Russian meteor: 17 metres wide, weighed 10.000 tons and crashed at 64.373 km/h says NASA

Monday, February 18th 2013 - 06:29 UTC

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The meteor that exploded over Russia Friday was slightly larger than previously thought and more powerful, too, NASA scientists say. The explosion over the city of Chelyabinsk, on Friday injured more than 1,000 people and blew out windows across the region in a massive blast captured on cameras by frightened witnesses. Read full article

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Idlehands
It was funny watching the news Friday evening. A host of star gazers were out shivering with their telescopes on Blackheath waiting for the astronomical event of the year when a couple of hours earlier the meteorite event of the century was taking place in Russia. However the lucky ones with the most powerful telescopes did get to see a tiny blurry dot moving across their lens a little quicker than everything else. Corrrr....must've been exciting.
Feb 18th, 2013 - 11:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Boovis
10,000 tons and they can't find one bit of it. I'm sure a large amount burned up on entry but if, for example, a piece hit a building hard enough to knock wall down, then you hardly need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out where they should be looking for it.
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Idlehands
They have been finding fragments all over the place - but just thumbnail size. I doubt there are parts any larger as it would simply disintegrate on impact due to the immense speed.

Wish I'd been there - it must have been epic to witness.
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