The Russian Meteor Is Fraction From 2012 DA14 ?

W-News | The Russian Meteor Is Fraction From 2012 DA14 ? | Many wondered if the meteor that exploded over Russia, Friday (02/15/2013) morning was part of the asteroid 2012 DA14 is approaching Earth. Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass close to Earth on Friday evening or Saturday early morning.

No one can be sure at this time whether a series or just a fluke came almost simultaneously.

The results of the analysis of the European Space Agency (ESA), the official Twitter account, stating that the results of the interim analysis there was no association between the meteor that exploded with the asteroid 2012 DA14. However, it is not described in detail the shape analysis.

Professor of astronomy Tomnsk State University, Siberia, Russia, named Tatiana Bordovitsina had suggested a possible connection between meteors and asteroids. In an interview at RIA Novosti, he said the meteor was probably an asteroid fragment, but more research is needed to confirm it.

Reported by the Guardian, Professor Ian Crawford of Birkbeck University, London, England, said it was too early to conclude the relationship between the two celestial bodies. One way to confirm it, according to him is by analyzing traces of a meteor that had video footage documenting the moments meteor.

If the same orbits of asteroids orbital path, it could be two are related. However, personally, he predicted meteor that exploded not broken asteroid 2012 DA14.

Asteroid 2012 DA14 with a diameter of about 45 meters is currently heading for Earth and will be at its closest to Earth on Friday (02/15/2013) evening or Saturday morning.

The object is expected to last 33 hours around the Earth and the Moon before returning away. The closest point to the Earth's estimated 27 600 kilometers, or closer than the geocentric satellites orbit at 36,000 miles.

NASA to make sure of the track, just approaching asteroid and will not hit the Earth's surface. If it gets hit Earth, the asteroid as big as it could cause an explosion with a force 1,000 times the power of a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

Meteor that crashed in Russia unknown size. However, the explosion caused damage in several towns. Lots of broken glass buildings wounding 400 people. A manufacturer of zinc in the City Chelyabinks ravaged by the blast.