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The meteorite that crashed Friday morning in Russia had the world talking, including Tulsa. <\/p>\n
The Astronomy Club of Tulsa said it's a rare event to have such good video footage of a meteorite strike. <\/p>\n
We wanted to learn more about it and the asteroid that passed through its nearest distance from Earth Friday afternoon. <\/p>\n
Astronomers say it usually takes high profile events like this to grab the public's attention. But they hope this fascination leads others to learn more about near Earth objects. <\/p>\n
The meteor exploded with a blinding light over the Russian sky Friday morning, as it entered the Earth's atmosphere. The shock wave was deafening and was followed immediately by breaking glass and car alarms. <\/p>\n
\"Something like this will surprise the pants off you,\" said Lee Bickle, of the Astronomy Club of Tulsa. <\/p>\n
He was up early watching the coverage closely when the meteor exploded over the Russian city of Chelybinsk. <\/p>\n
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He said it was traveling close to 20 miles per second. <\/p>\n
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