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Echo, it wouldn't take that large of an object to create havoc. Suppose this had taken place between 1960 and 1990 in Eastern US or Western Russia;

Tanguska event - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tanguska event

Tunguska Event
Explosion at Tunguska, central Siberia, Russia, in June 1908, which devastated around 6,500 sq km/2,500 sq mi of forest. It is thought to have been caused by either a cometary nucleus or a fragment of Encke's Comet about 200 m/660 ft across, or possibly an asteroid – a bright falling object was seen from 600 km/375 mi away. The explosion was equivalent to a hydrogen bomb (10–20 megatons) and produced a colossal shock wave; it was heard up to 1,000 km/625 away.
 
Echo, it wouldn't take that large of an object to create havoc. Suppose this had taken place between 1960 and 1990 in Eastern US or Western Russia;

Tanguska event - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tanguska event

Tunguska Event
Explosion at Tunguska, central Siberia, Russia, in June 1908, which devastated around 6,500 sq km/2,500 sq mi of forest. It is thought to have been caused by either a cometary nucleus or a fragment of Encke's Comet about 200 m/660 ft across, or possibly an asteroid – a bright falling object was seen from 600 km/375 mi away. The explosion was equivalent to a hydrogen bomb (10–20 megatons) and produced a colossal shock wave; it was heard up to 1,000 km/625 away.

Cool, thanks for that information, I didn't know that, very interesting!
 
Hurumph...What is all this then? All this raucous behavior and mockery. Do you not realize this is the science and technology section? We can't have you mucking up the reputation of drudgery that our culture has worked so hard to label science with. Stop! This is getting too silly. :)
 
Echo, it wouldn't take that large of an object to create havoc. Suppose this had taken place between 1960 and 1990 in Eastern US or Western Russia;

Tanguska event - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tanguska event

Tunguska Event
Explosion at Tunguska, central Siberia, Russia, in June 1908, which devastated around 6,500 sq km/2,500 sq mi of forest. It is thought to have been caused by either a cometary nucleus or a fragment of Encke's Comet about 200 m/660 ft across, or possibly an asteroid – a bright falling object was seen from 600 km/375 mi away. The explosion was equivalent to a hydrogen bomb (10–20 megatons) and produced a colossal shock wave; it was heard up to 1,000 km/625 away.

Cool, thanks for that information, I didn't know that, very interesting!
With the exception that the recent impact that happened on Jupiter may well have turned the Earf into another asteroid belt.
 

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