Chelyabinsk meteorite
The violent history of the Chelyabinsk meteorite
The Copernican May 22, 2014 With the second largest air burst recorded in history, a meteorite exploded over the southern Ural region of Russia in February 2013 and crashed near the city of Chelyabinsk. During its journey through Earth’s atmosphere, it underwent intense heating, eventually glowing brighter than the