Chelyabinsk meteor (2013)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chelyabinsk_meteor_(2013)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf meteor
airburst event
gptkbp:airburst_altitude ~29.7 km
gptkbp:altitude_of_explosion ~29.7 km
gptkbp:atmospheric_entry 2013-02-15
gptkbp:cause_of_injuries shockwave
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:crater_formed gptkb:Chebarkul_Lake
gptkbp:date 2013-02-15
gptkbp:destroyedBy ~7,200 buildings
gptkbp:diameter ~20 meters
gptkbp:emergencyDeclared gptkb:Chelyabinsk_region
gptkbp:energy_released ~470 kilotons of TNT
gptkbp:entered_atmosphere_at_angle ~18.3 degrees
gptkbp:evidence widely available
gptkbp:explosion_brightness brighter than the sun
gptkbp:explosion_equivalent ~30 Hiroshima bombs
gptkbp:first_detected_by local witnesses
gptkbp:fragments_recovered gptkb:Chebarkul_Lake
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chelyabinsk meteor (2013)
gptkbp:impact_on_policies increased asteroid monitoring
gptkbp:injuries ~1,500 people
gptkbp:largest_recovered_fragment ~570 kg
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chelyabinsk_Oblast
gptkbp:mass ~13,000 metric tons
gptkbp:mediaCoverage global
gptkbp:NASA_designation gptkb:Chelyabinsk_meteor
gptkbp:no_fatalities true
gptkbp:not_detected_before_entry true
gptkbp:notableFeature first major meteor event caught on dashcams
gptkbp:official_response gptkb:Russian_government
gptkbp:period 09:20 local time
gptkbp:publicly_available_videos hundreds
gptkbp:publicReaction panic, confusion
gptkbp:recovered_meteorite_type gptkb:LL5_ordinary_chondrite
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Tunguska_event
gptkbp:scientific_papers_published dozens
gptkbp:scientific_studies multiple international teams
gptkbp:shockwave_arrival ~2 minutes after entry
gptkbp:significance largest airburst since 1908
prompted review of asteroid detection programs
gptkbp:sound_delay ~2 minutes after flash
gptkbp:sound_heard hundreds of kilometers away
gptkbp:speed ~19 km/s
gptkbp:trajectory east to west
gptkbp:type gptkb:asteroid
asteroid fragment
gptkbp:UNESCO_event no
gptkbp:windows_shattered ~100,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chelyabinsk,_Russia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6