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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What?

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Never mind...I’ll give you the next one.

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We weren’t shown the scenic parts, just the ship on the surface, the ROV going or coming out of the water and what it saw on the bottom. And lots of people looking at banks of computer screens and making grimaces, smiles, grunting noices, and sometimes, “No,no! LEFT a bit!”

But it was still interesting!

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There are plenty of tourism videos of the Black Sea, too.

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Chocolate, I hope!

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909 W Main St, Cabot, AR 72023

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Google Maps says it’s 3/10 mile from you.

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All 14 days if the 10 day forecast say 0% chance of rain...

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Maybe they’ll have bookmarks! ;o]

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Thanks!

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The next one is Nully’s. ;o]