Chelyabinsk superbolide explosion in the Earth's atmosphere: A common phenomenon or unique coincidence?

Geochemistry International

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 549-567

  Fortov, V E ^a   Sultanov, V G ^b   Shutov, A V ^b  

^a JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

asteroid comet hazard; Chelyabinsk meteorite; comet Shoemaker Levy 9; fragmentation and destruction of meteorites

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC PHENOMENA; ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY; COMET SHOEMAKER-LEVY 9; COSMIC BODIES; ENERGY RELEASE; JUPITERS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SPEED LOSS;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

METEORITES;

ASTEROID; COMET; EARTH; EXPLOSION; FRAGMENTATION; METEORITE;

EID: 84881058006     PISSN: 00167029     EISSN: 15561968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016702913070094     Document Type: Article

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