Estimated to have been a 9 tonnes in size a meteorite streaked across the sky over the Ural mountains in Russia and exploded at 30 to 50 kilometres above ground. The supersonic reentry and debris injured an estimated 1100 people according to reports in Russia. Part of the meteor crashed into a frozen lake. An estimated 3000 buildings were damaged in the city of Chelyabinsk …
Read More »University of Western Ontario Astronomers Capture Bright Fireball on Video
Just after 6:00 pm last Monday, a bright fireball shot across the sky, visible from Hamilton to Peterborough. A system of video cameras set up by astronomers captured video of the event which may make it possible to recover meteorite fragments.
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