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Reader Mike Wyatt wanted to know if anyone has found remnants of the fireball meteor that ripped through Canadian skies Nov. 20
I have been a bit curious about how the search is going for the impact sight. It was reported that a team was on the way to search for it to recover any pieces. Has anyone heard anything more?
Sure thing, Mike. Scientists have just announced that they've found fragments of the 10-ton meteor. They expect to find more, including pieces that may be as large as desks.
According to the Canadian Press:
University of Calgary scientists have found the remains of a 10-tonne asteroid that exploded in the skies over the Prairie provinces earlier this month.
Dr. Alan Hildebrand and graduate student Ellen Milley found several fragments near the Battle River along the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary and are searching for more.
The university estimated Friday that there could be thousands of meteorite pieces strewn over 20-square-kilometre area.
Canada.com has deeper background:
University of Calgary researcher Alan Hildebrand has outlined a region in western Saskatchewan where he expects to find desk-sized fragments of the space rock...
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Hildebrand said the fireball was like a billion-watt light bulb, turning night into day with a bluish-white light. It illuminated the ground for several hundred kilometres in all directions, shedding its intense light as far south as Vauxhall, Alta., about 200 kilometres southeast of Calgary.
Hildebrand said the fragments most likely fell to earth in the Manitou Lake Rural Municipality region, about 300 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.
I'm too far away to go meteorite hunting (darn it). If you find one, write me at spacenewsexaminer@hotmail. com Include a picture if you'd like it to be considered for publication.
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