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To: jmacusa; LukeL; Eye of Unk

This Russian one was about 50 feet across, the near-miss asteroid was 150 yards across — hence the latter was about three times the size in three dimensions, or about 27 times as massive.


9 posted on 02/18/2013 12:51:17 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv

If the Russian one was iron-nickel it would have been many times worse.


10 posted on 02/18/2013 1:55:39 AM PST by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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