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A huge meteorite just splashed into the ocean, and scientists want to find it
Digitaltrends ^
| 1 July 2018
| Mark Austin
Posted on 07/01/2018 7:10:10 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
From analysis of radar signals, Marc Fries, NASA Cosmic Dust Curator, concluded it was a meteorite about the size of a golf cart that broke apart and splashed down into the ocean about 16 miles off the coast. Approximately two tons of fragments are likely scattered over a half-mile of seafloor.
This is easily the biggest recorded meteor fall in the United States in 21 years,
Luckily, a nearby research ship is in the middle of a survey mission, and they have some high-tech tools to aid in the scavenger hunt.
(Excerpt) Read more at digitaltrends.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Science
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; marcfries; meteorite; nasa; whichcoast
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To: Husker24
The T-K impact is thought have been ONLY six miles in diameter.
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posted on
07/01/2018 9:01:03 PM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
(This Space for Rent)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Here comes that blue tsunami the ‘RATS keep dreaming about.
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posted on
07/01/2018 9:14:29 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Don't pass up the opportunity to use the Second Amendment today! IT'S FREE!)
To: 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; ...
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posted on
07/02/2018 8:16:50 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Was supposed to land in Grover Mills.
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posted on
07/02/2018 8:19:53 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Deploy the clergy scout!
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posted on
07/02/2018 8:28:53 AM PDT
by
Bratch
("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
To: DUMBGRUNT
The late Igor and I had a piece of property at Ocean Shores, once upon a time. I loved that place and was really upset when he sold it.
Now I want it so I can go watch the “activity!”
‘Face
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posted on
07/02/2018 8:39:50 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(If you judge people, you have no time to love them. ~~ Mother Teresa ~~)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/02/2018 8:40:29 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(If you judge people, you have no time to love them. ~~ Mother Teresa ~~)
To: Monkey Face
Hey, the ETs will probably appear above every major city simultaneously.
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posted on
07/02/2018 9:31:03 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: BenLurkin
There weren't any crowds of libs, leftists, and entertainment industry nitwits there to receive them.
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posted on
07/02/2018 9:38:03 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: 2banana
I guess it would be huge if it hit the ground and not the water.
To: ClearCase_guy
Maybe it was a warning shot.
To: 2banana
I’m thinking that the rate of speed at which it falls, makes an object we might consider not all that large, have a much bigger impact, no pun intended.
To: 2banana
To: max americana
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posted on
07/02/2018 1:59:48 PM PDT
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CJ Wolf
(Free)
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posted on
07/03/2018 1:57:13 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Damnedest thing. It was in the shape of a Tesla!
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posted on
07/03/2018 3:32:11 PM PDT
by
Cvengr
( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
To: Husker24; SunkenCiv; 2banana; All
And 7 miles wide would do us in like the Dinosaurs.
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
07/07/2018 12:14:55 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
( The US Constitution ....... Invented by geniuses and God .... Administered by morons ......)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
07/07/2018 6:45:07 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
(This Space for Rent)
To: Cvengr
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07/10/2018 9:29:04 AM PDT
by
GregB
(Prayers to Pennsylvania Mom's family.)
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