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Meteor Spotted Yesterday Over Midwestern United States

Posted by timothy on from the now-look-for-meteorites dept.

the1337g33k writes "The National Weather Service is reporting that a fireball that many people witnessed last night is a meteor that entered the atmosphere last night around 10:10 pm Central Time. This meteor was spotted by many in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois."

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  1. Calm down, fanboys by Antidamage · · Score: 5, Funny

    It wasn't an Autobot.

  2. Could Be Worth Some Money by BJ_Covert_Action · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Just a hint to any slashdotters in that area, a few of my friends a couple years back watched a small meteor impact up near Sonora Pass in California. It was close by so they took a weekend and went camping up on the pass. They wandered about relatively aimlessly looking for any rocks that seemed odd or out of place. When they found a suspect, they used some magnets they had brought to see if it was ferrous. Eventually, they found one small chunk of rock (think size of your hand) that the magnet stuck to out of sheer luck. They brought it back, had it evaluated by someone (can't recall who, but someone at a nearby university), and ended up selling it for just over $1000 since it was, legitimately, a small chunk of the meteor. If any dotters have a taste for adventure and have a weekend to kill near the area that this impacted, you should go out and see what you can find. It might pay off.

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    1. Re:Could Be Worth Some Money by clarkkent09 · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you happen to find any glowing green crystals please do not sell them to an evil looking bald guy, however lucrative the offer may be.

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    2. Re:Could Be Worth Some Money by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Informative

      If any dotters have a taste for adventure and have a weekend to kill near the area that this impacted, you should go out and see what you can find. It might pay off.

      FYI - Before you go wandering around the hillsides looking for rocks, keep in mind that anything you find properly belongs to the landowner.

      Proper rock hunters spend a lot of effort to get all the proper permissions for their searches.

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  3. I saw the meteor by cat_jesus · · Score: 5, Informative

    None of the video I've seen comes close to the spectacular sight. There was a huge tail of plasma and it was green, orange white with a hint of blue. It was huge and looked like it was close by.

  4. Lost Child by Strange+Ranger · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please Help. My wife and I live in that area. Last night we were out past our usual time and we found a young boy. He was wandering out in the cold all by himself.
    We've talked to the appropriate authorities, but we know we need to get the word out as much as possible. The doctors say he's fine, but he hasn't spoken a word yet.
    Please take a look at his picture and call your local authorities if you have any information at all. We are desperate to find out who he is.
    If nobody can legitimately claim him, we would be so blessed if we could adopt him. For now, Martha and I have taken to calling him Clark. Thanks.

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  5. Re: by Lex.Luthor99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mod Parent Down