In the video, you can see a small, dark object go whooshing past parachutist Anders Helstrup around the 29-second mark, followed by a slow-motion replay. It sure as hell looks like a rock falling from above the sky, which would presumably be space, but what do I know? A Professional Rock Guy, a.k.a. a geologist, believes it's a meteorite. <\/p>\n
Helstrup's jump occurred in the summer of 2012, according to Norway's state broadcaster NRK. (A legit news source, which matters very much in a story like this one.) He says he didn't notice anything during the jump, but saw the object streak past him upon watching the video. <\/p>\n
\"When we stopped the film, we could clearly see something that looked like a stone. At first it crossed my mind that it had been packed into a parachute, but it's simply too big for that.\" <\/p>\n
Helstrup shared the video with experts at Oslo's Natural History museum, and it quickly became a sensation among \"meteorite enthusiasts.\" They aided Helstrup in searching the area, which has been narrowed down to 10 square kilometers. But no luckit's damned hard to find a rock, especially when it may not necessarily stand out. <\/p>\n
Judging just from the video, geologist Hans Amundsen believes it must be a meteoritespecifically, a small chunk of a larger body that likely broke apart miles above Helstrup. <\/p>\n
\"It can't be anything else. The shape is typical of meteorites a fresh fracture surface on one side, while the other side is rounded.\" <\/p>\n
But we'll never know. My headline being constructed as a question is not meant to invoke Betteridge's Law, but reflects a genuine agnosticism. Would I love to believe this is the first ever image of a meteorite in \"dark flight,\" after it has decelerated to terminal velocity and no longer carries a bright tail? You bet. It could also be Jimmy fucking Kimmel. <\/p>\n
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