====== Chelyabinsk Meteor ======

<wrap lo>Saturday April 26, 2014</wrap>

On February 15, 2013, shortly after dawn, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superbolide#Superbolide|superbolide meteor]] descended over the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural_Mountains|Ural mountains]], traveling at 34,000 MPH.

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The meteor exploded at an altitude of 16 – 19 miles and generated a shock wave that injured over a thousand people.

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Fragments of the meteor fell in and around the Russian city of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelyabinsk|Chelyabinsk]]. I was lucky enough to purchase one of these fragments from Dave Lacko of “d jar Meteorites”. (Mr. Lacko was able to purchase a sizable number from a Russian dealer.)

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