11 January 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JAN2012

Stolen meteorite recovered in New Mexico
The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — A meteorite that landed in Russia in the 1940s and was recently stolen from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque has been located. After themeteorite went missing, the museum contacted an association of meteorite ...

Slow-Moving Meteor Paints the Night Skies
3, 2012, a beautiful meteor was seen traveling across the skies over Huntsville, Ala. Moving slowly at "only" 18.9 km/s -- or 42000 mph -- the meteor was ...
blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/.../posts/post_1325622824385.html

Astronomer creates red wine with a 4.5billion-year vintage
Metro
The grape-grower insists the rock, which is about 8cm (3in) wide, gives his Meteorito tipple a 'livelier taste'. 'It came from the asteroid belt between ...

Stolen New Mexico Meteorite Worth $20K-$40K Found
TIME
10, 2012 (ALBUQUERQUE, NM) — A meteorite that landed in Russia in the 1940s and was recently stolen from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque has been located. KRQE-TV reports authorities found the rock after a man in Missouri bought it for ...

Stolen New Mexico meteorite worth $20K-$40K found after man in Missouri man ...
Washington Post
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — A meteorite that landed in Russia in the 1940s and was recently stolen from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque has been located. KRQE-TV reports authorities found the rock after a man in Missouri ...

Stolen New Mexico meteorite worth $20K-$40K found after man in Missouri man ...
The Republic
AP ALBUQUERQUE, NM — An expensive meteorite recently stolen from the University of New Mexico has been located. KRQE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/zE9stH) that authorities located themeteorite after a man in Missouri bought it for $1700. ...