Pieces of ‘fireball’ meteor that exploded over Mississippi are being found, NASA says

NOLA.com ^ | 2 May 2022 | MARK PRICE

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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.”

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Fluffy, too!

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Patrick’s test was negative.

[zzeeman]

Good Morning!

It does appear to be a three train trend today!

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All the great minds!

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Thanks!

She and I were going to go to the shelter today, so she was in tears when she called. I told her I’d pray for her, so when I talk to her, I’ll let her know that my friends were praying for her, too. 😊

[Monkey Face]

Well, he’s an invisible person, so the test probably was given to someone else.

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Excellent!!

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Way to go!

[Monkey Face]

Excellent! Good job, sisters and friend of Allegra! Well played!

[Monkey Face]

Indeed. Thirty some-odd years ago, I was told the disease that has ruined my life was all in my head. But he was old so he’s probably dead now and is aware of his ignorance and arrogance.

[Tax-chick]

I expect so!

[Tax-chick]

That’s a good point. Or maybe doing it in Spanish affects the result ;-).

[ArGee]

No necessitamos no stinkin’ directions!

[ArGee]

I guess if we can’t do what they do in Katroo, then it’s a good way to say Happy Birthday To You.

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[Monkey Face]

I’m pretty sure it’s a combination of the two of them. ;o]

[Monkey Face]

Standing under the light to sort the pills always makes me work up a sweat. It wasn’t that way before I moved here!

Another gloomy day. I’m sure some places in Dog Patch get rain but a lot of it misses us. That makes it worse. I’d like for it to rain on us then move on down the road.

[Allegra]

I’d like for it to rain on us then move on down the road.

I’d just like for it to rain on us someday. (Sigh…)

[Monkey Face]

Come and visit!!! It will rain for sure! We get 53” of rain a year!

[Tax-chick]

It rained here last Friday night.