Silwane se Bolide Lesikhulu
Eminyakeni lemibili yetigidzi tetinkhulungwane endvulo, Bekukadze kute titjalo emhlabeni, futsi luphawu lunye lwemphilo bekuligciwane. Kepha, nomakunjalo, tintfo tatifuna kucala komusheka. iBolie yeSilwane lesikhulu yaletfwa kumadlelo asemhlabeni futsi yayinyatsele icondze entasi kulingetulu lwemhlaba. Kube leligciwane belikadze linemilente, ngabe labaleka.Besingenasiciniseko kutsi lebolide beyikadze iyintfo lencane(litje,intfo lesalitje) noma icomet (lenencenye lesekhatsi leyakhiwe nge ayisi kanye nematje, ledonsa umsila wagesi). Ngabe sinesiciniseko kutsi ihamba ngekushesha lokungakanani, noma beyikadze isendleleni yemakhilomitha lamashumi lamabili ngelisekhendi. Ngekubuka bukhulu balesigodzi lesakhile, nomakunjalo, kubekisa ngelinani laso kuhambela phakatsi kwesihlanu nemakhilomitha lalishumi nesihlanu ngekwengca, kushiyana ngelitubane lelibekiwe, imass, linani letintfo kanye nekuma kwe sisindvo. Loku kuyenta ibe yinkhulu kakhulu kune Table Mountain.
Ishaya Kabuhlungu
Ngesikhatsi le bolide isondzela dvute, Lomhlaba wabamba umoya wawo, wase uyashaya. Kabuhlungu! Sidzingo salesisindvo besikadze sidvute nelidolobha lesimanje lase Vredefort, lokungaba ngemakhilomitha lalikhulu nemashumi lamabili kuya eningizimu - nshona yase Goli, naletinkinga tanika kuchaza lokusha kulendlela 'catastrophic'.Yatsi nayishaya, lamandla lakhiwa yimaginethi akhulula silinganiso setigidzi tetinkhulungwane letilikhulu te magoton edynamite - leto tigidzi netigidzi letilikhulu temathani emoya wekubhoma. Ngekucatsanisa, ibhomu lenemandla yenuclear leyake yabhoma beyikadze inema megaton lamashumi lasihlanu. Ngemizuzu, linani leliphelele lemakhilomitha latinkhulungwane letimashumi lasikhombisa emhlaba ashayiwe aphuma emgodzini andiza emoyeni, atsintsa lifu lelikhulu lelitfuli lelaya emoyeni lase livimba lilanga.
Tintfo tematje letisele tawa emvuleni leyachubeka emakhilomitha lalikhulu wase umoya uyandiza ngasendzaweni, ngekuvumela emakhilomitha latinkhulungwane temakhilomitha ngelihora. Umgodzi longetulu kwemakhilomitha lamashumi lasihlanu kuyaphansi waphumela emhlabatsini wase umhlaba uyagucuka. Kungeta kulenkinga lena, lesisindvo saphindze senta indzawo itjeke, kutamatama kwemhlaba, kuvuleka kwentfo lecinile kanye nelinyenti letintfo letimoshakele letativiwa ngale kwemhlaba.
iVredefort Lesandingilizi
Lamabondza laphakeme alomgodzi abhidlika ngekushesha, nomakunjalo, kwatsi umgodzi lomncane lone diameter lengaba ngamakhilomitha lamakhulu lamatsatfu wakheka esikhundleni sawo. Emkhatsini, kuphakama kwema ngesikhatsi kucindzetela lokusindzako kubuya Kulendingilizi njengentfo, njengemsindvo lowenta nawuzubela emantini. Le Vredefort Lesandingilizi beyikadze yakhiwe. Inombolo yemikhatsi lefanako, emagcuma akha kuhlangana lokungiko lokujuba umgodzi, njenge magagasi langetulu kundzawo yemanti letfusako.Akutsembakali, incumbi yaletintfo letiningi tenteka ngemizuzu lelishumi nesihlanu esisindvo lesibekiwe. Kube bekukhona lenye indlela yemphilo Emhlabeni, ngaphandle kweligciwane, bekutokhokha tintfo letingaphili tetilwane. kahlekahle,bekungumake wawowonkhe emameteorite - sisindvo lesikhulu nalesinsha lesitfoliwe emhlabeni. Ngako, asimeleni lutfuli kutsi lwehle bese siyehla siyabuka dvutane.Translated by Phindile Malotana