(meteorobs) Sodom and Gomorrah Explained--An Asteroid!

[Wayne Watson]

I just watched a very interesting program yesterday about the biblical 
story of Sodom and Gomorrah. I think it's part of a Discovery Ch series 
this month called Biblical Mysteries Explained. Some very, very 
interesting archaeological and astronomical evidence strongly suggests 
it was a very large asteroid. They can even pin it down to June 29 of 
3123 B.C. The story is based on science and historical fact.  (A big 
debt of history goes to an ancient Sumerian astronomer with a terrific 
knack for observation and recording it accurately.)  The asteroid had 
enormous impact on the climate of the earth. I really do not know if the 
show is rescheduled later this week.

The story is detailed in 
<http://www.amazon.com/Sumerian-Observation-K%C3%B6fels-Impact-Event/dp/1904623646?>
See more details in the reviews.

-- 

           Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

             (121.01 Deg. W, 39.26 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
            
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          have solar. The fact is that we should go in all of these
          directions, or we are not going to solve the [energy] 
          problem." -- Dr. Richard Muller, UC Berkeley, physicist


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