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Date: 15 February 2013; 11 years ago (): Time: 09:20:29 YEKT (): Location: Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia: Coordinates: 1]: Also known as: Chelyabinsk meteorite [2]: Cause: Meteor air burst: Non-fatal injuries: 1,491 indirect injuries [3]: Property damage: Over 7,200 [4] buildings damaged, collapsed factory roof, shattered windows, $33 million (2013 USD) lost [5]: The Chelyabinsk meteor ...
The Chelyabinsk meteorite (Russian: Челябинский метеорит, Chelyabinskii meteorit) is the fragmented remains of the large Chelyabinsk meteor of 15 February 2013 which reached the ground after the meteor's passage through the atmosphere.
The event Raisani describes is known as the Chelyabinsk meteor, which began as an asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere on Feb. 13, 2013, at approximately 60 ft. in diameter and weighing 10,000 ...
Radar imaging of 2013 ET during its approach in March 2013. [30] 2005 WK 4 in August 2013. An example list of near-Earth asteroids that passed more than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00256 AU) from Earth in 2013. 2013 XH 22, December 18, 2013 (1.9 LD) 2013 XY 8, December 11, 2013 (2 LD) 3361 Orpheus, December 7, 2013 (40.1 LD)
In 2013, a meteor about 30 meters in diameter and weighing about 13,000 metric tons had an impact event over Russia. Once in Earth's lower atmosphere it burned up and exploded. This relatively small meteor damaged over 7200 buildings and injured over 1400 people. [5] It brought renewed attention towards asteroid defense.
One of the best-known recorded events in modern times was the Tunguska event, which occurred in Siberia, Russia, in 1908. The 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor event is the only known such incident in modern times to result in numerous injuries. Its meteor is the largest recorded object to have encountered the Earth since the Tunguska event.
A 1937 report says a 30-mile Path Cut By Meteor in Jungle and that the meteor fell, some ten miles from a place named Camshock. [26] The only place near there was Davidson's cottage high on the side of Marudi Mountain. 1941, Apr 9 Russia: Ural Mountains, Katav-Ivanovo district of Chelyabinsk: ru:Катавский болид (Katavsky bolide ...
In the aftermath of the February 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor explosion—where an approximate 20 metres (66 ft) asteroid entered the atmosphere undetected at about Mach 60, becoming a brilliant superbolide meteor before exploding over Chelyabinsk, Russia [63] [75] —the B612 foundation experienced a "surge of interest" in its project to detect ...