Camera-tracked Grimsby fireball leads to meteorite finds

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Seven all-sky cameras of Western University's Southern Ontario Meteor Network recorded a fireball about 100 times brighter than the full Moon at 9:03 pm. Analysis pointed to the Niagara Peninsula, and a 46 g fragment was found on the hood of an SUV with a cracked windshield in Grimsby.

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  1. OtherWestern astronomers capture spectacular meteor footage and images (opens in a new tab)Western University (Western News) / 2009-10
  2. OtherRecovered meteorite tracked from space (opens in a new tab)Western University (Western News) / 2009-10

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