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Remember the meteor over Russia that exploded?\u00a0 It was a once in a century event.\u00a0 Last time such a massive meteor of this size hit the earth was in 1908!\u00a0 And unlike the initial estimate of 10 tons that the scientists had of this meteor; it is now believed to have been 10,000 tons.\u00a0 And, it released energy equal to 30 Atom Bombs that exploded over Hiroshima!\u00a0 Heck, a little closer to Earth and the impact could have been really devastating!<\/p>\n

New estimates reported by NASA<\/a> indicate that the meteor that rocked Chelyabinsk<\/a>, Russia last week was the largest to hit the earth in more than a century. While early estimates placed the 55-foot meteor in the 10-ton range, the actual size was closer to 10,000<\/em> tons, and the energy released during the event was in the neighborhood of 500 kilotons. As The Wall Street Journal<\/em> points out<\/a>, that\u2019s more than 30 times the size of the atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima. The previous largest meteor impact was the 1908 event in Tunguska<\/a>, Siberia.<\/p>\n

The Voice of Russia<\/em><\/a> reports that a total of 1,200 people have been injured and 3,724 buildings damaged by the impact, with a combined 200,000 square meters (2.15 million square feet) of shattered glass resulting from the shockwave. Damage is estimated to total 1 billion rubles, or about $33 million. (link<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are some of the best videos of the meteor.
\nRead Quote of Thomas Foster\u2019s answer to Meteor in Russia (February 2013): What are the best videos of the Russian meteor?<\/a> on Quora<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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