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Large-ish Meteor Hits Earth... But No One Notices (discovery.com)

Posted by yaelk on from the we-lived-to-tell-the-tale dept.

According to data released by the Fireball and Bolide Reports page of NASA's Near Earth Object Program, a large meteor exploded far off the coast of Brazil on February 6, 2016. The meteor was the largest atmospheric impact recorded since the famous Chelyabinsk bolide that exploded over Russia in 2013. Although the Feb 6 meteor didn't cause any structural damage, the meteor unleashed an energy equivalent of 13,000 tons of TNT exploding instantaneously.

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  1. Well I'll Be.... What's that? by bobbied · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whoosh!

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    "File to fit, pound to insert, paint to match" - Aircraft Maintenance 101
    1. Re:Well I'll Be.... What's that? by quenda · · Score: 5, Funny

      New data has traced the trajectory of the meteor, and it originated from the Klendathu region.
      They were probably aiming for Buenos Aires.