[meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event?

E eegohee at gmail.com
Fri Feb 15 10:13:43 EST 2013


When can we expect this to go on sale? ;)

On 15 Feb, 2013, at 22:43, Stuart McDaniel <actionshooting at carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> What a coincidence if it IS an iron!!!
> 
> Stuart McDaniel
> .....(mobile)......
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> On Feb 15, 2013, at 9:32, Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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:
>>> 
>>>> 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!)
>>>> 
>>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hmm, but why there is double smoke trail ? Its unusual
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsNPIyxwPlE
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>>>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Marcin
>>>> Cimala
>>>> Sent: 15 February 2013 13:25
>>>> Cc: METEORITE LIST
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event?
>>>> 
>>>> 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
>>>> 
>>>> -----[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-----[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-----
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>>>> --------[ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ]--------
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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
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Robin Whittle <rw at firstpr.com.au> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The Russia Today page has video of the light of the meteor throwing
>>>>>> moving shadows of buildings, in broad daylight.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://rt.com/news/meteorite-crash-urals-chelyabinsk-283/
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Two YouTube videos which are better quality originals compared to the
>>>>>> derivative versions in the news reports:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c-0iwBEswE
>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xMYRBpLSI
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> - Robin
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