[meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb

From: John L <jl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:23:11 -0500
Message-ID: <37E6A39A444248F3B1769FFFE2520E30_at_Home>

Martin,

Lest us not forget the Mailbox that promptly applied for disability and the
Car whose insurance increased by 10 Terajoule's.

John


----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Altmann" <altmann at meteorite-martin.de>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb


> Hi Regine,
>
> because the TNT-equivalent is the most common form to give the measure of
> energy released in an explosion.
>
> Big impacts of meteorites release a lot of energy due to the mighty
> kinetic
> energy the impactors have, while hitting.
> In fact there are no such natural events else, where punctually so much
> energy is released.
>
> Energy is energy, no matter how it's produced, whether by nuclear fission
> or
> by an impact of a meteorite.
>
> You could express the energy released in such an explosion also in Joule,
> but quite nobody would have an imagination, what let's say 120 Terajoule
> should be.
> Though if you say, that explosion was so hefty like 2 Hiroshima bombs,
> it's
> easier to imagine.
>
> Radiation plays no role in or after meteorite impacts.
>
>
>>have there been any cases of mutations or illnesses of animals?
>
> Yes, once a dog in Egypt, a cow in Venezuela and a llama in Peru felt
> somewhat ill after a meteorite impact.
>
> Well and else...
> I wouldn't call meteorite collectors/dealers/researchers "animals" ;-)
>
> Best!
> Martin
>
>
>
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Regine
> Petersen
> Gesendet: Montag, 17. Januar 2011 22:39
> An: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com; Chris Peterson
> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear
> Bomb
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> can some of you explain to me the similarities of an exploding meteor and
> a
> nuclear bomb? There seem to be a lot of references and explosive asteroid
> events are often measured in Hiroshima bombs to scare the hell out of
> people.
>
> I always asked myself the question why that is? Is there not a different
> process at work, that of nuclear fission (atom bomb) and fusion (hydrogen
> bomb)?
>
> But when considering Tunguska, the aftermath seems to be very similar. I
> would like to know more about this: There has been accelerated tree growth
> due to the radiation, have there been any cases of mutations or illnesses
> of
> animals? Is such a radiation as severe as that of a bomb? And what is the
> difference / similarity of Tektites and Trinitite?
>
> Regine
>
>
>
>
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