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Meteosat-10 image of meteoroid trail aligned with Kazakhstan border in Google Maps. Credit: Paolo Attivissimo

I've taken the Meteosat-10 image of the Russian meteoroid trail and used the Kazakhstan border that is digitally superimposed on Meteosat-10 images to align the image with the border in Google Maps. The result is shown above. The letter A indicates the city of Celyabinsk. The trail would appear to extend for approximately 320 kilometers (200 miles).

I hope this is useful in reconstructing the trajectory of the meteoroid. Please feel free to use the composite image: just link back to this post or mention my name (Paolo Attivissimo) in the credits.

Italiano: ho preso un'immagine del satellite Meteosat-10 che mostra la scia della meteora e l'ho allineata con Google Maps. La lettera A indica la città di Celyabinks. La scia risulta lunga circa 320 chilometri. Spero che quest'analisi possa essere utile nella ricostruzione della traiettoria e della velocità della meteora.