[meteorite-list] Asteroid Impact on DISCOVERY Channel

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:35 2004
Message-ID: <3AA2B09F.D2A92B66_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Bernd wrote:

> Tonight at 20:30 hrs on the German DISCOVERY Channel:
> "Zukunftsfluch - Asteroideneinschlag" - Translation:
> Doomsday (?) - > Asteroid Impact.

Hi All!

Well, my translation was correct. The documentary dealt with the
consequences of a major impact on Earth and how to ward it off.
Here's a breakdown of "who - where - when - what - why"

E. and C. Shoemaker, Dr. D. Kring, Tom Gehrels, D. Yeomans,
David Levi, L. Kulik, P. Chodas, T. Ahrens.

Peekskill, Tunguska.

Ida, Mathilda, Toutatis.

Earth, Moon (astronauts on the Moon + several craters i.e. Copernicus,
Tycho), Jupiter.

Meteor Crater - Manicouagan - Gosses Bluff - Chicxulub.

K/T Extinction, Comet Shoemaker-Levi 9, tsunamis, dinosaurs.

California Institute of Technology - Hubble Telescope - Arecibo.

There were some minor inaccuracies - for example, the (German)
commentator said scientists didn't know much about the direct aftermath
of an impact before Comet Shoemaker-Levi 9 hit Jupiter, and when Dr.
Kring spoke of the iron meteorite that excavated Meteor Crater, the
translator omitted the word "iron".

Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Sun 04 Mar 2001 04:16:15 PM PST