Fireballs Aotearoa
@fireballs.nz
We aim to recover freshly-fallen meteorites in New Zealand. We are a collaboration between NZ’s meteor camera networks and scientists at NZ's universities.
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Fireballs Aotearoa
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· Nov 16
Fireballs Aotearoa
fireballs.nz
"Wow! I've seen a fireball above NZ. Who should I tell?"
Report it at fireballs.nz. We collate views, calculate its trajectory and assess whether there may be any #nzmeteorites.
Report it at fireballs.nz. We collate views, calculate its trajectory and assess whether there may be any #nzmeteorites.
As seen from #Canterbury, New Zealand, a pretty fireball above Geraldine last night. Captured on CAS's #AllSky7 #fireball camera.
December 18, 2024 at 10:04 PM
As seen from #Canterbury, New Zealand, a pretty fireball above Geraldine last night. Captured on CAS's #AllSky7 #fireball camera.
🔥☄We're getting reports of a large #fireball over #Otago and #Canterbury tonight (3 December) at ~10pm!
Did you see it? Report your sighting here: fireballs.nz/report/
We'll be assessing our data to see whether a #meteorite has landed somewhere in the South Island! Stay tuned for updates.....
Did you see it? Report your sighting here: fireballs.nz/report/
We'll be assessing our data to see whether a #meteorite has landed somewhere in the South Island! Stay tuned for updates.....
Report a fireball – Fireballs Aotearoa
fireballs.nz
December 3, 2024 at 2:30 PM
🔥☄We're getting reports of a large #fireball over #Otago and #Canterbury tonight (3 December) at ~10pm!
Did you see it? Report your sighting here: fireballs.nz/report/
We'll be assessing our data to see whether a #meteorite has landed somewhere in the South Island! Stay tuned for updates.....
Did you see it? Report your sighting here: fireballs.nz/report/
We'll be assessing our data to see whether a #meteorite has landed somewhere in the South Island! Stay tuned for updates.....
Remembering Prof. Brian Mason, the New Zealander who first identified #lunar meteorites. He was #meteorite curator at the Smithsonian Institution when the #Apollo samples returned and realised that the #moonrocks matched some of their meteorites en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_M...
Brian Mason (geochemist) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 27, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Remembering Prof. Brian Mason, the New Zealander who first identified #lunar meteorites. He was #meteorite curator at the Smithsonian Institution when the #Apollo samples returned and realised that the #moonrocks matched some of their meteorites en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_M...
A close-up view of New Zealand's latest #meteorite - found by a search party on 21 March 2024 near Tekapo after falling on Wednesday 13th of March.
November 16, 2024 at 6:45 PM
A close-up view of New Zealand's latest #meteorite - found by a search party on 21 March 2024 near Tekapo after falling on Wednesday 13th of March.
"Wow! I've seen a fireball above NZ. Who should I tell?"
Report it at fireballs.nz. We collate views, calculate its trajectory and assess whether there may be any #nzmeteorites.
Report it at fireballs.nz. We collate views, calculate its trajectory and assess whether there may be any #nzmeteorites.
Fireballs Aotearoa
fireballs.nz
November 16, 2024 at 6:42 PM
"Wow! I've seen a fireball above NZ. Who should I tell?"
Report it at fireballs.nz. We collate views, calculate its trajectory and assess whether there may be any #nzmeteorites.
Report it at fireballs.nz. We collate views, calculate its trajectory and assess whether there may be any #nzmeteorites.