[meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event?

From: Yinan Wang <veomega_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:43:27 -0700
Message-ID: <CD01184C-2D26-4C30-A801-5EB6B38F1D51_at_gmail.com>

Perhaps Marcin is trying to downplay it so he can get to the strewn field first :)

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 15, 2013, at 7:00 AM, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:

> Too slow? Marcin, this is an extremely fast entry actually. Not a chance of space junk.
> I am 99 sure this is massive iron meteorite. It splits into two pieces upon entry, and those two pieces then disrupt a few seconds later.
>
> Michael Farmer
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Feb 15, 2013, at 6:25 AM, "Marcin Cimala" <marcin at meteoryt.net> wrote:
>
>> 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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