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@shadow27 | 15 December 19 | |
So... It turns out that a study was made re: meteor impacts in Australia (not geologically active here mostly, so we have a good record of them) and there will be the likelihood of a Hiroshima style nuclear explosion/impact at least once every 180 years...
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@obi_jon | 15 December 19 | |
@ obi_jon - 18.03.19 - 07:17am A large(ish) asteroid exploded in the earth's atmosphere with a force 10x that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima... but barely anyone noticed it. US military satellites detected the explosion over the Bering Sea somewhere off the coast of Russia's Kamchatca Peninsula on Dec 18th last year. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47607696 Like this one. |
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@mok214 | 15 December 19 | |
@ shadow27 - 15.12.19 - 01:05pm So... It turns out that a study was made re: meteor impacts in Australia (not geologically active here mostly, so we have a good record of them) and there will be the likelihood of a Hiroshima style nuclear explosion/impact at least once every 180 years... Out in the deserts of the southwestern United States also make good meteorite hunting ground because the terrain really hasn't changed that much for millions of years. But places Antarctica and the Atacama desert has a lot easier meteorite hunting because of the featureless terrain. |
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@rainingkrypton | 15 December 19 | |
@ mok214 - 15.12.19 - 06:46pm Out in the deserts of the southwestern United States also make good meteorite hunting ground because the terrain really hasn't changed that much for millions of years. But places Antarctica and the Atacama desert has a lot easier meteorite hunting because of the featureless terrain. The largest verified impact crater is nearby: Vredefort Dome (over 300 kms across) We have the Karoo region which is very similar to the Australian and Argentinian regions: geographically (Gondwanaland) The Karoo semi-desert region is also perfect for studying the rich soil deposit layers and is chockablock with fossils. |
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@mok214 | 15 December 19 | |
It is a bit of a trip for me, but that Meteor Crater in Arizona is outstanding, especially if you have the chance to overfly it.
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@mok214 | 15 December 19 | |
@rainingkrypton | 15 December 19 | |
@ rainingkrypton - 15.12.19 - 07:14pm The largest verified impact crater is nearby: Vredefort Dome (over 300 kms across) We have the Karoo region which is very similar to the Australian and Argentinian regions: geographically (Gondwanaland) The Karoo semi-desert region is also perfect for studying the rich soil deposit layers and is chockablock with fossils. We would've had the largest crude oil reserves if not for the lack of a non-porous rock strata that could've held the biological matter instead seeped deep into the Earth. |
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@rainingkrypton | 15 December 19 | |
You guys should know about the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) project jointly hosted by RSA, AUS and NZ. Most of the installations is held by us. Located near Carnarvon in the N. Cape Province, that's Karoo terrain. Clear skies, no pollution. We got most of the political backing, even by Germany. We're for one: closer to Europe, have the scientific backing of many African countries and right smack in the middle between S. America and Australasia, so air travel is more convenient. NZ is somewhat not hosting any of it, they'll be working jointly with Australian scientists in Australia. |
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@rainingkrypton | 15 December 19 | |
I remember when the bidding was taking place. I was trolling, well sort of, the SKA Australia Facebook page by saying that RSA has the better location, etc.. They did not like that. |
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@mok214 | 15 December 19 | |
I almost forgot that we have a bigger crater here in Oklahoma. Unfortunately quite a few ice age glaciers filled it up and the deep part of the crater is an immense oil reserve.
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