I wass thinking of that... but they say an aircraft carrier sized meteor is at risk of falling into the Indian Ocean...JimC wrote:Saw that in the news...
Russia seems to attract the damn things - Tunguska, anyone?
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That would make for some serious (albeit it one-off) surfing.Svartalf wrote:I wass thinking of that... but they say an aircraft carrier sized meteor is at risk of falling into the Indian Ocean...JimC wrote:Saw that in the news...
Russia seems to attract the damn things - Tunguska, anyone?
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Indeed, quite apart from Tunguska, there was Sikhote-Alin in 1947. Left a trail of craters, the largest 26 m wide. The dust trail in the atmosphere lasted for several hours. No mobile phones or dash cams around then, so we rely on paintings from eye witnesses:JimC wrote:Saw that in the news...
Russia seems to attract the damn things - Tunguska, anyone?
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http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_02_15/Over- ... rite-fall/
Over 900 injured after Russian meteorite fall
The number of people who have suffered from meteorite fragments coming down on the central Russian Chelyabinsk region has surged to 950, Chelyabinsk Gov. Mikhail Yurevich has told reporters.
“The wounded have been estimated at about 950,” he said.
Over 110 of them have been hospitalized and two of them are in heavy condition.
Among the injured there are 159 children, Emergency ministry reported.
Urals meteorite: no radiation around impact crater
The Russian Defence Ministry says its experts have so far failed to detect abnormal radiation levels around the six-meter impact crater left by a fragment of the South Urals meteorite near Chebarkul Lake in Chelyabinsk Region.
Astronomers at the Pulkovo Observatory outside St Petersburg say they believe the meteorite that crashed into the South Urals this morning was linked to the approach of the 2012DA14 asteroid, which is to make a close shave with the Earth at a distance of just 27,000 kilometers tonight.
The meteorite measured several meters across and had a mass of about 10 metric tons.
It entered the atmosphere at some 20 kilometers a second and disintegrated at 30 to 50 kilometers above the surface. Its fireball could be observed from five Russian regions and northern Kazakhstan.
The shockwave from the explosion shattered window panes in Chelyabinsk and several other towns and cities, leaving some 700 people injured with broken glass. About a hundred Chelyabinsk school students are in hospital with cuts and concussions.
President Vladimir Putin has issued orders to rush emergency help.
Latest reports say the explosions damaged about 3,000 buildings in Chelyabinsk.
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Over 900 injured after Russian meteorite fall
The number of people who have suffered from meteorite fragments coming down on the central Russian Chelyabinsk region has surged to 950, Chelyabinsk Gov. Mikhail Yurevich has told reporters.
“The wounded have been estimated at about 950,” he said.
Over 110 of them have been hospitalized and two of them are in heavy condition.
Among the injured there are 159 children, Emergency ministry reported.
Urals meteorite: no radiation around impact crater
The Russian Defence Ministry says its experts have so far failed to detect abnormal radiation levels around the six-meter impact crater left by a fragment of the South Urals meteorite near Chebarkul Lake in Chelyabinsk Region.
Astronomers at the Pulkovo Observatory outside St Petersburg say they believe the meteorite that crashed into the South Urals this morning was linked to the approach of the 2012DA14 asteroid, which is to make a close shave with the Earth at a distance of just 27,000 kilometers tonight.
The meteorite measured several meters across and had a mass of about 10 metric tons.
It entered the atmosphere at some 20 kilometers a second and disintegrated at 30 to 50 kilometers above the surface. Its fireball could be observed from five Russian regions and northern Kazakhstan.
The shockwave from the explosion shattered window panes in Chelyabinsk and several other towns and cities, leaving some 700 people injured with broken glass. About a hundred Chelyabinsk school students are in hospital with cuts and concussions.
President Vladimir Putin has issued orders to rush emergency help.
Latest reports say the explosions damaged about 3,000 buildings in Chelyabinsk.
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End times.
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First the Pope and now this. Looking dodgy and trending that way at the moment.Gawdzilla Sama wrote:End times.
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What is it with Russians and meteors?
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This, my friends, is how the end of the world will look, only bigger.
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Unless we get hit by a black hole....Seth wrote:This, my friends, is how the end of the world will look, only bigger.
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That would really suck...Scrumple wrote:Unless we get hit by a black hole....Seth wrote:This, my friends, is how the end of the world will look, only bigger.
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That sort of event is not on my horizon.JimC wrote:That would really suck...Scrumple wrote:Unless we get hit by a black hole....Seth wrote:This, my friends, is how the end of the world will look, only bigger.
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Some people find naked singularities exciting...
Not me; when you've seen one black hole, you've seen 'em all...
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I'm not going to get sucked into this discussion.JimC wrote:Some people find naked singularities exciting...
Not me; when you've seen one black hole, you've seen 'em all...
Anyway, have the tinfoil hat brigade come out in force yet with their crank theories?
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Re: 100 injured by meteorite falls in Russian Urals
Vladimir Zhirinovsky claimed that it was this event was actually the result of a new American weapon being tested.klr wrote:I'm not going to get sucked into this discussion.JimC wrote:Some people find naked singularities exciting...
Not me; when you've seen one black hole, you've seen 'em all...
Anyway, have the tinfoil hat brigade come out in force yet with their crank theories?
To this, I have no comment.
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