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Pieces of ‘fireball’ meteor that exploded over Mississippi are being found, NASA says
NOLA.com ^ | 2 May 2022 | MARK PRICE

Posted on 05/03/2022 7:07:46 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

Meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom,' NASA says

The “bright fireball” was traveling at 35,000 mph when it exploded at 8:03 a.m. with the “energy equivalent of 3 tons of TNT,” according to NASA Meteor Watch, the agency's project that tracks fireball activity.

“Existing law states that any meteorites belong to the owner of the property on which they fell; out of respect for the privacy of those in the area, we will not disclose the locations of these finds,”

And finding anything of value is likely harder than you think.

“The pieces from this object were way too small to leave a crater. Unlike what you see in the movies, meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom’ that blast holes in the ground. In fact, you can pick one up right after it hits ground. So no smoking rocks in small craters.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; meteor; meteorite; meteors; mississippi; science
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To: Tax-chick; dakine; GOPJ; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...

It's scary out there. Better take this!

1,361 posted on 06/09/2022 2:28:44 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; null and void; no-to-illegals; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; ...

Good morning. Happy Friday Eve!

Rain here. But at least Princess decided she’d get her business done very quickly. That was an unusual blessing.

Still on the 4 train.

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1,362 posted on 06/09/2022 4:42:06 AM PDT by ArGee (Well, this year's a bust. I guess I need to start hoping for a good 2023.)
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To: ArGee

No rain here. I watered the front flowerbeds and refilled the birdbath.

It’s hot already.


1,363 posted on 06/09/2022 5:19:22 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: ArGee; Tax-chick; Monkey Face; Allegra; null and void

Good Morning!

So today will be the last two digit high temperature day for the foreseeable future according to the forecasters... we will see how accurate their predictions are...

Of course, it was four rows today:

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1,364 posted on 06/09/2022 5:56:46 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: zzeeman

Good morning!


1,365 posted on 06/09/2022 6:02:18 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

August came early this year...


1,366 posted on 06/09/2022 6:17:10 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: ArGee

Tyson got up and gacked a little at 12:30, then wouldn’t come back in for about a half hour, and that only after I went out and sat with him as he laid on the deck mostly motionless.

I thought/feared he’d expired, but he could be poked into raising his head.

Didn’t hit the water bowl when he came in. Very unusual. As was him graciously allowing me to sleep with him in my own bed for 4 hours. He’s starting to figure out that if he isn’t diagonally across the geometric center of the bed he won’t get evicted when it’s time for me to go to bed.


1,367 posted on 06/09/2022 6:24:44 AM PDT by null and void (We're trapped between too many questions unanaswered, and too many answers unquestioned...)
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To: null and void

I hope he feels better soon!


1,368 posted on 06/09/2022 6:38:51 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: zzeeman

It’s very back-and-forth here.


1,369 posted on 06/09/2022 6:39:05 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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So today will be the last two digit high temperature day for the foreseeable future according to the forecasters... we will see how accurate their predictions are...

Yes, the forecast is 🥵.

Managed to pull off a three!

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1,370 posted on 06/09/2022 6:40:10 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Tax-chick

Me too! He did accept his morning cheesy Prozac treat with something approaching enthusiasm.


1,371 posted on 06/09/2022 6:44:17 AM PDT by null and void (We're trapped between too many questions unanaswered, and too many answers unquestioned...)
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To: null and void

That’s good, and it reminds me that I need to give Shannon her thyroid pill.


1,372 posted on 06/09/2022 6:46:05 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

And throwing away all that protein? SHAME!


1,373 posted on 06/09/2022 6:47:59 AM PDT by null and void (We're trapped between too many questions unanaswered, and too many answers unquestioned...)
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To: Allegra

Too many final choices. No help from “inner sense,” either.

*sigh*

Well, I had a run of 7 before I bombed out!

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1,374 posted on 06/09/2022 6:51:23 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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To: Tax-chick

Kitteh looks more awake than I am!

Wow. I slept 11 hours. I knew I needed it but I think there will be more nights like that than not.

The Other Folks are on the way home. They’ll land some time tomorrow in Little Rock, but I won’t be there to greet them.


1,375 posted on 06/09/2022 6:56:26 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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To: ArGee

Good morning. And good work!


1,376 posted on 06/09/2022 6:56:56 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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To: zzeeman

Good morning.

Excellent work!


1,377 posted on 06/09/2022 6:57:43 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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To: null and void

Poor Tyson!

Whatever he has, I hope he improves soon. Even though he’s not allowed on the furniture, it’s good to know he’s learned to share.


1,378 posted on 06/09/2022 7:01:23 AM PDT by Monkey Face (Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says "I'll try again tomorrow." TM)
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To: Tax-chick

I wish that we could revert to March weather... even if for just a few days now and then...


1,379 posted on 06/09/2022 7:12:07 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: Allegra

Good job!!

👍🏻


1,380 posted on 06/09/2022 7:12:56 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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