If you live in Ontario, keep an eye out for suspicious rocks.
Skywatching cameras in the Canadian province recorded a huge fireball that produced hundreds of grams of meteorites. They would have fallen on the lake's eastern shore, north of the town of Argyle.
This fireball was particularly significant because it was moving slowly, was on an asteroidal path, and ended very low in the atmosphere. Denis Vida, an astronomy associate at Western University who specializes in meteorites, said in a university statement that these are all good indicators that material survived.
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The event was recorded by more than a dozen all-sky cameras. The time is at 0337 on April 18. citizen scientists operate the cameras that captured the meteorite.
The fireball became visible at an altitude of around 90 kilometers, traveled due north at a sharp angle just 30 degrees from vertical, and continued to burn as low as 23 km in altitude.
Residents in the area of the suspected meteorite fall zone are being asked to report suspicious rocks by sending an email to naturalhistory@rom.on.ca. In Canada, meteorites technically belong to the owner of the land on which they fall.
The meteorites have a dark color and a dense texture. If you find a meteorite, store it in a plastic bag or wrap it in aluminum foil and scientists prefer to keep it free of human contact.
Meteorites are of interest to researchers as they help us understand the formation and evolution of the solar system.
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