Posted on 02/03/2010 11:50:31 AM PST by TaraP
Astronomy Ireland says a major fireball was spotted over Ireland at around 6pm this evening.
It says the rock from space was seen blazing in the air by people all over the country and would have been travelling with the force of a small nuclear weapon.
Astronomy Ireland says there is a very good chance it has landed inland, but it is unlikely to have injured anyone.
It is not clear yet where it might have landed because the fireball was spotted by people all over the country.
While it would have been travelling at high speed when it was spotted, the rock would have slowed down when it hit the atmosphere.
The fireball could have been as large as a desk.
Valentia Coastguard said it has had reports of sightings from people living in Mullingar, Limerick, Ballybunion and Bantry.
Seems like these fireballs falling to earth are a common occurrence now....
BUMP!
Lets see, People all over Ireland see strange light in sky around 6pm...................Were they going into the bar or out?...................
H. G. Wells Ping!!!!!
ICBW, but since it was already a fireball, wouldn't it have already been in the atmosphere?
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Meteorite explodes over Ireland
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A meterorite has exploded over Ireland this evening.
Reports are coming in of fireballs in the sky right across the country.
Astronomy Ireland said a space rock collided with the earth’s atmosphere at around 6pm, and is now showering debris in many parts of the country.
Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/meteorite-explodes-over-ireland-444736.html#ixzz0eVMIHjVj
“...BUMP!...”
It was probably more than just a bump when it hit.
Wouldn’t it have already been in the earth’s atmosphere by the time it was visible to people on the ground? When it was still in outer space, it wouldn’t have been on fire.
What's wrong with the above information from the article?
It was definitely not terrorism related.
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The fireball could have been as large as a desk.
Hyperbole much? Let's say a desk is 1 meter x 1 meter x 2 meters = 2 cubic meters. If the meteor has the same density as granite it will be 5500 kilograms. An item that mass traveling at 25,000 miles per hour (yes, I know, don't mix units) would have the kinetic energy of 343 gigajoules, or about the energy of 80 tons of TNT.
Not even in the "small" nuclear weapon energy.
YIKES!
Check this fireball coming down in Ireland today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOEJbPvlLs&feature=player_embedded
OH NO!!! We’re ALL gonna DIE!!!
If you watch tv, you’d all KNOW that a meteorite of this size would destroy all life on earth! Just the dust cloud alone would cause a global ice-age! The blast of it’s impact would cause the oceans to shift so much that the planet would begin to break into pieces!
Where’s my foil hat?!?! AAAHHHH!!!!
brilliant!
When is the tsunmai going to hit the East Coast? **Bad attempt at humor***
I hope someone got pics!
Maybe it was the size of a desk that had a nuke in the drawer, ya ever think of that? /s
Impossible.
It is a meteor until it hits the ground. Then it is a meteorite (or so I was always taught).
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