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Do the Aboriginals have any rights to meteorites? Do they have any creation myths or religious beliefs about fireballs?

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Did you study stuff like orbital mechanics and space weather?

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Thanks for sharing that... are you familiar with the Tunguska Event in Eastern Siberia in 1908? The Kulik Expedition made arrangements with local hunters but they were superstitious and would only go so far into the epicenter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event

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14 km/s entering the atmosphere, impact velocity unknown.

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That is so cool. Thanks for answering my question. It must have been an incredibly exciting adventure to visit Kati Thanda.