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To: LibWhacker

Could be the meteor fragmenting as it hit the atmosphere. The smaller chunks would disperse around the large projectile.


2 posted on 09/12/2012 2:45:24 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Charles Martel

That flash was about the same size as our planet. So yeah, thanks Jupiter! You took one for our team.


20 posted on 09/12/2012 3:07:50 PM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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To: Charles Martel

At first I thought we had perfect symmetry. That’s what made me think it might be an artifact. But after reading your comment, I went back and checked the video and while there are bright spots at 10, 12 and 2 o’clock, the one at 10 doesn’t appear until well after the other two. So, yes, I like your theory most. The object didn’t break up on a previous pass, as Shoemaker-Levy did, but broke up on entry. Going to be interesting to see what kind of bruises it produced. Not much doubt in my mind, it was a really big impact!


30 posted on 09/12/2012 4:03:55 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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