Meteorite Crashes in Russia

February 15, 2013

Yesterday morning I was reading an article on Time.com about the largest asteroid in recorded history to fly by Earth today. I brushed it off. No big deal, it’s just a 143,000 ton asteroid coming within 17,000 miles of where I enjoy that thing called life.

Today, the people of Chebarkul, Russia got to experience what was probably the scariest thing they will ever witness again. A large meteor has crashed down into the Ural mountains at around 9:30 a.m. Hundreds of people are reportedly injured, shockwaves shook buildings, blew out windows and eventually shattered into pieces.

I would have had a heart attack.

Here’s a video I sniped off of someone’s Facebook page, recorded by a Russian citizen is his/her car. Amazing footage.

Side note: I just watched “Melancholia” with Kirsten Dunst and Kieffer Sutherland about a planet that had been hiding behind the sun and crashed into Earth. Great movie. Sad. Ironic?

Meteorite Crashes in Russia

Meteorite Crash Reported In Russia (buzzfeed.com)
WATCH: Amazing footage of Russia’s meteorite crashes (theweek.com)
Meteorite crash in Russia: UFO fears spark panic in the Urals (sott.net)
Meteorites strike Earth every few months (thehindu.com)

Category : Life

Tags : asteroid, Chebarkul, Earth, Kirsten Dunst, Lyrid Meteor Shower, Melancholia, meteor, meteorite crash, planet earth, Russia, Russian language, science, Ural, Ural Mountains

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9 thoughts on “Meteorite Crashes in Russia”

cthawkman on February 15, 2013 at 10:36 am said:

I wish we could see it from New England. As a stargazer, I think we’ve been unlucky for meteor-shower viewing because of cloud cover. Aussies and Kiwis win this round for viewing.

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sarah On The Go on February 15, 2013 at 12:18 pm said:

As long as it landed in the ocean or something…. I would’ve loved that as well. I got to spot a bunch of cool shooting stars during the Geminid Meteor Shower, but that’s about it

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- cthawkman on February 15, 2013 at 1:50 pm said:
  
  Curious what New England State you are in? I’m in CT
- sarah On The Go on February 15, 2013 at 10:44 pm said:
  
  I’m in CT as well!!! Fairfield County, you?
- cthawkman on February 16, 2013 at 10:18 am said:
  
  Eastern CT (on the edge of civilization)