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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Russia seems to be a landing spot for these objects


6 posted on 02/16/2013 12:03:42 AM PST by Figment
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To: Figment

The only thing I can think of is a magnetic force.


45 posted on 02/16/2013 3:38:42 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/apr/HQ_11-098_New_Mineral.html


49 posted on 02/16/2013 3:50:39 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Figment

That’s because Russia is vast.


51 posted on 02/16/2013 4:30:06 AM PST by dinodino
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Russia composes about 11% of the earth’s land area, so if something does come down randomly on land, there’s better than a 1 in 10 chance it will be in Russia. Russia + Antarctica are about 20% so there’s a 1 in 5 chance it will land in one of the two.


72 posted on 02/16/2013 6:27:28 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Figment
Russia seems to be a landing spot for these objects...

The defunct USSR spanned 12 time zones which is half way around the world. Russia was a big slice of that, making it a very large target for incoming space junk.

I was surprised to hear that Antarctica is prime hunting ground for meteorite debris. I wouldn't expect them to be found there for the same reason bugs hit a car's windshield a lot more than they hit the side windows.

Regards,
GtG

132 posted on 02/16/2013 5:58:37 PM PST by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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