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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.
February 15 – A meteor explodes over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, injuring 1,489–1,492 people and damaging over 4,300 buildings. It is the most powerful meteor to strike Earth's atmosphere in over a century. [13]
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.
Maximum meteor activity is expected to peak between 10 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET (15 to 18 Coordinated Universal Time) on January 3, which favors Alaska, Hawaii and far eastern Asia, said Bob Lunsford ...
Astronomy enthusiasts, brace yourselves for a dazzling display as the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025, light up the sky. The Quadrantids are unique among meteor showers as they ...
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]
Most of the more than 1 billion rubles damage [24] and of the 1500 injuries [25] caused by the 17-m Chelyabinsk meteor impact in 2013 were from window glass broken by its shock wave. [26] With even a few hours advance warning, those losses and injuries could have been much reduced by actions as simple as propping all windows open before the ...