Is Vredefort crater a real crater?

The book speaks about Vredefort crater as one of the biggest impact sites in the world. That remains a reality and in fact, that is how it is presented in the book as well. It was named after the Vredefort town which is located at its center. The physical location of the crater is in South Africa.

Vredefort Dome at the center of the crater is added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. For a long time, the crater formation was attributed to an extreme volcanic eruption in the past which was later negated by the impact geological structures seen around the site.

The size of the crater indicates that the impact would have released a huge amount of energy to carve out such a structure. The asteroid itself could have 5-10 km in diameter. Not only this but also the fact that the impact would have happened, at least, 2.02 billion years ago. That makes it the second oldest impact sites in the world.

Hope you enjoyed reading about the Vredefort Crater!

Truth-o-meter:  *One

Facts: Vredefort crater is a real life impact site in South Africa.

Concept seen in: Spirit Raiders, a science fiction novel

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Truth-o-meter stands for the truth in the concept, ideas or scenarios in the book. So, *zero stands for a made up fictional concept while one stands for actual reality.

Is Tunguska Explosion a Real Life Event?

There are a number of events that have been spoken about in the book Spirit Raiders, and one of them is the Tunguska Explosion. This is a real life event and had happened in the year 1908 over the Tunguska River. That’s how it got its name.

There is a lot of mystery surrounding the event since there was no indication of what had happened. A general consensus did emerge but not until the mid-nineties. It was considered to be an asteroid blowing up in the Earth’s atmosphere and totally destroying about 80 million trees and even having few humans injured. Despite the general consensus the event still remains a mystery.

The book, Spirit Raiders, speaks about this event from a different perspective.

Truth-o-meter:  *One

Facts: Tunguska Explosion is a real life event. More of it can be read in the book, Spirit Raiders.

Concept seen in: Spirit Raiders, a science fiction novel

Where can I read sample chapters? https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/573762

Where can I check print version? https://www.createspace.com/5537237

Where can I see book trailer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7YqZzqVNv4

Truth-o-meter stands for the truth in the concept, ideas or scenarios in the book. So, *zero stands for a made up fictional concept while one stands for actual reality.

Is GAM Technology for Real?

One of the technologies that have been spoken about in the book Spirit Raiders is GAM. GAM stands for Global Air Map and it was developed to detect Stealth Fighters. Stealth fighters by nature of construction remain undetectable to RADAR; RADAR being the current technology for detecting aircrafts. GAM was an improvement over RADAR. How? Let’s see.

GAM technology attempts to bring together the aspect of RADAR being deflected or absorbed by Stealth aircrafts and to use a satellite to visually pin point the location of deflection or absorption. This use of RADAR and visual pin point by a satellite enables a Stealth Aircraft to be made visible. Stealth fighters, therefore, remained stealth no more. More of this can be read in the book.

There are talks that the world has already figured out ways to detect stealth fighters, however, the general population does not know about it. This technology even if it exists we can be rest assured that details will not be out for a decade at least.

So, that’s about GAM, a technology which was made up for the book.

Truth-o-meter:  *Zero

Facts: GAM is a made up concept. However, a technology being in place to detect stealth fighter cannot be ruled out. Chances are that such technology would remain classified and not known to the general population.

Concept seen in: Spirit Raiders, a science fiction novel

Where can I read sample chapters? https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/573762

Where can I check print version? https://www.createspace.com/5537237

Where can I see book trailer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7YqZzqVNv4

Truth-o-meter stands for the truth in the concept, ideas or scenarios in the book. So, *zero stands for a made up fictional concept while one stands for actual reality.