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The Meteorites and Meteoroids of 15/02/2013
THE METEORITES AND METEOROIDS OF 15/02/2013 Satellite path Asteroid Path I 22,000 KM A cosmic coincidence. An unpredicted meteoroid collides with Russia. Later that day another, much larger meteoroid flies close by. This second meteoroid will come.from under the Earth and return back toward-the Sun from above. It will be at least thirty years until it comes any closer. Space Rocks! Meteoroid Is debris in outer-space Closest Point 17,200 KM Meteor Is the visible trace of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere Meteorite Is a meteoroid that survives its impact 15M 50M Height of a 14 storey building The largest recorded meteorite since 1908 @vowlesyy .Not to scale, sources BBC, Nasa, Wikipedia
The Meteorites and Meteoroids of 15/02/2013
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A day when the world looked to the heavens, this infographic provides an insight to the days cosmic events.
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