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Press Release re: 20220828 event

Fireballs Aotearoa Press Release – For immediate release www.fireballs.nz 1st September 2022. Scientists are looking for asteroid fragments near Dunedin A spectacular fireball seen over central and east Otago at 10.50 pm on the 28th… 

Dr. James Scott interviewed by RNZ

The Nine to Noon programme on RNZ interviewed James to discuss the search for fallen meteorites, and the July 7 and July 21 fireballs. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018850425/the-hunt-for-freshly-fallen-meteorites

The Conversation Article about July 7 Meteor

The Conversation published an article written by Drs. Michele Bannister and James Scott reporting on the findings from the data collected about the July 7 daytime fireball seen over the centre of the country. https://theconversation.com/equivalent-to-1-800-tonnes-of-tnt-what-we-now-know-about-the-meteor-that-lit-up-the-daytime-sky-above-new-zealand-186636

RNZ story on Kimbolton Meteorite

On March 9, 2022 Morning Report on RNZ ran a story on the Kimbolton Meteorite found in 1976. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018833505/meteorite-a-rarity-in-aotearoa