The meteorite over Chelyabinsk arrived less than a day before asteroid 2012 DA14 was expected to pass Earth very closely (about 17,510 miles). But experts said the two events were not connected. There were lots of rumors and conspiracy theories, however, in the first few hours after the incident. Reports on Russian state television and in local media suggested that the meteorite was blown apart by local air defense units at an altitude of more than 15 miles.
What is true of the asteroid 2012 DA14?
It passed Earth without hitting it It hit earth 17,510 miles away from the landing site of the meteorite It was blown apart by the Russian military It created panic in Russia