In Photos: Meteorite strike sows panic in Russia
A man identifying himself as Viktor poses for a photograph after receiving treatment for injuries sustained from a shock wave following a meteorite strike, at an emergency room in a hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia, Feb. 15, 2013.Andrei Kuzmin/Reuters
A meteor is seen in this frame grab made from a video done with a dashboard camera on a highway from Kostanai, Kazakhstan, to the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, Feb. 15, 2013.Nasha Gazeta/The Associated Press
In this photo taken with a mobile phone camera, a meteorite contrail is seen in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013.Sergey Hametov/The Associated Press
The trail of a falling object is seen above a residential apartment block in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, in this still image taken from video shot on Feb. 15, 2013.OOO Spetszakaz/Reuters
People look at the damage to a shop after an object falling from the sky hit the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, Feb. 15, 2013.Andrei Kuzmin/Reuters
In this photo taken with a mobile phone camera, a minivan passes a zinc factory building where about 600 square metres of a roof collapsed after an object falling from the sky struck the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, Feb. 15, 2013.Valentin Kazakov/The Associated Press
A man removes shards of glass from the frame of a broken window after an object falling from the sky hit the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, Feb. 15, 2013.Andrei Kuzmin/Reuters
Broken windows and debris are seen inside a sports hall after an object falling from the sky hit the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, Feb. 15, 2013.OOO Spetszakaz/Reuters
A circular hole in the ice of Chebarkul Lake where a meteor reportedly struck the lake near Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.Uncredited/The Associated Press
A local resident repairs a window broken by a shock wave from a meteor explosion in Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers east of Moscow, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.Boris Kaulin/The Associated Press
Cars pass by a zinc factory building with it's roof collapsed in Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers east of Moscow, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.Boris Kaulin/The Associated Press
In this photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru municipal workers repair damaged electric power circuit outside a zinc factory building with about 600 square meters of a roof collapsed after a meteorite exploded over in Chelyabinsk region on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013Oleg Kargapolov/The Associated Press