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Date: Apr 12 15:08 2015

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Meteor-like object over Russia's Murmansk caught on dash-cams Spoiler Residents of the Kola Peninsula witnessed the fall of a celestial body similar to the famous Chelyabinsk meteorite on Saturday night. It flashed at 02:10 am local time and was clearly seen in the sky. __________________

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Date: Apr 12 15:08 2015

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A crackling fireball that exploded over Russia last year appears to share an orbit with a huge asteroid discovered in October 2014, a new study reports. The Kola fireball was spotted on April 19, 2014, as it lit up the night sky above the Kola Peninsula near the Finnish-Russian border. Its orbit is "disturbingly similar" to the asteroid 2014 UR116, slated to pass by the moon in 2017, the study authors said. The 1,100-pound (500 kilogram) meteorite is an ordinary H5 chondrite, a type of stony meteorite responsible for 31 percent of Earth's impacts. Read more __________________

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Date: Apr 19 18:03 2014

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Spectacular fireball from space explodes over Russian city A suspected meteorite explosion has been recorded by citizens of the northern Russian city of Murmansk. Multiple drivers with dashcams out on the streets of the 300,000-people city at 2.10am on Saturday noticed a bright blue trail speed across the night sky, then explode while still in the air. Read more __________________

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