3dS Hourglass: Renderosity Free Stuff (I think) Bryce6.1 design: www.sazzart.com This design is based on the Discovery TV show, "The Universe", in particular a segment dealing with O.C.E's, (Objects Close to Earth) hosted by Wally Schierra, one of the astronauts who went to the moon. Mr Schierra works in a department of NASA tasked with tracking man made & natural OCE's that could pose a threat to planet Earth. It was a fascinating program: for background; they showed clips of both ancient meteor impact craters on Earth, the one off the Yucatan Peninsula, one in the American South West, another in Australia, and one relatively recent, Siberia in 1908, that was actually witnessed. The crater sizes, and the"blast pattern"of the destruction in Siberia has led involved scientists, computer modelers, astrophysicists, to conclude that these meteors were massive enough to actually penetrate through our atmosphere, and they survived the intense heat of atmospheric entry; until super heated, they detonated. The force of which obliterated them for the most part, while their crater blast sizes gives a force estimate of Kilotons of TNT, the meteors themselves were not big in terms of MASS. Which brings us to MM03D Massive Meteor 03D currently cruising our Solar System is big in both weight, multi tonnage, and MASS. It's described as being the size of a supermarket. In 2016 A.D. it's projected to pass Earth close enough, 18 miles or so, to be visible to naked eyes on Earth. Computer modeling calculates that, barring any unexpected Space collisions or gravitational effects, MM03D returns in 2036 A.D. It's projected to enter Earth's atmosphere across the middle of the United States, impacting in the Pacific, off the coast of California. Damage calculations include blast shock wave equal to10 times the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima, tons of debris ejaculated into the upper atmosphere causing 'nuclear winter' conditions, and Tsunami tidal waves estimated to be a minimum of 50 feet in height. What can I say? Personally, I'm of an age right now, I don't think I need to worry about being here when 2036 rolls around. MM03D Part 2 is my artist's design concept of both the impact, as well as who I'm guessing will be working some serious overtime. Thanks for possibly taking time to read this, as well as stopping by for a viewing, also possibly leaving a shared thought - always appreciate them. Semper Fi with fair winds ;-) ~SAZ~