Monthly Archives: February 2013

Accretionary Wedge #55 – Geological injuries

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Pete Rowley

So the Accretionary Wedge comes around again. This time we are given the theme of Geo Injuries, and Maitri starts us off with a series of painful looking contributions. Geologists are known for spending a lot of time outside, if … Continue reading →

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Meteor madness 2 – look at the size of that thing

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Pete Rowley

So yesterday was all abuzz with cool videos of the Chelyabinsk meteor, and a whole bunch of questions.  How big was it? Did any of it hit the ground? Did it explode or not? How fast was it going? Today … Continue reading →

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Meteorite madness

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Pete Rowley

[Updated 11.00 am CET] [Update 2 13:40 CET – impact crater located and reported at 6m diameter] [Update 3 20.00 CET – massive revision on the meteorite size. Early estimates of 2 cubic meters and 10 tons, increased by 3 … Continue reading →

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