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"Caiguts del cel", the history of passion for or fear of shooting stars and meteorites

"Caiguts del cel", the history of passion for or fear of shooting stars and meteorites
The Espai Cultural Can Ventosa is holding until January 31 an educational exhibition "Caiguts del Cel", where they talk about the perception throughout history of the comets, meteorites and meteoroids, and the scientific advances to discover their secrets little by little.

On occasions signs of good luck, in others warnings of the end of the world (as was the case of Halley's comet), the exhibition is a good occasion to get rid of myths and find out really well. The exhibition talks about the impact of meteorites on Earth, such as the one in Mexico that finished off the dinosaurs millions of years ago, and about the risks of new collisions with Earth of this kind (one every 15 million years). You can widen your information about comets and meteorites on the web of the Grup d'Estudis Astronòmics. Amongst other things, you can admire a reproduction of Giotto, that was the closest to approach Halley.


Espai Cultural Can Ventosa
Avinguda d'Ignasi Wallis, 26
Times: Monday to Friday from 9.30 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 9 p.m.
Saturdays, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Telephone: 971310111
e-mail: canventosa@eivissa.org

Pere Marí

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Date of publication: 08/01/2003

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