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Meteorite crash in Russia
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Alaskanbullworm
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My god that would have been amazing and so pants-shittingly horrifying to see in person. Did not expect that big of an explosion in that early video.
Very rare occurrence to have so many camera being able to to see this happen and in so many different angles. Not to mention that there could have actually been an impact at that building. I so wonder what people were thinking as it was going on
Thanks for that link, this is all amazing. Hahaha, those pictures at the end
Very rare occurrence to have so many camera being able to to see this happen and in so many different angles. Not to mention that there could have actually been an impact at that building. I so wonder what people were thinking as it was going on
Thanks for that link, this is all amazing. Hahaha, those pictures at the end
TOP SHOTTA
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That's misleading right? That isn't from an impact, right?
If so, I don't like.
BlastProcessing
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I am pretty sure the boom is not from a sonic boom. The meteor is already traveling at supersonic speeds when it enters the atmosphere. It would have boomed much higher up, as soon as the atmosphere was thick enough. The boom was from the meteor exploding because of the massive amounts of energy created by the friction with out atmosphere. It became superheated and exploded into plasma. The same phenomenon is what caused the Tunguska Event. Which also occurred in Russia. Here is Carl Sagan talking about Tunguska.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
From 2-3 minutes googling:
The speed of a decent air-to-air missile is roughly 3,425 miles per hour.
The speed of a meteor is at least 20,000 miles per hour.
Even the US's experimental railgun only fires shit at 5,300 miles per hour.
ThoseDeafMutes
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It's a job for ballistic missile defense, not an AA missile.
is that the one Russia said they were going to shoot down? i remember the thread on gaf about it.
No that's the one that is merely passing by.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
ABMs are still only 3,500-4,000 mph. You'd need one hell of a targeting solution.
GraveHorizon
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I want to see some space debris.
I love that joke.
I love that joke.
BlastProcessing
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That's misleading right? That isn't from an impact, right?
If so, I don't like.
It looks more like the building collapsed do to the shock wave than from a direct hit. It doesn't look that sturdy to begin with.
5000 miles an hour is probably enough. This missile hit a satellite a few years ago:
A meteor would also have a pretty predictable course. Not saying they did it, but with enough warning time it would be possible. The warning time is the big thing though.
ThoseDeafMutes
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I just mean that intercepting something on a trajectory like this is what those systems are designed for. It should only take minor modifications to get it to do that once you know it's coming (based on the assumption that BMD sensor suites aren't programmed for these sorts of parameters). I don't believe they did intercept this, although it's not technologically challenging if you have the assets in place. The meteorites aren't maneuvering, and once you have a good idea of its path into the atmosphere you should be able to hit it. The intercepting missile does not have to be able to outrun the thing it's intercepting, it just has to physically occupy the same space at the same time. This is only really possible if they knew it was coming in advance and took steps, which seems unlikely.
TOP SHOTTA
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Phil Plait is saying it is a crazy occurrence but it is almost certainly NOT related to the close pass today. I'm not one to question him but don't you think that is a very very very crazy coincidence?
About 500 visible meteorites hit earth each year.
BlastProcessing
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Technically, all meteor strikes are crazy coincidences. The reason they don't think this had anything to do with the close pass is because it's trajectory is drastically different from the close pass trajectory.
He says this.
In one of his shows he goes to the place where they detect asteroids and was shocked to find out there is only like 7 people on the job. lol
User 100115
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I am going through and watching the videos, and apparently it's a thing in Russia to drive around with a camera rolling? Heh.
Also, wow.
Also, wow.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I know, it's just my general lack of faith in the technology and operators involved.
TOP SHOTTA
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Roger that. But how often does something like this happen? This definitely doesn't happen 500 times a year. So is this one for the record books? Is it along the lines of...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhote-Alin_meteorite
...or is this just a neat, quick news story.
Granted, something passes over the middle of an ocean or desert or prarie and nobody's the wiser. I have even seen a visible meteor. But how does this stack up?
So...
Swedish newspaper reporting:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article16244920.ab
(Swedish duh).
Over 100 injured they say...
Swedish newspaper reporting:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article16244920.ab
(Swedish duh).
Over 100 injured they say...
Impossible to say, but people being injured and good footage may make it very famous!
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Couldn't have been a missile strike taking that down. Anti-ballistic missiles work on proximity detonation. Not on direct strike. With the kinetic energy that thing had, not like and air to air missile would have done much either.
stufte
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Because the internet told them so.
Slackbladder
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I'm wondering. If the angle of entry of this meteor had been less acute, could it have actually hit? With less atmosphere to pass through it would burn up less. Maybe it would still explode but significantly closer to the ground. It doesn't take a larger meteor to potentially kill hundreds, just the right conditions.
You really think someone would do that, just go on the internet and tell lies.
IcyBlueStrawberry
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There aren't enough words in the English language to describe how much panic would rush through my head if I were to experience what the dashcam videos recorded.
An asteroid hitting the Earth is hands down my greatest fear.
An asteroid hitting the Earth is hands down my greatest fear.
stufte
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You can't lie on the internet.
Because conspiracy.
Candeldandel
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Those videos are incredible... how are the people in the cars not flipping out over seeing something like that?? I would at least expect to hear a "woah!" or something. Weird.
Running out of toilet paper in a restroom is my greatest fear.
Have you camera ready for tomorrow =p
link?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
AFP: Russian official says over 250 people have been injured in meteor shower, three of them seriously
Its on page 1
It might not have reached the surface. It could have exploded in the air.
I remember when I was about 10 and camping with my dad and brother one summer. We were watching all these shooting stars then one just kept getting brighter and brighter then FUCKING KABOOOOOM!
Scared the absolute shit out of me and put me off camping for years. We could also see a greenish glow on the horizon where it came down. My brother wanted to hike over and look but dad explained to him that even though it looked close (the next valley) it could be 100km away.
Scared the absolute shit out of me and put me off camping for years. We could also see a greenish glow on the horizon where it came down. My brother wanted to hike over and look but dad explained to him that even though it looked close (the next valley) it could be 100km away.
Running out of toilet paper in a restroom when an asteroid hits Earth is mine.
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