Posted on 02/15/2013 4:17:13 AM PST by LadyEleanor
Edited on 02/15/2013 4:55:53 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
MOSCOW -- The Russian Academy of Sciences is estimating the meteor that streaked into the skies over the Ural Mountains and caused shock waves that injured more than 400 people weighed about 10 tons (11 tons avoirdupois).
The academy said in a statement hours after the Friday morning fall that the meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of at least 54,000 kph (33,000 mph) and shattered about 30-50 kilometers (18-32 miles) above ground.
The fall caused explosions that broke glass over a wide area. The Emergency Ministry says more than 500 people sought treatment after the blasts and that 34 of them were hospitalized.
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It really is miraculous. Maybe just a wake up call. Psalm 57:10-11 :)
Maybe BO should travel to the Holy Land by ship. I recommend Carnival.
Ha Ha Ha!
Plenty of flies to keep him company!
ROTFL!
:-) I DO get naughty sometimes!
2-15-13
“Fireball Streaks Across Bay Area Sky (San Fran)”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989083/posts
Ah, thanks for that info. Fox News online is still saying 49 feet wide and 10 tons, which is ridiculous, unless the thing was made of cotton candy, or maybe typical MSM brain cells. :-)
Does anyone know what the rational is for an observatory to spot asteroids to be near Venus’ orbit? Seems like a couple observatories on Earth’s moon would be much easier to implement Then you start building your countermeasures there, too. Just a small nudge is all that’s needed if you spot the thing early...
Wow - a most interesting day!
Answer to own question: From Venus’ orbit you can more easily spot asteroids coming at the Earth from nearby the sun.
He attracts ‘em like flies to you-know-what.
Yep.
NASA already has a plan for how to deal with these asteroids. It involves building mosques and praying to allah.
That’s pretty crazy. At first I thought the link was going to show how the Russia meteor was also seen in Cali. But, they were two different incidents! Wow, thx.
Just...WOW!
Great Picture!
All because Saturn shook her rings at Earth and got it all globally warmed. This is not a man-made problem. It’s the fault of a planetary slut.
From the article to which LadyEleanor posted a link:
“The Mayak nuclear complex near the town of Ozersk was not affected by the incident, according to reports. Mayak, one of the worlds biggest nuclear facilities that used to house plutonium production reactors and a reprocessing plant, is located 72 kilometers northwest of Chelyabinsk.”
Last night, about 8pm Pacific time, I was at work, in Hollister, California, with two other people when we saw a meteor or a meteorite soar through the sky northeast to southwest and at the angle it was at, I pretty sure it missed land and splashed into the ocean.
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