IMPACTS DUE TO NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS (NEOS) CAN HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON LIFE HERE ON THE EARTH. THE MOST RECENT TESTAMENT TO THIS IS THE CHELYABINSK METEOR WHICH ON FEBRUARY 15 2013 DISINTEGRATED IN AN AIRBURST WITH AN ENERGY OF ~ 500 KILOTONS OF TNT INJURING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AND CAUSING WIDESPREAD PROPERTY DAMAGE IN SEVERAL RUSSIAN CITIES
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