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Today is the international asteroid day, to mark the largest observed asteroid strike in recorded history – the 1908 airburst above Tunguska in Siberia. The Agency monitors asteroids as well as performs scientific research, not to mention contingency planning: what could be done if an asteroid were incoming?
The Tunguska impact felled around 60 million trees across 2200 sq km of territory, with a dead but upright ‘telegraph forest’ of tree trunks remaining at the airburst epicentre. It struck only a short rotation of Earth away from Europe – the results would have been disastrous over a populated area.
It is an interesting topic, have you got a telescope and will you look up the sky today?
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It would be Interesting to know how many Asteroids/meteorites hit the earth a month apparently the minerals they carry can fetch a price if there is enough of them, and to think the earth is 4 billion years old I suppose its knowing what you are looking for.  |
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"No football? 
MrsSB  Yes, there is a game later today, poland v portugal
When are we getting Radio shag FM?  
MrsSB "
Radios shag fm, starts about 7.30pm tonight, get ready for it |
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"Don't worry, that asteroid field only comes round every 108 years  That is good, so few more decades
Might be worth re-running that calculation..... "
lol yes, years not decades there. |
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"No football?
MrsSB Yes, there is a game later today, poland v portugal
When are we getting Radio shag FM?
MrsSB Radios shag fm, starts about 7.30pm tonight, get ready for it "
Awesome. I will be tuning in
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"Don't worry, that asteroid field only comes round every 108 years That is good, so few more decades
Might be worth re-running that calculation.....lol yes, years not decades there."
Get that calculator out ! lol |
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Mine points at the sky from time to time. Sometimes my telescope does too.
In all reality, it'll probably be cloudy and pissing it down again tonight anyway, but I'll take a cursory glance now and then just in case. |
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"Don't worry, that asteroid field only comes round every 108 years That is good, so few more decades
Might be worth re-running that calculation.....lol yes, years not decades there.
Get that calculator out ! lol"
. Not the sharpest tool is he  |
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