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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: zzeeman
3,801
posted on
08/22/2022 7:53:26 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
To: zzeeman; ArGee; Allegra
3,802
posted on
08/22/2022 7:54:09 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
To: Monkey Face
Thanks! I haven’t gotten one of those in quite some time... just stumbled into it today...
3,803
posted on
08/22/2022 8:05:44 AM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
To: zzeeman
It was probably your turn! ;o]
3,804
posted on
08/22/2022 8:58:41 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
To: Monkey Face
Maybe GLK didn’t like it so dry.
Would that be incompatible differences?
3,805
posted on
08/22/2022 9:45:56 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: Monkey Face
I put my phone into do-not-disturb mode between 10pm and 7am. Messages or calls from people in the favorites group get through. Nothing else does.
3,806
posted on
08/22/2022 9:47:03 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: zzeeman
3,807
posted on
08/22/2022 9:48:12 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: ArGee
Ah. OK. I’ll look for that and see if I can make it work. Thanks!
3,808
posted on
08/22/2022 10:00:34 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
To: ArGee
I dunno, but GLK worked just fine until about six months before I got here. Then it quit. Now it’s working again. I like it!
3,809
posted on
08/22/2022 10:02:14 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
To: zzeeman; ArGee; ColdOne; Conspiracy Guy; Cyber Liberty; Darksheare; Dead Corpse; fanfan; ...
3,810
posted on
08/22/2022 10:12:00 AM PDT
by
HKMk23
(https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
To: Monkey Face
We went to the library and then to buy a few vegetable plants: cabbage and broccoli. We’ll plant them later. Now it’s nap time!
3,811
posted on
08/22/2022 10:33:08 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: Tax-chick
Brain seeds and plant seeds.
That’s a good combo.
3,812
posted on
08/22/2022 10:50:28 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: ArGee; Tax-chick; Monkey Face
"Brain seeds and plant seeds.
That’s a good combo." Stay away from the body pod seeds. < / Voice of Experience >
3,813
posted on
08/22/2022 12:51:06 PM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
To: NicknamedBob
3,814
posted on
08/22/2022 1:18:57 PM PDT
by
ArGee
(It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
To: ArGee
The zombies will be confused when the arrive.
3,815
posted on
08/22/2022 1:23:41 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: ArGee
3,816
posted on
08/22/2022 1:46:18 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: Monkey Face
James have been officially offered the job with the town parks! (Assuming they pass their drug and background checks, which they will.)
3,817
posted on
08/22/2022 1:46:57 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
To: NicknamedBob; Tax-chick
I have the original movie AND the book!
Scared my little self in that movie, but then, B&W scary movies are the best!
3,818
posted on
08/22/2022 2:19:44 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
To: Tax-chick
Congratulations to the James! I see no problem whatsoever with them passing the drug and background checks!
So happy for them! Will this be an all-year job or just seasonal?
3,819
posted on
08/22/2022 2:21:43 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
To: Tax-chick
I’m going to think about considering something along the lines of a tiny garden, but not just yet. And not just here and now.
Right now, I’m going to take my silly self to bed because I’m beginning to feel a little on the dull side.
I hope you have a good night, with no pillow-cat.
Later! ;o]
3,820
posted on
08/22/2022 2:29:12 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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