[meteorite-list] NP Article, 10-1958 Moon Meteorites, Nininger
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:01 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV152SYlOJUrl00025c0e_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_007A_01C3C61D.7C2979B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paper: Herald Press =20 City: Saint Joseph, Michigan =20 Date: Thursday, October 30, 1958 By Rex Stanley Written Especially for Central Press and This Newspaper If an American or Russian space rocket hits the Moon with a nuclear warhe= ad, the explosion will blast lose tons of lunar surface and send blazing = bombardment of meteors against the Earth. Some of these huge chunks of Moon rock will burn to nothing as the streak= through our atmosphere. However, the biggest pieces may survive the long= space drop and smash to Earth with the force of atom bombs. Terrible dea= th and destruction could occur in populated areas. The reasoning, based on known arguments being used by world-recognized sc= ientists against any attempt to hit the Moon with an explosion. Tremendous Danger Men like Dr. H. H. Nininger, director of the American Meteorite museum in= Arizona, flatly warn that "a lunar surface explosion can rip loose a gre= at meteor "attack" against the Earth, unprecedented in history and tremen= dously dangerous." According to Dr. Nininger, an explosive Moon shot could send down meteors= seen larger thant he massive "shooting star" that struck Siberia in 1908= and leveled everything for 30 miles. Or bigger than the 50,000-ton chunk= that gouged an Arizona crater in prehistoric times - half a mile in diam= eter and 700 feet deep. Most scientists agree that a nuclear blast on the Moon will tear out tons= of lunar material. The light gravity field, only one-sixth that of the E= art, won't hold the debris to the Moon. Foresee "Avalanche" An "avalanche" of rock, soild and dust will be blown into space at untra-= sonic speeds, caught by the Earth's gravitational field, then litterally = hurled through our atmosphere toward the ground. The interval between the actual lunar explosion and the Earth bombardment= - separated by 233,000 miles - might be several days time. "No matter how important to our prestige a 'Moon shot' may be," warns Dr.= Nininger, "proving it with an impact and nuclear explosion could bring d= isaster against which have no defense." Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_007A_01C3C61D.7C2979B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><B><FONT size=3D= 2> <P>Paper: Herald Press </P> <P>City: Saint Joseph, Michigan </P> <P>Da= te: Thursday, October 30, 1958</P></B> <P> </P> <P>By Rex Stanley</P= > <P>Written Especially for Central Press and This Newspaper</P> <P> = ;</P> <P>If an American or Russian space rocket hits the Moon with a nucl= ear warhead, the explosion will blast lose tons of lunar surface and send= blazing bombardment of meteors against the Earth.</P> <P>Some of these h= uge chunks of Moon rock will burn to nothing as the streak through our at= mosphere. However, the biggest pieces may survive the long space drop and= smash to Earth with the force of atom bombs. Terrible death and destruct= ion could occur in populated areas.</P> <P>The reasoning, based on known = arguments being used by world-recognized scientists against any attempt t= o hit the Moon with an explosion.</P> <P> </P> <P>Tremendous Danger<= /P> <P> </P> <P>Men like Dr. H. H. Nininger, director of the America= n Meteorite museum in Arizona, flatly warn that "a lunar surface explosio= n can rip loose a great meteor "attack" against the Earth, unprecedented = in history and tremendously dangerous."</P> <P>According to Dr. Nininger,= an explosive Moon shot could send down meteors seen larger thant he mass= ive "shooting star" that struck Siberia in 1908 and leveled everything fo= r 30 miles. Or bigger than the 50,000-ton chunk that gouged an Arizona cr= ater in prehistoric times - half a mile in diameter and 700 feet deep.</P= > <P>Most scientists agree that a nuclear blast on the Moon will tear out= tons of lunar material. The light gravity field, only one-sixth that of = the Eart, won't hold the debris to the Moon.</P> <P> </P> <P>Foresee= "Avalanche"</P> <P> </P> <P>An "avalanche" of rock, soild and dust = will be blown into space at untra-sonic speeds, caught by the Earth's gra= vitational field, then litterally hurled through our atmosphere toward th= e ground.</P> <P>The interval between the actual lunar explosion and the = Earth bombardment - separated by 233,000 miles - might be several days ti= me.</P> <P>"No matter how important to our prestige a 'Moon shot' may be,= " warns Dr. Nininger, "proving it with an impact and nuclear explosion co= uld bring disaster against which have no defense."</P></FONT><BR><BR>Plea= se visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor and= meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_007A_01C3C61D.7C2979B0-- Received on Fri 19 Dec 2003 11:47:23 AM PST |
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