Äîêóìåíò âçÿò èç êýøà ïîèñêîâîé ìàøèíû. Àäðåñ îðèãèíàëüíîãî äîêóìåíòà : http://www.astronomy.com/News-Observing/News/2013/02/Meteor%20explodes%20over%20central%20Russia.aspx
Äàòà èçìåíåíèÿ: Unknown
Äàòà èíäåêñèðîâàíèÿ: Sun Apr 10 12:57:03 2016
Êîäèðîâêà: ISO8859-5
Meteor explodes over central Russia; injuries may reach 1,000 | Astronomy.com
Tonight's Sky
Sun
ò??
ò??
Sun
Moon
ò??
ò??
Moon
ò??
ò??
Mercury
ò??
ò??
Mercury
ò??
Venus
ò??
ò??
Venus
ò??
Mars
ò??
ò??
Mars
ò??
Jupiter
ò??
ò??
Jupiter
ò??
Saturn
ò??
ò??
Saturn
ò??

Tonight's Sky ò?? Change location

OR

Searching...

Tonight's Sky ò?? Select location

Tonight's Sky ò?? Enter coordinates

ÒÀ '
ÒÀ '

Meteor explodes over central Russia; injuries may reach 1,000

The blast damaged buildings and caused hundreds of injuries.

RELATED TOPICS: SOLAR SYSTEM | METEORS
Russia-bolide
A meteor trail streaks over eastern Russia on February 15, 2013, in this image released by the Russian Emergency Ministry.
For most recent information on what caused this event and those affected, see "'Tiny' asteroid causes significant damage in Russia."



A meteor punched through Earth's atmosphere around 9:20 a.m. local time (12:20 a.m. EST) and then exploded over central Russia some 950 miles (1,500 kilometers) east of Moscow. As of noon local time, as many as 1,000 people had reported injuries from the blast, and an official from the National Center for Emergency Situations at the Russian Interior Ministry says 3,000 buildings have sustained damage.
Òš
Russiaò??s space agency, Roscosmos, estimates the bolide, a brilliant fireball that explodes midair, was traveling some 67,000 mph (108,000 km/h) and weighed about 11 tons. Its explosion, which released several kilotons of energy, created a shock wave that broke windows and injured citizens. [Editor's note: later updated to 40,265mph, 7,000 metric tons, and 300 to 500 kilotons of energy] The debris from the breakup left at least three impact sites. Some 20,000 emergency workers will assist with the response efforts, RIA Novosti, a state-run news agency, reports.
Òš
Although this astronomical event occurred on the same day that asteroid 2012 DA14 is to make a close pass by Earth, the two rocky bodies are not related.

For up-to-the-minute reports from Russia and photos of the impact site, visit the country's first English-language news channel, RT.com.

The first video below is a compilation of eyewitness videos gathered by RT.com. The second is a local's video that includes the sonic boom that accompanied the explosion. (WARNING: You might want to turn down the sound on your computer.)
0

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

Read and share your comments on this article
Comment on this article
Want to leave a comment?
Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. Registration is FREE and only takes a couple minutes.

Login or Register now.
0 comments
ADVERTISEMENT

FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
asy_gravitational_eguide

Click here to receive a FREE e-Guide exclusively from Astronomy magazine.

Find us on Facebook