Dahum! Look at the size of that hole!!!!!





(CNN) -- A meteorite-like object has created a crater after landing near a farm in northern Latvia, the nation's official news agency reported.

The object fell Sunday in Mazsalaca, leaving a hole of about 65 feet (20 meters) wide and 32 feet (10 meters) deep, Latvian emergency officials told the LETA news agency.

A fire was reported in the grassy area where it landed, but there were no known injuries, LETA said.

Scientists and armed forces from the northern European nation will inspect the crater and conduct an investigation.

No further information was immediately available.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/26/latvia.meteorite/index.html

Shady posted a you tube video of it on the Golden Thread as well..

Oops! Sorry - want me to delete this?

No No that's fine no worries, I was just telling you in case you wanted to see the video

"Mazsalaca meteorite" in Latvia – marketing hoax by Tele2
Nina Kolyako, BC, Riga, 26.10.2009.

"Mazsalaca meteorite" was actually a hoax designed by the telecommunication company Tele2, as the company's marketing director Janis Sprogis acknowledged to LETA.

"Our goal is to inspire the people of Latvia," Sprogis said.

"As we can see, with this Latvia made the news all over the world, everyone wants to know about Latvia, and this is not because of the crisis, the hard times and so, but because there is something creative and exciting happening here. It is a unique achievement and part of our communication," said Sprogis.

Sprogis also said that Tele2 would compensate all the losses that the state has sustained.

As reported, the "Mazsalaca meteorite" is in the news all over the world, diverting global attention from Latvia's economic troubles. Mass media in countries near and far are reporting about the "Latvian meteorite", pointing out that the town of Mazsalaca has become an overnight celebrity.

Several publications write that a space satellite fragment could have created the crater, and a few others even mention unidentified flying objects.


Police officers as well as researchers and geologists from not only Latvia but also other countries worked at the scene all day, concluding that the crater was a man-made hole.

http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/markets_and_companies/?doc=19793

What will they do next??