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Peru's Geologists and Physicists Sent to Study Crater left by Meteorite

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Local police reported that the supposed meteorite made a hole 6 meters (19 feet) deep and 30 meters (98 feet) wide.

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(LIP-ir) -- According to Peru's Government News Agency, Geologists and Physicists from the University of San Agustin (UNSA) will travel to the Carancas community located in the Province of Chucuito in the Region of Puno, Peru to study the landing site of what is thought to be a meteorite.

It was reported that this was the landing site of what is believed to be a meteorite which crashed in the area near Bolivia and caused a light seismic movement. The magnitude of the seismic movement has not been officially determined yet.

Director of the UNSA Geophysical Institute, Armando Minaya, stated that a group of 3 or 4 specialists would travel to the landing site and thoroughly inspect the diameter of the crater left by the supposed meteorite which landed on Saturday.

Peru's Andina News Agency reported that Minaya stated that the seismic movement caused by the landing was registered to be Level II on the Mercalli intensity scale.

Municipal authority, Marco Limachi, reported that after the unidentified glowing object fell from the sky, the citizens of the town of Carancas began to have migraines, nausea and diarrhea.

Limachi stated, "the animals aren't eating and some people are stuttering, it seems to be because they are frightened and worried about the impact."

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# Clint H says :
18 September, 2007 [ 15:59 ]

This report should be investigated completely in order to determine the source of the fallen object as well as the cause of the illness that it has caused.
Should this be an object from the solar system, then there is the potential for a non-treatable interplanetary virus as well as for another similar object to fall.
Should this be man/woman made, then the concern is how and why did this happen?

# Neo says :
19 September, 2007 [ 04:19 ]

The first thing I thought was a interstellar virus. Hope that's not the case

# Brian N. says :
19 September, 2007 [ 05:33 ]

Intersteller virus makes good science fiction, but none have been discovered so far.  It's far more likely hydrogen sulphides and other products of subsoil decay were vaporised and released, possibly combined with heavy metal (nickel) vapors from the meteorite.)  If the meteorite is a chondrite, the vapors could even be carbon monoxide.  Is there any wind there or would heavy vapors such as CO2 and CO stay in the hole?  Stay upwind and keep your distance until the cause is discovered, but my bet is on something more mundane and less scary than radiation or an intersteller virus.

# Jet says :
22 July, 2008 [ 17:21 ]

What would captian Kirk do?

# Jet says :
22 July, 2008 [ 17:21 ]

What would captian Kirk do?

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