According to new estimates
by NASA, the size of the cosmic body at the entrance was not 15, but 17 meters,
weight - 10 tons (previous calculations gave a lot in 7000 tonnes). Flight car from the entrance to the
atmosphere of oblast in the region lasted 32.5 seconds.
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| Oblast in Chelyabinsk Region © REUTERS / Amateur video via Reuters TV |
NASA adjusted according to new data calculations of the parameters of
the cosmic body, which fell on Friday in Chelyabinsk region , and concluded
that the object was much larger, and they caused the explosion more powerful
than previously thought - 0 5 megatons, which is 30 times the power of the
nuclear bomb exploded over Hiroshima.
On Friday, at 07.20 MSK
residents of several regions of the Urals observed flying car - a fireball with
a smoky tail. The oblast fall ended with a bright flash and a powerful
explosion. In Chelyabinsk region, which was close to the epicenter, were
damaged by the shock wave of the building, smashed about 100 thousand square
meters of glass, about 1.2 thousand people sought medical help.
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| Damages from Oblast in Chelyabinsk Region |
According to new estimates
by NASA, the size of the cosmic body at the entrance was not 15, but 17 meters,
weight - 10 tons (previous calculations gave a lot in 7000 tonnes). "In
addition, evaluation of the energy released at the event, has been increased
from 30 to 500 kilotons," - said in a statement. These estimates were made
by additional data obtained from five infrasound stations, one of which is
located in Alaska, 6.5 thousand kilometers from Chelyabinsk region. Station
information indicates that the flight from the car-entry to failure lasted 32.5
seconds.
"The events of this
magnitude can occur on average once in a hundred years ... It can be expected
that a large number of meteorites reached land, in this case, some of them may
be more," - said Paul Chodas (Paul Chodas), Program Officer for
Research-Earth space objects NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
However, while there are
no reliable data on the findings of debris of oblast car. In the area of the
fall of the meteorite fragments fell almost all Chelyabinsk region with the
suburbs. Official data on the number of victims grew during the day at an
alarming rate. At the beginning of the four mentioned, then about 50 victims,
but two hours later, there were already about 400, with another two - more than
700, with another two - almost a thousand. According to the latest Ministry of
Health, 1147 injured people , including 259 children, health clinics
hospitalized 51 people, including 13 children. The doctor National Center for
Disaster Medicine "Protection", based on the medical records, decided
to transport the injured to Moscow one - 52-year-old woman who received two
broken vertebrae.
According to the Emergencies Ministry - As a result of the
accident 2962 buildings damaged including 34 health institutions, 11
institutions of social protection, building schools and 361 kindergartens.
Governor said that the
operational headquarters drained a lot of information from the municipalities
of the Chelyabinsk region. By Monday it will be
clear of overall picture of destructi
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