Very odd that the Russia meteorite didn't cause any EMP (electromagnetic pulse) damage | |
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Dr. Acula Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 55721 United States 02/16/2013 10:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | nice catch... but perhaps both were made of different types of metals? or perhaps the event you referenced wasnt an meteor at all... i've never heard of meteors giving off an EMP Pulse. i must admit its new to me EDIT: hmmm looks like they do. Quoting: Dr. Acula Learn something new everyday "Meteorite falls often knock out power and anything electrical in the area. This may be due to the EMP, or electromagnetic pulse, of the fast-moving meteor." [link to www.novaspace.com] Last Edited by Dr. Acula on 02/16/2013 10:27 PM _______________________ |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 27692012 Canada 02/16/2013 10:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | CAN an Asteroid Explosion Have the Same EFFECT as an "EMP ATTACk" Thread: CAN an Asteroid Explosion Have the Same EFFECT as an "EMP ATTACk"...IS IT POSSIBLE ??? |
Dr. Acula Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 55721 United States 02/16/2013 10:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | hmmm looks like they do. Learn something new everyday "Meteorite falls often knock out power and anything electrical in the area. This may be due to the EMP, or electromagnetic pulse, of the fast-moving meteor." [link to www.novaspace.com] Last Edited by Dr. Acula on 02/16/2013 10:26 PM _______________________ |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 27692012 Canada 02/16/2013 10:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "In January 2000, a meteor only 15 ft (5 m) across entered the atmosphere and exploded over the town of Whitehorse in the Canadian Yukon. The blast created an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) similar to that of a high-altitude nuclear detonation and disabled a third of the region's electrical power grid. ... In the summer of 2001, another high-altitude explosion was detected over the Mediterranean Sea. This detonation produced a level of energy comparable to that of a nuclear weapon. In both cases, the US was able to determine that the explosions were natural phenomena and not nuclear attacks." Also, at [link to abob.libs.uga.edu] , the following: - M. Beech, L. Foschini: A space charge model for electrophonic bursters. Astronomy and Astrophysics 345 (1999) L27. - M. Beech, L. Foschini: Leonid electrophonic bursters. Astronomy and Astrophysics 367 (2001) 1056. for EMP from airburst of small asteroids/comets; and: - L. Foschini: Electromagnetic interference from plasmas generated in meteoroid impacts. Europhysics Letters 43 (1998) 226. for EMP from hypervelocity impacts. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 33755459 United States 02/16/2013 10:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Might have something to do with meteor composition and the collapse or expansion of the plasma around the meteor debris during hypersonic transit through atmosphere. The physics and math would be interesting if said phenomena is true. |
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G. House User ID: 25085525 United States 02/17/2013 10:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Why? Why would you assume all incoming meteors to have the same effect? Given that mass, trajectory, speed, and composition of the meteor will vary? I just don't get so-called enlightened thinkers at all. "Everybody lies." |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 27692012 Canada 02/17/2013 11:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Why? Quoting: G. House Why would you assume all incoming meteors to have the same effect? Given that mass, trajectory, speed, and composition of the meteor will vary? I just don't get so-called enlightened thinkers at all. Why? Quoting: G. House Why would you assume all incoming meteors to have the same effect? Given that mass, trajectory, speed, and composition of the meteor will vary? I just don't get so-called enlightened thinkers at all. we are ether "enlightened thinkers" or "blind followers" |
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~IS~ User ID: 1267719 United States 02/18/2013 08:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | that's because it was an asteroid not a meteorite. that's why it exploded in the earth lower atmospheric pressure. der der..... meteorite burn up or hit the ground because they are much more dense , and solid... + electromagnetic charge... asteroids always explode into pieces, some bigger then others because they are made up of crap and gas.... no electromagnetic charge.... Comets maintain an orbit , and if the orbit don't pass into collision then they will never hit. Last Edited by <x> on 02/18/2013 08:38 PM |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 34269694 United States 02/19/2013 01:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | that's because it was an asteroid not a meteorite. Quoting: ~IS~ that's why it exploded in the earth lower atmospheric pressure. der der..... meteorite burn up or hit the ground because they are much more dense , and solid... + electromagnetic charge... asteroids always explode into pieces, some bigger then others because they are made up of crap and gas.... no electromagnetic charge.... Comets maintain an orbit , and if the orbit don't pass into collision then they will never hit. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 74767094 Canada 04/26/2017 06:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Since the same thing happened on January 18, 2000 in Canada's Yukon Territory a meteor (tiny asteroid) the size of a bowling ball exploded at an altitude of 25 km with a force of 3 kilotons. In 'burning up' in Earth's atmosphere it generated an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) similar to that of a nuclear bomb, knocking out the power over one third of the Territory. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27692012 No, it did NOT generate an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)that cut the power in a small area of the Territory. The power outage was from a previously reported faulty gang switch likely tripped by the sonic shockwave. [link to meteor.uwo.ca] |