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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.”
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; meteor; meteorite; meteors; mississippi; science
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To: Monkey Face; Tax-chick; Harmless Teddy Bear; Allegra; ArGee; HKMk23; null and void
Good Afternoon!
I struggled and struggled with this one... had to walk away several times... a real toughie....
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3,501
posted on
08/14/2022 11:55:33 AM PDT
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zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: zzeeman
Good job!!
Yeah. I get it! I was afraid I was going to lose it again, because I couldn’t THINK!
Cool beans, though!
3,502
posted on
08/14/2022 12:57:29 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Dear Past: Thank you for all the lessons. Dear Future: I am ready for you. ~~ )
To: Monkey Face
Congratulations on your success! We had eight choir members today. There was a guest priest from Poland who spoke Italian and sort of understood Spanish and English, which made things a little different. He was asking for donations for a mission in Patagonia.
3,503
posted on
08/14/2022 1:46:24 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: zzeeman
Got a “just made it” six today
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I suppose it is a word. Technically.
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posted on
08/14/2022 2:04:10 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
To: zzeeman
I struggled and struggled with this one... had to walk away several times... a real toughie.... But you bagged it in four - good on ya!
I was ready to accept that I was going to X/6 this one. Then it clicked. There were only so many letters left.
To: Tax-chick
Thanks! I won’t do today’s until after my nap. Insomnia bites.
3,506
posted on
08/15/2022 2:21:00 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Dear Past: Thank you for all the lessons. Dear Future: I am ready for you. ~~ )
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Glad you didn’t X/6 it!
Strange word, indeed, technically. ;o]
3,507
posted on
08/15/2022 2:21:47 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Dear Past: Thank you for all the lessons. Dear Future: I am ready for you. ~~ )
To: Tax-chick; dakine; GOPJ; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...
3,508
posted on
08/15/2022 2:30:35 AM PDT
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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 Monday!
We’re still having temps in the 50s in the mornings. Weird.
The Princess didn’t have a seizure all weekend. If we get past Tuesday we’ll be back into the every 3 months (or so) territory.
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posted on
08/15/2022 4:36:42 AM PDT
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ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: ArGee
Congrats on the seizure-free days! It’s Monday here, too. I am making the unhappy Youth work.
3,510
posted on
08/15/2022 5:19:30 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: Tax-chick
Good morning.
Did you sleep well?
I got up and did the laundry then took a three-hour nap. I’m not sure if it helped.
3,511
posted on
08/15/2022 5:31:38 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Dear Past: Thank you for all the lessons. Dear Future: I am ready for you. ~~ )
To: Monkey Face
Not bad, thanks. Jake was out all night, so he wasn’t on my pillow. Whew.
DP has gone to the office, and I am doing productive-things with the youngsters. “There’s nothing to do,” said James and his hair when they were told to get up: *always* the wrong response!
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posted on
08/15/2022 5:38:36 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: Tax-chick
It took me a while to discover that I was better off finding my own things to do than giving that job to my parents.
3,513
posted on
08/15/2022 5:44:43 AM PDT
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ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: ArGee
3,514
posted on
08/15/2022 5:48:28 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear; Monkey Face
Just not a word that I see in print very often...
3,515
posted on
08/15/2022 5:53:48 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: Allegra
Based on what was eliminated/left, I don’t think that there were any other words possible at that point...
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posted on
08/15/2022 5:55:16 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: ArGee; Monkey Face; zzeeman; Harmless Teddy Bear
Good morning and Happy Monday! 🥴
Pulling for the Princess! 🤞
I got another 6. At least i didn’t bomb it.
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To: Monkey Face; Tax-chick; Harmless Teddy Bear; Allegra; ArGee; HKMk23; null and void
Good Morning!
And good for Princess!
It was a short run of 9 that ended today... just too many possibilities there...
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posted on
08/15/2022 5:57:51 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: zzeeman; Allegra; ArGee; Harmless Teddy Bear; Tax-chick; null and void; HKMk23
Looks like I’m in good company, today!
I was only saved because of the letters that were left to work with. GAH!
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posted on
08/15/2022 7:02:47 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
( ~~ Dear Past: Thank you for all the lessons. Dear Future: I am ready for you. ~~ )
To: Monkey Face
I was only saved because of the letters that were left to work with. GAH! Same here. Second day in a row it’s worked like that. LOL
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