meteor shower in central russia

Wow, scary stuff. First event of this kind that I can recall in my lifetime. Footage of the event at:

www.smh.com.au/world/meteor-shower-over-russia-sees-meteorites-hit-earth-20130215-2ei2j.html

"A meteor shower has rained down on central Russia, sowing panic as hurtling space debris exploded in the air, blew out windows and injured dozens of people.

The Russsian Emergencies Ministry reported a meteoroid exploded in the skies above the Urals region, sending a shock wave that shattered windows, hurting about 100 people."


Asteroid 2012D14 is due tomorrow - it is large enough to wipe out a major city. Fortunately it is not expected to hit. Nasa will broadcast the flyby here:

science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/13feb_asteroidcoverage/