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Seems like the same people who search for meteorites could get a general location for where this went off radar and go walk around. Other than actual chaff, my
by marktangotango 8y ago
Seems like the same people who search for meteorites could get a general location for where this went off radar and go walk around. Other than actual chaff, my mind goes to possible “black projects” when reading things like this. I can’t think of any possible applications though.
- mnw21cam 8y agoIt looks like once this stuff has dispersed into the air, it is very fine and sparse, so there probably won't be much to see on the ground. Must do wonders for the local wildlife though.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoUnless it's laced with some exotic heavy metal it's probably better for the environment than most plastics.
- vectorEQ 8y agowould you settle for a black project researching new radar evasion and confusion techniques? Seems like a legit purpose and something companies and governments will be actively researching. This kind of research would be under nda / top secret or black project just depending on what entity would do it.
- Someone 8y agoIf you have a few seconds of position information of a meteorite, it’s possible to make a fairly accurate estimate of where it will come down. The effect of wind speed, air pressure and air temperature on the spot of impact is limited. With less dense stuff that moves a lot slower, that’s a lot harder. This stuff may stay in the air for days, rain drops may take it to a lower air layer with different wind direction or down to the ground, etc. This stuff went off radar either because it got dispersed or because it got too low for the radars to see it. In either case, it will be hard to predict where, if anywhere on land, it will come down.