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Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
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2002 Eastern Mediterranean event
Atmospheric explosion above the Mediterranean Sea, caused by small asteroid
The 2002 Eastern Mediterranean Event was a high-energy upper atmosphere explosion over the Mediterranean Sea, around 34°N 21°E on June 6, 2002. This explosion, similar in power to a small atomic bomb, has been related to a small asteroid undetected while approaching Earth. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Near-Earth object
Small Solar System body with an orbit that can bring it close to Earth
A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body orbiting the Sun whose closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) is less than 1.3 times the Earth–Sun distance. This definition applies to the object's orbit around the Sun, rather than its current position, thus an object…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Libya
Country in North Africa
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. With…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
TNT equivalent
Class of units of measurement for explosive energy
TNT equivalent is a convention for expressing energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion. A ton of TNT equivalent is a unit of energy defined by convention to be 4.184 gigajoules. It is the approximate energy released in the detonation of a metric ton…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fat Man
U.S. atomic bomb type used at Nagasaki, 1945
"Fat Man" was the design of the nuclear weapon the United States used for seven of the first eight nuclear weapons ever detonated in history. It is also the most powerful design to ever be used in warfare.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 6
Day of the year
June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)