Russian city hit by meteorite

CCIP · 02-15-13, 01:48 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21468116

Apparently, a sizeable meteorite has just exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk.

Some story! I'm following this on Russian news myself, and there's certainly lots of interesting videos and images. Look here for example:

http://zyalt.livejournal.com/722930.html

Check out the shockwave from this thing

Only light injuries and a lot of blown-out windows though. No pieces of the meteorite found yet. They say it most likely exploded about 50km above ground, and came from a fragment of an asteroid that was expected to pass 28,000km from earth today (as reported here earlier: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21442863 ).

Cybermat47 · 02-15-13, 02:00 AM

This isn't something you hear every day!

CaptainHaplo · 02-15-13, 02:11 AM

Glad its only minor injuries!

Mork_417 · 02-15-13, 02:15 AM

WoW!!!

Herr-Berbunch · 02-15-13, 03:01 AM

Wow indeed!

Bruce Willis is on standby for Die Hardmageddon.

Lionclaw · 02-15-13, 04:03 AM

Wow indeed!

Dowly · 02-15-13, 05:31 AM

Oh wow, this one shows the meteor.

Another video showing the thing:

Mork_417 · 02-15-13, 05:45 AM

Man, that thing looked HUGE!!!

I bet that was an awesome sight in person. You know, minus the bang.

Rhodes · 02-15-13, 06:15 AM

NASA already said that the meteor was not related with one of tomorrow. And some people began to speculate that it may be a missile

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Oh well, tomorrow will be meteor day or something!

Oberon · 02-15-13, 07:02 AM

Hoooooooooolllyyyyyy

That....that was impressive, and quite terrifying to see, and that was just the shock wave from it exploding.

Lucky it wasn't another Tunguska, that would have been devastating.

Red October1984 · 02-15-13, 07:12 AM

How come it's always Russia that Meteorites are hitting?

There was that one in Siberia IIRC that was HUGE!

I couldn't imagine that happening over here. These people are lucky. Very lucky.

Wolferz · 02-15-13, 07:04 AM

Space Popcorn.

Mork_417 · 02-15-13, 07:13 AM

This is true, I stand corrected from my previous post, as this one came from a different direction. However, it is still a wierd coincident.

And it's still AMAZING!

Seeadler · 02-15-13, 08:03 AM

Collection of videos on German news site:

Videos

Wolferz · 02-15-13, 08:17 AM

I've seen a fair sized meteor pass through our atmo on a flat trajectory...
The friction makes them extremely bright.

Wasn't the Tunguska event caused by a large chunk of ice and not a space rock?

02-15-13, 01:48 AM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Russian city hit by meteorite http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21468116 Apparently, a sizeable meteorite has just exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk. Some story! I'm following this on Russian news myself, and there's certainly lots of interesting videos and images. Look here for example: http://zyalt.livejournal.com/722930.html Check out the shockwave from this thing Only light injuries and a lot of blown-out windows though. No pieces of the meteorite found yet. They say it most likely exploded about 50km above ground, and came from a fragment of an asteroid that was expected to pass 28,000km from earth today (as reported here earlier: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21442863 ). __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Oh wow, this one shows the meteor. Another video showing the thing:

02-15-13, 05:45 AM	#8
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 851 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	Man, that thing looked HUGE!!! I bet that was an awesome sight in person. You know, minus the bang. __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)

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Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	NASA already said that the meteor was not related with one of tomorrow. And some people began to speculate that it may be a missile. Oh well, tomorrow will be meteor day or something! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

02-15-13, 07:02 AM	#10
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Hoooooooooolllyyyyyy That....that was impressive, and quite terrifying to see, and that was just the shock wave from it exploding. Lucky it wasn't another Tunguska, that would have been devastating.

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Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	How come it's always Russia that Meteorites are hitting? There was that one in Siberia IIRC that was HUGE! I couldn't imagine that happening over here. These people are lucky. Very lucky. __________________

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02-15-13, 07:13 AM	#13
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 851 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	This is true, I stand corrected from my previous post, as this one came from a different direction. However, it is still a wierd coincident. And it's still AMAZING! __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)

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Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	SIGHTS TO BEHOLD I've seen a fair sized meteor pass through our atmo on a flat trajectory... The friction makes them extremely bright. Wasn't the Tunguska event caused by a large chunk of ice and not a space rock? __________________ Tomorrow never comes Last edited by Wolferz; 02-15-13 at 02:49 PM.