December 2011

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Meteorite or “Meteor-wrong”?

Posted: December 16, 2011 - 13:00 , by ROM
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ROM Earth Scientists receive dozens of requests each year to identify possible meteorites. This is especially the case when there is a spectacular fireball similar to the one which recently streaked across southern Ontario on December 12 of this year (the video was captured by astronomers at the University of Western Ontario). Do you think you have found a space rock?