Chelyabinsk Meteor Waves Largest Ever Detected By Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 14:31
in Astronomy & Space
Infrasonic waves from the meteor that broke up over over Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural mountains last week were the largest ever recorded by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization's (CTBTO) International Monitoring System. The blast was detected by 17 infrasound stations in the CTBTO's network, which tracks atomic blasts across the planet. The furthest station to record the sub-audible sound was 15,000 km away in Antarctica. read more