NEW Chelyabinsk-Chebarkul Meteorite Russia. Weight of 34 grams

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Weight of 32 grams. The explosion of the meteoric bodies in the atmosphere in the region of Chelyabinsk - the phenomenon that occurred in the morning, 15 February 2013, at approximately 9:20 local time (UTC+6). Meteoric body exploded in the vicinity of Chelyabinsk at the height of 15-25 km. According to the number of people affected (1613 people) the fall of the meteorite has no analogues in the world of recorded history, but at the same time in the Chinese sources found mention of lethal cases, connected with falling meteorites. According to calculations of NASA, the meteorite, with a diameter of about 17 meters and a weight of about 10 thousand tons, entered the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of about 18 km/s. Judging by duration of atmospheric flight, entrance occurred under a very acute angle. After about 32,5 seconds after entering the atmosphere of a celestial body collapsed. The destruction was a series of events, accompanied by the spread of shock waves. The total number of released energy estimated NASA was about 500 kilotons of TNT[13], by estimations of RAS - 100-200 kilotons. According to estimates of NASA, it is the largest of the known celestial bodies, came to Earth from the time of the fall of the Tunguska meteorite in 1908, and corresponds to an event occurring on average once every 100 years. Because of the shallow read more

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