Nasa estimates the asteroid was approximately 17 meters in diameter with a mass of approximately 11,000 metric tons and traveled approximately 18 kilometers per second. All these events recalled the incredible experience of the chelyabinsk meteor in 20, when a very bright super bolid hit the atmosphere over a. I am not sure who to report this to, if anyone knows who best to get this please forward it. Meteorites are believed to originate in the asteroid belt between the planets of mars and jupiter. Download pdf magazines and ebook free usa, uk, australia. Pdf seismoacoustic coupling induced by the breakup of. The cuban meteor on feb 1st 2019 serves as an additional example to demonstrate. Meteorite explosion over chelyabinsk injures hundreds.
The bulk of the wtos current work comes from the 198694 negotiations called the uruguay round and earlier negotiations under the general agreement on tariffs and trade gatt. The monitoring of meteor tropic effects is expressed in synopticstatistical terms by means of the mean number of days with contrasting and very contrasting weather changes in boxes of 5 x 5. More meteors create fireballs over cuba, florida and. Small asteroid disintegrates over cuba in daylight space. A day after a stunning meteorite tore through the skies above russia, causing widespread damage and hospitalising scores of people, sightings of fireballs have been reported by residents in california and on cuban state television. Meteoryt nad kuba 17 luty 20 meteorite over cuba 17. The meteor was moving at a speed of about 18 kms 40,000 mph, it passed over the southern ural region and exploded in the air over chelyabinsk oblast. Mysterious large fireball falling to earth crashes in. Published on feb 15, 20 a compilation of the best videos of meteorites which hit russia today, falling and exploding over yekaterinburg, tyumen. Christy 2 feb 2016 house committee on science, space and technology associated impact of extra greenhouse gases, is not understood well enough to even reproduce the past climate much more in section 2. A bright fireball has been spotted over colorado on thursday february 7th, 2019 around 6.
Chelyabinsk, russia reuters a meteorite streaked across the sky and exploded over central russia on friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured 1,200 people. Paris, 22 february 20 the financial action task force fatf is the global standard setting body for antimoney laundering and combating the financing of terrorism amlcft. Stratifiedintercept methodology based on personal, facetoface interviews in cuba. Cnn a meteor broke apart over western cuba on friday. Meteorite hits cuba with huge sonic boom american meteor. The daylight meteor seen in cuba on february 1 left a long smoke trail. Annual report 20 the wto was born out of negotiations aimed at progressively reducing obstacles to trade. The issue for congress here is that such demonstrably deficient. Past weather in havana, cuba yesterday or further back. The chebarkul meteor of 15 february 20 on friday, february 15, a meteor exploded over the city of chelyabinsk population. Scientists created reconstructions of the meteor explosion, like this. About 1,100 injured as meteorite hits russia with force of atomic bomb. Feb 2015, circumstances of cubanite in a comet and asteroid.
Ionosonde observations of ionospheric disturbances due to. In order to protect the international financial system from money laundering and financing of terrorism mlft risks and to encourage greater compliance with the amlcft standards, the fatf identified jurisdictions. On june 10, 1994, a meteor fell on palmarito farm, close to lajas, in the province of cienfuegos, and everything took place to the surprise and fright of some farmers who were working the land. These events recalled the chelyabinsk meteor of february 20, when a super bolide, 400 times brighter than the cuba meteor according to.
Seismoacoustic coupling induced by the breakup of the 15. Government assessment of the syrian governments use of. Cameras all across the region registered the historic event creating an ahhoc network of instruments able to potentially. February 15, 20 500 kton tnt equivalent 25x hiroshima not an exact science show the 20 chelyabinsk meteorite impact astro 120 fall 2019, lecture 21 page 4 february 15, 20 500 kton tnt equivalent 25x hiroshima. Meteor hits russia feb 15, 20 event archive youtube. So far, we received over 100 reports about this event and multiple photos of what looks like a smoke trail left behind the fireball. Cubans overwhelmingly ratify new socialist constitution. Get the monthly weather forecast for estero, fl, including daily highlow, historical averages, to help you plan ahead.
At 18h36m feb 4 20 ut i was driving on due north when right out the. A lesson in asteroid dynamics activity nasajpl edu. On tuesday 12 february 20, or thursday 14 february, at 8 p. United states february 20 calendar with american holidays. Cuba, too, reports powerful meteorite explosion the. Russian meteorite followed by claimed sightings in cuba and california. Whats going on reports of another meteorite falling in cuba after the huge meteor that struck russia i heard even of one other that fell in kanzistan all at once if you have more. Meteorite explodes over russia, more than 1,000 injured.
Russian meteorite followed by claimed sightings in cuba. An algorithmic approach for detecting bolides with the. A meteorite may range in size from less than a gram to more than 60 tons. It was caused by an approximately 20 m 66 ft nearearth asteroid with a speed of 19. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month. A variety of data and preliminary analyses are available online for the february 15, 20 meteor blast above the city of chelyabinsk, russia. Image via hatzel vela several meteorites have been found in western cuba after a huge meteor. The chelyabinsk meteor was a superbolide that entered earths atmosphere over russia on 15 february 20 at about 09. Scientists reveal the full power of the chelyabinsk meteor explosion. If this had happened during the cuban missile crisis, or at another such time. The meteor event in russia on friday is a sobering reminder that space is a busy place, and that space rocks can take us by surprise. Massive meteor crashes in cuba february 15, 20 youtube.
Seismoacoustic coupling induced by the breakup of the 15 february 20 chelyabinsk meteor benoit tauzin,1 eric debayle,1 cathy quantin,1 and nicolas coltice1 received 15 april 20. The shockwave from the blinding fireball injured 1,200. A meteorite may have struck western cuba, national weather. The blast, equivalent to 300,000 tons of tnt, shattered windows, damaged more than 3,000 building and. A recent example is the 20 chelyabinsk superbolide that. At its most intense, meteor fireball glowed 30 times brighter than the sun. In the days after the stunning meteor explosion over chelyabinsk, russia, that injured more than 1,200 people, three more meteor events were sighted over cuba, florida and. Monthly calendar for the month february in year 20. The chelyabinsk meteor or 20 russian meteor event happened on 15 february 20 over chelyabinsk, russia at about 9. Small asteroid disintegrates over cuba in daylight space earthsky.
Another sighting in february 20, in the zone of rodas, also in cienfuegos, has not been certified since the experts did not find proof of the phenomenon. Abc 20 research a wellknown comet or meteor shower. Watch the btn story space rock and summarise the story in your own words. Chelyabinsk meteor simple english wikipedia, the free. Feb 15, 20 a small meteorite streaked through the skies above russias urals region. In the tunguska event, the meteor is thought to have been about 120 feet in diameter, 220 million lbs, and traveling around 33,500 mph, so a little more than twice the size of the chelyabinsks meteor. The us national weather service twitted that its radar may have detected a huge meteor near vinales, cuba around 1. Shockwave shadows in ultra slow motion bullet schlieren smarter every day 203 duration.
Second meteor video in cuba two hours before russia meteor. Image via hatzel vela several meteorites have been found in western cuba after a huge meteor was seen by many in broad. United states february 2010 calendar with american holidays. Indeed, the models clearly overcook the atmosphere. We report the results of our investigations on the potential ionospheric effects caused by the. Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that enshrines the oneparty socialist system as irrevocable while instituting modest economic and social changes, according to the national. Monthly calendar for the month february in year 2010. Ionosonde observations of ionospheric disturbances due to the 15 february 20 chelyabinsk meteor explosion r. Police are investigating a mysterious large fireball falling to the earth spotted in salem, oregon, in the southwest of polk county.
The 20 chelyabinsk meteorite impact astro 120 fall 2019. Meteorite explosion over chelyabinsk injures hundreds world. August 30, 20 government assessment of the syrian governments use of chemical weapons on august 21, 20 the united states government assesses with high confidence that the syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack in the damascus suburbs on august 21, 20. The fiery trail was reported by a local resident around 4. About 1,100 injured as meteorite hits russia with force of. A day after a spectacular meteor blast shook russias urals region, the cleanup operation got under way saturday in the hardhit russian city of chelyabinsk. Meteorite shock wave and flash at chelyabinsk youtube.