The Chelyabinsk Meteor Explosion in Russia Remains a Mystery
As the sun rose over Russia’s Ural Mountains shortly after dawn on February 15, 2013, the largest mid-air meteor explosion since the Tunguska event of 1908 occurred. The undetected meteor, or bolide, which measured around 60-65 feet across and weighed around 12,000-13,000 metric tons, hurtled into Earth’s atmosphere at 40,000 mph. A blast more potent than a ...
