@neiltyson Question: Why did it explode 30km up? How likely/unlikely would 0.6km explosion have been?
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@neiltyson: Had the 15 February 2013 Russian meteor exploded 0.6 km high, as in Hiroshima, no person in Chelyabinsk would have survived.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@burritojustice you are just "Mr. Good news," aren't you!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson what a downer dudeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Sounds like a plan. Lets do it!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@AverageOnion 0.6 km meaning 600m above the ground. If the asteroid exploded 600m off the ground, people would have been killed instantly.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@pjwally Does the composition of the meteor have a bearing on weather it will explode? -
@Toonpig@neiltyson I don't think the iron ones explode, but not 100% sure
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@neiltyson: Had the 15 February 2013 Russian meteor exploded 0.6 km high, as in Hiroshima, no person in Chelyabinsk would have survived.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson what reasons would it have exploded?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Had the meteor exploded during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Russians would have thought the US was attackingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Wow. Can't imagine the results of an intact ocean strike.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson: Had the 15 February 2013 Russian meteor exploded 0.6 km high, as in Hiroshima, no person in Chelyabinsk would have survived.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson very unlikely. More likely to miss earth completely.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson disregard that last...didn't read far enough back.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson good to know. At what height did it explode?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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