So on a day when an asteroid will come very close to Earth in the afternoon, meteorite fragments harm people in Russia in the morning. Very odd, don't you think? Can you remember any other meteorites "striking" the Earth? Other than Tunguska, I can't. (Note: in neither case did they "strike"; they exploded in the air.)
MOSCOW — Bright objects, apparently debris from a meteorite, streaked through the sky in western Siberia early on Friday, accompanied by a boom that damaged buildings across a vast area of territory. Hundreds of people were reported to have been injured, most from breaking glass.
This
seems wildly improbable. Two completely separate close passes on the
same day? Last night I watched a broadcast where they finally said what
country will be under the asteroid as it passes. The answer is
Indonesia. I hope NASA is right and it passes by without harming anyone.
I'm going to watch the NASA feed this afternoon. It's scheduled to pass
by at 2:24 pm EST. Interesting times we live in, eh?
