Asteroid Explodes Over Indonesia With The Force Of Three Hiroshima Nuclear Bombs
Tue, October 27, 2009 Above South Sulawesi, Indonesia an asteroid struck the atmosphere on October 8th. Scientists said monitoring stations 10,000 miles away could hear the blast from the asteroid.
The asteroid, estimated to have been around 10 metres (30ft) across, hit the atmosphere at an estimated 45,000mph. The sudden deceleration caused it to heat up rapidly and explode with the force of 50,000 tons of TNT.
Luckily, due to the height of the explosion – estimated at between 15 and 20 km (nine to 12 miles) above sea level – no damage was caused on the ground.
However, if the object had been slightly larger – 20 to 30 metres (60 to 90ft) across – it could easily have caused extensive damage and loss of life, say researchers.
Very few objects smaller than 100 meters (300ft) across have been spotted and catalogued by astronomers.
Holy Shit! This is of our concern, Dude.