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NASA
2nd February 2016, 18:30
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The dramatic fall reentry of a piece of space debris has served as a dress rehearsal for researchers who observe small asteroid entries and impacts.


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Bob
2nd February 2016, 18:34
this is interesting as no more than 4 hours ago I was discussing what something much bigger could do should it strike offshore near Auckland NZ... what type of tidal wave tsunami would possibly strike other land and what sized wave would that be..

below - Auckland to Sidney path


http://www.timeanddate.com/scripts/showmap.php?la1=-33.86&lo1=151.21&la2=-36.85&lo2=174.76