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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: Monkey Face
That’s good news. One always wonders what the USPS is doing with its time, since it’s not all that good at delivering mail.
Kathleen and I went to the library and then to Petsmart for crickets. There were three brown tabby cats who looked like Jake, only not fat.
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posted on
06/27/2022 8:42:02 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: zzeeman; ArGee; ColdOne; Conspiracy Guy; Cyber Liberty; Darksheare; Dead Corpse; fanfan; ...
A rarity this morning! WOO-HOO!
I guessed this 5-letter word in 2/6 tries.
🟨🟨🟨⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Can you guess this word?
https://wordlegame.org?challenge=cGFudHM
Clear and sunny and low 90’s today with light breezes.
1,922
posted on
06/27/2022 8:53:10 AM PDT
by
HKMk23
(https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
To: zzeeman; ArGee; Allegra; Tax-chick; null and void
Good job all of you who did the Wordle!
I’m not feeling all that great today, so I apologize for not posting to each of you separately. The brain just isn’t with it.
1,923
posted on
06/27/2022 8:54:55 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(~~ Animals would never allow the dumbest of the lot to be the leader of their pack. ~~ Facebook)
To: Monkey Face
I apologize for not posting to each of you separately. [back of right wrist to forehead, left hand clutching pearl necklace, wavering on feet] We'll survive somehow...
1,924
posted on
06/27/2022 9:07:34 AM PDT
by
null and void
(If I had a buck for every girl that found me unattractive, they would eventually find me attractive!)
To: Monkey Face
Sending up a little prayer that you get feeling better very soon. 🙏
To: null and void
As Calvin would say, “THPPPPPPPPBBBBBTH!!!”
1,926
posted on
06/27/2022 9:09:12 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(~~ Animals would never allow the dumbest of the lot to be the leader of their pack. ~~ Facebook)
To: Allegra
1,927
posted on
06/27/2022 9:11:14 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(~~ Animals would never allow the dumbest of the lot to be the leader of their pack. ~~ Facebook)
To: Allegra
Seeing rain and hearing rain can be comforting.
Walking the dog in the rain, not so much.
1,928
posted on
06/27/2022 9:11:58 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Well, this year's a bust. I guess I need to start hoping for a good 2023.)
To: HKMk23
Well done.
Oh, and the wordle is good, too.
1,929
posted on
06/27/2022 9:12:49 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Well, this year's a bust. I guess I need to start hoping for a good 2023.)
To: Monkey Face
I think that’s Bill the Cat.
1,930
posted on
06/27/2022 9:13:31 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Well, this year's a bust. I guess I need to start hoping for a good 2023.)
To: Monkey Face
1,931
posted on
06/27/2022 9:14:34 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Well, this year's a bust. I guess I need to start hoping for a good 2023.)
To: ArGee
Seeing rain and hearing rain can be comforting. Yes, especially during a drought when there have been brushfires nearby recently.
But I understand how walking a dog in the rain might not be fun. A friend of mine’s dog hates walking in the rain. Hurricane Harvey in 2017 was no fun for her. It rained for several days and Ripley (the dog) was not a happy camper.
To: ArGee
1,933
posted on
06/27/2022 9:38:40 AM PDT
by
null and void
(If I had a buck for every girl that found me unattractive, they would eventually find me attractive!)
To: HKMk23
1,934
posted on
06/27/2022 10:52:28 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: Monkey Face
Hope that you feel better later!
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posted on
06/27/2022 10:53:09 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: zzeeman
Just remember, today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Oh, well, maybe tomorrow will be more encouraging.
1,936
posted on
06/27/2022 2:11:12 PM PDT
by
ArGee
(Well, this year's a bust. I guess I need to start hoping for a good 2023.)
To: ArGee
Wordle 1316 3/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
My 501st game
1,937
posted on
06/27/2022 7:11:05 PM PDT
by
null and void
(If I had a buck for every girl that found me unattractive, they would eventually find me attractive!)
To: Tax-chick; dakine; GOPJ; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...
1,938
posted on
06/28/2022 2:18:54 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; null and void; no-to-illegals; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; ...
Good morning. Happy Twosday!
We do indeed have more seasonal temps.
Today.
Tough Wordle today.
Wordle 374 5/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
1,939
posted on
06/28/2022 4:29:20 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Well, this year's a bust. I guess I need to start hoping for a good 2023.)
To: ArGee
Good morning. It is cloudy here, and not hot yet. We had rain late yesterday.
1,940
posted on
06/28/2022 4:41:13 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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