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AussieChiefsFan · 02-15-2013, 12:25 AM

Meteor shower hits Russia

The meteor looks like a bright star in the sky.

Moscow: A meteor shower has caused explosions in the lower atmosphere above central Russia and the Urals region, blowing out windows and causing injuries.
‘‘There was a meteor shower, without fragments falling to the ground,’’ an emergencies ministry spokesman told the Interfax news agency.
Reuters reported that a powerful blast rocked the Urals region with bright objects falling from the sky.

The meteor gets brighter as it approaches the ground. Photo: Screen grab

"It was definitely not a plane," an emergency official said, without elaborating.
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The Russian interior ministry said people had been injured by flying glass at a school in Chelyabinsk. No other casualty information was yet available.
Local residents reported witnessing burning objects in the sky of the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions.

The meteor heads towards the ground. Photo: Screen grab

"Preliminary indications are that it was a meteorite rain," an emergency official told RIA-Novosti. "We have information about a blast at 10,000-metre altitude. It is being verified."
A witness in Chelyabinsk reported hearing a huge blast early in the morning and feeling a shockwave in a 19-storey building in the town centre.
The sounds of car alarms and breaking windows could be heard in the area, the witness said, and mobile phones were working intermittently.

Flames shoot across the sky after at least one meteor hit the ground. Photo: Screen grab

The trace from a falling object could be seen in Yekaterinburg, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Chelyabinsk, another witness said.
A meteoroid is a boulder-sized piece of rock that causes a meteor, or visible trace, as it enters the atmosphere. Pieces that survive on the ground are known as meteorites.
Reuters
More to come...

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02-15-2013, 12:25 AM	#19
AussieChiefsFan MVP Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Casino cash: $6508501	Meteor shower hits Russia Meteor shower hits Russia The meteor looks like a bright star in the sky. Moscow: A meteor shower has caused explosions in the lower atmosphere above central Russia and the Urals region, blowing out windows and causing injuries. ‘‘There was a meteor shower, without fragments falling to the ground,’’ an emergencies ministry spokesman told the Interfax news agency. Reuters reported that a powerful blast rocked the Urals region with bright objects falling from the sky. The meteor gets brighter as it approaches the ground. Photo: Screen grab "It was definitely not a plane," an emergency official said, without elaborating. Advertisement The Russian interior ministry said people had been injured by flying glass at a school in Chelyabinsk. No other casualty information was yet available. Local residents reported witnessing burning objects in the sky of the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions. The meteor heads towards the ground. Photo: Screen grab "Preliminary indications are that it was a meteorite rain," an emergency official told RIA-Novosti. "We have information about a blast at 10,000-metre altitude. It is being verified." A witness in Chelyabinsk reported hearing a huge blast early in the morning and feeling a shockwave in a 19-storey building in the town centre. The sounds of car alarms and breaking windows could be heard in the area, the witness said, and mobile phones were working intermittently. Flames shoot across the sky after at least one meteor hit the ground. Photo: Screen grab The trace from a falling object could be seen in Yekaterinburg, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of Chelyabinsk, another witness said. A meteoroid is a boulder-sized piece of rock that causes a meteor, or visible trace, as it enters the atmosphere. Pieces that survive on the ground are known as meteorites. Reuters More to come... Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci...#ixzz2KwjocYkn
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