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[AMAZING] Russian Meteor Explosion (2-15-13)

On 15 February 2013, an asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere over Russia time about 09:20 YEKT (03:20 UTC) with an estimated speed of 18.6 km/s (over 41,000 mph)—almost 60 times the speed of sound at that altitude—and quickly became a brilliant superbolide meteor—the Chelyabinsk meteor—over the southern Ural region. The dazzling light of the meteor was brighter than the sun, and bright enough to cast moving shadows during the morning in Chelyabinsk. It was observed over a wide area of the region and in neighbouring republics. Eyewitnesses also felt intense heat from the fireball.