[meteorite-list] Search on for space rock

Mike Groetz mpg444 at yahoo.com
Sat Feb 14 10:52:10 EST 2009


http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2009/02/14/8390706-sun.html

Search on for space rock

Astronomy experts say it's possible a piece of space rock flew across the sky Thursday night north of Edmonton. 

But Frank Florian, director of space sciences at the Telus World of Science in Edmonton, said he is unsure if this space rock actually hit the ground. 

Florian received several calls about the sighting with reports that the flash was spotted near Gibbons and Redwater just after 10 p.m. It was reportedly a greenish-white colour and moving towards the west, he said. 

While this recent sighting was nowhere near as spectacular and widely reported as the famous meteor in November, fragments of which were discovered near Lloydminster, Florian still encourages those who saw a flash in the sky to report their sightings to the Meteorite and Impacts Advisory Committee's website at http://miac.uqac.ca. 




      



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