[meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event?

[Graham Ensor]

Yes Mark...I noted the double vortex smoke trail....but that can often
happen with single projectiles. My bet is an iron too.

Can't wait for news updates...seems reports of craters are coming in
but no pictures.

G

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Marcin Cimala <marcin at meteoryt.net> wrote:
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>> I'm betting it's an Iron, Personally I don't think there's too much smoke,
>> (look at the classic Skihote Alin painting for example!)
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>> What is strange is that in quite a few videos of the fireball there seems
>> to be some odd features what I can only describe as 'puffs of extra fast
>> smoke' spontaneously appearing almost like mini explosions along the
>> trajectory as it travels. Maybe these are just shock fronts or water vapour
>> from the supersonic trail, but ive not seem them before...
>>
>>
>> Mark
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> Hmm, but why there is double smoke trail ? Its unusual
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsNPIyxwPlE
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>> Cimala
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>> Hey
>> I dont know but this looks to me like big space junk, not a meteor. Too
>> slow, too much smoke, no fragmentation like for example on Peekskill video.
>> This will be interesting what did they find on the ground. Anyway I hope
>> it will be 10 ton lunar :D
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>>> Most damage from shockwave so far....interesting pictures and comments
>>> here...satellite picture and impact on lake possible....even one
>>> mentions bits for sale already!!!!
>>>
>>> Graham
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>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Robin Whittle <rw at firstpr.com.au> wrote:
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>>>> The Russia Today page has video of the light of the meteor throwing
>>>> moving shadows of buildings, in broad daylight.
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>>>>   http://rt.com/news/meteorite-crash-urals-chelyabinsk-283/
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>>>> There is a report of 100 people being injured, none seriously, and
>>>> two photos of a "zinc factory" (maybe a galvanizing factory) which
>>>> was hit and damaged.
>>>>
>>>> This video shows the smoke trail:
>>>>
>>>>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsNPIyxwPlE
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>>>> Two YouTube videos which are better quality originals compared to the
>>>> derivative versions in the news reports:
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>>>>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c-0iwBEswE
>>>>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xMYRBpLSI
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>>>>  - Robin
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