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1908 Siberia Explosion: Reconstructing an Asteroi

http://www.psi.edu/projects/siberia/siberia.html

Descriptions of the Tunguska impact event. Researched, written, and illustrated by William K. Hartmann.

Andrei Ol'khovatov's Home Page

http://www.geocities.com/olkhov/

Research on the 1908 Tunguska event, electrophonic sounds, and meteor phenomena.

Astronomy 161: Meteors and Meteor Showers

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/meteors/showers.html

Descriptions and explanations of what causes meteors, as well as the history of its study.

Cloudbait Observatory - Fireballs

http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireballs.html

Fireball and meteor descriptions, reporting information, data on fireballs over Colorado.

Great Lakes Great Fire Meteorite

http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/gfmeteor/

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.

Jupiter Scientific: Leonids Meteor Shower

http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/leonid.html

What to expect, how to observe and history of the shower.

Jupiter Scientific: The Perseid Meteors

http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/perseid.html

Information, observation and history. Updated yearly in July.

Leonid Meteor Storm

http://www.aero.org/cords/leonids.html

Information on the Leonid meteor storms which are associated with the appearance of the comet Tempel-Tuttle.

Meteor Observing Calendar

http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/calendar.html

A concise listing of all meteor showers that can be seen throughout the year.

Meteor Shower Observing

http://www.upstateastro.org/stars/meteors.html

Main showers dates.

Meteorites from Antarctica

http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/curator/antmet/antmet.htm

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.

Meteorites from Mars

http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/marsmets/contents.htm

Offers science results, images and curation information on a collection at NASA.

MeteorObs

http://www.meteorobs.org/

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

NASA's Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campa

http://aio.arc.nasa.gov/~leonid/

Offers news, images and reports by a team observing meteor storms such as the Leonids and Perseids.

Niger Meteorite Recon

http://www.niger-meteorite-recon.de/en/start.htm

Illustrated reports, photo gallery from meteorite expeditions undertaken in the Sahara desert of North Africa.

Observing Meteor Showers

http://www.geocities.com/~starwanderer/meteor.htm

A month-by-month guide with basic tips.

Sandia National Laboratories - Extraordinary meteo

http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN09-10-99/meteor_story.html

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.

Sky and Telescope: Observing Meteors

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/

News, articles.

Sonic Booms

http://www.ees.lanl.gov/news_stories/revelle.98424.html

Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers are using a network of microphones to track meteors as they burst into Earth's atmosphere.

The Solar System in Action: Meteoroids and Meteors

http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/meteors.html

What meteors really are and when to see them.

Tunguska: The Cosmic Mystery of the Century

http://www.usm.maine.edu/~planet/tung.html

Description of the Tunguska impact event, from the Southworth Planetarium.