Nothing escapes the Russian dashcam:
Follow the Twitter hashtags #Chelyabinsk and #meteorite for the latest.
Awesome videos, all amped on science geek excitement, but why are peeps driving down hwy videotaping? #chelyabinsk youtube.com/watch?v=7c-0iw…
— Scott Robarts (@srobarts) February 15, 2013
This may be the best video we've seen yet. The driver says, "What the f*** is that? Is that a f***ing meteorite?"
And an even more amazing shot of the Russian suspected meteorite youtube.com/watch?feature=…
— Daniel Sandford (@BBCDanielS) February 15, 2013
This video doesn't actually show the meteorite, but you can see the blast of light. It is from a building's security camera in Chelyabinsk.
Via Russia Today:
According to unconfirmed reports, the meteorite was intercepted by an air defense unit at the Urzhumka settlement near Chelyabinsk. A missile salvo reportedly blew the meteorite to pieces at an altitude of 20 kilometers
According to unconfirmed reports, the meteorite was intercepted by an air defense unit at the Urzhumka settlement near Chelyabinsk. A missile salvo reportedly blew the meteorite to pieces at an altitude of 20 kilometers
This video is from another building cam Nizhny Tagil [map], a town just north of Yekaterinberg. The flash of light is stunning.
Some good pics of the damage to various buildings in Chelyabinsk.
Updated site with pics, video of meteorite aftermath @znak_com: znak.com/urfo/articles/… Thanks @niktwick
— Russian Police Watch (@RusPoliceWatch) February 15, 2013
Listen as the meteorite blows out windows and sets of car alarms.
Vladimir Stepanov, chief of the Crisis Control Center at the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, says "Radiation levels on the territory of the Russian regions are normal. Energy, communications, transport insfrastrucure, and public services are functioning normally."
Locals in Qostanai Oblast in Northern Kazakhstan report having seen the flash from the meteorite -- Itar-TASS