http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:48:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48903 Der mysteriöse Meteorit aus Peru /// Astrodicticum Simplex Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:35:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48903 [...] ein Meteorit mit der Erde kollidiert und hat einen kleinen Krater erzeugt. Die Zeitungen und das Internet waren damals voll mit Meldungen - vor allem deswegen, weil es bei diesem Impakt seltsame [...] […] ein Meteorit mit der Erde kollidiert und hat einen kleinen Krater erzeugt. Die Zeitungen und das Internet waren damals voll mit Meldungen - vor allem deswegen, weil es bei diesem Impakt seltsame […]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48902 AltGN.com Alt. Geek. News. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:38:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48902 [...] after the impact, Phil Plait over at Bad Astronomy said: …the crater size makes me suspicious; I wouldn’t expect a flaming meteorite at [...] […] after the impact, Phil Plait over at Bad Astronomy said: …the crater size makes me suspicious; I wouldn’t expect a flaming meteorite at […]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48901 Natty Bumpo Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:50:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48901 While some call it suspicious that there isn't any meteorite material laying around........isn't it also suspicious thats there isn't any wreckage eiteher? Even an armed missile will leave junk strewn all over the place....... While some call it suspicious that there isn’t any meteorite material laying around……..isn’t it also suspicious thats there isn’t any wreckage eiteher? Even an armed missile will leave junk strewn all over the place…….

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48900 It’s the End of the World as We Know It » Blog Archive » Peruvian Meteorites and the Antichrist Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:05:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48900 [...] Via: Bad Astronomy Blog » Meteorite mayhem, Part I [...] […] Via: Bad Astronomy Blog » Meteorite mayhem, Part I […]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48899 Pax Nortona - A Blog by Joel Sax » Meteor Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:35:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48899 [...] why was Bad Astronomy Blog in denial about the identity of the fallen object? (see here and here. It was no [...] […] why was Bad Astronomy Blog in denial about the identity of the fallen object? (see here and here. It was no […]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48898 Sylvester McMonkey McBeans Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:52:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48898 It's a toss-up for me: I think it could be 1) Volcanic activity such as a sudden venting of gas. If pressure is allowed to accumulate and not vent off slowly, it could release suddenly giving off a roar. The stories focus more on the sickness of the locals than reports of a fireball streaking thru the sky. Or, 2) If Armageddom is near, this could be one of the first meteors from the massive cluster of meteorites from God. It’s a toss-up for me:
I think it could be
1) Volcanic activity such as a sudden venting of gas. If pressure is allowed to accumulate and not vent off slowly, it could release suddenly giving off a roar. The stories focus more on the sickness of the locals than reports of a fireball streaking thru the sky. Or,
2) If Armageddom is near, this could be one of the first meteors from the massive cluster of meteorites from God.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48897 Sorting Out Science » Blog Archive » Meteorites, the Media, and Mass Hysteria Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:33:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/18/meteorite-mayhem-part-i/#comment-48897 [...] working its way slowly through the news pipeline), only the illness angle is still a mystery. First reports suggested that a few dozen locals, including the police officers, got nauseous at the site. [...] […] working its way slowly through the news pipeline), only the illness angle is still a mystery. First reports suggested that a few dozen locals, including the police officers, got nauseous at the site. […]

]]>