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Imagine, you are driving to your work. Driving, driving, and listening radio. And then baaah, a meteorite falls literary on yor head.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/f525TmMSBs0&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/f525TmMSBs0&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1</a>

Pretty unique accident. Ural region actualy is the center of russion military industry.

Some scientists sayed, it is not connected, others, that it was by gravity connected to larger meteorite. Probably they just don't know, but as scientists they have to pley their social role and just can't say, we realy don't know.

Meteorite created discussion, that there should be antimeteorite defence like anti missile defence. That would cost like apollo space programm, but if hudge rock falls on London, it would be woth it.
Alsou there were talk, that meteorites consist of silicates and iron and aren't particulary dangerous, but if it was some space trash, better don't touch it as space high-tech trash orbiting around the earth contains dangerous chemicals and radioactive materials.

It spawned number of jokes that a Falling Star were a late valentine gift, and picture that Putin saddled the meteorite.





Many actualy liked this event, say, meteorite could attract folks to Chelabinsk and surrounding towns.

The picture is mocking of Putins macho / cowboy fotosession.


I was thinking, why there is no any historical evidence of meteorite. Maybe it's becouse at the time it was wieved as action of gods or angels, and so by science is taken as fairy-tailes. There are some talks, that biblical story about Sodom and Gomorrah could be simply a desription of meteorite event.

With IE I seen nothing, but google shows nice 3D wiev of solar system with asteroids.
http://www.asterank.com

Look at full 3D wiev.