Russian meteor this is a first

[bassman284]

Re: Russian meteor this is a first

That's the first size I've seen. Thanks. I did read that it made a six foot crater so it couldn't have been all that big after some burned off.
I should have tossed in a few smilies in my first post.

Turns out six feet is the size of the hole in the ice on the lake it hit. They had divers out trying to find it.

 

[Watermann]

Re: Russian meteor this is a first

I would like to see some video footage taken from space as that rock came down.

 

[bigdee]

Re: Russian meteor this is a first

And we as the human race think we are so bad with nuclear weapons....is mother nature trying to tell us something?

 

[angus63]

Re: Russian meteor this is a first

Asteroid: A relatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun.

Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterised by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet.

Meteoroid: A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting he Sun.

Meteor: A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere - a shooting star.

Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.

I have been interchanging these words my entire life without knowing the difference.

 

[tazrig]

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My question about the whole thing is why wasn't this one detected? We know exactly where the one that is going to miss today is and the size, 150'. But an estimated 10 ton chunk of rock goes completely under the radar?

It didn't listen to Don S and rigged it's nav lights incorrectly.:lol: