What Happens When Large Meteorites Fall to Earth?

If meteorites larger than 25 meters but smaller than one kilometer (approximately 1/2 mile) were to hit Earth, they would likely cause local damage to the impact area, including cratering, extreme waves, explosions, fire, and shattered glass from the sonic boom upon entering the earth's atmosphere.

Meteorite specialist Denton Ebel, Curator in the Division of Physical Sciences, compares impacts from Earth’s recent history.

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ASTEROID CRASH COURSE

Asteroids can be hazardous to life on Earth, but they also provide clues about the early solar system. In the Asteroid Crash Course video series, Denton Ebel, curator in the Museum's Division of Physical Sciences, explains how asteroids formed and the varying degrees of destruction they cause when they fall to Earth.

What is an Asteroid?

Meteorite, Meteor: What’s the Difference?

Why Are There No Planets in the Asteroid Belt?

What Were the Biggest Asteroids to Hit Earth?

Can Asteroids Be Deflected?

How Are Large Asteroids Tracked?

VIDEO CREDITS

VIDEO
AMNH/J. Bauerle

VISUALIZATIONS
B612 FOUNDATION
NASA

PHOTOGRAPHY
AMNH/M. Shanley
Tim Evanson
Rich Mach
NASA
NASA/Peter Jenniskens

MUSIC
“Sentimental Hours” by Eberhard Schoener/
Warner Chappell Production Music

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[kdragic]

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[juspassnthru]

I have green glass with burnt wood and plant matter in chunks found around an comet impact site in Tennessee. Dickson co.

[theaztecwarrior]

Well has anyone seen the movie Armageddon now you know

[Luke-vgut]

So how are these giant craters made if they “slow down and basically free fall to the earth”

[boredgamer]

Terraria fans:
You gonna make a space gun or what

[Mmeetthhooss]

Where does the meteorite go after it hits earth or the moon? does it vaporize or something?

[Marcus-gzlo]

That didn’t answer the question. What happens if one is larger than 80 feet across and makes contact

[tnwhiskey]

Did your 50, 000 year old Uncle tell you about that or are you just guessing?

[dominiccharvet]

They tell us all these things they call facts yet how could anyone possibly know what happened billions of years ago or prove the distance of light years and say ( We know the distance of these stars in light years?) What a mind job these mere men have given to the students of science. They call that fact and they can never prove any of it. Are we really that stupid to call these facts true without any way of honestly knowing? These things cannot be measured in fact.

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