Experts confirm meteorite crash in Peru

AP on Yahoo ^ | 9/19/07 | Monte Hayes - ap

[NormsRevenge]

People watch a crater in Carangas, Puno, Peru, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, caused by a supposed meteorite that crashed in southern Peru over the weekend causing hundreds of people to suffer headaches, nausea and respiratory problems, a health official said Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/La Razon, Miguel Carrasco)

[NormsRevenge]

A peasant looks at the crater caused by a meteorite crash in the southern Peruvian town of Carangas, near the border with Bolivia, September 16, 2007. (Miguel Carrasco/La Razon/Reuters)

[TYVets]

The crater is 65 feet wide and 15 feet deep.

A fair sized hole in the ground.

[VOA]

Justina Limache, 74, told El Comercio that when she heard the
thunderous roar from the sky, she abandoned her flock of alpacas
and ran to her small home with her 8-year-old granddaughter.

The likely real story: Grandma and granddaughter OUTRAN their alpacas!
(and I wouldn't blame them for running like h-ll!)

[Dumpster Baby]

It's ...... SUPERMAAAANNN!

[hercuroc]

They're here I'm telling you....and you're next!

[Spktyr]

More likely it's these guys.

Remember, we just had a meteorite strike near/in New Jersey (not kidding about that.)

[jrd]

I’ll keep and eye out!

[Publius6961]

Doctors told an Associated Press Television News cameraman at the site that they had found no sign of radioactive contamination among families living nearby.

I see where they're going with this.
Are all meteorite strikes usually tested for radioactivity?
Have these scientists been watching too many monster movies?
Were real scientists involved in the investigation?
Do they suspect it might be a deorbited artificial satellite?

I am amazed that no one has pointed the finger at the US and said, "It's Bush's fault and you owe us a gazzilion dollars!"

[GOPJ]

Do they suspect it might be a deorbited artificial satellite?

That's the only logical reason they could have for a radiation check...

[Outland]

I’m still waiting for the “global warming” connection... since it’s the cause for all catastrophes lately.

[BBell]

Better start drinking sterno!

[BBell]

[geopyg]

Warm air is not as dense as cold air, and therefore is less of a defense against meteors. I have just sent a check to Al Gore’s Carbon Offset Universal Global Haven COUGH), with some of the proceeds earmarked for the Carbon Offset Organization, Ltd. (COOL).

[Outland]

I’ve decided to grow trees on some vacant property of mine to earn carbon credits. I’m calling it the Carbon Reclamation Absorption Project. Would you like to make a donation to CRAP?

[JSteff]

“a deorbited artificial satellite?

That’s the only logical reason they could have for a radiation check...”

Yeah particularly if it was an old russian one. Didn’t they frequently use mini nuc reactor power plants?

[GOPJ]

Didn’t they frequently use mini nuc reactor power plants?

Sure - they used them in inappropriately on the ground too.

[Robert A Cook PE]

What photo is that from?

[Dumpster Baby]

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media.movieweb.com/news/03.2005/superman_returns_03.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.movieweb.com/news/67/7167.php&h=450&w=319&sz=35&hl=en&start=61&um=1&tbnid=FvIMmo27Su3cPM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=90&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsuperman%26start%3D60%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN

[Robert A Cook PE]

Cool.