Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Chelyabinsk meteor" in English language version.
Their conclusion is that the Chelyabinsk meteorite is from a family of rocks that cross Earth's orbit called Apollo asteroids.
We use this result to classify the meteoroid among the near Earth asteroid families finding that the parent body belonged to the Apollo asteroids.
Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Vladimir Purgin said many of the injured were cut as they flocked to windows to see what caused the intense flash of light, which was momentarily brighter than the sun.
Many injuries resulted from the panic which broke out... Much damage was done by the force of the concussion.
Many injuries resulted from the panic which broke out... Much damage was done by the force of the concussion.
Note that [the] estimates of total energy, diameter and mass are very approximate.
Their conclusion is that the Chelyabinsk meteorite is from a family of rocks that cross Earth's orbit called Apollo asteroids.
Note that [the] estimates of total energy, diameter and mass are very approximate.
Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Vladimir Purgin said many of the injured were cut as they flocked to windows to see what caused the intense flash of light, which was momentarily brighter than the sun.
