Chelyabinsk meteor
near-Earth asteroid that fell over Russia in 2013
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Summary
Chelyabinsk meteor is a near-Earth asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of near earth asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,187 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Russia[3]
- Instance of: meteor[4]
- Site of astronomical discovery: Chelyabinsk Oblast[5], Kurgan Oblast[6], Orenburg Oblast[7], Bashkortostan[8], Sverdlovsk Oblast[9], Tyumen Oblast[10], Aktobe Region[11], Kostanay Region[12]
- Named after: Chelyabinsk[13]
- Location: Russia[14]
- Commons category: 2013 Russian meteor event[15]
- Time of discovery or invention: February 15, 2013[16]
- Start time: February 15, 2013[17]
- End time: February 15, 2013[18]
- Point in time: February 15, 2013[19]
- Number of deaths: 0[20]
- Number of injured: 1491[21], 1613[22]
- Has effect: Chelyabinsk meteorite[23]
- Longitude of ascending node: 326.41 degree[24]
- Damaged: structural failure[25]
Why It Matters
Chelyabinsk meteor has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]