2002 Eastern Mediterranean event

Atmospheric explosion above the Mediterranean Sea, caused by small asteroid 34 N 21 E scale:10000000 title Mediterranean 34 N 21 E 2002 Eastern Mediterranean event yes right thumb | right | alt=The Mediterranean sea | The Mediterranean sea The 2002 Eastern Mediterranean Event was a high-energy upper atmosphere explosion over the Mediterranean Sea, around 34°N 21°E (between Libya and Crete) on June 6, 2002.United States Space Command Speech by Gen. Simon Worden: 'Military Perspectives on the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Threat' http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=8834 SpaceRef 2002-07-15 Had you been situated on a vessel directly underneath the intensely bright flash would have been followed by a shock wave that would have rattled the entire ship and possibly caused minor damage. 2007-01-12 2009-10-12 http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091012055436/http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid%3D8834 dead This explosion, similar in power to a small atomic bomb, has been related to a small asteroid undetected while approaching Earth. The object disintegrated as a meteor air burst over the sea, and no meteorite fragments were recovered. The event occurred during the 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff, and there were concerns by General Simon Worden of the U.S. Air Force that if the upper atmosphere explosion had occurred closer to Pakistan or India, it could have sparked a nuclear war between the two countries.http://www.spacedaily.com/news/deepimpact-02s.html Near-Earth Objects Pose Threat, General Says Space Daily 2002-09-17 See also Impact event Near-Earth object Potentially hazardous asteroid Vela incident References Category:2002 explosions Category:2002 natural disasters Category:2000s Earth impact events Category:Eastern Mediterranean Category:History of the Mediterranean Category:June 2002 in Africa Category:21st-century astronomical events