[meteorite-list] Huge Fireball: Possible First Meteorite Fall of 2011
From: R. Chastain <suenrod_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:57:41 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <811780.55451.qm_at_web45115.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Hi, I have a question about radar data in general. How far back is radar data archived? A few weeks/days/years?? Thanks, Rod --- On Wed, 1/12/11, Marc Fries <fries at psi.edu> wrote: > From: Marc Fries <fries at psi.edu> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Huge Fireball: Possible First Meteorite Fall of 2011 > To: "Meteorite-list List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> > Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 3:09 PM > Howdy, all > > ??? I've received a bunch of requests for > radar data so I'll just answer them all here...? I > pulled all the radar data down last night and did a perusal > for fall signatures.? I didn't see anything terribly > obvious but eyewitness reports were not very specific at the > time. I'm out of town working today but will sit down with > the radar data (and much better eyewitness reports!) tonight > and see what I can find.? I'll post the results to my > blog so everyone can see them. > > Cheers, > Marc Fries > > > On Jan 12, 2011, at 10:30 AM, Meteorites USA wrote: > > > Hey Robert, a short duration Fireball doesn't really > mean much with regard to whether meteorites are on the > ground as evidenced by the Whetstone Mountains meteorite > fall. The question on this one is whether there was > fragmentation, and if there is video of that fragmentation. > Fragmentation has been reported by many eye witnesses. A > good sign is that sonic booms were heard as well, and quote > "houses were rattled". Though not definitive it's a very > good piece of the puzzle. > > > > Regards, > > Eric > > > > > > > > On 1/12/2011 10:25 AM, meteoritefinder at yahoo.com > wrote: > >> Yeah, sounded pretty impressive at first and was > reported over a? huge area, but as others have noted, > it was quite short, so ... > >> > >> Robert Woolard > >> > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> On Jan 12, 2011, at 11:59 AM, Meteorites USA<eric at meteoritesusa.com>? > wrote: > >> > >>??? > >>> UPDATE: New data added... This is a short > duration event. Current public video sucks, and no radar > yet. Over 30 sightings on AMS. I've added a map, and the > Google Earth KMZ file for download for those who want to try > this one. http://www.meteoritesusa.com/meteorite-news/huge-fireball-seen-across-6-states/ > >>> > >>> Enjoy... > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Eric > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 1/12/2011 12:20 AM, Meteorites USA wrote: > >>>? ??? > >>>> You know, sometimes it's just too good to > be true... What are the chances a meteorite falls on 1/11/11 > just a mere couple weeks before the Tucson show? ;) > >>>> > >>>> We might have our first meteorite fall of > 2011. Too many reports of fragmentation and sonic booms for > it not to be. Looks like this might be the real deal. > >>>> > >>>> Here's some quotes from the articles: > >>>> > >>>> "A sonic boom was heard as far north as > Western North Carolina..." > >>>> > >>>> "...Copiah County Emergency Management > Director Randle Drane said residents who saw the light and > heard a subsequent boom called to report what they had seen > or heard. The majority of those who heard the boom were near > the town of Hopewell just southeast of Crystal Springs...." > >>>> > >>>> "...Little Rock, Ark. Around 8:30 p.m. we > began receiving calls about a bright flash of light and a > boom..." > >>>> > >>>> "...Around 9 PM Tuesday, the Pulaski > County Sheriff's Office received several calls of what > looked like balls of fire falling from the sky...." > >>>> > >>>> "...According to affiliate KFSM, the > meteor was also sighted in Greenwood, Jonesboro, Jackson, > Miss., Biloxi, Miss., and the Florida Panhandle...." > >>>> > >>>> Reports still coming in... > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Eric Wichman > >>>> Meteorites USA > >>>> www.meteoritesusa.com > >>>> > ______________________________________________ > >>>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > >>>> Meteorite-list mailing list > >>>> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > >>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >>>> > >>>>? ? ??? > >>> > ______________________________________________ > >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > >>> Meteorite-list mailing list > >>> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >>>? ??? > >>??? > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Wed 12 Jan 2011 03:57:41 PM PST |
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