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Re: Metropolitan hits
Jeff Grossman schrieb:
> At 05:15 PM 7/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know whether there have been any hits on any major
> >metropolitan cities during the 20th century??? If so - what were the
> consequences? - Mark J. Lerner
>
> The Tsukuba meteorite shower in 1996 fell in the Tokyo metropolitan
> area, although not in Tokyo proper. One stone even fell in the
> research complex housing the Geological Survey of Japan! But these
> were little pebbles, and caused little damage.
Hello All again!
Tsukuba - H5-6 - brecciated - shock veins:
After a luminous meteor and violent detonations, 23 stones totalling
about 800 g (largest 177.5 g) were recovered, including one that
penetrated a roof.
In the late afternoon (about 16:20, Japanese Standard Time) on January
7, 1996, a meteorite shower fell around the city of Tsukuba, Japan (36°
03.8’ N/140° 08.7’ E) after the appearance of a luminous fireball,
violent detonations, and several explosions. Stones have been recovered
from 23 places, scattered in a triangular area with sides 6-8 km long.
Best wishes,
Bernd
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