Canadian Meteorite Fragments Found
Posted on December 2, 2008 Comments (1)
Pictures of Canadian Meteorite Fragments
Planetary scientist Dr. Alan Hildebrand from the University of Calgary and graduate student Ellen Milley brought reporters to a site where they have found numerous meteorite fragments from the bolide that streaked across the sky in Western Canada
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The fireball that streaked across western Canadian skies was witnessed by thousands, and Hildebrand believes it was a 10-ton fragment from an asteroid. Videos from surveillance and police cameras [see below] showed the meteor exploding before it hit the ground
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The fireball that streaked across western Canadian skies was witnessed by thousands, and Hildebrand believes it was a 10-ton fragment from an asteroid. Videos from surveillance and police cameras [see below] showed the meteor exploding before it hit the ground
Photo: University of Calgary graduate student Ellen Milley poses with a fragment of a meteorite in a small pond. By Geoff Howe, The Canadian Press.
Related: U of C team finds meteor fragments – Meteorite, Older than the Sun, Found in Canada (this is a different meteorite – story from 2007) – In Tunguska, Siberia 99 Years Ago – Meteorite Lands in New Jersey Bathroom
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