I first heard of the 1178 AD impact account on an episode of NOVA (PBS) circa 1983. I first heard of the following 1953 report about two years ago:
A Flash From the Past:
New Evidence Supports Moon Blast
by Henry Fountain
March 4, 2003
On the Moon, material that is freshly exposed has a slight bluish tinge. Over time, because of the constant bomb ardment of cosmic rays, other high-energy particles and micrometeorites, the structure of the material changes and iron particles tend to predominate, making the material slightly red.
In the Clementine photos, Dr. Buratti and Mr. Johnson found one small crater that was "very, very blue and fresh appearing," Dr. Buratti said. It also happened to be in the exact center of the area they were looking. And it was the proper size — slightly less than a mile across, including the ejecta blanket. Dr. Bu ratti estimated the size of the asteroid at 20 yards in diameter.
A few years ago (okay, probably five) someone actually tried to refute this 1178 AD impact by claiming there would have been numberless "shooting star" reports on Earth had such an impact actually taken place. He was wrong of course, but I'm sure he still got his PhD. George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent
1 posted on
09/15/2004 9:04:28 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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09/15/2004 9:17:53 AM PDT by
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Rain of Iron and Ice:
The Very Real Threat of
Comet and Asteroid Bombardment
by John S. Lewis
On November 27,1919, a meteorite fell into Lake Michigan near the Michigan shore. "Residents of Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, South Bend, Grand Haven, and other Western Michigan cities fled from their homes in panic, fearing an earthquake. Houses were shaken, the country was illuminated as by a bright sun's rays, so all-enveloping it was impossible to tell from which direction the flare came, the earth trembled for half a moment and then came a deep prolonged rumbling as of a terrific explosion." (p 159)
This event came as a surprise, as I've never heard it recounted by any of my elderly relatives, and most of them died before I read about it in this book. A number of other such impacts, including some which hit or nearly hit people, ships, animals etc, are described in this book, which I recommend. My review on Amazon is still there, but much shorter than I remember...
George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent
3 posted on
09/15/2004 9:22:30 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
refute this 1178 AD impact by claiming there would have been numberless "shooting star" reports Sure, but sightings aren't reports, and who would take reports anyway? After all, Dan Rather wasn't around then to place it in the public record. Was he?
4 posted on
09/15/2004 9:26:17 AM PDT by
RightWhale
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To: SunkenCiv
It is difficult to pin the date at exactly 1178. It depends on the day in 1178, as there were calendar adjustments after that :D
5 posted on
09/15/2004 11:48:41 AM PDT by
Henchman
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To: SunkenCiv
10 posted on
11/28/2004 12:28:39 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
("All I have seen teaches me trust the Creator for all I have not seen." -- Emerson)
Giordano Bruno, the June 1975 Meteoroid Storm,
Encke, and Other Taurid Complex Objects
Icarus (Volume 104, Issue 2 , pp 280-290) ^ | August 1993 | Jack B. Hartung
Posted on 12/27/2004 2:37:46 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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there are also topics about the 1953 impact.
11 posted on
12/27/2004 3:08:34 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
(risk of impact, 2004 MN4, http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2004mn4.html)
12 posted on
01/31/2005 11:16:51 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
(Ted "Kids, I Sunk the Honey" Kennedy is just a drunk who's never held a job (or had to).)
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SunkenCiv
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