Close encounter of the meteor kind...

[Nightshade]

Everyone has heard about the small asteroid that will make a close pass today (Friday Feb. 15th) but did you hear about its baby brother that just exploded in Russian skies?

http://rt.com/news/meteorite-crash-ural ... binsk-283/

[callmeslick]

pretty wild stuff.....just read about that one.

[Isaac]

Right now people are giving reports that the meteor has hit parts of the ground, but I'm wondering if they're confusing the sonic boom blast with an impact...

[Top Gun]

There's a zinc factory in the town with a pretty big hole in its side, so yeah, I'd say something made it down.

[Nightshade]

Here's a link to several videos cut together:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2 ... sion-video

[Tunnelcat]

Here's a pretty good set. In one of those, it looks like it's almost headed towards the driver. Heart attack time.

[Krom]

[Tunnelcat]

WOW!

I saw a meteor come down over the Pacific Coast Range when I was driving back to Corvallis one night years ago. It burned a bright green color as it streaked across the night sky. Fantastic sight.