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Finders Keepers ... Help Find a Large Meteor That Landed

discoverychannel.ca — Cottagers, space buffs and specifically amateur meteor hunters might have a terrestrial treasure to hunt, after a shooting star was spotted last week. They've narrowed its impact location down to a 12 square km area. Finders keepers!

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  • nonamesleft3, on 03/12/2008, -1/+16How hard could it be to find??? We could see it from space!!!
    • jmpeagle, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3it's probably really tiny meaning a really really small impact crater and it's probably rained/snowed since then covering/muddying up the impact site
      • nospinhere, on 03/12/2008, -2/+3It might have burned up before it reached the ground, they ever consider that?
        • mcphatty, on 03/12/2008, -1/+2RTFA
          "While most meteors burn up at an altitude of 60 or 70 km, this one made it to 24 km - indicating it's unusually large size.
          University astronomers estimate that the fallen rocks might be about one kilogram, but would be smaller in size than average earth rocks weighing the same, as meteors have higher density."
          • nospinhere, on 03/12/2008, -2/+3I did "RFTA," just because it made it to 24 km doesn't mean it reached the ground. As a matter of fact, as the atmosphere thickens one would expect the meteor to burn off at a faster rate. Does simple logic elude you?
          • acerbiter, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1but you have to take into account that by the time the meteor reaches 24km, it will have slowned down to a fraction of its original velocity with respect to Earth ...
    • Markpdotcom, on 03/12/2008, -0/+7Wow a cottager means something very different in England! :D
      • championchap, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2Glad it wasn't just me that noticed that. Why on earth would they be interested in such a thing?
    • skidooer, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3Yes, how hard could finding a specific rock in the Canadian Sheild really be?
  • jquipp, on 03/12/2008, -4/+5How can they narrow it down to 12 square kms?
    • jesuswuzanalien, on 03/12/2008, -0/+16Science.
    • satanswetnipple, on 03/12/2008, -2/+7Because they searched everywhere else... silly!
    • Qtip42, on 03/12/2008, -1/+4It's complicated.
    • Lubinski, on 03/12/2008, -0/+6M A T H
    • heavystone, on 03/12/2008, -1/+1Easy, they just scanned using their Tricorders! DUH!
    • evilregis, on 03/12/2008, -0/+5There are a network of sky cameras throughout southern Ontario. This particular event was seen on 4 or 5 different cameras as it streaked across the sky. Using those, they were able to calculate its trajectory and speed and as a result, where it'd be likely to crash.
  • Jennifer67, on 03/12/2008, -0/+6And how will you be able to distinguish it from other rocks?
    • imadiva, on 03/12/2008, -0/+8By how deeply its embedded in a deep hole in the ground :) I'm guessing the surrounding earth might be scorched too.
    • satanswetnipple, on 03/12/2008, -1/+14It will bleed when hit with a hammer. It may also be surrounded by thousands of flatworms.
      • cerealjynx, on 03/12/2008, -3/+2Holy crap I just saw that movie for the first time.
    • Qtip42, on 03/12/2008, -1/+3By the number of aliens you see running around the rock in question.
    • bryceman111, on 03/12/2008, -1/+3Because it's not a rock...Wha-cha got there is a big-ol cold chunk-a-poopy.

      joe dirt ftw
    • GhandicapXRS, on 03/12/2008, -1/+32 words: tentacles
    • evilregis, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3There was a guy from University of Western on the radio yesterday on my way home and he said It'll likely be a dark black colour, smooth, magnetic and it would feel heavier than what you would expect a rock of that particular size to feel as it's more dense than rocks formed on earth.
    • LoopyChew, on 03/12/2008, -1/+2It looks a lot like Claire Danes.
      • bitterbug, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1Just watched that movie. Quite enjoyable. Neil Gaiman ftw.
    • JointVenture, on 03/12/2008, -0/+0With a Metal detector, the same way they usually find them in the north and South poles.
    • mGARANDEUR1, on 03/12/2008, -1/+1It will be porous and be sitting inside of a crater.
  • bamafun, on 03/12/2008, -13/+4and How lol do you know that it's not going to cause you to get cancer or some horrible illness if you touch it???
    • imadiva, on 03/12/2008, -2/+1Great question! Guess that's why they want us looking for it
    • WordsnCollision, on 03/12/2008, -2/+3Think maybe Bama's watched "The Blob" one too many times?
    • badjoke, on 03/12/2008, -0/+19Did you just randomly stick a "lol" in the middle of your sentence?
      • Shizlanski, on 03/12/2008, -0/+7Its the latest lol craze on the interwebs.
      • foofoobee, on 03/12/2008, -0/+7Not to mention randomly capitalized "how" in the middle of the sentence. Bama follows no man's rules.
    • heavystone, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1And how don't you know if it will grant you some superpowers!?! Cancer vs Superpowers....HM, yepp its a risk I would take!
  • SpostareDuro, on 03/12/2008, -4/+1Dugg stumbled *-)
  • SolReka, on 03/12/2008, -12/+0Similar to the shot down satellite I guess. It's funny how these things are so hard to spot.
    Come on Mr Alien - come and say hello, we won't bite, not if you don't want us to lol
    Rob
    http://www.solreka.com/blog
  • technogreen, on 03/12/2008, -2/+4Is there any super power available in these stones in case I find any of them?
  • caponumen, on 03/12/2008, -11/+1HA HA, just found it, suuucccckersss......
    Or the ever popular, "In Russia space bullets find you."
  • macjaeh, on 03/12/2008, -6/+3Anybody remember Finder's Keepers on Nickelodeon?

    Anyone?
    =[
    • nevets138, on 03/12/2008, -1/+1I do! Those kids tore up those poor peoples houses just to find meaningless items!
  • Speedy7, on 03/12/2008, -2/+9I'm going to check if there is a baby is around there. I've heard stories of supernatural beings from different planets coming to ours as babies...
  • Speedy7, on 03/12/2008, -1/+4Did you know that Muslims believe that shooting stars are sent from the heavens to destroy Jinns (lookup) who try to eavesdrop on Angels?

    That's true. Look it up.
    • EwMo, on 03/12/2008, -3/+1Looked it up in my gut. It's not true.
    • marx2k, on 03/12/2008, -3/+2And some people purchase a half eaten grilled cheese sandwhich from EBay because they think they see the Virgin Mary in it. Your point?
  • jesuswuzanalien, on 03/12/2008, -2/+4It'll probably just burn up in the atmosphere and whatever is left will be no bigger than a chihuahua's head.
    • cerealjynx, on 03/12/2008, -2/+5More like a chihuahuas left nut.
      ...nah I just wanted to say that
    • Icetype, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2Why are meteors always measured in chihuahuas. I've seen that several times. Would a huge asteroid be measured in kilochihuahuas?
      • Biks, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2Because a Shih-tzu's head is covered with more fur, it would throw off the estimate.
  • Jovensdesciple, on 03/12/2008, -5/+0I'll help you do that if you help me find the chick that gave me chlamidia.
  • jdepp, on 03/12/2008, -0/+9"Cottagers, space buffs and specifically amateur meteor hunters..."
    cottager : one who engages in cottaging http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging
    *cues Beavis & Butthead sniggering*
  • Ontarian, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3Is it just me or does it look like the rock ended up in the water? If so, as it is still very much winter up here on Georgian Bay with lots of ice cover we are going to have people crazy enough to snowmobile out there and we may soon be hearing of people drowning.
    • skidooer, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1If there's lots of ice cover, how are the snowmobiles going to go through the ice? You only need 5" to safely support a sled.
      • Ontarian, on 03/12/2008, -0/+0From the map this looks to be pretty far from shore. The ice cover may be thick but that far out there can be faults and thin sections. I can see open water from shore as well.
  • evolvingthought, on 03/12/2008, -1/+1Oh my, Someone's lost a rock! Send out a search party. Care?
    • greenlight2001, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1you know how much its worth? $30-100K. And that could be all yours.
  • nevets138, on 03/12/2008, -1/+4DON'T TOUCH IT! IT'LL TURN YOU INTO A PLANT JUST LIKE JORDY VERRILL!
  • RyanOC, on 03/12/2008, -1/+1Creepshow!
  • furbyboy, on 03/12/2008, -3/+1Google earth???
  • JedicodeWarrior, on 03/12/2008, -2/+1This sounds like a meteorological "Where's Waldo".
  • acerbiter, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1well, just so that you know, based on the origin of the meteor, it's worth anywhere between $20,000 to $100,000 ... maybe if they said that in the article, they'd get a higher involvement
  • annflower, on 03/12/2008, -1/+0I suppose it's impossible to find a small stone on the area of 12 sq kilometers
  • compulsive1, on 03/12/2008, -0/+3Meteor is what you see falling to Earth- ie it's the event. What you can find is a meteoride.
    Fr Wikipedia: "Meteorite: portion of a meteoroid or asteroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and impact with the ground without being destroyed.
    • GreenGrassyNoel, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1Thank you, I am smarter today than I was yesterday.
    • acerbiter, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1yeah, i knew that, was just too lazy to realize :D
  • i88gerbils, on 03/12/2008, -1/+1Didn't I read this in Tintin?
  • ckedge, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2I saw this puppy! I have big huge north facing windows in my 30th floor apartment and my computer desk faces roughly North East. This night I was actually brushing my teeth standing looking out the windows, when I saw it. I'd say it was 10-20 degrees west of "toronto north" (in line with yonge).

    It started at at maybe 40 degrees and ended at 20 degrees, lasted maybe 5 seconds (or less, man I can't remember now a week latter), and brightened significantly for the last 3 seconds. It turned into a CLEARLY deep bright green for those last few seconds. Definitely had copper in it.

    It's probable that it only lasted 3 seconds, and it just seems longer in retrospect. Winked out pretty quickly I thought. Didn't gradually fade.

    I've seen one other meteor/shooting-star in the 10 years in this apartment, the other one was not nearly as bright,
    and moved MUCH faster and cut down from 50 degrees to 20 degrees in less than a second.
  • RustyJ, on 03/12/2008, -0/+0I saw one last night outside my house in cincinnati that was about as large as this one... It was the longest/largest/brightest 'shooting star' I think I've ever seen... anyone else catch that?
  • sandman979, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1Buried for stupidity. Folks, this whole planet is made out of meteorites and space garbage. Let me go farther... Do you want a piece of the sun? Really, you can have one. Just grab any piece of iron and that's it. Iron is one of those things that can only be created in a star environment. A piece of the big bang anyone? Get an hydrogen tank. That was quick huh!
    Seriously meteorites have no value unless used for an exobiology study for example.
    • CedEx, on 03/12/2008, -0/+0How about just the "Cool" factor of having a meteorite? That's value enough for me!
  • frosted, on 03/12/2008, -0/+0I wonder what that tastes like.
  • stuffradio, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1"However, the university astronomers would be interested in borrowing it so they can learn more about it."

    And then you find out they "accidently" lose it.
  • pwdrskier, on 03/14/2008, -0/+0I'm gonna find me a meteorite
  • mhmdkhamis, on 06/10/2008, -0/+0Meteor is what you see falling to Earth- ie it's the event. What you can find is a meteoride.
    Fr Wikipedia: "Meteorite: portion of a meteoroid or asteroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and impact with the ground without being destroyed

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