Apollo asteroid
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The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s. They are Earth-crossing asteroids that have an orbital sem
Common orbital subgroups of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs)
Chelyabinsk meteor
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The Chelyabinsk meteor was a superbolide that entered Earth's atmosphere over the southern Ural region in Russia on 15 February 2013 at about 09:20 YEKT. It was caused by an approximately 18-meter, 9,
Apollo asteroid
…as potentially hazardous asteroids. The closer their semi-major axis is to Earth's, the less eccentricity is needed for the orbits to cross. The Chelyabinsk meteor, that exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk in the southern Urals region of Russia on February 15, 2013, injuring an estimated 1,500 people with flying…
A sample found by Ural Federal University scientists at Lake Chebarkul. The object is part of the Chelyabinsk meteorite.
A full view of the smoke trail with the bulbous section corresponding to a mushroom cloud's cap.
A picture taken of the smoke trail with the double plumes visible either side of the bulbous "mushroom cloud" cap.
Shattered windows in the foyer of the Chelyabinsk Drama Theatre.