Meteorite NWA - Morocco Sahara #meteorite #geocollectionstore #meteorites #meteore #nwa
The fireball was produced by an #asteroid ☄️ nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons. The fragments turned to #meteorites in the vicinity of Medina County, #Ohio https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/us/ohio-cleveland-meteor.html
A Meteor Streaks Across the U.S. and Rattles Ohio With an Explosive Boom

NASA confirmed that the loud boom heard and felt by people in northern Ohio was indeed caused by a meteor.

The New York Times
SPECIAL REPORT: THE SKY IS FALLING

NASA codenamed the Ohio event “Chicken Little.” Four days later, another one went through a woman’s roof.

The Sentinel Briefing
Meteorite NWA - Morocco Sahara #meteorite #geocollectionstore #meteorites #meteore #nwa

☄️ Elles traversent notre ciel à vive allure avant de s'écraser au sol : d'où viennent les #météorites ? Comment se forment-elles, et que nous disent-elles de l'histoire de l'univers ?

Avec Brigitte Zanda, astrophysicienne du Muséum.

👉 D'après l'article du Muséum : https://www.mnhn.fr/fr/qu-est-ce-qu-une-meteorite

Meteorite NWA - Morocco Sahara #meteorite #geocollectionstore #meteorites #meteore #nwa

A bright #fireball crossed the evening sky over north-western Europe on Sunday and was widely observed across Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Germany. The object was detected by the #AllSky7 network, a system of automated sky cameras used to track #meteors and recover #meteorites. Using multiple recordings, researchers reconstructed the #trajectory of the incoming #meteoroid.
The object was first detected at an altitude of about 85 km, where atmospheric entry produced intense heating and light emission. During its approximately six-second passage, several flashes occurred as the body fragmented. Each fragmentation event likely produced between 10 and 100 #meteorites, meaning the original body broke into many pieces during #atmosphericEntry.
Based on brightness and duration, astronomers estimate the original #meteoroid had a diameter of roughly 1–3 meters. Objects of this size impact Earth relatively frequently, approximately once every two weeks, although most fall into oceans or sparsely populated regions.
Fragments slowed rapidly due to #atmosphericDrag, reducing their velocity from initial ~61,000 km/h in space to roughly ≤700 km/h before reaching the ground. Despite this deceleration, surviving #meteorites can still cause structural damage.
In this case, at least one fragment struck a house in Koblenz (Germany), penetrating the roof and landing inside a bedroom that was fortunately unoccupied. No injuries were reported. The unusual aspect of the event is therefore the impact occurring in a populated urban area, whereas most meteorite falls occur unnoticed in remote regions.
The calculated fall zone is now being searched by meteorite hunters and scientists, as recovered fragments may provide #cosmochemistry evidence about the early #SolarSystem and the composition of #asteroids.

https://www.nytimes.com/es/2026/03/10/espanol/ciencia-y-tecnologia/meteorito-alemania.html?smid=whatsapp-nytes

Un meteorito atraviesa un tejado en Alemania tras un espectáculo de luces

La bola de fuego procedente del espacio fue detectada por una red de cámaras de observación del cielo en Bélgica, Francia, Luxemburgo, Países Bajos y Alemania.

The New York Times
About 40,000 metric tons of #extraterrestrial material rain down on planet Earth 🌍 every year. Sometimes those #meteorites ☄️ are relatively large: boulder-sized chunks of iron or small, blackened rocks. But most of the material arrives here in the form of #micrometeorites https://www.astronomy.com/science/thinking-small-uncovering-the-secrets-of-micrometeorites/
Thinking small: Uncovering the secrets of micrometeorites

A new project is aiming to trace micrometeorites - tiny, melted remnants of space rocks that plummeted to Earth - back to their origin.

Astronomy Magazine
J’ai trouvé une météorite, que faire ?
#Asteroide #Astronomie #France #Meteorites
Un bolide a été observé en France dans la soirée du dimanche 8 mars 2026. Des météorites ont déjà été retrouvées, pour l'instant en Allemagne, où l'étoile filante a aussi été vue. Si vous trouviez un-->
https://www.numerama.com/sciences/1272104-trouver-une-meteorite-identification-dangers-et-legislation.html
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Bolide vu en France hier soir : vous pensez avoir trouvé une météorite ? Ne faites pas cette erreur fatale qui peut détruire sa valeur scientifique

Un bolide a été observé en France dans la soirée du dimanche 8 mars 2026. Des météorites ont déjà été retrouvées, pour l'instant en Allemagne, où l'étoile filante a aussi été vue. Si vous trouviez une météorite, que faudrait-il faire ? Une superbe étoile filante a traversé le ciel français dans la soirée du dimanche

Numerama