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The meteor and meteorite are named after Chelyabinsk Oblast, over which the meteor exploded.An initial proposal was to name the meteorite after Lake Chebarkul, where one of its major fragments impacted and made a 6-metre-wide (20 ft) hole in the frozen lake surface.
The Chelyabinsk meteor is thought to be the biggest natural space object to enter Earth's atmosphere since the 1908 Tunguska event, [23] [24] [25] and the only one confirmed to have resulted in many injuries, [26] [Note 1] although a small number of panic-related injuries occurred during the Great Madrid Meteor Event of 10 February 1896. [27]
This is a list of largest meteorites on Earth. Size can be assessed by the largest fragment of a given meteorite or the total amount of material coming from the same meteorite fall: often a single meteoroid during atmospheric entry tends to fragment into more pieces. The table lists the largest meteorites found on the Earth's surface.
Meteorites might look like boring bits of rock – but each one has a fascinating story. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Chelyabinsk meteor, about ~20 meters in diameter. [82] Largest meteor airburst known since Tunguska in 1908. More than a ton of fragments found, one large piece called the Chelyabinsk meteorite. 2013, Apr 21 [15] South America: Argentina: 2.5 kilotonnes of TNT (10 TJ) 40.7 km (25.3 mi)
Reason: "Meteor" is an atmospheric effect, it was much larger than depicted. The body (before entering the atmosphere) must be called " meteoroid ". This file has been superseded by Meteoroid size comparison.svg .
The Winchcombe meteorite is a rare find, with a similar hydrogen isotope ratio to the water on Earth.. Recovering a meteorite within 12 hours of arrival means it is as pristine a specimen as we ...
The Chelyabinsk meteor impacted Earth in 2013 with no prior warning. A list of known Near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00257 AU) from Earth in 2013. [note 1] Rows highlighted red indicate objects which were not discovered until after closest approach