Meteor screams through Siberian city.

[paiken]

http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/15/16969092-hundreds-injured-as-meteor-fireball-screams-across-the-sky-in-russia

Not related to the asteroid that will make a close flyby today, but much scarier:pop4:

[PRB]

Wow! Russia is some kind of meteorite magnet!

- Paul

[Navy Chief]

And then this was reported:

"Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a nationalist leader noted for vehement statements, said "It's not meteors falling. It's the test of a new weapon by the Americans," the RIA Novosti news agency reported."

Oh THAT is especially helpful, isn't it?

A tragedy, with so many deaths..... My prayers are with them all. NC

[PRB]

Watch these videos. :icon_eek:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/15/meteorite-explodes-over-russian-urals-live-updates

- Paul

[dvj]

Looks like an Aurora flyby to me.

[Daveroo]

this happened where i live,i missed all the fun though.....

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50261568/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/meteorite-california-fireball-reveals-its-secrets/#.UR5v8R3jR8E

[dvj]

This is impressive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QvnrGzo8ljI#!

[PRB]

Dang!!! :icon_eek: I'll bet that surprised the camera holder! That's friggen awesome.

[Allen]

I was up late last night was was up when the first video came pouring in.

[PRB]

In the video that dvj posted, the "Earth-Shattering KABOOM!!" doesn't occur until about 30 seconds in. At 600 MPH, that comes out to around 5 miles up, assuming he started recording as soon as the rock passed overheasd, which seems unlikely. The smoke track looked like it had been there a little while, at least another 30 seconds. But then at high altitude the shock wave would have been moving slower than when it got down low... So it was 6 or 7 miles up when it passed over his house. It took a while for the shock wave to reach his camera, but when it did it was epic! :icon_lol:

And this was an itty bitty rock, compared to the one that hit Tunguska in 1908...

What is it with Siberia anyway?

- Paul

[Willy]

dvj's video was pretty impressive. I wonder if that dog is still running?

[Allen]

Try this one as well.

http://youtu.be/b7mLUIDGqmw

[Naismith]

And then this was reported:

"Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a nationalist leader noted for vehement statements, said "It's not meteors falling. It's the test of a new weapon by the Americans," the RIA Novosti news agency reported."

Oh THAT is especially helpful, isn't it?

A tragedy, with so many deaths..... My prayers are with them all. NC

He clearly has been listening to too much Alex Jones and his poison.

Deaths? I haven't seen any reports of any from this meteorite.