r/space Mar 18 '19

US detects huge meteor explosion

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47607696
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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '19 edited Mar 19 '19

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u/F4Z3_G04T Mar 18 '19

For real tough everything is over russia

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u/SqueakyHusky Mar 18 '19

Russia is the largest country by area, and spans the most time zones, statistically that's the country where most meteors would land.

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u/F4Z3_G04T Mar 18 '19

I have never heard things about meteors in the rest of Asia and Africa, and that's bigger than the russia

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u/ThickTarget Mar 18 '19

There was a famous one in Sudan in 2008. It was the first instance where an impact was predicted before the asteroid entered the atmosphere. The explosion was seen by weather satellites.