To 9:25 p.m. (Paris time), the asteroid 2012 DA-14 is passed within 28,000 kilometers of the Earth's surface. It was 50 meters in diameter and about 150 000 tonnes.
February, 15 2013
The asteroid 2012 DA-14 neared Earth
A meteor explodes over the Urals in Russia
A meteorite exploded Friday at 11:00 (6:00 in Paris) above the city of Chelyabinsk Russia, projecting glowing lightning in the sky and injuring nearly a thousand people, a rare event that has caused panic in this region of the Urals.
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