[Video] Meteor Shower Over Russia Causes Light Show In The Lower Atmosphere

**SYNACK** · 15th February 2013, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by edutech4schools

Why do so many drivers record the road in front of them?

Accident cameras are quite common in some parts, especially where there can be some dispute, they usually keep something like the last 15min of footage in a rolling cycle and you can hit a button to save it or an inbuilt accelerometer will detect a crash and cut off like a black box.

Lots of commercial companies use them in their fleet vehicles which can help with insurance.

http://www.spytechs.com/Car-Cameras/default.htm

**CHR1S** · 15th February 2013, 11:21 AM

Meteorite Explodes Over Russia, Panic Spreads (Updating Live) | Gizmodo UK

Go down to the explosion section videos and turn up the volume, wow!!

**DaveP** · 15th February 2013, 11:57 AM

There are reports that say the meteor was 10 tons before impact with the Earth's atmosphere.

Link: Asteroid is passing close to Earth and a meteor struck Russia : Sports : miNBCnews.com

**JJonas** · 15th February 2013, 12:00 PM

Meteor shards hit Russia after explosion in the sky - video | World news | guardian.co.uk

**Little-Miss** · 15th February 2013, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Geoff

In Soviet Russia, space explores you!

THERE IT IS!!! I've been waiting for one of these...

**DT2** · 15th February 2013, 12:57 PM

Incredible Meteor Crash in Russia (February 15th Meteor Shower) - YouTube

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**DaveP** · 15th February 2013, 01:51 PM

Footage from inside an office and store room:

**DaveP** · 15th February 2013, 03:03 PM

Twitter Pic: Hole in the ice made by meteor debris falling through the atmosphere over Russia:

Twitter link: Hole in Chebarkul Lake made by#RussianMeteor debris [This picture has not yet been confirmed by other sources: Looks very round/symmetrical]

**DaveP** · 15th February 2013, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Little-Miss

THERE IT IS!!! I've been waiting for one of these...

Here is something else you might also have been waiting for:

**DaveP** · 15th February 2013, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by DaveP

There are reports that say the meteor was 10 tons before impact with the Earth's atmosphere.

Link: Asteroid is passing close to Earth and a meteor struck Russia : Sports : miNBCnews.com

The estimated dimensions before impact with the atmosphere now stand at:

...Based on the duration of the event, it was a very shallow entry. It was larger than the meteor over Indonesia on Oct. 8, 2009. Measurements are still coming in, and a more precise measure of the energy may be available later. The size of the object before hitting the atmosphere was about 49 feet (15 meters) and had a mass of about 7,000 tons...

Link: Russia Meteor Not Linked to Asteroid Flyby - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory