The Peruvian Meteor Story--Getting More Interesting
The recent meteor impact in Peru and subsequent illness of about 600 persons has had Internet news fans buzzing for more than a day now. When an object falls from the sky in a place full of ancient tradition and mystery like Peru the Chicken Little in all of us comes to the forefront. So what really happened?
The mainstream scientific and press community is downplaying the story as the product of the creative imaginations of simple people gone wild. The BBC ran a question and answer column on the topic in which they speculated there had been no meteor impact at all and after seeing a fireball in the sky, backward and bucolic citizens went on a march and stumbled onto a boiling pit of toxic sludge that had already existed. Read their Q&A on meteor impacts.
The explanation of mass hysteria as the possible true cause for the illness is disputed by claims found in The Register that animals had become sick and even one bull had died as a result of fumes coming from the crater. We have not heard of animals being subject to the hysteria of people but we suppose such a phenomenon is possible.
On the earth-destroying comet impact front we found an interesting article written by a group headed by Dr. Barry Warmkessel (BA in physics Pomona College and Ph.D. in physics from Arizona State University). We quote from the 1999 article below:
"Our current warm interglacial period began about 10,000 years ago and may be nearing an end. Unconventional sources indicate the probability of multiple comet strikes or near misses within the next 36 years. Two such independent sources indicate that these events will start around 2006-2007 with others following in the next six to thirty-two years. At most, a two-year visual warning is anticipated. Prehistoric catastrophic circumstances are explored and cross-correlated with the current description of the threatening comet swarms."
The site is full of terrifying and interesting information about the collapse of human civilization including this Medieval painting which
portrays a comet impact and the sky raining blood. You may recall our mention in a previous post about a similar event in 2001 in India where red rain fell from the sky.When this story about the Peruvian meteor impact disappears in a few days we will all be left wondering what really happened and we may never find out...just another day in the Apocalypse Times.
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Scientific Scenario Of A Comet's Impact With Earth And The "Wormwood" Prophecy
An Introduction
In the First Century AD, the Apostle John wrote an apocalyptic book called "Revelation" in which he described among many "end-time" events the collision of a star called Wormwood with Earth. Revelation states:
Rev. 8:10-11: The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-- the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
Wormwood is a botanical herb commonly known for its bitterness. See Botanical.com. It was used a pesticide, medicinal tonic and liqueur ingredient. The term "wormwood" was often used to describe "extreme bitterness".
Let us consider the possibility of a "star" turning the waters bitter on Earth. The term "star" in classical terminology lacks the modern astronomical sense. It could have been referring to a comet. asteroid, "sun-like" star or planet. Since the possibility of a planet or sun colliding with earth is infinitesimal, we will eliminate this possibility.
A Scientific Explanation For The Wormwood Star
The Wormwood prophecy cites a "great star, blazing like a torch". Comets are well known for their blazing tails, due to ionization of their gases by the Sun. Either an asteroid or comet could manifest a blazing tail on their entry into Earth's atmosphere. With respect to a comet's impact with a planet, astronomers have recently tracked the collision of the "Shoemaker-Levy 9" comet with the planet Jupiter and were able to confirm many of their theories.
Various scientific scenarios have been theorized on the effects of an asteroid or comet's collision with Earth. An applicable scenario theorizes a chemical change in the atmosphere due to "heat shock" during entry and/or impact of a large asteroid or comet, reacting Oxygen and Nitrogen in the atmosphere to produce Nitric Acid rain. The bitterness produced by the Wormwood Star upon a third of the Earth's potable waters could be the Biblical prediction of "acid rain" from the "heat shock" of a large comet or asteroid's impact with Earth.
The Hooper Natural Science Museum in Ottawa, Canada cites a scientific theory that postulates "atmospheric chemical changes" from the impact of an asteroid or comet with the Earth. See the statement below:
When an asteroid enters earth's atmosphere there are two occurrences of extreme shock. The first occurs as the asteroid enters the atmosphere. The second, more important one, occurs when the ejecta plume (the ejected debris caused by an impact) enters the atmosphere (Zahnle, 1990). This shock causes the breakdown of the oxygen (O2) and the nitrogen (N2) molecules found in our atmosphere. Through a series of chemical reactions the dissociation of the nitrogen and oxygen forms NO which is then converted into NO2. These two molecules can produce acid rain (HNO3) (Prinn and Fegley, 1987). In 1987 Prinn and Fegley determined the atmospheric consequences of a "large" comet impact versus a "small" comet impact. They assumed the "large" impact comet had a mass of 1.25 x 1016 Kg traveling at a velocity of 65 Km/s. As for the "small" impact asteroid, they assumed it had a mass of 5 x 1014 Kg traveling at a velocity of 20 Km/s. It is important to note that these two objects are possible bolides that hit the earth 65 million years ago.
Conclusions of the Large Impact Scenario
If the comet scenario occurred, 7 x 1040 molecules of NO would have been produced and subsequently converted into acid rain. (See chemical reactions) This would have caused a global dispersal of acid rain with a pH of 0-1.5. On the continents the acid rain would have weathered the soil removing many of the insoluble elements ( for e.g. Be+2, Al+3, Hg+2, Cu+, Fe+2, Fe+3, Ti+3, Pb+2, Cd+2, Mn+2, Sr+2). These elements would end up in soil water, streams, rivers, lakes, etc., causing a problem as some of these elements are known for their toxicity towards plants and animals (e.g. Al, Be, Ti, Hg). As for the oceans, the global acid rain would lower the pH of the mixed layer (the top 75 M of the ocean) to a pH of 7.8, breaking down the calcareous shells of organisms that thrive in the mixing zone.
Conclusions of the Small Impact Scenario
If the "small" asteroid scenario were to occur, the amount of acid rain produced would be similar to the "large" comet scenario but only near the impact site. The global pH change would be rather insignificant.
Above statement is referred to Reference Link #4 (Hooper Museum Website)
Conclusion
In conclusion, the scientific scenario theorizing "acid rain" following a large comet or asteroid impact with Earth is the best explanation for the "Wormwood Star" prophecy existing today. Such information enhances the credibility of the "Wormwood Star" prophecy and New Testament writings with scientific theory.
Referring Links
Below are various links discussing asteroids and comets. I have focused particularly on the scientific scenarios of a comet or asteroid colliding with Earth, causing chemical changes in the atmosphere.
"Academy of Sciences" website article describes comets.
"Purdue Univ. Physics Dept." article on physical attributes of comets.
Hayden Planetarium website analysis of 1994 comet collision with the planet Jupiter.
Hooper Museum website article predicting "atmospheric chemical changes" with the impact of a comet.
Smithsonian/NASA article on possible "acid rain" effect of comet's collision with Earth.
"Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK" website article on impact geology, physics and chemistry of comets.
Dear Marshall Beeber,
Thank you for expanding the discussion.
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