Chelyabinsk Meteor • High-fidelity Simulation Offers Insight into 2013 Atmospheric Disruption 10.3.23 VIDEO: The meteor is shown as a contour of the damage state (white intact, black fully-damaged). Shock-heated air nodes are displayed as points colored by their temperature. Initially fracture begins at the rear of the object. The crack then propagates forward eventually splitting the object into three coherent fragments. The fragments are disrupted shortly thereafter. Image courtesy of LLNL Pla

7.5K views · 116 reactions | Never forget Chelyabinsk “Feb 15,2013 - A "small" meteorite streaked through the skies above Russia's Urals region. The blast, equivalent to 300,000 tons of TNT, shattered windows, damaged more than 3,000 buildings and injured over 1,000 people. 8 months after the incident, the meteorite, weighing in at 570 kg, was pulled out of Lake Chebarkul, making it one of the biggest meteorites ever recovered.” Credit: Tuvix72 | Space-Time | Facebook

6.1K views · 125 reactions | In February 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor exploded 12 miles above Earth, injuring 1,500 people and damaging thousands of buildings. If the meteor had been slightly larger or hit at a steeper angle, the results could have been catastrophic, with thousands of fatalities. Despite its significance, the event is often forgotten, though it was widely captured on Russia’s dash cams, providing rare footage of the explosion. | The Randall Carlson | Facebook