The most breathtaking pictures yet of Russian meteorite: | |
Bilbo Baggins
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pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/23/2013 12:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone noticed that not one picture/video has been captured from directly UNDER the meteorite Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34327655 probably because it was so fast, few had time to get camera's and most would have been reacting in fear to the blast. Those who captured it happened to be lucky and have a camera ready to use. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/23/2013 12:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone noticed that not one picture/video has been captured from directly UNDER the meteorite Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34327655 It's as if it was a complete surprise and no one was ready for it... "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
Sir Griffo
User ID: 34940554 Australia 02/23/2013 12:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Already done that one... Thread: SNAPPED: Cool new pictures of RUSSIAN METEOR STRIKE.. |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/23/2013 12:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Were there any reports of the composition of said meteorite? I've been searching, and am coming up with limited results. Quoting: Bilbo Baggins 'He said they are less than a centimeter (half an inch) in size, about 10 per cent iron, and belong to the chondrite type, the most common variation of meteorites found on Earth.' This is all it seems to say though. [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Last Edited by *PinkPixie* on 02/23/2013 01:18 PM "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
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pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/23/2013 01:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ty for posting that...I had found another article replicating that...but original is great and shows other pictures well..I will had it to op...:) "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
BRIEF
User ID: 34877027 United States 02/23/2013 01:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Were there any reports of the composition of said meteorite? I've been searching, and am coming up with limited results. Quoting: Bilbo Baggins It's at the bottom of a lake... I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/23/2013 01:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sorry ...did do a check with title and didn't show any other. well more people might see them I guess with both...:) Last Edited by *PinkPixie* on 02/23/2013 01:56 PM "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/23/2013 01:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Great pictures! Thanks for posting them. Quoting: my 2 cents I'm a bit confused though. Some in the media say this thing was the size of a car, some say it was 30 feet across and now this article says it was 50. I wonder if anyone knows for sure. yw and thanks.......I guess they don't know for sure but can make an estimate only. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
Bilbo Baggins
User ID: 25703371 United States 02/23/2013 02:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Were there any reports of the composition of said meteorite? I've been searching, and am coming up with limited results. Quoting: Bilbo Baggins 'He said they are less than a centimeter (half an inch) in size, about 10 per cent iron, and belong to the chondrite type, the most common variation of meteorites found on Earth.' This is all it seems to say though. [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Interesting, I was never aware that something that small could destroy an entire zinc factory, or leave a 3 meter in diameter hole in ice.. =/ |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/23/2013 02:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Were there any reports of the composition of said meteorite? I've been searching, and am coming up with limited results. Quoting: Bilbo Baggins 'He said they are less than a centimeter (half an inch) in size, about 10 per cent iron, and belong to the chondrite type, the most common variation of meteorites found on Earth.' This is all it seems to say though. [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Interesting, I was never aware that something that small could destroy an entire zinc factory, or leave a 3 meter in diameter hole in ice.. =/ lol...it exploded so all they are finding are small pieces that made it to the ground. Last Edited by *PinkPixie* on 02/23/2013 02:40 PM "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
Bilbo Baggins
User ID: 25703371 United States 02/23/2013 03:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Were there any reports of the composition of said meteorite? I've been searching, and am coming up with limited results. Quoting: Bilbo Baggins 'He said they are less than a centimeter (half an inch) in size, about 10 per cent iron, and belong to the chondrite type, the most common variation of meteorites found on Earth.' This is all it seems to say though. [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Interesting, I was never aware that something that small could destroy an entire zinc factory, or leave a 3 meter in diameter hole in ice.. =/ lol...it exploded so all they are finding are small pieces that made it to the ground. So it exploded after impact? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 34464973 United States 02/23/2013 04:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone noticed that not one picture/video has been captured from directly UNDER the meteorite Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34327655 not true there are plenty of both pics and vid from under and 'meteorites' are meteor pieces found on the ground there are some from under, but no one routinely has a camera pointed directly up at the sky, so dont expect one looking straight up at it as its coming down: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] [link to www.youtube.com] [link to www.youtube.com] [link to www.youtube.com] [link to www.youtube.com] [link to www.youtube.com] there others an excellent large playlist of about 240 videos of it: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 34464973 United States 02/23/2013 04:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: pinkpixiexx 'He said they are less than a centimeter (half an inch) in size, about 10 per cent iron, and belong to the chondrite type, the most common variation of meteorites found on Earth.' This is all it seems to say though. [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] Interesting, I was never aware that something that small could destroy an entire zinc factory, or leave a 3 meter in diameter hole in ice.. =/ lol...it exploded so all they are finding are small pieces that made it to the ground. So it exploded after impact? No, its called an airburst (explodes well above ground), and this phenomena was known about long before this meteor. The meteor exploded about 16-20 miles up. |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/23/2013 04:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Bilbo Baggins Interesting, I was never aware that something that small could destroy an entire zinc factory, or leave a 3 meter in diameter hole in ice.. =/ lol...it exploded so all they are finding are small pieces that made it to the ground. So it exploded after impact? No, its called an airburst (explodes well above ground), and this phenomena was known about long before this meteor. The meteor exploded about 16-20 miles up. Exactly..... As it raced through the sky, the 50-foot wide chunk of space rock compressed the air ahead of it, creating the enormous temperatures that meant it exploded in a fireball somewhere between 18 and 32 miles above the ground at around 9.20am local time on Friday. Although some debris fell to earth, ‘whipping up a pillar of ice, water and steam’ and creating a 20-foot-wide crater, the damage in nearby towns was actually caused by shockwaves created by the meteor breaking the sound barrier and then exploding. Workers in the city remained busy replacing acres of windows shattered by a powerful shockwave caused by the meteor's strike, which NASA said released 500 kilotons of energy, the power equivalent to more than 30 Hiroshima bombs. [link to www.dailymail.co.uk] "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/23/2013 11:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone noticed that not one picture/video has been captured from directly UNDER the meteorite Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34327655 not true there are plenty of both pics and vid from under and 'meteorites' are meteor pieces found on the ground there are some from under, but no one routinely has a camera pointed directly up at the sky, so dont expect one looking straight up at it as its coming down: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] [link to www.youtube.com] [link to www.youtube.com] [link to www.youtube.com] [link to www.youtube.com] [link to www.youtube.com] there others an excellent large playlist of about 240 videos of it: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Thanks for posting all those....amazing for capturing the actual explosions!!! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 34464973 United States 02/23/2013 11:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | lol the crater left that small ass hole in the ass? Yeah fuckin right! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31007614 Only a small piece hit the lake. The meteor was about 50 feet across and most of that was vaporized. The pice that hit the lake was probably the size of a basketball. It hasnt been found yet though. The bottom of the lake has a mud layer 3 feet deep, so it might not be found unless they do something more advanced than just swimming down there with scuba gear. |
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pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/24/2013 07:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The photographer -- Marat Akhmetaleyev -- has a vaguely Muslim sounding name, so there can be absolutely no value to his photographs. You area sad, small minded, bigoted idiot. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/24/2013 10:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | thanks...:) "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/26/2013 06:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone noticed that not one picture/video has been captured from directly UNDER the meteorite Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34327655 It's as if it was a complete surprise and no one was ready for it... Funny that, considering the ruskies and yanks already knew about it in advance. they did ?? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
joinca
User ID: 23928361 United States 02/26/2013 07:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Scientists from Russia's Urals Federal University have discovered a meteorite fragment weighing more than one kilogram (2.2 lbs), the largest found so far from the meteorite strike that hit the Urals region on February 15, University expedition chief Viktor Grokhovsky said on Monday. The full article is here: [link to www.spacedaily.com] "The government will one day be corrupt and full of liars, and the people will flock to the one that tells the truth." - “Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.” - "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." - "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - "A Country with no Border, is not a country" -- Thomas Jefferson We MUST NEVER forget what Kamala Harris did to Justice Kavanaugh & his family! |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/26/2013 07:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | One-Kilo Meteorite Fragment Found Quoting: joinca Scientists from Russia's Urals Federal University have discovered a meteorite fragment weighing more than one kilogram (2.2 lbs), the largest found so far from the meteorite strike that hit the Urals region on February 15, University expedition chief Viktor Grokhovsky said on Monday. The full article is here: [link to www.spacedaily.com] wow...that's a good size piece!!...ty... "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/26/2013 08:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Some info at this link as to how they worked out size of meteor and explosion. [link to www.spacedaily.com] "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/27/2013 01:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Update on size of meteor and search for pieces... Divers searching Chebarkul Lake in Russia’s Urals region have found several craters that may be the impact zones of fragments of the now-famous meteorite that exploded over the area on February 15. On Thursday, a team from Ekaterinburg will join in the search by conducting a magnetic survey of the prospect locations; the initial results could be ready as early as that evening. Some fragments of the meteorite were retrieved in the Chelyabinsk region, which endured the bulk of the spectacular cosmic event. The biggest meteorite chunk discovered was about 1 kilogram. It is hoped that the fragments inside the lake could be much bigger, weighing dozens of kilograms. Both teams used the proven method of analyzing video footage of the meteorite’s descent through a little bit of trigonometry. The Russian meteorite was determined to be an Apollo-class asteroid, one of an estimated 5,000 near-Earth bodies orbiting the Sun and occasionally crossing the Earth’s orbit. Most of these objects are spread out between the orbits of Venus and Jupiter. [link to theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com] "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |
pinkpixiexx
(OP) User ID: 9096725 United Kingdom 02/27/2013 01:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Very interesting video with electrical theory of how the meteorite exploded "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” |