Also, this photo doesn't look like it was taken at night:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1346411.ece
Very interested to see more photos.
2006-06-09 05:50:59 · 8 answers · asked by Veritatum17 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
From the article:
'''Røed Ødegaard said the meteorite was visible to an area of several hundred kilometers despite the brightness of the midnight sunlit summer sky. The meteorite hit a mountainside in Reisadalen in North Troms.
"This is simply exceptional. I cannot imagine that we have had such a powerful meteorite impact in Norway in modern times. If the meteorite was as large as it seems to have been, we can compare it to the Hiroshima bomb.
2006-06-09 06:00:36 · update #1
The earth is bombarded with ~ 1000 metric tons of meteroite PER DAY, so this is not an 'exceptional event' on a global basis. Remember that 70% of the earth is uninhabited and not under surveillance.
As to comparing it with 'Hiroshima', this is a typical media exaggeration. My calculations show that with a 100 kg meterorite traveling at 11000 m/s (the maximum speed it could attain coming from outer space), the energy would be about 1/14000th of the nuclear energy released from the conversion of 0.1 gram of uranium into energy by the Einstein relationship E = mc^2
2006-06-09 06:54:09 · answer #1 · answered by Steve 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Aftenposten seems to have the scoop. The story reports a huge explosion, so there was damage, although probably only to the remote mountainside. Sound was heard 7 minutes after the flash, so it was 7-8 miles away from the farm where it was heard. It should have shown up on seismic equipment.
There is no report to the IMO (International Meteor Organization).
The photo is a daylight photo, and the story says it hit Wednesday morning.
2006-06-09 13:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It did'nt strike anyplace that was populated or built up. The damage to ground zero is probably impressive but it won't affect much of anything. I can't think of a better place for a meteor to strike actually. No deaths, little damage and plenty of materiel left behind for scientists to examine and study.
2006-06-09 15:17:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the picture looks so bright b/c they are so far North that at this time of year it is light all day. Not sure hwo far north they are, but parts of Norway are that far up.
2006-06-09 13:07:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard a thing about it
2006-06-09 12:52:57 · answer #5 · answered by preciousmoments1962 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in UK and there was no mention of it overhere so did it really happen
2006-06-09 12:53:05 · answer #6 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing on the news about it.
2006-06-09 12:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably. wait..............a meteor struck Norway??
2006-06-09 12:54:25 · answer #8 · answered by bria. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋