Map tracks path of dust plume from Chelyabinsk meteor
Satellite data capture how jet stream pushed particles through planet's atmosphere
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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