The meteorite arrived a day before asteroid 2012 DA14 passed Earth very closely (about 17,510 miles). But experts said the two events were not connected. There were lots of rumors in the first few hours after the incident. Reports on Russian state television and in local media suggested that the Russian military blew apart the meteorite.
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