Topic: Chelyabinsk region of Russia experiences "Armageddon-like" moment

[Libertas]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279020/It-like-scene-Armageddon-movie-More-500-people-injured-buildings-smashed-meteorite-shower-hits-Russian-town-causes-panic-knocks-mobile-network.html







Pretty impressive.  I bet when the flash from the blast lit up everything people probably thought they were under nuclear attack.

Meanwhile, we are tracking the path of astroid 2012 DA14 that NASA assures us will not come only closer than 17,000 miles at 2:25 p.m. EST today.



Not sure how nimble geo-synch satellites are in dodging space-bourne objects, expect we'll find out.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/asteroids/news/asteroid20130201315144.html

[Libertas]

Videos at first link didn't work for me, these via ZH do however -

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-15/meteor-travelling-19-miles-second-explodes-over-russian-urals-500-injured-video

Impressive show!

PS-Not sure why the date/time stamp on the second video says 2012, they on some funky old Orthodox calendar over there?   

[RickZ]

As someone else said, notice how they keep eating driving while the SMOD flies overhead.  Dinosaurs in cars.

[Glock32]

I hope "2012 DA14" isn't some obscure code that means "Wormwood"

[RickZ]

?? ? ! Super Meteor makes huge Crater in Russia

[Libertas]

Huh.  Just like War of the Worlds.