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Heres a video of a near miss - an atmosphere grazing meteor that didnt actually hit the deck:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch'v=7M8LQ7_hWtE
That was the famous Grand Teton meteor of 1972
Had that one hit the ground and exploded it would have been spectacular and possibly catastrophic. Some commentators have pointed out that it would have been like a nuke.
And right in the middle of the Cold War......
Loads of debate and stuff on this sort of thing here, on the badastronomy and Universe Today forum:
http://www.bautforum.com/questions-answers/68770-tetons-meteor.html
Interesting stuff!!
:-))
SG
EDIT: Aaargh. Got apostrophe-itis.... that Youtube URL doesnt work. Just got to youtube.com and search for Grand Teton Meteor - that'll do it!
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