[meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event?

From: Yinan Wang <veomega_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:08:09 -0500
Message-ID: <CALpO9HeWFemfsmiGy86OwrZpBOi=HVUZOUQRA8TKdViabiDUsQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

According to the NY times, the russian gov put 20,000 people on the
ground and dozens of planes in the air in the area to look for pieces.

-Yinan

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:58 AM, John Lutzon <jl at lutzon.com> wrote:
> You'll need to buy it from Putin. I'll venture to say that the government
> will step in and declare it a "national treasure".
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart McDaniel" <actionshooting at carolina.rr.com>
> To: "E" <eegohee at gmail.com>
> Cc: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Russian Meteor event?
>
>
> Check with Farmer..,...,
>
> Stuart McDaniel
> .....(mobile)......
>
>
>
> On Feb 15, 2013, at 10:13, E <eegohee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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)......
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 ]--------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----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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