PIA16828: Fireball Streaking over Russia
This photograph of the meteor streaking through the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2013, was taken by a local, M. Ahmetvaleev. The small asteroid was about 56 to 66 feet (17 to 20 meters) wide.
 Target Name:  Earth
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Product Size:  3029 x 1080 pixels (w x h) 
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This photograph of the meteor streaking through the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2013, was taken by a local, M. Ahmetvaleev. The small asteroid was about 56 to 66 feet (17 to 20 meters) wide.

Image Credit:
Copyright M. Ahmetvaleev

Image Addition Date:
2013-02-16