Was meteorite a US weapons test & warning to Russian leaders? Orbital trajectories and sizes of 2012 DA14 and the meteor that streaked across the Russian skies on Friday. Photo by: SETI Institute A ten thousand ton meteorite blew up yesterday over the Russian Urals with the force of an atomic bomb of 500 kilotons (30 Hiroshoma bombs) causing over 1200 injuries and damaging 3000 buildings in the city of Chelyabinks according to NASA and the Russian Interior Ministry . The meteorite explosion preceded by a few hours the near miss of the much larger Asteroid 2012 DA14 whose impact would have been far more catastrophic. The close timing between the two events led to some scientists claiming that they were related. Not so according to NASA which released a statement saying that the meteorite and Asteroid 2012 DA14 were entirely unconnected.
More controversial are claims by Russian MP, Vladimir Zhirinovsky who told the Russian media that the meteorite was in fact a U.S. weapons test. First, let’s begin with Zhirinovsky’s comments. . © Copyright 2013. Meteor or Space Debris seen in night sky near Birmingham Airport 30 Jan 2013. M20130216 193017 LLL. Meteor above Cuba. [New Meteor] Cuba Meteor - Fireball Feb 18 2013. Meteoritos caen en Florida - NBC6 Bright light spotted in the skies over South Florida.
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