Map tracks path of dust plume from Chelyabinsk meteor

Satellite data capture how jet stream pushed particles through planet's atmosphere

GETTING AROUND  The meteor that exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February created a particle plume (red and yellow) that eventually wrapped around the Northern Hemisphere.

NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

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When an 11,000-metric-ton meteor ripped through Earth’s atmosphere on February 15, 2013, it left behind a streak of dust that encircled the planet, satellite data show.