> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> It's already in the news around the world: a few hours ago, >> a meteorite (estimated ~10 tons) hit Chelyabinsk (in Russia): >> http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/15/us-russia-meteorite-idUSBRE91E05Z20130215 >> >> My mom was on the street, and she saw the fireball in the sky, and then >> felt the hot shock wave. >> >> ... And as far as I understand the big expected asteroid has not >> passed us yet.
Quite amazing ... the news report suggested a ".. ten ton rock the size of a kitchen table .." ... Whew, dense rock! ;-) Glad your mom was not injured. The big one flying by will pass later today. It's supposed to miss Earth by 17,000 miles ... a mere nothing in the dimensions of outer space! ... and come between Earth and the Moon. Wish I could make it up to the observatory to see it pass. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
