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Russian meteor created new 'dust layer' in stratosphere, researchers say
foxnews.com ^ | Published August 19, 2013 | By Elizabeth Howell/

Posted on 08/19/2013 7:41:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Some of the asteroid's remnants crashed to the ground, but hundreds of tons of dust remained in the atmosphere. A team led by NASA Goddard atmospheric physicist Nick Gorkavyi, who is from Chelyabinsk, wondered if it was possible to track the cloud using NASA's Suomi NPP satellite.

"Indeed, we saw the formation of a new dust belt in Earth's stratosphere, and achieved the first space-based observation of the long-term evolution of a bolide plume," Gorkavyi said in a statement.

Initial measurements 3.5 hours after the meteor explosion showed the dust 25 miles high in the atmosphere, speeding east at 190 mph.

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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; chebarkul; chelyabinsk; russia

1 posted on 08/19/2013 7:41:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Between this, Tunguska, and the Siberian Traps, it would seem Nature has it in for Rodina.


2 posted on 08/19/2013 7:47:21 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: BenLurkin

Uh Oh. Dust blocking out the heat of the Sun. Here comes the new Ice Age.

Must be caused by the attraction of meteors to humans.


3 posted on 08/19/2013 7:52:09 AM PDT by wildbill
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To: BenLurkin

Oh no. Look for the warmists to justify their faulty theories now.

They can blame the current cooling on this and still claim there models are good.


4 posted on 08/19/2013 7:52:10 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: headstamp 2

Gore-bull Climate Warming Change Alert!


5 posted on 08/19/2013 8:06:07 AM PDT by mkboyce
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To: wildbill

Uh Oh. Dust blocking out the heat of the Sun. Here comes the new Ice Age.

Must be caused by the attraction of meteors to humans.

Global warming caused the atmosphere to expand and thus causing earth to pull in more rocks from space...


6 posted on 08/19/2013 8:06:56 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: BenLurkin; 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; ...

Thanks BenLurkin.


7 posted on 08/27/2013 8:24:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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