Maine Museum Offers $25K Reward for Radar-Detected Meteorite Find
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The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is offering a $25,000 reward to the first person who finds a 1-kilogram meteorite that fell in a remote stretch of forest near Maine's border with Canada. NASA detected the meteorite fall, which is the first time radar has spotted one in Maine. The museum is asking aspiring meteorite hunters to brush up on what meteorites look like before searching and avoid private property unless they have permission. The museum is also looking to purchase any other specimens found by meteorite hunters.
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