Maine Meteorite May Have Burned Up in Atmosphere
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering $20,000 for at 2.2 pounds of the meteor that came across the Maine sky on Tuesday morning. Now, scientists disagree on whether or not a piece of the meteor actually hit earth.
Bill Cooke, NASA’s meteoroid specialist thinks the rock burned up in earth’s atmosphere but Aerospace scientist Rob Matson has a map showing where he thinks the meteorite could be. Matson believes the space rock did land and is likely in a U-shaped area 3 miles wide and 10 miles long north of the Rangeley Lake region.
Cooke says he hasn’t seen any evidence that pieces of the meteorite survived into the lower atmosphere. Cooke says there is no ‘Doppler’ signature that would suggest the rock fell to earth.
If you’re thinking about going hunting for the meteorite it’s probably on private land and you should first obtain permission. Its black fly season so take precautions when heading into the woods.
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