Fireball Streaking over Russia
This photograph of the meteor streaking through the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2013, was taken by a local, M. Ahmetvaleev. The small asteroid was about 56 to 66 feet 17 to 20 meters wide.
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NASA ID
PIA16828
Date Created
February 16, 2013
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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