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  • Meteorite 'photographed' hitting Earth

    11/25/2004 5:03:25 AM PST · by Lonesome in Massachussets · 20 replies · 1,717+ views
    news.com.au ^ | November 24, 2004 | Nigel Adlam
    NORTHERN Territory scientists were last night studying what could be the first photograph of a meteorite hitting Earth. The chances of an impact being captured on film are millions to one. "If this is true, it's one of the most remarkable pictures ever taken," astronomy tutor Geoff Carr said yesterday. The photograph was taken by keen amateur photographer Wayne Pryde as he stood near the Darwin Cenotaph on The Esplanade and looked down to Fort Hill Wharf on Monday evening. The meteorite, which could have been as small as a grain of sand, would have been travelling about 30,000km/h. Mr...