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Re: Metropolitan hits
Thanks for the info !
Mark
At 07:32 PM 7/15/98 +0200, Bernd Pauli wrote:
>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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