads. He first came upon the heavenly debris maybe five days earlier and assumed it was asphalt or remnants of a r...

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Parts of a fireball seen in Finnish skies on Tuesday evening have fallen in central Finland. According to the Finnish astronomy magazine Tähdet ja Avaruus (Stars and Space), the fireball fragmented, with the majority of pieces falling near the centre of Jämsä town. Read more

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Many meteorites fall throughout the year, and despite the fact that many are incinerated by the atmosphere, I would daresay the quantity of meteoric fragments arriving annually from above, exceeds the quantity of diamonds annually arriving from below, dug up from diamond mines. Of the number of &...

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A shampoo for fools and philistines As far as hair care is concerned, I was tempted to give the 2011 Dept of Daft Award to the Hands Free Hair Rejuvenator, but in the end the $239 shampoo called Truffle by Fuente seems too deserving. I love that it has space rocks in it. Surely that more than truffle justi...

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Lambertville, MI man nearly hit by (possible) meteorite Mike Malone says he considers himself to be a lucky man, and on Tuesday he says he had a close encounter with outer space while he was in his pick-up truck. The Lambertville, Michigan man says he was in his truck near Secor and Central, when someth...

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Piece Of Burnt Meteorite Falls On East Delhi Housetop A burning piece of space debris, probably a meteorite, fell on the roof of a house in East Delhi's Gandhinagar area on Sunday evening. The house owner immediately poured water on the burnt piece after which it broke up into small stones. [url=http...

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The Conception Junction pallasite was discovered in 2006, but it was not until 2009, when Karl Aston became the first person to confirm the stone's meteoric origin. A Missouri native, Aston had engaged in an ad campaign throughout parts of his home state's farmland and positively identified the me...

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Meteorite hits California house[url=http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/278173/71/Meteorite-hits-California-...

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A Wigan man had an out of this world experience during a fossil search, stumbling across the remnants of a meteorite. Retired engineer and commercial inventor Jim Winstanley, 70, agreed to a "pass the time" dinosaur hunt with his nine-year-old granddaughter, Emma Roberts at Bideford,...

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The Merua (H5) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 30th August, 1920. A total mass of 71.4 kg was recovered. 25° 29'N, 81° 59'E

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The Rembang (Iron) meteorite fell in Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, on the 30th August, 1919. A total mass of 10 kg was recovered. 6° 44'S, 111° 22'E

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	Taonan meteorite (Preview) The Taonan (L5) meteorite fell in Jilin, China, on the 28th February, 1965. A total mass of 3.85 kg was recovered. 45° 24'N, 122° 54'E	Blobrana	0	Feb 28 08:00 2012 by Blobrana
	Bayard Meteorite (Preview) Meteorite found by ex-CSC professor to go in display A large meteorite discovered near Bayard by the late Dr. Art Struempler while he was on the science faculty at Chadron State College will be the centrepiece of an exhibit that will open Saturday, Feb. 24 in the Cooper Gallery of Morrill Hall at the Un...	Blobrana	1	Feb 14 21:21 2012 by Blobrana
	Rowton meteorite (Preview) Rowton meteorite 'very important' in solar system study A meteorite that fell in Shropshire has been described as "significant" in the study of how the solar system formed. Parts of the Rowton meteorite, which fell in 1876, are examined by scientists and kept in museums all over the worl...	Blobrana	0	Jan 17 01:27 2012 by Blobrana
	Emery meteorite (Preview) Cannon Falls man discovers (same) meteorite, again Skunk Hollow resident Larry Plucker is a fairly down-to-earth guy, except for maybe once every fifty years or so when he has what could be called cosmic experiences. Plucker, who runs an appliance repair business, grew up on a farm near Emery, Sout...	Blobrana	1	Jan 11 15:48 2012 by Blobrana
	High Rock meteorite (Preview) James Morgan wanted to show me something. A long-distance truck driver for most of his life, Morgan said he had noticed pieces of a meteorite near the intersection of High Rock and Goodman roads. He first came upon the heavenly debris maybe five days earlier and assumed it was asphalt or remnants of a r...	Blobrana	0	Jan 8 16:54 2012 by Blobrana
	Finnish Meteor (Preview) Parts of a fireball seen in Finnish skies on Tuesday evening have fallen in central Finland. According to the Finnish astronomy magazine Tähdet ja Avaruus (Stars and Space), the fireball fragmented, with the majority of pieces falling near the centre of Jämsä town. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jan 8 16:48 2012 by Blobrana
	Meteorites (Preview) Many meteorites fall throughout the year, and despite the fact that many are incinerated by the atmosphere, I would daresay the quantity of meteoric fragments arriving annually from above, exceeds the quantity of diamonds annually arriving from below, dug up from diamond mines. Of the number of &...	Blobrana	0	Jan 2 10:38 2012 by Blobrana
	Truffle by Fuente (Preview) A shampoo for fools and philistines As far as hair care is concerned, I was tempted to give the 2011 Dept of Daft Award to the Hands Free Hair Rejuvenator, but in the end the $239 shampoo called Truffle by Fuente seems too deserving. I love that it has space rocks in it. Surely that more than truffle justi...	Blobrana	0	Jan 1 22:51 2012 by Blobrana
	Lambertville meteorite (Preview) Lambertville, MI man nearly hit by (possible) meteorite Mike Malone says he considers himself to be a lucky man, and on Tuesday he says he had a close encounter with outer space while he was in his pick-up truck. The Lambertville, Michigan man says he was in his truck near Secor and Central, when someth...	Blobrana	0	Dec 22 10:24 2011 by Blobrana
	Delhi meteorite (Preview) Piece Of Burnt Meteorite Falls On East Delhi Housetop A burning piece of space debris, probably a meteorite, fell on the roof of a house in East Delhi's Gandhinagar area on Sunday evening. The house owner immediately poured water on the burnt piece after which it broke up into small stones. [url=http...	Blobrana	1	Nov 29 14:01 2011 by Blobrana
	Conception Junction pallasite (Preview) The Conception Junction pallasite was discovered in 2006, but it was not until 2009, when Karl Aston became the first person to confirm the stone's meteoric origin. A Missouri native, Aston had engaged in an ad campaign throughout parts of his home state's farmland and positively identified the me...	Blobrana	3	Nov 16 12:09 2011 by Blobrana
	Californian Meteorite (Preview) Meteorite hits California house[url=http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/278173/71/Meteorite-hits-California-...	Blobrana	0	Sep 24 04:02 2011 by Blobrana
	Devon meteorite (Preview) A Wigan man had an out of this world experience during a fossil search, stumbling across the remnants of a meteorite. Retired engineer and commercial inventor Jim Winstanley, 70, agreed to a "pass the time" dinosaur hunt with his nine-year-old granddaughter, Emma Roberts at Bideford,...	Blobrana	0	Sep 2 11:37 2011 by Blobrana
	Merua meteorite (Preview) The Merua (H5) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 30th August, 1920. A total mass of 71.4 kg was recovered. 25° 29'N, 81° 59'E	Blobrana	0	Aug 29 23:34 2011 by Blobrana
	Rembang (Iron) meteorite (Preview) The Rembang (Iron) meteorite fell in Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, on the 30th August, 1919. A total mass of 10 kg was recovered. 6° 44'S, 111° 22'E	Blobrana	0	Aug 29 23:33 2011 by Blobrana
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