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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

The Black Sea is very scenic.


3,901 posted on 08/24/2022 2:33:16 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

What?


3,902 posted on 08/24/2022 3:05:36 PM PDT by null and void (they promise the jetsons but deliver the flintstones)
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To: null and void

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


3,903 posted on 08/24/2022 3:13:31 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Tax-chick

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!


3,904 posted on 08/24/2022 3:15:55 PM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Monkey Face

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


3,905 posted on 08/24/2022 3:18:06 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

Chocolate, I hope!


3,906 posted on 08/24/2022 3:34:22 PM PDT by null and void (they promise the jetsons but deliver the flintstones)
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To: Monkey Face; null and void
"Never mind...I’ll give you the next one."

Well, that should be a h000t!

3,907 posted on 08/24/2022 4:31:41 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
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To: Monkey Face

Congratulations on two threes! 👍👍👍


3,908 posted on 08/24/2022 5:26:27 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: NicknamedBob

Indeed, Bob. Indeed!


3,909 posted on 08/25/2022 3:57:27 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Allegra

💖


3,910 posted on 08/25/2022 3:58:02 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Tax-chick

I don’t even know where the library is in this town.


3,911 posted on 08/25/2022 3:58:46 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Monkey Face

909 W Main St, Cabot, AR 72023

http://www.youseemore.com/lonoke/default.asp


3,912 posted on 08/25/2022 4:10:49 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Monkey Face

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


3,913 posted on 08/25/2022 4:12:42 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

Thanks! I’ll look and one day, if I feel up to it, I’ll walk and get a card and some DVDs!


3,914 posted on 08/25/2022 4:20:34 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Monkey Face

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


3,915 posted on 08/25/2022 4:28:18 AM PDT by null and void (they promise the jetsons but deliver the flintstones)
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To: Monkey Face

I signed up, and it didn’t say anything about a fee, so all I have to do is walk in and get my card. Thank you very much!

Maybe they’ll have bookmarks! ;o]


3,916 posted on 08/25/2022 4:28:47 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: null and void; Allegra; ArGee; Tax-chick; zzeeman; NicknamedBob; Silentgypsy; HKMk23

Whoda thunk it? I may start a trend. At least it isn’t a dismal X/6!

Wordle 432 3/6

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3,917 posted on 08/25/2022 4:32:23 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: Monkey Face

w00t!


3,918 posted on 08/25/2022 4:33:35 AM PDT by ArGee (It's years like this that explain why presidential campaigns start so early. COME ON 2024!)
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To: ArGee

Thanks!


3,919 posted on 08/25/2022 4:34:51 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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To: ArGee; null and void

The next one is Nully’s. ;o]


3,920 posted on 08/25/2022 4:35:24 AM PDT by Monkey Face ( ~~ Life gets better when you start forgiving the people who never apologized. ~~ )
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