#Meteorite

[kaijuno]

Doorbell camera footage captures first-ever sound of a meteorite hitting Earth as it struck couple’s home

Joe and Laura Velaidum found grey dust scattered outside their house on Prince Edward Island on a summers day last year, which left them rather puzzled.

Upon checking the security footage of their home, they were left shocked after watching a clip that appears to show a rock falling out of the sky and crashing to the ground in close proximity to their home. Take a look here:

Amazed by their discovery, Joe and Laura decided to collect samples of the rock and sent it off to the University of Alberta for further inspection.

Chris Herd, who is the curator of the university’s meteorite collection, was able to confirm where their rock had come from.

And to much excitement of space enthusiasts out there, Herd said the samples had indeed come from outer space.

“As the first and only meteorite from the province of Prince Edward Island, the Charlottetown Meteorite sure announced its arrival in a spectacular way," he told CBC.

“No other meteorite fall has been documented like this, complete with sound. It adds a whole new dimension to the natural history of the Island.”

The expert added: "It’s really awesome. It’s actually the first and only meteorite ever found on the Island, and what a way to make that discovery.

“Every time that this happens, it’s a new sample from space. It’s from the asteroid belt… between Mars and Jupiter, so it’s come a long way.”

Herd went on to tell CBC that meteorites typically travel at around 60,000 kmph (37,280 mph) before slowing down as they approach normal civilisation.

Therefore, the rock likely hit the ground at a speed of 200 kmph (124 mph), according to the expert.

[dduane]

HOLY SHIT.

Click through and watch (and hear!) the meteorite hit.

[mindblowingscience]

When Joe Velaidum and his partner Laura Kelly stepped outside on a July afternoon to walk their dogs in Prince Edward Island, Canada, he wasn't expecting to come home to something out of this world. "We were startled to find the walkway littered with debris. Stones everywhere. They were scattered everywhere. And at first, we had no idea what caused it," Velaidum tells NPR. In fact, Velaidum thought it was something that fell off the roof and began to clean up the gray, dusty material. Kelly's parents, who live nearby, told them they had heard a loud bang. They suggested it could have been a meteorite strike. Velaidum checked his home security footage and realized they were right. The meteorite strike is believed to be the first time the complete sound of a meteorite hitting Earth has been recorded on video, one expert says.

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[alkalische]

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[pratchettquotes]

Morpork was not a good address. Morpork was twinned with a tarpit. There was not a lot that could be done to make Morpork a worse place. A direct hit by a meteorite, for example, would count as gentrification.

Terry Pratchett, Pyramids

[theofficialastronomy101]

[lake-lady]

[cooosmetic]

apologies for my sudden silence! some shits goin on w a relative, originally planned on going on a bit of a break seeing as art has recently proved itself to be pretty tough for me to focus on but with the help of some good news regarding them fueling me, I should be capable of posting every now and again! may mostly be doodles, though ❤️

[weepingwidar]

Brett Bigbee (American, 1954) - Meteorite (2017)

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Dodge Viper RT/10 "Meteorite", 2000, by Christian Riese Lassen. An art car by created by the Hawaii-based marine artist. He painted a raging inferno of flames that start white, like the burning rock of a meteorite, and become gradually more yellow, orange, and red towards the rear of the car. The car's bonnet is adorned with a signature Lassen marine scene of two dolphins

[healinglights]

[pastelllic]

Okay maybe I'm high and sappy. But this made me tear up and I wrote a poem about a meteor. Lmk if yall wanna hear it...

[geologyin-blog]

4.45 billion-year-old time capsule from Mars: Evidence of a watery world. a meteorite known as NWA7034, affectionately called "Black Beauty." This extraordinary rock, which landed on Earth

[colisou]

[alkalische]

do you think when firewatch gave her that look of anger and disgust meteorite thought of all the people who've given her that look in the past as a sarkaz

like imagine if one of the only people that wasn't prejudiced against you gave you that look and even though that may not be what they mean it still hurts all the same

anyway here's something cute

[elixir]

Pallasite Meteorite Imilac, Atacama Desert Chile — 1822 Photo by u/misterbudz