How big is the Chelyabinsk meteor?
19 m across · 62.3 ft
The 2013 meteor was about nineteen meters across before it exploded.
Giraffe 5.5 m
Chelyabinsk meteor 19 m
Compared with things you know
- The Chelyabinsk meteor is about 9.5× the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m
- The Chelyabinsk meteor is about 9.4× the height of a door Door: 2.03 m
- The Chelyabinsk meteor is about 4.2× the length of a family car Family car: 4.5 m
- The Chelyabinsk meteor is about 3.5× the height of a giraffe Giraffe: 5.5 m
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