Amazing meteor fall in Russia today!

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#114326 15-Feb-2013 22:11

Good round up of videos and information at The Planetary Society website here and the Bad Astronomer has some analysis here.

Cheers,
Joseph

[Edit... Embedding link goes to unavailable video... Not sure what's going on there! Video is one the pages I have linked to]

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#763314 16-Feb-2013 02:07

The chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one he said.

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#763357 16-Feb-2013 10:16

Well this story has certainly blown up (har har) to a huge proportions now.
Seems unlikely anyone has not heard about it by now. Reports of many many hundreds of people injured by flying glass.

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#763365 16-Feb-2013 10:39

Anyone know if this is related to the asteroid that was supposed to come within 4 earth radii of us yesterday?

Try Vultr using this link and get us both some credit:

http://www.vultr.com/?ref=7033587-3B

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#763366 16-Feb-2013 10:41

paulmilbank: Anyone know if this is related to the asteroid that was supposed to come within 4 earth radii of us yesterday?

FTA: "This is almost certainly unrelated to the asteroid 2012 DA14 that will pass on Friday."

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#763389 16-Feb-2013 12:05

I always like a good conspiracy, surprised no one has claimed its a ballistic missile test :-)

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#763437 16-Feb-2013 15:39

Anyone note that the asteroid disaster film Deep Impact was playing on channel Four last night ?

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#763438 16-Feb-2013 15:46

insane: I always like a good conspiracy, surprised no one has claimed its a ballistic missile test :-)

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#763469 16-Feb-2013 16:48

Some interesting further analysis here.

Cheers,
Joseph

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#763519 16-Feb-2013 18:58

ilovemusic: Anyone note that the asteroid disaster film Deep Impact was playing on channel Four last night ?

Yep. Coincidence??

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