Amazing New Year’s Eve gift for fireball researchers

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Amazing New Year’s Eve gift for fireball researchers

Postby David Entwistle » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:05 am

Congratulations to the Curtin University team on recovery of a 1.7 Kg meteorite. Phil Bland looks very happy!

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Re: Amazing New Year’s Eve gift for fireball researchers

Postby David Entwistle » Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:41 pm

The Curtin team have provide background information on their Fireballs in the Sky blog. It'll be a more accurate source than some of the news reports.

Digging up our first meteorite (yet to be officially named*) was a massive team effort and a huge relief. It’s also been a news sensation and you can read about it on WA Today, SBS News, The Washington Post, Time Magazine and most everywhere you look on the internet today**. The search story is breathtaking, and the awesome teamwork and science that has led to this moment even better. Here’s a breakdown of what it is and how it really happened...
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Re: Amazing New Year’s Eve gift for fireball researchers

Postby David Entwistle » Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:52 am

David Entwistle wrote:
Digging up our first meteorite (yet to be officially named*)...


Now named Murrili.
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Re: Amazing New Year’s Eve gift for fireball researchers

Postby David Entwistle » Tue May 03, 2016 7:17 am

Curtin University have produced a series of videos documenting the events around the recovery of the Murrili meteorite.


There's a suggestion that there's a sequence of five videos and number one is not included in the list above. If anyone locates the missing video, then please let me know.
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