Is this the first published description of a falling meteorite? It's from
the Aeneid Book II:
The old man had barely spoken when, with a sudden crash,
it thundered on the left, and a star, through the darkness,
slid from the sky, and flew, trailing fire, in a burst of light.
We watched it glide over the highest rooftops,
and bury its brightness, and the sign of its passage,
in the forests of Mount Ida: then the furrow of its long track
gave out a glow, and, all around, the place smoked with sulphur.
On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 6:16 PM, Paul via Meteorite-list <
meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Meteorite Studies Reveal Surprises About Earth's Formation
> By Elizabeth Howell, SpaceCom, January 26, 2017
> http://www.space.com/35468-earth-building-blocks-different-
> than-thought.html
>
> Nice picture of Meteorite On Mars
>
> Curiosity Finds An(other) Alien Visitor on Mars
> Earth Isn't the Only Planet Hit by Meteorites. Mars Gets
> Them, Too. by Phil Plait, Blog-Slate Magazine, January 23, 2017
> http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2017/01/23/curiosit
> y_sees_a_meteorite_on_the_surface_of_mars.html
>
> This image was taken by Mastcam: Right (MAST_RIGHT)
> onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 1577
> (2017-01-12 11:21:52 UTC). NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
> http://mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=1577MR0080320
> 000800289E01_DXXX&s=1577
>
> Deflecting Asteroids
>
> Objective: To deflect asteroids, thus preventing their collision
> with Earth Space Daily, Madrid, Spain, January 27, 2017
> http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Objective_To_deflect_aster
> oids_thus_preventing_their_collision_with_Earth_999.html
>
> Scientists working on deflecting asteroids headed for Earth
> The Indian Express, January 27, 2017
> http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/scientis
> ts-working-on-deflecting-asteroids-headed-for-earth-4493719/
>
> Yours,
>
> Paul H.
>
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