Chelyabinsk Meteor Equaled Nearly 30 Hiroshima Bombs
During its surprise appearance the fireball was brighter than the sun.
Jan 7, 2014 12:00 AMOct 15, 2019 3:15 PM
A meteor streaks across the sky over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February, injuring hundreds. AP Photo/Chelyabinsk.ru/Yekaterina Pustynnikova
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