Scores ill in Peru 'meteor crash'

[joe_smith]

I cant believe Phil Plait the Bad Astronomer came up with a theory like that, a scud missile I thought he was only into debunking wild conspiracies, or maybe the metor story is is being used as a cover for the truth, it was a scud missile as they have found oil there

scientists announced it was a rare kind of meteorite, I would love to know what type it was and where it came from.

They've all been neuralised, so they don't remember anything

Now we just wait for reports of the living dead........... da zombies are here

FYI to kill them you have to remove there head, so i'm told

[thorsdad]

"Now we just wait for reports of the living dead........... da zombies are here

FYI to kill them you have to remove there head, so i'm told "

I reckon Nightstalker will know how to deal with them, I remember an episode where he had to pour salt into their mouths and sew up their lips.

[ispom]

the newest news:

http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12704-report-clarifies-some--but-not-all--details-of-peru-impact.html

but:

The size of the object that hit also remains unclear – estimates range from the size of a basketball to a few metres across.

[sheeny (Al)]

Originally Posted by bird

They've all been neuralised, so they don't remember anything

Bird

Good one, B!

[okiscopey (Mike)]

Looks like it was a meteorite - see Spaceweather 9 Oct 2007 - includes a PDF of the initial report from Prof. Peter Brown of the University of Western Ontario.
http://www.spaceweather.com

[fringe_dweller]

I saw that Mike, I too was caught out theory wise and was firmly in the bomb crater camp! lol what a beast!

[glenc (Glen)]

Peru meteorite may rewrite rules
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7292863.stm
"Reports of numerous livestock deaths are believed to have been exaggerated, though the researchers confirm that a bull's horn was ripped off in the impact."
Lucky Bull?

[Outbackmanyep]

The crater walls look consistent with a meteorite impact!

And thats no bull!