Hungary has rare Cosmic event

[donsu]

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index.php?smp=&lang=eng

The southern Transdanubia area of Hungary at the border of Tolna County was shaken by the sound of an explosion Sunday afternoon when a melon-sized meteor apparently hit the ground in Bonyhád. Astronomers are analyzing the impact crater, which is two meters deep and seven meters in diameter. István Tepliczky, secretary of The Hungarian Astronomical Association (Magyar Csillagászati Egyesült), said by analyzing the impact marks they concluded that the angle of the meteor made it impossible for people to see, since it came from the west in the exact angle of the setting sun. Until the analysis is finished, it cannot be confirmed a meteor crashed into Hungary. Tepliczky mentioned that the left side of the crater was slightly above the right side, which proves the impact of an object coming from the west. "Meteor striking is a very rare phenomenon in the Earth, even though we can find clues in the Solar system," said Szaniszló Bérczi, professor at ELTE University Department of Materials Physics. "Other planets show shapes caused by cosmic impacts and the crater found at the border of Bonyhád shows a similar one." The speed of the meteor was an estimated 10km/sec and the power of the impact destroyed it; meteorites typically evaporate and dissolve into the ground after impact. The meteorite itself won't be found, but its substance can be detected in the sample taken from the ground.
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[hobbit709]

1. The sky is falling, the sky is falling!

[acmavm]

2. Surely al Quaeda did it, right?

[havocmom]

3. We are in the Perseid meteor shower right now

Wonder what other excitement we might get.

http://www.spaceweather.com/ (site has picture galleries and will email you with sky news if you want to sign up for the alerts)

PERSEID FIREBALLS: The Perseid meteor shower is underway. Don't panic, the peak doesn't occur until August 12th and 13th, but already 10+ shooting stars per hour may be seen during the dark hours before dawn.