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(40,367 posts) Fri Feb 15, 2013, 01:35 AM Feb 2013

Meteorite crash in Russia: explosions in Chelyabinsk [View all]

Source: Voice of Russia

Meteorite crash in Russia: explosions in Chelyabinsk (VIDEO). 2 15 2013

A series of explosions in the skies of Russia’s Urals region, reportedly caused by a meteor shower, has sparked panic in three major cities. Witnesses said that houses shuddered, windows were blown out and cellphones stopped working.

In Chelyabinsk, witnesses said the explosion was so loud that it resembled an earthquake and thunder at the same time, and that there were huge trails of smoke across the sky. Others reported seeing burning objects fall to earth.

Office buildings in downtown Chelyabinsk are being evacuated. The regional Emergency Ministry said the phenomenon was a meteorite shower, but locals have speculated that it was a military fighter jet crash or a missile explosion.

“According to preliminary data, the flashes seen over the Urals were caused by [a] meteorite shower," the Emergency Ministry told Itar-Tass news agency.

Read more: http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_02_15/Meteorite-crash-in-Russia-explosions-in-Chelyabinsk/

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Meteorite crash in Russia: explosions in Chelyabinsk [View all] G_j Feb 2013 OP

Here too: elleng Feb 2013 #1

VIDEO: Full News Report ==== meteorite explosion in the stratosphere ==== Coyotl Feb 2013 #63

More images, NOTE windows knocked out by pressure wave. Coyotl Feb 2013 #68

Thanks and WOW! elleng Feb 2013 #81

Some big questions.. Bennyboy Feb 2013 #2

It's an asteroid that's 'due' 'Friday!' elleng Feb 2013 #5

It Is/was Friday in Russia jannyk Feb 2013 #7

I don't know, elleng Feb 2013 #9

This is exactly what a big enough rock from a meteor shower would look like Posteritatis Feb 2013 #32

a meteor shower happens outside of our atmosphere Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #41

Well, it landed in a lake, so it is a meteor bath now jberryhill Feb 2013 #106

No, it appears to be just a bizarre coincidence. eppur_se_muova Feb 2013 #95

Technically you are right and wrong Harry Monroe Feb 2013 #56

Yes, Meteorites, of sufficient size, will leave trails in the sky. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #6

It's not friction from the atmosphere. longship Feb 2013 #10

No. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #36

This was a meteor. I've seen them before (though not with kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #48

That isn't that big boy that was supposed to skirt us, eh? TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #3

Probably not. A lot of meteors come down daily Posteritatis Feb 2013 #34

Shades of Tunguska, perhaps? Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #4

You know, if some meteors crashed into that Cruise Ship CreekDog Feb 2013 #8

wowie zowie ! AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #11

Holy Crap ellisonz Feb 2013 #12

Oy vey! My heart would have stopped pumping right there! countryjake Feb 2013 #26

More below AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #30

Cloverfield AngryAmish Feb 2013 #61

Wow. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #73

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG DainBramaged Feb 2013 #13

Meteorite Streaks Across Russian Urals, Leaves At Least 100 Injured Tx4obama Feb 2013 #14

It gets a little weirder Gabby Hayes Feb 2013 #15

Zooming in on that is interesting... countryjake Feb 2013 #104

Here is an update from gawker sister site Gizmodo: HOLY SHIT! RetroGamer1971 Feb 2013 #16

Yikes! That second video where you can hear the blast is so freaky! countryjake Feb 2013 #25

It was a quiet day in Feburary when it began. Evasporque Feb 2013 #79

Looks like this brick building got hit - cloud of smoke and the wall collapsed bananas Feb 2013 #17

Or merely collapsed from the pressure wave jberryhill Feb 2013 #105

it exploded just above the ground ZRT2209 Feb 2013 #18

Bulletins from RT (Russia Today) Gabby Hayes Feb 2013 #19

Reuters: 150 Hurt Hissyspit Feb 2013 #20

Voice of Russia is saying that meteor victims nearing 500... countryjake Feb 2013 #23

950 now. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #47

A drone misfired. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #21

Latest word is over 400 injured by blown out glass toddmiller Feb 2013 #22

Russian scientists explain why it's unrelated to 2012 DA14 toddmiller Feb 2013 #24

So no one saw this meteor bombardment coming? 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #27

Why? Space is very big and most meteorites aren't. Posteritatis Feb 2013 #28

I think this quote from the movie "Armageddon" says it well: Harry Monroe Feb 2013 #60

Nothing the slightest bit odd about it. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #50

I heard one report that it may have been "space junk" 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #90

It definitely wouldn't be that Posteritatis Feb 2013 #92

This line of thought deserves to be pursued further... AntiFascist Feb 2013 #112

Or, y'know, a meteor came down and exploded in the atmosphere. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #113

Directly over one of two secretive nuclear warhead development facilities in Russia... AntiFascist Feb 2013 #114

You have a funny definition of "directly over." (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #115

Close enough to all the secret nuclear facilities... AntiFascist Feb 2013 #117

Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people hurt AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #29

It's a miracle there wasn't more loss of life Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #76

not a miracle, just chance... snooper2 Feb 2013 #80

Can you imagine christx30 Feb 2013 #108

kick for updates OKNancy Feb 2013 #31

BBC report: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #35

Meteorite Shower Hits Russia Injuring Over 900 abbyjoseph Feb 2013 #45

And CNN still has nothing about it on their homepage bigworld Feb 2013 #33

CNN anchor blames the asteroid on climate change csziggy Feb 2013 #100

Can anyone read Russian? AntiFascist Feb 2013 #37

11:12 GMT: Nearly 725 people have requested medical assistance in regions hit by the meteor shower. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #38

Is this linked to global warming? Heh. n/t Blandocyte Feb 2013 #39

Climate Change was my first thought as well marshall Feb 2013 #52

I don't see how. drm604 Feb 2013 #58

In simple terms NO happyslug Feb 2013 #59

Thanks, Obama! Ian David Feb 2013 #40

Tsk, it's not Obama's fault ... it's Gawd, mad that we chased the Pope off his throne! Myrina Feb 2013 #44

way ahead of you... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #77

DOOMED! It's a sign Baclava Feb 2013 #42

I agree... Bay Boy Feb 2013 #49

And no cars in the area of the pictures, so I doubt they are car alarms happyslug Feb 2013 #64

Holy shit. you've never heard car alarms before? Where do you live? Baclava Feb 2013 #67

I have also heard those same type of sounds from OTHER ALARMS happyslug Feb 2013 #69

ha ha - who cares? it's not a fucking debate - go eat some toast Baclava Feb 2013 #71

Go eat some toast....I'm borrowing that one from you DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2013 #75

Alarms that sound like that are far more common in cars than buildings muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #74

I watched a video that scanned across the parking lot showing cars with lights flashing as alarms uppityperson Feb 2013 #83

Hee hee! countryjake Feb 2013 #91

Well, you know, not a lot to do during those cold winters in old soviet block housing developments. uppityperson Feb 2013 #96

Been to Russia 7 times. go west young man Feb 2013 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author JaneyVee Feb 2013 #43

@BreakingNews: As many as 950 people seek medical aid after meteorite pieces fall in Russia - @ria_n Hissyspit Feb 2013 #46

Wow nt G_j Feb 2013 #53

Today, I learned that if I ever see a big-ass meteorite streaking across the sky... Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #51

I've seen a daylight bolide, and an old Soviet satellite re-entering the atmosphere on its way... slackmaster Feb 2013 #57

why sir, you are not blind at all. mopinko Feb 2013 #65

instead of: ""We saw a big burst of light, then went outside to see what it was " dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #88

I think it's just animal curiosity that makes us want to see... countryjake Feb 2013 #97

"Chelyabinsk-The Most Contaminated Spot on the Planet" greiner3 Feb 2013 #54

I'll bet North Korea is making a mess too. hunter Feb 2013 #66

[gulp] Thanks for the info. I thought the name sounded familiar but... Hestia Feb 2013 #87

Fuckin'-A! slackmaster Feb 2013 #55

Quick, let's build a church over the impact crater and kill each other over it for the Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #62

Why go to all the trouble of constructing something? LanternWaste Feb 2013 #70

True. But land wars are a little more rational. Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #72

I saw somewhere that it was like, I forget, but around 30' wide. Gorp Feb 2013 #78

Meteor explodes over Russia’s Ural Mountains; 1,100 injured as shock wave blows in windows struggle4progress Feb 2013 #82

The shock wave blew in an estimated 100,000 square meters (more than 1 million square feet) of glass G_j Feb 2013 #84

Looking at the videos, it's amazing how many people just went on about their business - hedgehog Feb 2013 #86

I'm amazed at the number of people in Russia with dash cams auburngrad82 Feb 2013 #89

My husband said it is for insurance companies since there have been too many false claims or rather uppityperson Feb 2013 #93

Everybody has dashcams in Russia because there are very few police on the roads thelordofhell Feb 2013 #94

Chelyabinsk-70 was a top-secret city conducting nuclear research during the Soviet Era... AntiFascist Feb 2013 #101

I'd really love to know what she said to the gatekeeper here... countryjake Feb 2013 #102

"What was it, you don't know?" nt Edim Feb 2013 #110

Thanks for the translation! countryjake Feb 2013 #116

We're only seeing the ones that got uploaded to Youtube too, remember. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #98

I've just posted equal amazement further up the thread, ha! countryjake Feb 2013 #99

The video will be a helpful aid for Bill Nye in showing the Faux Newscasters some science SirRevolutionary Feb 2013 #103

Not a Crash and Not a Meteorite toddmiller Feb 2013 #107

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #109

Probably a "rubble-pile" type asteroid that broke up before it entered the atmosphere. Odin2005 Feb 2013 #111