Meteorite falls in Chelyabinsk, Russia

Cienciano

Some great footage here from 2 camera angles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8QjaAPrxvQ

Jonny7

Was the recently found 2012 asteroid breaking up or something separate?

chucknorris

shedweller

^^^^^^^
That is mental!

Rasmus

Ok newbie question here and pardon my ignorance. Can astronomers predict every meteor? Seems like a big enough one they missed here.

shedweller

Rasmus wrote: »

Ok newbie question here and pardon my ignorance. Can astronomers predict every meteor? Seems like a big enough one they missed here.

They can to a point. Where that point is, i'm not sure.
I've heard reports it was shot at with a missile. Sounds crazy but nothing would surprise me any more.
I think theres a zinc factory badly damaged too, but it could be unrelated.
At some stage i'll be able to give a definite answer!!

shedweller

Im on the phone so heres a link mentioning a missile strike:http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_02_15/400-injured-by-meteorite-debris-in-Russia/

Rasmus

shedweller wrote: »

They can to a point. Where that point is, i'm not sure.
I've heard reports it was shot at with a missile. Sounds crazy but nothing would surprise me any more.
I think theres a zinc factory badly damaged too, but it could be unrelated.
At some stage i'll be able to give a definite answer!!

I read about the missle strike but reports from that Russian 'ministry official' are unconfirmed.
I saw a picture if a large building wrecked with billowing smoke, but maybe it was already in pieces and the impact of a burning rock wad incidental.

shedweller

Some are saying it mighthave been the shockwave that damaged the building. I reckon something physically hit it because there were no other buildings damaged much apart from windows.

chucknorris

Rasmus wrote: »

I read about the missle strike but reports from that Russian 'ministry official' are unconfirmed.
I saw a picture if a large building wrecked with billowing smoke, but maybe it was already in pieces and the impact of a burning rock wad incidental.

Not a chance a rocket would intercept a Meteor

chucknorris

shedweller wrote: »

Some are saying it mighthave been the shockwave that damaged the building. I reckon something physically hit it because there were no other buildings damaged much apart from windows.

Meteors explode above the ground as it did in Siberia nearly 100 years ago.

crushproof

Some great videos on Youtube of the meteor, the blast noise from the shockwave is unreal!

Would love to see a meteor of that size someday.

Rasmus

chucknorris wrote: »

Not a chance a rocket would intercept a Meteor

No, the strike is BS, simple sensationalism from the street.

chucknorris

Rasmus wrote: »

No, the strike is BS, simple sensationalism from the street.

Indeed. You cannot intercept what you cannot see coming and what is going at a speed way beyond any missile. One of the videos on youtube show the trail die and the rock continue

Gambas

chucknorris wrote: »

Meteors explode above the ground as it did in Siberia nearly 100 years ago.

Kinda. The friction from the atmosphere starts tearing them apart, but the real damage is caused on impact.

ZeRoY

this one is much better (HD):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Omh7_I8vI

kingtiger

Another few

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yj8tfuQ1i8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1IGK9GdCmU

sesswhat

shedweller wrote: »

Some are saying it mighthave been the shockwave that damaged the building. I reckon something physically hit it because there were no other buildings damaged much apart from windows.

If the shockwave broke windows, I'd say it's quite possible that the roof of the factory simply collapsed.

ZeRoY

chucknorris wrote: »

Not a chance a rocket would intercept a Meteor

Cant see why not. Why would the meteorite suddenly explode mid air otherwise?

ZeRoY

sesswhat wrote: »

If the shockwave broke windows, I'd say it's quite possible that the roof of the factory simply collapsed.

Shock-wave and debris done the damage according to many reports summarized here:

http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_02_15/400-injured-by-meteorite-debris-in-Russia/

Myrddin

ZeRoY wrote: »

Cant see why not and I would believe that version here too. Why would the meteorite suddenly explode mid air otherwise?

Check out the Tunguska Incident

ZeRoY

EnterNow wrote: »

Check out the Tunguska Incident

And? You dont know, I dont know. All speculation so far.

chucknorris

ZeRoY wrote: »

Cant see why not. Why would the meteorite suddenly explode mid air otherwise?

Because it was an air burst. I would go as far as to say a Missile intercepting an unknown Meteor as practically impossible. Perhaps if you had warning or a very large one, maybe, but even then - maybe.

Have a read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event

Myrddin

ZeRoY wrote: »

And? You dont know, I dont know. All speculation so far.

You wanted to know why a meteorite would explode in mid air, I told you to tread about an incident that happened that explains it can & does happen.

Whats the speculation, that this meteor was shot down? It'd be like shooting a bowling ball with a water pistol. Any missile with enough power to destroy the meteor would have made a very different video

ZeRoY

chucknorris wrote: »

Because it was an air burst. I would go as far as to say a Missile intercepting an unknown Meteor as practically impossible. Perhaps if you had warning or a very large one, maybe, but even then - maybe.

Have a read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event

The report are talking about shooting the meteorite 20km - what you see would be AFTER that interception happened.

Rhys Essien

According to Sergey Smirnov from Pulkova Observatory,there is a high chance that another meteor could enter the Earths atmosphere in the next few hours.

The one that broke up was probably of Iron nature and about 1 metre in diameter.

There is supposed to be a strong smell of gun powder in the air.

IrishHomer

It was fascinating watching sky news at 9am it was main story.

ZeRoY

chucknorris wrote: »

Because it was an air burst.

Oh so now the speculation are gone, IT WAS. Thanks Professor.

Myrddin

ZeRoY wrote: »

Oh so now the speculation are gone, IT WAS. Thanks Professor.

I suppose in 1908 it was a missile strike as well then?

OrgasmicBaz

All this would of been avoided if Bruce Willis had not of been promoting his new Die Hard film :pac:

ZeRoY

EnterNow wrote: »

I suppose in 1908 it was a missile strike as well then?

That air burst could still be there, what I'm reading is that they would have shot down that thing before the video we all watched.