How Morocco Became the Meteorite Hunting Capital of the World
Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to ...
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Watch (and hear!) a meteorite impact on doorbell camera video in a world 1st
A sharp crash that sounds like glass shattering or ice cracking has been documented as likely the world's first audio recording of a meteorite crash. It came by chance from a doorbell camera, recorded ...
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Doorbell camera catches rare footage of meteorite striking home’s front walkway
Herd said he knew instantly that they had a bona fide space rock. “I have the expertise that I’ve looked at hundreds, if not thousands of these types of photos,” Herd said, noting that meteorites are ...
Life-bearing water arrived on Earth later rather than sooner, meteorite analysis suggests
A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...
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Meteorite Impact Caught On Ring Camera, Shattering Sound And All
If a rock passes scrutiny ... The meteorite is classified as an ordinary chondrite, a common type of meteorite. ForbesSee Ethereal Night-Shining Clouds Decorate The Mars SkyBy Amanda Kooser ...
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Sound of meteorite striking Earth remarkably caught on doorbell camera: ‘It was just pulverized’
It’s a different kind of rock music. Doorbell cameras aren ... from an “ordinary chondrite,” the most common type of meteorite which is comprised of nickel and iron, among other elements.
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Doorbell camera catches rare footage of meteorite striking home’s front walkway
“I have the expertise that I’ve looked at hundreds, if not thousands of these types of photos,” Herd said, noting that meteorites are coated with a black shell that forms when space rocks ...