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A Devastating Meteor Nearly 20 Meters Exploded over a City in Russia, Released Energy Equivalent to 500 Thousand Tons of TNT and Left More than 1,600 Injured

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A devastating meteor lit up the sky of Russia on February 15, 2013 and caused an atmospheric explosion that injured more than 1,600 people. The object, about 19 meters in diameter, disintegrated over the Chelyabinsk region, releasing energy equivalent to about 500,000 tons of TNT. The episode became a reference...
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A devastating meteor lit up the sky of Russia on February 15, 2013 and caused an atmospheric explosion that injured more than 1,600 people. The object, about 19 meters in diameter, disintegrated over the Chelyabinsk region, releasing energy equivalent to about 500,000 tons of TNT. The episode became a reference...

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O Antagonista broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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