News Large space rock burns up over Atlantic

[Notebook]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35645854

The biggest fireball since the Chelyabinsk explosion has plunged through the atmosphere over the Atlantic Ocean.

The event, which has only just come to light, occurred off the coast of Brazil at 13:55 GMT on 6 February

 

[Ravenous]

Also the link in that news item to NASA's fireball reports page is an interesting bonus! I hadn't heard of this before...

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/fireballs/

 

[Notebook]

News to me too, though I don't have a great interest in burning space rocks...

Nice page, full of info.

N.

 

[Lisias]

They missed Brasilia again. Incompetents. :lol:

 

[jedidia]

They missed Brasilia again. Incompetents. :lol:

I think they were aiming for Buenos Aires... :shifty:

 

[Urwumpe]

They missed Brasilia again. Incompetents. :lol:

Come on... the architecture there is great. :shrug:

 

[Lisias]

Come on... the architecture there is great. :shrug:

The architecture is more than great. It's grandiose. You must see that Cathedral from inside.

But the politicians my people ellected to go there... Oh dear. :facepalm:

 

[Donamy]

The architecture is more than great. It's grandiose. You must see that Cathedral from inside.

But the politicians my people ellected to go there... Oh dear. :facepalm:

I know exactly how you feel.

 

[Andy44]

I think they were aiming for Buenos Aires... :shifty:

Alert the Sky Marshal and get your powered armor suit ready.

 

[TachyonDriver]

Andy and others knew exactly what jededia was alluding to.