Russian meteor impact explained

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Graphic: Russian meteor impact explained

A 10 ton meteor has hit the atmosphere above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk causing hundreds of injuries and widespread damage to houses, schools and hospitals in the area.



By Conrad Quilty-Harper, graphic by Mark Oliver
3:07PM GMT 15 Feb 2013

Up to 1,000 people were reported to be injured, two seriously, with another 100 taken to hospital for treatment.

According to the Russian Academy of Sciences the meteorite was "very strong" and probably made of iron.

The meteor is estimated to have hit the atmosphere 32 miles above the earth at 10-13 miles per second.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/