Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2002 Vitim event


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The result was delete. Salvio giuliano 19:37, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

2002 Vitim event

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At noted at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Geology, this appears to be an unremarkable event that did not generate any WP:SIGCOV. Fireball events of comparable magnitude are not uncommon. The only sources covering this event only mention it in passing or are fringe. Hemiauchenia (talk) 19:29, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Russia, Science and Paranormal. Hemiauchenia (talk) 19:35, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete per my comments to that effect at WP:GEOLOGY. tried to find sources, only found citogenesis and conspiracy theories. --Licks-rocks (talk) 20:21, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete Unable to find any reliable sources from which to create an article. In addition, I looked at fireballs reported by the US Government sensors for April 15, 1988, to February 19, 2023 and found that the "2002 Vitim event" at 2 / 4-5 (?) kilotons is typical of such events and completely lacks any notability. In fact, according that data, at 2 / 4-5 (?) kilotons, the "2002 Vitim event" is quite small compared to the largest known event, 440 kilotons, which happened February 15, 2013. Paul H. (talk) 01:06, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete If it were true that the situation on the ground was similar to the Tunguska event, then it would be a different story. But with respect to the reported 100 square kilometers of burnt trees, the CCNet source is quite clear: "How should these stories be interpreted? With skepticism, I believe. A meteoritic explosion of 2 kilotons energy taking place at an altitude of 30 km is unlikely to have generated a serious shock wave or induced seismic signals. It is extremely unlikely to have started a forest fire". Remove this from the article and what you are left with is a rather common bolide event. If we have a list of such events, mention it there but I am afraid this is not enough for an own article. --Proofreader (talk) 20:46, 6 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete There are no good sources for this being anything but a run of the mill bolide.
 * AtFirstLight (talk) 22:45, 9 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete. Coverage is WP:ROUTINE and falls short of meeting WP:SIGCOV and thus fails WP:GNG, although I am open to considering someone else’s take on this. Shawn Teller (talk) 14:18, 10 March 2023 (UTC)


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