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slackmaster

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21. Northern Europe dodged a bullet too

Reply to Berlin Expat (Reply #16)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 10:14 AM

Feb 2013

If it had hit several hours later, it would have been at a much steeper angle and more likely to penetrate into the lower atmosphere, or hit the ground. Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, etc. would have been at risk.

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Russia sends clean-up team to meteorite-hit Urals [View all] steve2470 Feb 2013 OP

This will be an Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #1

agreed ! nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #2

Ancient humans would heat meteorites and pound them into spear tips Kolesar Feb 2013 #3

When I visited the British Museum, there was this round "Meteorite Room" and... Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #7

Would that have been the "Natural History Museum"? Kolesar Feb 2013 #14

You might be right! It was some time ago...nt Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #18

For all the ribbing Cleveland takes... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #20

They didn't acutally use heat to pound them into spear tips Brother Buzz Feb 2013 #9

yes Kolesar Feb 2013 #15

a question comes to mind - any radiation associated with meteorites? KG Feb 2013 #4

Not too much. caseymoz Feb 2013 #6

Any this size would just be chunks of rock and/or iron Posteritatis Feb 2013 #12

Russian investigators aren't taking any chances slackmaster Feb 2013 #22

Russia needs glass and silicone caulking slackmaster Feb 2013 #5

There's a glass factory in Chelyabinsk, actually Posteritatis Feb 2013 #10

With every silver lining comes a cloud slackmaster Feb 2013 #19

I didn't hear anything about this meteorite, just... santamargarita Feb 2013 #8

The sky is very very very big and the meteor was quite small. Posteritatis Feb 2013 #11

Very interesting, thank you. santamargarita Feb 2013 #13

The latest Berlin Expat Feb 2013 #16

Northern Europe dodged a bullet too slackmaster Feb 2013 #21

Why Weren't We Warned? DallasNE Feb 2013 #17