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NASA says ‘small asteroid’ exploded over Russia: event took everyone by surprise

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 2/16/13

February 16, 2013 – RUSSIA – At a news conference Friday, NASA scientists said the object that exploded over Russia was a “tiny asteroid” that measured roughly 45 feet across, weighed about 10,000 tons and traveled about 40,000 mph. The object vaporized roughly 15 miles above the surface of the Earth, causing a shock wave that triggered the global network of listening devices that was  established to detect nuclear test explosions. The force of the explosion measured between 300 and 500 kilotons, equivalent to a modern nuclear bomb, according to Bill Cooke, head of the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

 

Meteorite fireballs streak across skies over Cuba and San Francisco

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 2/16/13

February 16, 2013 – HAVANA — An object fell from the sky over central Cuba on Thursday night and turned into a fireball “bigger than the sun” before it exploded, a Cuban TV channel reported Friday, citing eyewitnesses. Some residents in the central province of Cienfuegos were quoted as saying that at around 8 p.m. local time Thursday (0100 GMT Friday) they saw a bright spot in the sky comparable to a bus in size.

 

Meteorite fragments rain down on Russia: 1100 injuries reported; force of 20 atomic bombs

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 2/15/13

Large fireball blazes a trail through the sky over Russia. The trail of a falling object is seen above an apartment block in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Friday in an image taken from video.

February 15, 2013 – SIBERIA - Bright objects, tentatively identified as fragments of a meteorite, streaked through the sky in western Siberia early on Friday, accompanied by a boom that damaged buildings across a vast swath of territory. Around 500 people were reported to have been injured, most from breaking glass. Emergency officials had reported no deaths by Friday afternoon but said that 14 people had been hospitalized. Yelena Smirnykh, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Emergency Situations, told Ekho Moskvy radio that she believed the meteorite broke apart and fell in several places. Another government expert, who spoke to Moscow FM radio station, said he believed it may have been a bolide, a type of fireball meteor that explodes in the earth’s atmosphere because of its composition or angle of entry and can be observed from the ground.

Pope will have security, immunity by remaining in the Vatican

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Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY | Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:59pm EST

Pope Benedict XVI poses with Italian cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (4th L) and bishops from the Liguria region during a meeting at the Vatican February 15, 2013. REUTERS-Osservatore Romano

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(Reuters) - Pope Benedict's decision to live in the Vatican after he resigns will provide him with security and privacy. It will also offer legal protection from any attempt to prosecute him in connection with sexual abuse cases around the world, Church sources and legal experts say.

"His continued presence in the Vatican is necessary, otherwise he might be defenseless. He wouldn't have his immunity, his prerogatives, his security, if he is anywhere else," said one Vatican official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Mysterious Purple Spheres In Arizona…. Transmuting?

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Source: Indian in the Machine - 2/14/13

 

‘They’re out of this world!’: Mysterious purple spheres found in the desert spark speculation. Tuscon locals are baffled by the appearance of thousands of tiny, purple sphere that have appeared in the middle of Arizona desert.

 

Geradine Vargas and her husband discovered the strange collection Sunday while on a walk.

Mystery: No one seems to know what these purple spheres in the desert are and where they came from.

 

Skyfall: Meteorites Strike Earth Every Few Months

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wunderground.com By: Frank Jordans | Associated Press Published: February 15, 2013

BERLIN -- A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia on Friday, causing a shockwave that blew out windows injuring hundreds of people and sending fragments falling to the ground in the Ural Mountains. Here's a look at those objects in the sky:

What's the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

Meteors are pieces of space rock, usually from larger comets or asteroids, which enter the Earth's atmosphere. Many are burned up by the heat of the atmosphere, but those that survive and strike the Earth are called meteorites. They often hit the ground at tremendous speed - up to 30,000 kilometers an hour (18,642 mph) according to the European Space Agency. That releases a huge amount of force.

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