In all seriousness. If it were a meteor strike, or something did blow up,
within the last ? years, wouldn't it have registered as a seismic event? The
place for that is in Boulder CO, and they can pick up stuff from all over the
world. That's partially I think how they measure wether someone has set off an
underground nuc.
Carl….
On Jul 15, 2014, at 4:16 PM, DONALD G. DAVIS wrote:
> Michael Lorimer <mikel78...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> <font face="Times New Roman">It looks like a sink<font face="Times
>> New Roman">hole or <font face="Times New Roman">some kind of
>> collapse from the air. However, an oblique view looks like
>> there is elevation along the sides, which would imply an
>> explosion. What <font face="Times New Roman">do you think<font
>> face="Times New Roman">?<br>
>>
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2693105/Giant-hole-appea
>> rs-Siberia-Huge-crater-emerges-end-world.html
>
> It certainly looks obvious that something blew up from below, but
> I'm not sure that the volume of ejecta is as large as the void below
> appears. It would help to know more about the geology, hydrology, and
> water-table level in the region (is the lake in the distance above or
> below the bottom of the pit)? If warming-driven methane degassing can
> cause an explosive event that large, that's scary. I'll be interested to
> know what the Russians conclude from the promised investigation.
>
> --Donald
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