Maine Meteorite Sparks Hunt and Reward.
TL;DR
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is offering a $25,000 reward for the first 1-kilogram meteorite recovered after a fireball was spotted over New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The meteorite fall occurred at 11:56 a.m. and was followed by loud sonic booms near Calais, according to NASA, which confirmed this was the first radar-observed meteorite fall seen in Maine. The strewn field is expected to be about a mile wide and extend from just north of the town of Waite and over the border to Canoose, New Brunswick.
- After spectacular fireball, the hunt is on for meteorites in Washington County Press Herald
- Bright ‘fireball’ flew over Maine and crashed, NASA says. Whoever finds it gets $25,000 Yahoo News
- Museum offering $25K to whoever finds meteorite that fell to Earth over Maine New York Post
- For the first time ever, radar has observed a meteorite fall in Maine WMTW Portland
- There's a $25K reward for anyone who can recover the Down East meteorite Bangor Daily News
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