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No one has reported seeing a bolide and meteorites have yet to be recovered near the 12-meter crater. They have not confirmed that the seismic events were caused by a meteor much less what the trajectory was. The explosion could have been caused by humans. As usual the press is premature and jumping to conclusions. -- Kheider (talk) 14:19, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, they have. It's been particularly annoying when the press uncritically repeats nonsensical claims that whatever happened in Managua was somehow related to 2014 RC. That's not possible, since 2014 RC was [1] 40,000 km or so away; [2] did not have anything else associated with it, down to 10-cm size limits; [3] on a trajectory such that anything associated with it could not have entered the atmosphere over Nicaragua. Phil Plait is preparing a piece for Bad Astronomy which should cover the basics of why the press has failed here and why unsupported claims of any bolide should be viewed with great skepticism. Thanks for looking out. Michaelbusch (talk) 17:37, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
All of the reports seem to quote the same vulcanologist/seismologist, where are the meteor scientists and meteorite hunters? Still seems to be overhyped facts being repeated by every news source. Show me the meteor trajectory and some micro-meteorites before jumping to conclusions. -- Kheider (talk) 15:01, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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