The meteorite explosions

For each of us, meteorite seems to be a strange and hidden concept within it many mysteries from the vast universe.

But in fact, every day there are hundreds of meteors, commonly known as meteorites, that fly over the surface of the earth. When it reaches the atmosphere, friction will burn these meteorites, creating streaks of light that the naked eye can see. If a meteor could exist long enough to be able to penetrate the atmosphere and fall to the ground, it would create a meteorite impact.

1. The first explosion was named Ensisheim

Ensisheim meteorite hit the earth's surface on September 7, 1492. (Artwork).

As the earliest collision in history, the Ensisheim meteorite crashed into the earth's surface on September 7, 1492, in a small town in Ensisheim, France. A loud explosion shook the surrounding land, before a 330-pound (about 150kg) meteorite fell from the sky straight into a wheat field. The only person who witnessed the incident was a boy about 14-15 years old. The news then spread quickly, and the people in the area began to gather and seek to take away some pieces of stone because they believed that this was a gift from the Supreme Being to the lower realm. Even the King of Germany at that time - Maximilian also stopped to visit this place before heading out to battle. He also said that this was a gift from God, and more specifically, a signal that he would win the upcoming battle. The outcome of the battle did not surrender the trust of King Maximilian.

2. The largest meteorite Vredefort Dome

Measuring 186 miles (about 300 km), the Vredefort Dome meteorite in South Africa is the largest meteorite ever recorded in history. And with an estimated 2 billion years of age, the Chicxucub meteorite is probably just like a child standing next to this meteorite. Today, the initial traces of this collision have been greatly eroded, and what remains is granite dust, relics from craters formed from the collision.

3. The meteorite exploded south of the Atlantic Ocean

According to NASA's report, an explosive meteorite equivalent to an atomic bomb has just fallen into the Atlantic Ocean near Brazil on February 6 but no one knows. Phil Plait, an American astronomer, evaluates exploding meteorites off Brazil about 5 - 7m in diameter.

When 20-30km away from the South Atlantic sea surface, meteorites exploded with destructive power equivalent to 12,000 tons of TNT (by atomic bomb falling on Hiroshima city of Japan).

The strange thing is that no one knows anything about this explosion. Scientists only know it through defense and scientific devices.

4. Meteorite falls in the Chelyabinsk region

The meteorite that fell in Chelyabinsk caught fire in the atmosphere, causing a loud explosion accompanied by glare in the sky.

On February 15, 2013, a mass of meteors from the universe plunged into the Chelyabinsk region in central Russia around 9am. It ignites in the atmosphere, causing a loud explosion with a bright light in the sky.

The explosion caused at least 1,200 people to be injured and cause physical damage of tens of millions of dollars. The shockwave from the explosion broke through tens of thousands of windows in the area. Most victims were slightly injured by broken glass splashed into the body.

According to calculations by researchers from the Czech Academy of Sciences and the University of Western Ontario, Canada, the energy source in meteorites when exploded is estimated to be equivalent to the explosion of about 500,000 tons of TNT. , and 30 times more powerful than the power of the Hiroshima bomb, Japan, 1945.

NASA experts claim this is the largest meteorite explosion in 100 years.

5. Meteorite 2008 TC3

On October 7 , 2008, meteorite 2008 TC3 (code 8TA9D69) with a diameter of 2m to 5m rushed into the atmosphere and caught fire before hitting the Earth's surface. The meteorite was confirmed to enter the atmosphere in northern Sudan at a rate of 13km per second.

When plunging into the atmosphere, TC3 detonates at a height of 10km with an energy equivalent to about 1,000 tons of TNT explosive to create a large fireball that can be seen from a distance of 1,000km. At that time, scientists thought there would be no more pieces of rock left to conduct research.

This meteorite is very noticeable because it is the first celestial body to be observed and followed by humans before reaching the earth.

6. Tunguska meteorite

Tunguska explosion is one of the most terrible events.

Tunguska explosion is one of the most terrible events. The meteorite crashed into Earth and exploded in 1908 in a sparsely populated area east of Siberia. Luckily, this meteorite falls in an uninhabited area so there are no deaths.

Tunguska flattened 80m of trees on an area of ​​2,000km ² . According to analysts, this explosion has a destructive force of about 15 million tons of TNT, 1,000 times larger than the destructive power of the Hiroshima bomb.

Scientists continue to study the area within the explosion, but no meteorite or any dents were discovered. It is assumed that what actually created the explosion that day was an alien spaceship, or even a cosmic black hole.

7. Barringer meteorite

This fall of meteorites is a testament to the consequences when meteorites pass through the atmosphere in the atmosphere and affect the surface of the Earth.

Barringer has now become a place that attracts many visitors around the world, because a meteorite about 50 meters in size has landed here, leaving a hole about 170 meters deep, 1,200 meters wide crater and diameter about 1.6km.

Many scientists believe that this meteorite has moved at a rate of about 45,000 km / h before it crashed into Earth. This explosion has the power to destroy with 10,000,000 tons of TNT.

Scientists conclude that the Barringer meteorite does not break or explode in the atmosphere. The explosion took place 50,000 years ago and fortunately, at that time, the meteorite area was uninhabited so there was no loss of life. However, this explosion is still a warning for the asteroid's destructive ability to fall to Earth.