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METEORITE FALLS

NAPLES, FL DEBRIS DEORBIT - 08 MAR 2024

NAPLES, FL DEBRIS DEORBIT - 08 MAR 2024

NAPLES, FL DEBRIS DEORBIT - 08 MAR 2024

DATE/TIME

3/8/2024 @ 1929 UTC

3/8/2024
1929 UTC

LAT/LONG

24.273945 • -83.179773

24.273945
-83.179773

STREWN FIELD

SUMMARY

This is the deorbit of a 2.9 ton battery pallet from the International Space Station. Radar shows falling debris in the Gulf of Mexico extending towards Naples, FL. Some debris may have landed on the Dry Tortugas National Park.

The event was not reported in American Meteor Society eyewitness accounts.

RADAR & MAPS

Radar composite showing falling material from the deorbit event.

RADAR SUMMARY

Radar composite showing falling material from the deorbit event.

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METEORITES 101

How to Find Meteorites

This step-by-step guide will show you how to locate possible meteorite fall sites using radar software and weather data along with info provided by reporting agencies and monitoring systems.

How to Handle Meteorites

These instructions will show you how to best preserve the meteorites you discover and how to make contact with the organizations that are willing to accept and analyze your find.

What are Meteorites?

Don't know exactly what a meteorite is, what they are made of or where they come from? If that's the case, we have provided a mini-"crash" course in what you need to know about them.

Why Research Meteorites?

It turns out that meteorites have provided us a lot of scientific insight, not only into the origins of our solar system and planet Earth, but what the future might hold for mankind.

Further Exploration

There's a lot going on in the study of meteorites, both here at NASA and in other places. Here are a few links to the people and institutions who are leading the research in this field.
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