A huge meteorite just splashed into the ocean, and scientists want to find it

Digitaltrends ^ | 1 July 2018 | Mark Austin

[DUMBGRUNT]

From analysis of radar signals, Marc Fries, NASA Cosmic Dust Curator, concluded it was a meteorite about the size of a golf cart that broke apart and splashed down into the ocean about 16 miles off the coast. Approximately two tons of fragments are likely scattered over a half-mile of seafloor.

“This is easily the biggest recorded meteor fall in the United States in 21 years,”

Luckily, a nearby research ship is in the middle of a survey mission, and they have some high-tech tools to aid in the scavenger hunt.

[DUMBGRUNT]

And the Glomar Explorer was probably scooped up by the Chinese for scrap prices.

Just when you need it.

[bgill]

The sky is falling.

[2banana]

That is huge?

[max americana]

I kinda remember the opening for the movie Cocoon...

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

What coast?

[Noumenon]

Hey! Who shot down my ride?

[DUMBGRUNT]

That is huge?

In my backyard, HUGE!
Maybe not in Texas and about twenty other states?

[DUMBGRUNT]

Ocean Shores, Washington

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Nevermind. I broke the rule and went to the article.

“Residents of Ocean Shores, Washington, were startled on the evening of March 7 when a bright flash lit up the sky and a tremendous boom rattled the sleepy seaside town.”

[ClearCase_guy]

More evidence of Global Warming?

[BBell]

The left one.

[BBell]

Do I need to get out my tin foil hat and Slim Whitman records?

[DUMBGRUNT]

More evidence of Global Warming?

They come in smoking hot, that should add a few BTU’s to the mix?

[Husker24]

Yeah, i would classify it as hefty not huge. A mile wide meteorite would be huge.

[Jeff Chandler]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Kartographer]

Golf cart? Sure it was the size of a Tesla?

[iowamark]

Ocean Shores, Washington

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

#9. An eagle with gas?

[DUMBGRUNT]

IIRC, that was not a genuine meteorite.