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Is this related to the astroid that is passing 17,000 within earth today??
It's said to be unrelated. The asteroid you're thinking about will pass over the Indian Ocean. Not sure of the direction of the blast over Russia is though.
It's said to be unrelated. The asteroid you're thinking about will pass over the Indian Ocean. Not sure of the direction of the blast over Russia is though.
Meteors vs. Meteorites. The News Media, as expected, is wonderfully confusing these two terms without bothering to look them up or ask somebody, seemingly making random selection of which to use, or simply using one and then the other to avoid sounding repetitious, the bane of journalism, like pope/pontiff or earthquake/temblor.
"A meteorite is a meteoroid (a solid piece of debris from such sources as asteroids or comets) originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface." (Wikipedia)
So far, there are no meteorites in the Siberia incident. Only when solid fragments are found on the ground that survived the impact, will there be any meteorites to be spoken about. It's all meteors so far. Or, meteoroids, a term which encompasses both. So, until there are pieces being picked up off the ground, please discontinue using the word "meterorite".
The explosion is said to have occured at an altitude of about 32,000 feet (10,000 meters). Estimates of the speed is about 33,000 mph. Related injuries are inching close to 1,000. EUMETSAT's Meteosat 9 satellite spotted the rock.
I would have loved to have seen this in person. Frightening but soooo amazing.
I suspect many of the 900+ people who were injured by the shockwave from this thing would trade places with you.
The video above that includes the glass breaking makes me content not to have witnessed it in person.
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