Finding space rocks faster: 'Fireball network' to detect meteorites includes local camera installs
Western Canada is getting a faster way to track fireballs.
A “fireball network” of all-sky cameras is being put in place to allow for automated detection of meteorite-dropping fireballs, said University of Alberta scientist Chris Herd, curator of one of the world’s top facilities for preserving and studying the space rocks.
The new system will help scientists detect fireballs as they streak across the sky; it will then then triangulate the landing location of any meteorites tha
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