Debris Photos (GRAPHIC)

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[Mark Felton]

[Your attention please. This thread has generated a ton of abuse reports. Some have been from long established freepers. Others have been from relative newbies. Some have been complaining about the thread. Others have been complaining about the complainers.

Throw on top of it the fact that some of the newbies who showed up on this thread happen to be returning bannees, who before being banned were friendly with some of the very people they are bickering with here, and something is striking us as just not right.

If you are interested in the debris photos, this is the thread for it. If not, don't join in this thread. It is not disrespectful to those who died to post pictures of the debris in our opinion. What they show and where they landed may help piece together what killed these brave people.

If you feel that is the wrong decision, we apologize and mean no harm. But please, no more arguing about it on the thread, and no more abuse reports on the matter.

Thanks, AM.]

Sun Feb 2, 1:14 AM ET

Fires, believed started by debris from the downed space shuttle Columbia, burn in an area near Dallas, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003. Seven astronauts perished when the shuttle broke to pieces as it re-entered the atmosphere at the end of a 16-day mission. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta)

Sat Feb 1, 9:31 PM ET

A video image of a helmet that dropped into a yard in Norwood Community, Texas from the space shuttle Columbia is seen Feb. 1, 2002. Many parts of the shuttle, along with human remains, were found in the area. NASA (news - web sites) officials later removed the helmet. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

Sat Feb 1,10:35 PM ET

A small brush fire started by a falling piece of debris from the space shuttle Columbia outside Athens, Texas after the shuttle broke apart during re-entry over Texas on its way to a scheduled landing in Fla., Feb. 1, 2003. Authorities have not speculated on the cause of the crash. (Jeff Mitchell/Reuters)

Sat Feb 1, 9:31 PM ET

A piece of debris believed to be from the space shuttle Columbia is photographed near Lufkin, Texas, Feb. 1, 2003. NASA (news - web sites) lost contact with the shuttle at around 9 a.m., about 16 minutes before its scheduled landing at Kennedy Space Center (news - web sites). (Reuters)

Sat Feb 1, 9:15 PM ET

Goldie Hamilton looks at a piece of debris that dropped into her yard in Alto, Texas from the space shuttle Columbia February 1, 2003. Many parts of the shuttle along with human remains were found in the area. Hamilton lives in the house in the background. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Sat Feb 1, 9:18 PM ET

A piece of debris from the space shuttle Columbia dropped into this yard in Alto, Texas, February 1, 2003. Debris from space shuttle Columbia rained down onto fields, highways and a cemetery in Texas on Saturday, sending dozens of residents to hospitals after they handled the smoldering metal wreckage. All seven astronauts on board were killed in the break-up, which scattered potentially toxic debris across a 120-mile (190-km-long) swath of eastern Texas. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Sat Feb 1, 7:43 PM ET

Stan Melasky, left, and his brother Steve Melasky look over a piece of debris, believed to be from the space shuttle Columbia, that fell on their farm near Douglass, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)

Sat Feb 1, 8:52 PM ET

An Anderson County sheriff's deputy walks past a piece of debris from the space shuttle Columbia outside Palestine, Texas after the shuttle broke apart during reentry over East Texas on its way to a scheduled landing in Florida, February 1, 2003. Shaken NASA (news - web sites) officials vowed to find out what caused the space shuttle Columbia to break up, saying they would look closely at the impact of a piece of foam insulation that struck the orbiter's left wing at takeoff. REUTERS/Jeff Mitchell

Sat Feb 1, 7:25 PM ET

A piece of space shuttle debris sits on the ground outside Bronson, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003. Space shuttle Columbia broke apart in flames 200,000 feet over Texas on Saturday, killing all seven astronauts just minutes before they were to glide to a landing in Florida. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Sat Feb 1, 7:29 PM ET

Searchers mark a small piece of debris while looking for remnants of the space shuttle outside Bronson, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003. Space shuttle Columbia broke apart in flames 200,000 feet over Texas on Saturday, killing all seven astronauts just minutes before they were to glide to a landing in Florida. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Sun Feb 2,10:11 AM ET

Resident Bugs Arriola looks at a piece of debris from the space shuttle Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 in Nacogdoches, Texas. People have been told not to touch any of the debris as there could be toxic chemicals on the material. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)

Sat Feb 1, 7:41 PM ET

Vollunteer firefigher John Berry looks out at small piece of debris believed to be from the space shuttle Columbia in a rural area north of Palestine, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003. The shuttle broke apart in flames over Texas on Saturday, killing all seven astronauts just minutes before they were to glide to a landing in Florida. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Sat Feb 1, 9:23 PM ET

A couple looks at a piece of debris from the space shuttle Columbia that dropped onto the highway in Alto, Texas February 1, 2003. Debris fromColumbia rained down onto fields, highways and a cemetery in Texas on Saturday, sending dozens of residents to hospitals after they handled the smoldering metal wreckage. All seven astronauts on board were killed in the break-up, which scattered potentially toxic debris across a 120-mile (190-km-long) swath of eastern Texas. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

[amom]

Please see link at post 476.

also

For anyone who has recorded video or taken photos that they believe may be of aid in the investigation of the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, NASA has established a special location on the Web where Internet users may upload their media files to be reviewed by NASA.

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/instructions.html

[XBob]

that is eithe a crew entry/exit hach or the 17 inch main fuel line connector for the external tank.

[amom]

from the link in post 476.

Chunks like this piece of metal seem to be everywhere.

This is a hole that was made in the roof of a mobile home by a fallig piece of debris. It did not actually fall thru the roof but instead bounced up out of the hole and landed on an out building...more to follow

[cowgirlcutie]

And I think MOST people here are like you in giving people their due when they deserve it and I thank you. Most importantly, I know most of us (unlike this person)realizes that the most important thing here is not about 'bubbas' posing in pictures. It's about finding out why this happened and and honoring those who have perished in this awful accident.

[amom]

the owner of this photo notes "This is a small "rock" like piece that has the appearance of concrete. I think this might be a piece of one of the tiles, that seem to be everywhere."

[amom]

The owner of these photos notes "A large piece of debris that was the center of attention for all the major news reporters. This peice was about 3ft by 4ft or so and fell in a bank parking lot off of downtown Nacogdoches."

owner notes "This is a really odd piece of debis. It was in a parking lot behind Stephen F. Austin State University's coliseum. I took this picture at 4 p.m. so it had been on the ground for a long time. However, it still appeared to smolder or smoke every few mintues? ".

[amom]

Thanks for the link. I have taken the liberty of posting the photos.

[amom]

photo owner notes "More debris"

U.S. Army personell guarding debris downtown.

[Aliska]

I hope the guy who took the pictures doesn't mind. He's done a great job with his photo skills.

[amom]

Photo owner notes " This young man brought his flag downtow which was later propped up on a pole by the debris and saluted by the Army officials."

[celtic gal]

Thanks for the additional thought provoking pictures...there are just no words........

[amom]

that is eithe a crew entry/exit hach or the 17 inch main fuel line connector for the external tank.

Thanks for that data.

[amom]

I hope the guy who took the pictures doesn't mind. He's done a great job with his photo skills.

oh oh...gulp. I didn't...hummm... right. *sigh*

[Xthe17th]

That's a very nice map and graphics, but what does it mean? Are there two debris fields? Is this info from satellite imagery or compiled from ground data of what has been discovered so far?

[Alberta's Child]

Someone pointed out yesterday that there is something distinctively American about that photo.

[error99]

sui-ping

[amom]

I hope the guy who took the pictures doesn't mind.

Ok I just emailed the photographer to what I hope is his email addy. Thanks for pointing that out. Goodness!

[Xthe17th]

Columbia mission patch

I am tending to believe that this is a fake. A plant. 1) HOW could a cloth patch survive when none of the spacesuit did? and 2) This is a mighty small and non-reflective thing - how convenient for someone to stumble across it at this particular time.

[amom]

Says a lot doesn't it.

[Aliska]

That was nice. I hope he's gracious about it. It would be good if someone is archiving the photos here, but I'm not of a mind to wait for them all to download and collect them! Hope it turns out ok.