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Looking at these videos it doesn't look like there has been a defense missile: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wUqmS35REY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wUqmS3
by DeepDuh 14y ago
Looking at these videos it doesn't look like there has been a defense missile: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wUqmS35REY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wUqmS35REY. Such missiles would leave a visible trail in the atmosphere, wouldn't they?
- eksith 14y agoIf you're referring to the beginning, that actually looks like it was the trail left behind by an aircraft much earlier. I live near an airport, so I see these quite often after jets go by. Usually that type of contrail appears after 2-5 minutes after a jet flies by. Far too late to intercept a meteorite which can reach the surface in minutes-seconds. If you mean the middle, that's most definitely the aftermath of the meteorite itself. You can see this in the other videos.
- DeepDuh 14y agoYes, that's what I meant: I couldn't see a missile trail either, only airplane trails and the one from the meteorite itself.