Very Cool: Edmonton Meteor Bits Found on Frozen Pond

• "Scientists find fragments of 10-tonne space rock"
  CTV (November 28, 2008)
  • "University of Calgary researchers say they have found fragments from the 10-tonne space rock that caused a late-night light show near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border last week.
  • "In a written statement, planetary scientist Alan Hildebrand and graduate student Ellen Milley said they found meteorite fragments in a rural area near the border town of Lloydminster, Alta., late Thursday...."
• "Calgary researchers find meteorite bits near Lloydminster"
  The Windsor Star (November 28, 2008)
  • "LLOYDMINSTER, Sask - A University of Calgary student got the thrill of a lifetime when she found bits of meteorite from a fireball that lit up the sky over Alberta and Saskatchewan last week.
  • "Master's student Ellen Milley was travelling with meteorite expert Alan Hildebrand south of Lloydminster on Thursday afternoon when she noticed some dark bits on a small frozen pond.
  • "The first dark bit they investigated brought disappointment, as it turned out to be a leaf. But...."

Granted, it's not glowing green, or saying 'take me to your leader,' but that bit of gravel came from space - probably the the asteroid belt. Which makes it pretty special for scientists who study such things.

Particularly since we don't have regular cargo or passenger runs to that part of the solar system yet.


(from Grady Semmens, University of Calgary, via CTV, used without permission)
One chip of a ten-ton space rock. It's a lot cooler than it looks.

Background:

• "Edmonton Meteor on Video and in Scientists' Thoughts"
  (November 23, 2008)