2008 Prairie meteoroid

The 2008 Prairie meteoroid was a fireball meteoroid seen on November 20, 2008. The object was first spotted at around 17:30 MST (00:30 UTC) and was reported by people living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and even North Dakota. It was five times as bright as a full moon. Over 400 people reported seeing it. There are several videos of the meteoroid on YouTube. The object likely split into multiple pieces on or before impact. A search is underway for them. The meteoroid entered the atmosphere at approximately 14 kilometres per second and is estimated to have been about the size of a desk and have had a mass approximately 10 tonnes.

Robert A. Haag, a famous American meteorite hunter, is offering $10,000 to anyone who gives him the first one-kilogram chunk of the meteorite.

The first pieces of the rock were found on November 28, 2008 in the ice of a fish pond about 40 km from Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, near a town called Lone Rock. About 12 pieces were found. They were discovered by a search team from the University of Calgary. The largest fragment weighed 250 grams and smallest was 10 grams.

The village of Marsden became a hub of activity for meteorite hunters, being just south of the estimated 20 square kilometre debris field. Locals dubbed the object the "Marsden Meteor"; many of the residents reported seeing, hearing and even smelling the burning fragments as they fell.

It is also referred to as the "Buzzard Coulee fireball", named after the area where an expert found the first fragments.

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