A plunging meteor exploded today above central Russia, setting off a shock wave that shattered windows and hurt over 500 people.
ປະມວນພາບ ສະເກັດດາວຕົກ ສ້າງຄວາມແຕກຕື່ນ ຢູ່ຣັດເຊຍ
![The meteorite contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk, February 15, 2013. Photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cdc61364-de8b-4566-9c72-cff41a8a43df_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The meteorite contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk, February 15, 2013. Photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru.
![Workers repair a power line near the wall of a local zinc plant which was damaged by a shockwave from a meteor in Chelyabinsk, Russia, February 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0e4f27db-1a81-42cc-8177-fd46a144feff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers repair a power line near the wall of a local zinc plant which was damaged by a shockwave from a meteor in Chelyabinsk, Russia, February 15, 2013.
![Debris is shown in the Chelyabinsk region, February 15, 2013. Photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru.](https://gdb.voanews.com/08fdc47e-bac7-4df4-b795-2f5e26d817dd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Debris is shown in the Chelyabinsk region, February 15, 2013. Photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru.
![The meteorite contrail is seen over the village of Bolshoe Sidelnikovo, February 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c28a4012-69b1-45e1-bf8b-dcb61b2a265b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The meteorite contrail is seen over the village of Bolshoe Sidelnikovo, February 15, 2013.