Impact Event with Unusual Mirror-Like Debris, Managua (2014)

> The TV stations interviewed local residents living less than a kilometre from the crater who said that "liquid and red sand rained down" on them after they felt and heard the boom and ran outside to see what it was.

> An inter-institutional commission has been formed, made up of the following experts: Colonel Manuel Guevara, head of Army Public Relations; Fidel Moreno; Wilfried Strauch, INETER Advisor; Jose Milan, Seismic Advisor; William Martinez, geologist; Humberto Garcia, UNAN-Managua Astronomical Center; and Humberto Saballos, INETER volcanologist.

From the talk page. Interesting.

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            "To: Ms. Phyllis M. Powers, Ambassador of the USA (to Nicaragua)
            Esteemed Ambassador,

            I have the pleasure of writing to you in reference to the events of September 6 at 11:04:50 PM, when it was observed in our country, the fall of a meteorite that impacted near the international airport in Managua, in which the impact caused an explosion that was heard by many people in the capital city and its surroundings, even at distances of over 20 kilometers.

            The INETER with other institutions have visited the crater to make a preliminary evaluation of the impact and performed preliminary seismic records processing. Seismic and acoustic waves were recorded by at least 24 seismic stations near the city of Managua. An evaluation was made using the velocity model of the crust normally used by the seismic network INETER and a simple model of constant speed of sound waves. Measurements were conducted with a magnetometer to see if metal fragments could be found in the crater and its surroundings.

            Considering the lesser experience and lack of means of investigation, Nicaragua would like to request the support of the good offices of the Embassy to arrange with the Geological Service of the United States, possibly through the visit of a meteor expert that can guide our institutions in coordinating the scientific and technical efforts for the geometric and geologic investigation of the crater, the search for meteorite samples, the chemical analysis and an estimation of the likely trajectory of impact.

            Similarly, the USGS could support us with information to answer the questions of our government, of scientists, of the population and the media related to the asteroid that came close to earth, and on that same day, experiences with the falling of meteorites in other countries.

            Appreciating your valuable support on this issue, I avail myself of this opportunity to express my highest consideration.

            signed, Orlando Gomez Zamora, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Nicaragua."