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Do you think we ought to be more prepared when it comes to planning for a potential asteroid impact? Brian May, of rock group Queen, has teamed up with the astronomer royal and a former shuttle astronaut who think more should be done to raise awareness of the hazard posed by asteroids. They are planning to launch Asteroid Awareness Day - which should be adopted on 30 June 2015. The awareness day, which may involve a Live Aid-style concert, coincides with the anniversary of an asteroid strike in 1908 which flattened 2000 sq km of conifer forest in Tunguska in Siberia. The inbound space rock, some 80 metres across, exploded in the air with the force of a large hydrogen bomb. For more on this story and details of what the plans involve take a look at: egu.eu/7EHLPO #asteroid #awareness #hazard #AsteroidAwarenessDay #Tunguska #Siberia
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:21:39 +0000

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