Based on the study of statistics meteor attacks, professor of the Ural Federal University came to the conclusion that in this century meteorites can visit the Earth a few times.
A member of the Committee on Meteorites RAS , Professor Ural Federal University Viktor Grokhovsky based on the study of statistics meteor attacks suggested that the “brothers” of the Chelyabinsk meteorite during this century can attack the Earth a few times.
According to his words Tass, “In this century, the first large meteor exploded in the sky over Chelyabinsk. It is possible that the Earth has once or twice can be attacked by his “brothers.”
Grokhovsky said that the largest meteorites attack Earth 2-3 times a century: in the past it was the Tunguska meteorite, and at least two more large space body. Noting that experts now, of course, watching the asteroids and comets, the professor stresses that at present, scientists can not keep track of the meteorites of this magnitude. “For the 1.5 years we are a step no progress in predicting the convergence of meteorites to the Earth”, – he added. To create the current system, according to Grokhovsky , billions of rubles and cooperation of the countries ».
We recall only the beginning of September over the skies of the capital Thailand flew an unknown object, leaving a streak of white smoke. Unknown object silently flashed and disappeared. Residents of the neighboring province of Kanchanaburi, located 200 kilometers from Bangkok, is also observed celestial body, and even heard the sound of an explosion. Scientists of Thailand said that judging by the smoke plume, the object overflying Bangkok, is a meteorite. Heavenly body burned in the atmosphere
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