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The fragments then entered dark flight (without the emission of light) and created a strewn field of numerous meteorites on the snow-covered ground (officially named Chelyabinsk meteorites). The last time a similar phenomenon was observed in the Chelyabinsk region was the Kunashak meteor shower of 1949, after which scientists recovered about 20 ...
An operation to recover it from the lake began on 10 September 2013, [18] and concluded on 16 October 2013, with the raising of the rock with the mass of 540 kg (1,190 lb). [7] It was examined by scientists and handed over to the local authorities, [19] [20] who put it on display at the Chelyabinsk State Museum of Local Lore.
It exploded over Chelyabinsk – the Russian city that would give the meteor its name – in a blast that was brighter than the Sun and shook with the energy of more than 30 atomic bombs.
Unlike 367943 Duende it was on a collision course and it impacted Earth 16 hours before 367943 Duende passed, becoming the Chelyabinsk meteor. It injured 1,500 people and damaged over 7,000 buildings, raising the profile of the dangers of even small asteroid impacts if they occur over populated areas.
Most values for the 1930 Curuçá River event put it well below 1 megaton, comparable to the Chelyabinsk meteor and Kamchatka superbolide. [12] [13] [14] The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization and modern technology has improved multiple detection of airbursts with energy yield 1–2 kilotons every year within the last decade. [15]
Without Warning (also known as July 13th [1]) is an American television film directed by Robert Iscove. [2] It follows a duo of real-life reporters covering breaking news about three meteor fragments crashing into the Northern Hemisphere.
The meteor "fragmented so violently," it shook buildings across the state and produced a loud boom, NASA said. NASA said on Facebook that over 100 eyewitnesses reported details of the meteor in ...
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