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Russian Meteorite 1,000 Times Bigger Than Originally Thought
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:58
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It turns out the meteor that landed in Russia last week was a bit bigger than the 10 tons first reported. About 1,000 times bigger.
When a hunk of rock raced out of the morning skies over Russia on Friday and exploded with nearly 500 kilotons of energy, early size estimates from the Russian Academy of Sciences that were carried by the Associated Press, Reuters and other news wires pegged it on the small size, with a weight of about 10 tons.
Oops.
Im not sure how they can tell that from pieces and video. It’s like trying to say what a dinosaur looked like just from his bones. Nevertheless, this event was impressive and won’t probably happen again in my lifetime. It could have been worse had it not been for the UFO going through it and making it explode in the air. Had it hit the ground, it would have been a massive disaster. -Mort
