Eastern Mediterranean event
- Eastern Mediterranean event
The Eastern Mediterranean Event was a high-energy aerial explosion over the Mediterranean Sea, around 34°N 21°E (between Libya and Crete, Greece) on June 6th, 2002[United States Space Command. [http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=8834 Speech by Gen. Simon Worden: "Military Perspectives on the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Threat"] Retrieved on 2007-04-24.] . This explosion, similar to a small atomic bomb, has been related to an asteroid undetected while approaching the Earth. The object disintegrated and no part was recovered. Since it did not reach the surface and it exploded over the sea, no crater was formed.]Similar to the Tunguska event, the asteroid — about 30ft (slightly over 9 m) in diameter — exploded in the airFact|date=November 2007. It was detected by satellites and seismographic stations, with a calculated yield of about 26 kilotons of TNT (approximately double the yield of the Hiroshima bomb, comparable to a small modern nuclear bomb). Had it burst on a populated area, the consequences would have been catastrophic.
Additionally, India and Pakistan — nations with nuclear weapons — were in the middle of a military standoff and on high alert. It has been said that had the explosion happened in this area (the position of the Eastern Mediterranean Event and the disputed Kashmir territory are in the same latitude), it could have been possibly taken for an attack, potentially triggering a nuclear war between these countries.[ [Cambridge Conference Correspondence quoting Press Association feed July 14th, 2002. [http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/ccc/cc071502.html Asteroids 'could spark a nuclear war'] Retrieved on 2007-04-24.] [BBC News, September 9th, 2002. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2246449.stm Near-Earth objects dangerous, general says] Retrieved on 2007-04-24.] ]ee also
* Tunguska event
* Vitim event
* Cando event
* Potentially hazardous asteroid
* Near Earth object
* Impact event
References
External links
* [http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=8834 Speech by Gen. Simon Worden: "Military Perspectives on the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Threat"]
* [http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/ccc/cc071502.html Eastern Mediterranean event]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2246449.stm Near-Earth objects pose threat]
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