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Siberian Meteorite


Keanu

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Apparently over 400 people were hurt,

When the Sonic boom went off as it travelled over the city

it shattered windows and collapsed roofs.

People were hurt from the flying glass.

 

However this is NOT the bigger asteroid which is due to have a near miss later today :eek:

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I saw that video earlier today, it was date stamped 31/12/2012 on the Independant newspaper website, showing what a meteor looks like flashing past the Earth but apparently we're gonna struggle to see this one passing by, it's 17,000 miles away & is the size of a block of flats :unsure:  Wonder if anyone will capture that

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I saw that video earlier today, it was date stamped 31/12/2012 on the Independant newspaper website, showing what a meteor looks like flashing past the Earth but apparently we're gonna struggle to see this one passing by, it's 17,000 miles away & is the size of a block of flats :unsure:  Wonder if anyone will capture that

 

Here's an interesting fact to realise how close 27,000 miles is: GPS satellites orbit the earth at a height of 12,000 miles. It is expected that this asteroid while destroy a few satellites on its way...

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