Scientists discover biggest meteorite ever to hit Britain

Curious coast: Sculpted by the ancient meteorite

(dailymail) -- It hurtled to Earth at 38,000mph and exploded on impact with the force of more than 1,000 nuclear bombs.

Anyone nearby would have been burnt to a crisp by the scorching 200mph winds that swept across the land in its wake.

Such a terrifying spectacle would certainly have done little for the tourist industry in the tranquil Highland port of Ullapool, which stood at the very centre of Britain's biggest meteorite strike. If anybody had been around to witness it. full story