Re: Mystery Mountain Meteorite Malady



Scott Lowther wrote:

The world waits, watches, and wonders....

... whether this had anything to do with K-Fed or Paris Hilton.

Here's a photo of the crater: http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,,2171920,00.html
It does indeed appear to have water in it, with what might be bubbles on the surface.
You take me to meteor impact where "chunks of silver" may contaminate the soil, and I'll do the clean-up free of charge. :-)
Space debris with hypergolics onboard would meet the criteria for the metal and sickening odor, but to make a hole that big would take a booster stage; anybody had a failed launch of late?
" 'None of the meteorites that fall in Peru and make perforations of varied sizes are harmful for people, unless they fall on a house,' he said. Another meteorite fell to Earth in Arequipa province in June."
Peru got a meteor magnet in it or something?
Sooner or later a diver is bound to go into the hole...he'll be the first ones the Martians suck the blood out of before the war machines begin to emerge. ;-)

Pat
.

Relevant Pages