Saturday, May 24, 2014
Earthquake shakes buildings in Mexico City MEXICO CITY Sat May 24, 2014
Earthquake shakes buildings in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY
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(Reuters) - An earthquake that hit southern Mexico early on Saturday shook buildings in Mexico City, sending some residents fleeing into the street, but there were no immediate reports of damages.
The 5.6 magnitude quake struck near the border of Oaxaca and Guerrero state in southwestern Mexico at a depth of 12 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, revising previous reports.
Mexico City's mayor said via social media that there were some evacuations in the capital, but no initial reports of damages.
(Reporting by Michael O'Boyle; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
All-new meteor shower: 5 things to know about Camelopardalid NIGHT OF SHOOTING STARS
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/05/22/meteor-shower-camelopardalid/9434097/
A first-of-its-kind meteor shower is expected tohappen Friday night and into early Saturdaymorning. Here is what you need to know about the all-new shower:
1. What is the Camelopardalid meteor shower?It would be dust from a periodic comet called the 209P/LINEAR. The Earth has never run into the debris from this particular comet before.
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2. Why is it unique? Unlike other meteor showers expected to be visible around the same time of year, the Camelopardalid is uncommon because its debris is strongly influenced by Jupiter's gravity. No one has seen it before, but the May shower could rival the Perseid meteor shower in August.
3. When is the optimal time to view it? People in North America will get the best look, and peak activity will be from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. ET Saturday.
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4. What will it look like? Perhaps what is most exciting is that it is unclear what the shower will resemble. "It could be practically nothing, or it could be a couple hundred meteors per hour," said William Cooke, head of the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
5. Camelopardalid is an odd moniker. How are they named? Meteor showers' names are for the constellation from which the meteors seem to radiate. That point is known as the radiant, and the radiant for Camelopardalid will be the constellation Camelopardalis (the giraffe).