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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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posted on
05/03/2022 7:07:46 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
To: DUMBGRUNT; dfwgator
yeah, pick it up right after it hits the ground...................
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:11:40 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Out of respect for the privacy of those in the area, we will not disclose the locations of these finds.
Because it’s like finding gold $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
big money in sky parts.
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:13:34 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
( )
To: DUMBGRUNT
Isn’t it a bolide if it had an atmospheric explosion?
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:17:13 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: DUMBGRUNT
Kingsford?
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:17:18 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: Red Badger
Wouldn’t barehand a fragment myself.
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:17:25 AM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
( "The media is the enemy of the American people." Democrat Pat Caddell.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Go to the Rock Auction sites and you can purchase a piece of outer space rock.
CLICK
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:22:12 AM PDT
by
deport
To: Red Badger
—” pick it up right after it hits the ground..”
Clearly, he was not wearing a mask!
And most likely not fully vaccinated.
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:23:23 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
To: DUMBGRUNT
These scientists 🙄…..
They forgot about Chixulub?
The near misses at Tunguska and Chelyabinsk?
One of these days….☄️💥🔥!
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:24:54 AM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: EEGator
bolide ???
CRAP!
I don’t keep track of the difference between a meteor, a meteorite, or a meteoroid!
You need a rocket scientist, check twitter.
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:28:56 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
To: DUMBGRUNT
That is an oddly shaped charcoal briquet. Don’t pick it up because it is still smoldering!
To: DUMBGRUNT
I’ll tweet Nina Jankowicz...
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:31:37 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: telescope115
—”Tunguska”
That one left a smoking crater, for sure!
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:32:16 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
To: EEGator
--"I’ll tweet Nina Jankowicz..." You best use two or three like this:
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:37:40 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Naked Gun? :)
I wouldn’t “spend time” with her even after an eight ball and a fifth of JD.
She is Bizarro Viagra.
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posted on
05/03/2022 7:39:43 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; aragorn; ...
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posted on
05/03/2022 8:14:54 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Every couple of years a meteor/bolide blows up in the atmosphere before hitting. In many cases the explosion rivals that of Hiroshima. One was even recorded from an air liner over the Mediterranean (long line at the restroom after that, I bet). Many are also picked up on seismic detectors.
That bits are being found is cool.
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posted on
05/03/2022 8:21:35 AM PDT
by
bobbo666
(Baizuo)
To: SunkenCiv; DUMBGRUNT
This one is almost in time for an Undead Thread move.
I wonder, DumbGrunt, if we might please borrow this for um...our (nefarious) purposes, say, by Friday? It has a certain... er...potential.
‘Face
;o]
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posted on
05/03/2022 8:29:54 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(We grow in faith only if we wait patiently for God's purposes and patterns to unfold in our lives.NM)
To: Monkey Face
Love is like a rock, so, it figures that undead love is also like a rock. You may have a case. Of course, Chief Justice Roberts will try to bully everyone about this.
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posted on
05/03/2022 8:33:28 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Yes, but, see, I’m from the ROCKies, so loving like a rock is always a thing. And there is lots of bull out West, too, so...
;o]
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posted on
05/03/2022 8:43:48 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(We grow in faith only if we wait patiently for God's purposes and patterns to unfold in our lives.NM)
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