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DARWIN AND THE METEORS
In 2009, it was 200 years after the author of the theory of evolution of the living world Charles Darwin and 150 years after his book „The Origin of Species“ was published. These anniversaries were also marked by our publishing the appropriate posters:
The life on Earth might have been initiated by a meteor and it might also be terminated by another one.That was why we paid a special attention to these celestial bodies. The participants in the „Touch the Sky“ project had a chance to touch the genuine meteorite (by the courtesy of Mr. Aleksandar Zorkic, the editor of the „Astronomical Magazine“).
In the night between August 12 and 13, watching of the meteoritic rain from the Fruska Gora Mountain slopes was organized by our Center. The warm night, the clean air and the cloudless sky made it possible for the kids of the SOS Children’s Village as well as for many citizens of Novi Sad to enjoy seeing the Perseides and other celestial bodies thanks to our telescope.
About 6,000 tons of meteorites, mainly of microscopic size, falls on the surface of the Earth every year. Together with the Children’s Village kids, we made a „trap“ for micrometeorites using plastic bottles and placed it on top of the roof of one of the Village houses during appearance of Perseides.
Afer a month, a number of fragments of metallic shine that were attracted by a magnet were found in a collector.
micrometeorites?
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