[meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event? (Dibs on Micros!)

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:46:49 -0500
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW-CFjrGkBfr3+Bs7715dZYa8Edfn8PbhEH0+RTqrK_+HQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

I call dibs on micro crumbs! ;)

Seriously though, I hope nobody was killed. The news reports sound
like major damage was caused.

Who is gonna chase this one? How many hunters are scrambling to get
tickets and their passports in order right now?

Best regards and happy huntings,

MikeG

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On 2/15/13, Stuart McDaniel <actionshooting at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> What a coincidence if it IS an iron!!!
>
> Stuart McDaniel
> .....(mobile)......
>
>
>
> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> -----[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-----[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-----
>>> http://www.Meteoryty.pl             marcin(at)meteoryty.pl
>>> http://www.PolandMET.com       marcin(at)polandmet.com
>>> http://www.Gao-Guenie.com      GSM: +48 (793) 567667
>>> --------[ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ]--------
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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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 ]-----
>>>> http://www.Meteoryty.pl             marcin(at)meteoryty.pl
>>>> http://www.PolandMET.com       marcin(at)polandmet.com
>>>> http://www.Gao-Guenie.com      GSM: +48 (793) 567667
>>>> --------[ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ]--------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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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