At 0827 hours, the colony entered the atmosphere. It was expected that it would impact Jaburo at around 0905 hours. However, something unexpected happened. At 0835 hours, due to the damage it sustained during the battle in space, the colony broke apart over the Arabian Peninsula. At 0841 hours, the front of the colony impacted Sydney, Australia, obliterating the city. At 0900 hours, the shockwave caused the first wave of damage, followed by secondary damage caused by tsunamis and other disasters. After confirming the failure of the operation, the Zeon escort fleet retreated.The section of the colony that fell on Sydney impacted with a force of 60,000 megatons, creating a 500 km wide crater known as Sydney Bay, the largest man made hole in history.