A meteor hit Russia at 09:20 Yekaterinburg Time on 15 February 2013.

It’s weight was 10,000 tons and its speed was 18 km/s above the atmosphere but when it entered the atmosphere it slowed down to about 8-6 km/s, its weight was reduced to about 500 tons. This is because when the meteor comes in from space, entered the atmosphere and because of air resistance and drag it was slowed down + because of air resistance the weak points of the meteor broke up and became tiny pieces plus the surface of the meteor heated up to about 6000 degrees C this melted some of the metal, that made the meteor lighter. Then amazingly, the meteor exploded!!!! In mid air!!! This explosion occurred 15 to 25 km above the ground and shrapnel(bits of metal or glass) rained down in the area(this is not why the glass broke). The shockwave from the meteor shattered glass,damaged building and other property. Sadly many people were injured about 1200 people when the meteor exploded in mid air. This incident is compared to the incident called the Tunguska event. This event was also caused by a meteor approximately the same size and grabbed headlines just like this incident. Dmitry Medvedev the prime minister of Russia is suggesting that we should build a more advanced warning system(since we already have a warning system) for protection from any objects from outer space. Oh by the way I forgot to mention the name of the meteor! Its called the Chebarkul meteor. So that’s a little bit about the Chebarkul meteor, if you want more information stay tuned there will be a post coming up.