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Meteor Trail Over Russia: Feb. 15
Credit: Russian Emergency Ministry
What appears to be a meteor trail over eastern Russia is seen in this image released Feb. 15, 2013, by the Russian Emergency Ministry. The meteor fall included a massive blast, according to Russian reports.
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Russian Meteor Streak of Feb. 15, 2013
Credit: Russia Today
This video screenshot shows the fireball from a meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2013, creating a shockwave that shattered windows and injured more than 1,000 people.
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Russian Meteor Explosion Map: Feb. 15, 2013
Credit: Google Earth, NASA/JPL-Caltech
A meteor seen flying over Russia on Feb. 15 at 3:20: 26 UTC impacted Chelyabinsk. Preliminary information is that this object was unrelated to asteroid 2012 DA14, which made a safe pass by Earth on the same day.
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Chelyabinsk Orbit Around Sun
Credit: NASA
The estimated orbit around the Sun of the Chelyabinsk object. It illustrates the orbits of Venus, Mars and Earth, together with the Sun and Earth at impact. The illustration is based on data provided by Dr. Peter Brown.
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Huge Russian Meteor Blast is Biggest Since 1908 (Infographic)
Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com contributor
The Feb. 15, 2013 meteor blast over Chelyabinsk, Russia, damaged hundreds of buildings and injured more than 1,000 people. [
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Chelyabinsk, Russia Meteorite Fragment
Credit: Ural Federal University
This photo released by Russia's Ural Federal University shows a small rock thought to be a meteorite from the Feb. 15, 2013, fireball that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia.
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Chelyabinsk, Russia Meteorite Fragment and Scientist
Credit: Ural Federal University
A Ural Federal University scientist works with a small fragment thought to be a meteorite from the Feb. 15, 2013, fireball over the Chelyabinsk region.
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Orbit of the Russian Meteor
Credit: NASA
The bright blue line in the diagram above shows the orbit of the Russian meteor prior to the meteor breaking apart over the city of Chelyabinsk.
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Russian Meteor Blast
Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Shaking caused by Friday's meteor blast over Russia, recorded by earthquake monitoring instruments.
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Asteroid Vapour Trail
Credit: Eumetsat
An image from the SEVIRI instrument aboard Eumetsat's Meteosat-10 geostationary satellite. The vapour trail visible in the centre of the image was left by an asteroid that struck Earth near Chelyabinsk, Russia, Feb. 15, 2013, around 03:15 UT. Initial media reports included accounts of injuries and property loss. This image uses data from the High Resolution Visible (HRV) channel of SEVIRI that can produce images with both high spatial and temporal resolution.
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Meteor Over Russia Seen by Meteosat-9
Credit: EUMETSAT
The meteor which exploded over the Urals of central Russia was seen by Meteosat-9, at the edge of the satellite view. Hundreds of people were reportedly injured as the meteor's massive sonic boom caused widespread damage. Image taken Feb. 15, 2013, 3:15 UTC.
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Orbits of the Russia Meteor and Asteroid 2012 DA14
Credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteroid Environment Office
The orbits of the Russian meteor and Asteroid 2012 DA14 are nothing alike meaning they are not related.
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Meteor Trail Over Russia: Feb. 15, 2013
Credit: Russian Emergency Ministry
What appears to be a meteor trail over eastern Russia is seen in this image released Feb. 15, 2013, by the Russian Emergency Ministry. The meteor fall included a massive blast, according to Russian reports.
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Map of Infrasound Stations
Credit: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Seventeen infrasound stations in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization's network detected the infrasonic waves from the meteor that broke-up over Russia’s Ural mountains on Feb. 15, 2013.
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Spectrogram for Russian Meteor
Credit: Milton Garces (via Twitter as @isoundhunter)
Milton Garces, Founder and Director, Infrasound Lab, HIGP, University of Hawaii, tweeted this photo of the spectrogram for the Russian meteor that exploded on Feb. 15, 2013. He wrote: "1h Infrasound spectrogram for #RussianMeteor, ~1500 km from hypercenter. Tip of the iceberg ... plenty energy below 1 Hz pic.twitter.com/3eYPf2jM"
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Meteor Trail Over Russia: Feb. 15
Credit: Russian Emergency Ministry
What appears to be a meteor trail over eastern Russia is seen in this image released Feb. 15, 2013, by the Russian Emergency Ministry. The meteor fall included a massive blast, according to Russian reports.
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Thermal Impact of Russia Meteor
Credit: EUMETSAT
IR3.9 image of the thermal impact of the Russia meteor taken by Meteosat-9 satellite, Feb. 15, 2013, 3:15 UTC.
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Windows Shattered by Meteor: Feb. 15, 2013
Credit: Russian Emergency Ministry
Windows were shattered by an apparent meteor explosion over parts of eastern Russia on Feb. 15, 2013, according to this image released by the Russian Emergency Ministry.
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Meteor Trail Over Russia: Feb. 15, 2013
Credit: Russian Emergency Ministry
What appears to be a meteor trail over eastern Russia is seen in this image released Feb. 15, 2013, by the Russian Emergency Ministry. The meteor fall included a massive blast, according to Russian reports.
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Broken Windows Caused by Russian Meteor
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This video still image shows damage created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.
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Meteor Trail Over Russia: Feb. 15, 2013
Credit: Russian Emergency Ministry
What appears to be a meteor trail over eastern Russia is seen in this image released Feb. 15, 2013, by the Russian Emergency Ministry. The meteor fall included a massive blast, according to Russian reports.
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Broken Windows Caused by Russian Meteor
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This video still image shows damage created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.
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Meteor Smoke Trail
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This video still image shows the smoke trail created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.
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Russian Meteor Smoke Trail
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This video still image shows the smoke trail created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.
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Russian Meteor Smoke Trail
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This video still image shows the smoke trail created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.
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Russian Meteor Smoke Trail
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This video still image shows the smoke trail created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.
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Russian Meteor Injuries
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This video still image shows injuries created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.
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Russian Meteor Injuries
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This video still image shows injuries created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.
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Trace of an Alien Visitor
Credit: Alex Alishevskikh
An object entered the atmosphere over the Urals early in the morning of Feb. 15, 2013. The fireball exploded above Chelyabinsk city, and the resulting overpressure caused damage to buildings and injuries to hundreds of people. This photo was taken by Alex Alishevskikh from about a minute after noticing the blast.
