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Robert — 2/17/2013 2:37:55 AM (archived)

A more ordinary meteorite, reported to be traveling west, as was the Russian bolide (http://rt.com/news/scientists-explain-chelyabinsk-bolide-337/)

http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/WNN/abc_atm_meteor_121018_704x396.jpg

(img from ABC News)

I don't think this is very mysterious: Sounds like (at least) three rocks co-orbiting, probably descendants of one object that broke up some time ago. Probably many more in the cluster, but our planet only intercepted three (that we know of).

The ground track of the big expected asteroid 2012 DA14 was southwest-to-northeast, a totally different vector. I can believe that they're not related. One hell of a coincidence, but that's all.

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Chelyabinsk Meteorite Impact: Over 500 Treated for Injuries - Ainz - 2/15/2013 1:20:12 PM
- The meteor's track, via google earth - podrock - 2/17/2013 8:52:12 PM
- Injuries - TB - 2/17/2013 3:13:52 AM
- Follow Up from Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy) - Ainz - 2/16/2013 5:14:48 AM
- There's a buzz on the web about another one exploding over Cuba. - RobVG - 2/16/2013 4:19:09 AM
  - And over Northern California - Robert - 2/17/2013 2:37:55 AM
    - Great theory - RobVG - 2/17/2013 7:22:54 PM
      - I think it was hasty to dismiss it as absolutely a coincidence - Robert - 2/18/2013 3:48:13 AM
        
        NASA explains Russian airburst - SteveS - 2/18/2013 3:31:10 PM
        
        see the media cheet sheet link to the right - podrock - 2/18/2013 4:37:22 PM
        
        Thanks, but no media sheet on the right or anywhere - SteveS - 2/20/2013 2:43:51 PM
        
        Still can't get it to work - SteveS - 2/20/2013 8:33:55 PM
        
        I looked at your code. Change the {'s to ['s...edit... - podrock - 2/20/2013 9:27:16 PM
        
        now get rid of everything between the tags except: pLsaOxhuZig - podrock - 2/21/2013 12:30:02 AM
        
        Workaround - TB - 2/20/2013 8:50:22 PM
        
        Should be there on the Space Science board...here's the link: - podrock - 2/20/2013 7:02:00 PM
- WOW ! - podrock - 2/15/2013 3:18:40 PM
- Should have said "Airburst" instead of "Impact" (nt) - Ainz - 2/15/2013 1:38:40 PM

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