by | February 15, 2013 · 2:46 pm

The one that hit and the one that came close UPDATED

Feb 15, 2013: Meteor explodes over Russian Urals, injuring more than 1,000

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/15/meteorite-explodes-over-russian-urals-live-updates

2013_02 15 Chelyabinsk zinc factory half-destroyed by today's meteor

Photo labeled “Chelyabinsk zinc factory half-destroyed by today’s meteor”

This was not the meteor that was expected to do a close flyby today. That one, 2012 DA14, has come as close as it is going to and is now moving away from Earth again.

ScienceCast: Record-Setting Asteroid Flyby [4:23]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwidzVHvbGI

2013_02 16 Van Jones - Another stoopid O'crat

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3 responses to “The one that hit and the one that came close UPDATED”

  1. chrissythehyphenated's avatar chrissythehyphenated
    February 16, 2013 at 12:24 pm

    Dramatic CCTV: Meteorite blast wave blows out doors, windows in Russia

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  2. chrissythehyphenated's avatar chrissythehyphenated
    February 16, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Tweet: House Democrats push a bill to designate public schools “Meteor Free Zones.” Claim Republican opponents “Want children to die in flaming death from deadly but preventable space rocks.”

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  3. chrissythehyphenated's avatar chrissythehyphenated
    February 16, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    Tweet: Dang, it missed Washington by 5498 miles! Maybe next time.

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