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,
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.
367943 Duende
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367943 Duende is a micro-asteroid and a near-Earth object of the Aten and Atira group, approximately 30 meters in diameter. It was discovered by astronomers of the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
Chelyabinsk meteor
…populated area of Siberia. The earlier-predicted and well-publicized close approach of a larger asteroid on the same day, the roughly 30 meters (100 feet) 367943 Duende, occurred about 16 hours later; the very different orbits of the two objects showed they were unrelated to each other. Local residents witnessed extremely…
Diagram of Duende passing Earth on 15 February 2013
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