Meteoric Memories

Trace of Chelyabinsk meteor, 15 Feb 2013 (photo from Wikimedia Commons)

15 February 2022

Nine years ago today a meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia with 26 to 33 times the power of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima even though it was 18.5 miles above the Earth.

The explosion left a hole in the local zinc plant …

Damaged roof of zinc plant in wake of Chelyabinsk meteor, 15 Feb 2013 (photo from Wikimedia Commons)

.. and broken windows everywhere. Many people were injured by shattered glass because they had rushed to windows to see it.

Shattered windows in the wake of the Chelyabinsk meteor, 15 Feb 2013 (photo from Wikimedia Commons)

The meteor’s streak was captured by a dashcam in this Wikimedia movie.

Remember this meteor? Take a look back and learn more in this vintage article. (Don’t miss the Russian joke about it at the end.)

(photos from Wikimedia Commons; click on the captions to see the originals)

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