The Giant Noodle
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MOSCOW -- A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and reportedly injuring around 100 people, including many hurt by broken glass.
Fragments of the meteor fell in a thinly populated area of the Chelyabinsk region, the Emergency Ministry said in a statement.
Interior Ministry spokesman Vadim Kolesnikov said 102 people had called for medical assistance following the incident, mostly for treatment of injuries from glass broken by the explosions.
Kolsenikov also said about 600 square meters (6000 square feet) of a roof at a zinc factory had collapsed.
...The asteroid, DA14, discovered by astronomers at LaSagra Observatory in Spain, is estimated to come near enough to Earth on February 15, 2013, that it could disrupt geosynchronous satellites....
Huge asteroid to veer earth, may destroy satellites
...There has been so much buzz about a small asteroid nearly missing the Earth on February 15th. Though there is not going to be any collision, it has been said that such events are quite commonly happening about every few centuries or so.
It has been said that the asteroid 212 DA14, which is reported to be about 150 feet in diameter, would cross the earth's orbit twice a year. It is most likely to pass through at altitude of 17,000 miles of the earth at 2:24 p. m. Eastern Time on Friday....
Small Asteroid to Closely Miss Earth on Feb 15
..."We are going to be looking closely for evidence of seismic activity on 2014 DA14 as it passes by," says Binzel. "This is the first case of an object coming close enough to experience quakes AND where we have enough notice to plan observations."...
Possible Seismic Activity on Asteroid 2012 DA14
It would have been interesting if it hit a populated city. The Russian military would have asked to counterstrike at us.
Meh. Had it hit us, 'Pubs would have shrieked that Obama hadn't called it a terrorist attack within 30 seconds of the
strike.
Not after the idiots blamed Bush.
Quick, somebody call Bruce Willis!
This is just like meteorites. Going around the solar system, having no respect for borders or cultural differences. They think they an just strike with impunity wherever they want and nobody will do anything about it. Well I tell you what. People are getting fed up with this, and it's only going to create more animosity towards meteorites in the future.
Brah you forgot Aerosmith too.
well we obviously need to form a committee to find out who is to blame and fine the dickens out of them...then create a meteor tax, enforce meteor regulations....and ultimitly ban meteors
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