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A meteor is an event, not just an object. It happens when small pebble (a meteoroid) enters our atmosphere and burns up. Any pieces that reach the ground are called meteorites. Meteoroids are distinguished from asteroids by being too small to cause much damage at ground level, if they were to hit the Earth.

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Great Lakes Great Fire Meteorite New evidence links the simultaneous fires in Chicago, Peshtigo, and the entire Central portion of Michigan (from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron) to a meteorite fall. www.angelfire.com/mi2/gfmeteor

Sonic Booms Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers are using a network of microphones to track meteors as they burst into Earth's atmosphere. www.ees.lanl.gov/news_stories/revelle.98424.html

Meteor Observing Calendar A concise listing of all meteor showers that can be seen throughout the year. comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/calendar.html

Observing Meteor Showers A month-by-month guide with basic tips. www.geocities.com/~starwanderer/meteor.htm

Astronomy 161: Meteors and Meteor Showers Descriptions and explanations of what causes meteors, as well as the history of its study. csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/meteors/showers.html

The Solar System in Action: Meteoroids and Meteors What meteors really are and when to see them. www.harmsy.freeuk.com/meteors.html

Views of the Solar System: Meteoroids and Meteorites General information, data, pictures. Also features educator's guides to micrometeorites, impact craters and space debris. www.solarviews.com/eng/meteor.htm

Jupiter Scientific: Leonids Meteor Shower What to expect, how to observe and history of the shower. www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/leonid.html

Jupiter Scientific: The Perseid Meteors Information, observation and history. Updated yearly in July. www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/perseid.html

Sky and Telescope: Observing Meteors News, articles. SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors

MeteorObs A forum for meteor observers of all levels. Mailing list, mailing list archives, FAQ, how to view meteor showers. www.meteorobs.org

Andrei Ol'khovatov's Home Page Research on the 1908 Tunguska event, electrophonic sounds, and meteor phenomena. www.geocities.com/olkhov

1908 Siberia Explosion: Reconstructing an Asteroid Impact from Eyewitness Accounts Descriptions of the Tunguska impact event. Researched, written, and illustrated by William K. Hartmann. www.psi.edu/projects/siberia/siberia.html

Meteor Shower Observing Main showers dates. www.upstateastro.org/stars/meteors.html

Sandia National Laboratories - Extraordinary meteor flash captured Images and description of a bright meteor event on August 15, 1999, recorded by an all-sky camera at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN09-10-99/meteor_story.html

Leonid Meteor Storm Information on the Leonid meteor storms which are associated with the appearance of the comet Tempel-Tuttle. www.aero.org/cords/leonids.html

Cloudbait Observatory - Fireballs Fireball and meteor descriptions, reporting information, data on fireballs over Colorado. www.cloudbait.com/science/fireballs.html

Meteorites from Mars Offers science results, images and curation information on a collection at NASA. www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/marsmets/contents.htm

Wikipedia: Meteor Encyclopedia article. Definitions, meteor showers, fireballs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor

NASA's Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign Offers news, images and reports by a team observing meteor storms such as the Leonids and Perseids. aio.arc.nasa.gov/~leonid

Yukon Meteorite Recovered News article on a meteorite found in Canada. spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast16mar_1.htm

Meteorites from Antarctica Reports and images from a large collection of meteorites, with samples of the Moon and Mars. Includes instructions on how to obtain samples for analysis. www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/curator/antmet/antmet.htm

Niger Meteorite Recon Illustrated reports, photo gallery from meteorite expeditions undertaken in the Sahara desert of North Africa. www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/start.htm