Monday, November 10, 2014

Fireball lit up Texas sky, NASA says By Jessica Sheinfeld

Fireball lit up Texas sky, NASA says 
By Jessica Sheinfeld

 A fireball was seen flying across the Texas skies on Saturday evening. Several people saw it and posted about it on social media. This meteorite was brighter than a full moon.  NASA scientists say that this meteorite could have been a part of the North Taurid meteor shower or from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The Maverick county sheriff's department reported that the ground shook as the meteorite landed around 8:45 on Saturday night.

I'm so bummed I missed this! I didn't even hear about it until I saw this article.  I think that's amazing though I bet it was awesome and beautiful.

 http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/09/us/texas-fireball/index.html?c=us
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  1. BookerTStudentNovember 10, 2014 at 8:16 PM

    It certainly does sound beautiful, but dang! I wish I'd have known about it I love meteor showers.
    - Hannah Kalan 6th period

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  2. UnknownNovember 11, 2014 at 12:41 AM

    I wish I would've been able to see it! I wonder where the meteorite ended up landing...

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  3. BookerTStudentNovember 11, 2014 at 8:14 PM

    I was at FunFunFunFest in Austin when this happened and apparently there's footage of it happening right next to a concert I was watching. I completely missed it and I'm so upset. -Azra

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