New! Buzzard Coulee Recovery Info
The Prairie Meteorite Search is led by Alan Hildebrand (Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary) Peter Brown (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario) and Martin Beech (Department of Physics, University of Regina). The Prairie Searchers:
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August 30, 2007 - Prairie Searcher identifies weathered iron meteorite in Sask.
May 11, 2007 - First Canadian meteorite of 2007 discovered
During 2006 the Prairie Meteorite Search identified three new meteorites, one from British Columbia and two from Manitoba.December 19, 2006 - BC man finds iron meteorite near Whistler, BC
During 2005 the Prairie Meteorite Search identified three new meteorites, one from Alberta and two from Manitoba.December 15, 2005: A record year for meteorite recovery in Canada
September 19, 2005: Alberta's Centennial meteorite discovered near Edmonton
July 14, 2005: Manitoba meteorite hunter scores again
During 2004 the Prairie Meteorite Search identified a new meteorite from Alberta.June 10, 2004: Alberta farmer finds Canada's newest meteorite: Belly River Buttes
April 20, 2004: Bernic Lake - another new meteorite from Manitoba
During the 2002 summer field season, the Prairie Meteorite Search identified a large meteorite strewn field in Saskatchewan:
Meteorite fragments litter farmers' fields near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
(September 27, 2002)
During the 2001 summer field season, the Prairie Meteorite Search identified two new meteorites from the province of Manitoba:
Another New Meteorite Discovered from Manitoba!
(March 5, 2002)
New Meteorite Discovered from Manitoba!
(August 17, 2001)
Description of
Delaine, Saskatchewan!
(July 27, 2000)
| The Prairie Meteorite Search has been made possible by the following organizations and programs: | |
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ConocoPhillips Canada Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary |
| 2008 - | Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council ConocoPhillips Canada Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary |
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ConocoPhillips Canada Research grants held by Dr. Martin Beech, Campion College, University of Regina Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary |
| 2006 - | Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council ConocoPhillips Canada The Canadian Space Agency Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary |
| 2005 - | Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council The Canadian Space Agency Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary |
| 2004 - | Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council The Canadian Space Agency Research grants held by Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary |
| 2003 - | The
provincial government of Saskatchewan student employment program research grants held by Dr. Martin Beech, Campion College, University of Regina, Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary, and Dr. Peter Brown, The University of Western Ontario |
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provincial government of Saskatchewan student employment program National Science and Engineering Research Council's Promotion of Science Program (administered by Canadian Astronomical Society) 2111 Foundation for Exploration research grants held by Dr. Martin Beech, Campion College at University of Regina and Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary |
| 2001 - | Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council Meteoritical Society research grants held by Dr. Peter Brown, The University of Western Ontario and Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary |
| 2000 - | Meteorites and Impacts Advisory Committee to the Canadian Space Agency Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Superfund Undergraduate Research Award Program of the National Science and Engineering Research Council Special Projects Fund of the University of Calgary |
More information on Canada's meteorites: The Canadian Meteorite Catalogue
A search to come: October 14, 2001 Fireball
Don Fougere, of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, is the background researcher for the Prairie Meteorite Search fieldwork. Michael Mazur is the web page designer.
