Meteorite explosion in Russia same to 20 atomic bombs

The latest information about meteorites falling block Russia is gradually revealed. NASA estimates that the asteroid weighs about 7000 tons and destructive power of the explosion it creates the equivalent of 20 nuclear bombs.


 

  That of the meteorite explosion was so strong that 11 out of 45 infrasound stations of the monitoring network of the global nuclear test CTBTO - Organization of a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, were recorded forexplosion.


Office environment meteorites, under Space Flight Center of NASA estimates, the volume of the meteorite before the explosion at the Chelyabinsk area the size of about a bus, with a diameter of about 15 meters and weighs 7000 tons.

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Meteorite enters the Earth's atmosphere at a narrow angle, about 20 degrees and explode at a height of 20 - 25 km, creating a momentum of about 300 kiloton, same to 20 atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. Fortunately, most of the energy of the explosion was absorbed by the atmosphere.

 There were about 1200 people were injured, including more than 200 children. Some people were hospitalized, according to the Ministry of The Russian emergencies is 50 people, including at least two people were seriously injured.

"The information has been confirmed that only a burning meteorite crashed into the atmosphere and then broken into small pieces",