It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Originally posted by Toasty
What part of the world was the prophecy basing its time and dates off? Its 1:48 pm 25-May-2006 down here in Aus and zilch zero zip has happened yet. I had my board shorts on and everything! Its a cold day tho, so I really should be wearing a wet suit
Energy:
Energy before atmospheric entry: 1.54 x 1014 Joules = 0.37 x 10-1 MegaTons TNT
The average interval between impacts of this size somewhere on Earth is 8.7 years
Atmospheric Entry:
The projectile begins to breakup at an altitude of 98200 meters = 322000 ft
The projectile bursts into a cloud of fragments at an altitude of 50000 meters = 164000 ft
The residual velocity of the projectile fragments after the burst is 44.8 km/s = 27.8 miles/s
The energy of the airburst is 3.53 x 1013 Joules = 0.84 x 10-2 MegaTons.
No crater is formed, although large fragments may strike the surface.
Major Global Changes:
The Earth is not strongly disturbed by the impact and loses negligible mass.
The impact does not make a noticeable change in the Earth's rotation period or the tilt of its axis.
The impact does not shift the Earth's orbit noticeably.
Air Blast:
The air blast at this location would not be noticed. (The overpressure is less than 1 Pa)
Energy:
Energy before atmospheric entry: 3.69 x 1015 Joules = 881.35 KiloTons TNT
The average interval between impacts of this size somewhere on Earth is 99.8 years
Atmospheric Entry:
The projectile begins to breakup at an altitude of 95600 meters = 314000 ft
The projectile bursts into a cloud of fragments at an altitude of 36100 meters = 118000 ft
The residual velocity of the projectile fragments after the burst is 56 km/s = 34.8 miles/s
The energy of the airburst is 1.45 x 1015 Joules = 0.35 x 100 MegaTons.
No crater is formed, although large fragments may strike the surface.
Major Global Changes:
The Earth is not strongly disturbed by the impact and loses negligible mass.
The impact does not make a noticeable change in the Earth's rotation period or the tilt of its axis.
The impact does not shift the Earth's orbit noticeably.
Air Blast:
The air blast at this location would not be noticed. (The overpressure is less than 1 Pa)