What is the biggest meteor to hit Earth?

The Chelyabinsk meteor
The Chelyabinsk meteor was estimated to have caused over $30 million in damage. It is the largest recorded object to have encountered the Earth since the 1908 Tunguska event. The meteor is estimated to have an initial diameter of 17–20 metres and a mass of roughly 10,000 tonnes.

What really happened at Tunguska?

Here is what is known for sure: The explosion occurred about 7:13 AM local time on June 30, 1908. It left no impact crater. The event flattened some 2,000 square km (500,000 acres) of pine forest. Eyewitnesses reported a fireball followed by trembling ground and hot winds strong enough to knock people down.

What was the meteor that hit the Russian Sky?

Meteor Strike. Originally aired 03.27.13 Program Description A blinding flash of light streaked across the Russian sky, followed by a shuddering blast strong enough to damage buildings and send more than 1,000 people to the hospital. On the morning of February 15, 2013, a 7,000-ton asteroid crashed into the Earth’s atmosphere.

What is the biggest meteor strike in history?

CAROLINE SMITH (Natural History Museum, London): This is a once in a century event. NARRATOR: It is the biggest recorded meteor strike since 1908, when another monster from space flattened 800 square miles of Siberian forest.

How did Nova help scientists find the origin of a meteor?

Within days, NOVA crews joined impact scientists in Russia as they hunted for clues about the meteor’s origin and makeup.

What happened to the asteroid that exploded in 2013?

On the morning of February 15, 2013, a 7,000-ton asteroid crashed into the Earth’s atmosphere. According to NASA, the Siberian meteor exploded with the power of 30 Hiroshima bombs and was the largest object to burst in the atmosphere since the Tunguska event of 1908, which was also in Siberia and left few eyewitnesses or clues.