When did Russia get hit by a meteor?
February 15, 2013
Chelyabinsk: a mid-sky asteroid explosion Its shock wave broke windows and knocked down parts of buildings in six Russian cities; furthermore, it caused some 1,500 people to seek medical attention for injuries, mostly from flying glass. Bright fireball over Russia on the morning of February 15, 2013.
When did the meteor land in Russia?
15 February 2013
On 15 February 2013, a large meteor stretching almost about 19 metres in diameter and weighing 12,000 tonnes was speeding towards earth at 65,000 kilometres per hour. It entered the earth’s atmosphere over Siberia, Russia.
Where did Russian meteor land?
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk meteorite
| Chelyabinsk | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Coordinates | 54°57′18″N 60°19′30″E |
| Observed fall | Yes |
When did the meteor hit Siberia?
June 30, 1908
Tunguska event
| Trees knocked over by the Tunguska blast. Photograph from the Soviet Academy of Science 1927 expedition led by Leonid Kulik. | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 30, 1908 |
| Time | 07:17 |
| Location | Podkamennaya Tunguska River, Siberia, Russian Empire |
| Coordinates | 60°53′09″N 101°53′40″E |
What happened in February 15 2013 in Russia?
The Chelyabinsk meteor was a small asteroid — about the size of a six-story building — that broke up over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2013. The blast was stronger than a nuclear explosion, triggering detections from monitoring stations as far away as Antarctica.
How big was Russian meteor 2013?
“The asteroid was about 17 meters [56 feet] in diameter and weighed approximately 10,000 metric tons [11,000 tons],” Peter Brown, a physics professor at Western University in Ontario, Canada, said in a statement.
Which meteor killed the dinosaurs?
Chicxulub
The impact that ended the age of dinosaurs some 66 million years ago was the worst single day that life on Earth has ever endured. A six-mile-wide asteroid called Chicxulub slammed into the waters off what is now Mexico, triggering a mass extinction that killed off more than 75 percent of Earth’s species.
How big was the asteroid that hit Russia in 1908?
Scientists determined the object was most likely a stony asteroid approximately the size of a 25-story building. The asteroid was traveling at a speed of about 33,500 miles (54,000 km) per hour and exploded 3 to 6 miles (5 to 10 km) above Earth’s surface.