[meteorite-list] Russia mega meteor and asteroid 2012DA14 related, yes I think so...

[Bjorn Sorheim]

All the various arguments against it being a connection between the russian 
meteor of today and the asteroid passage also today of 2012 DA14 are quite 
shallow and actually faulty. The closest passage of a very large asteroid 
object ever and the the most damaging (for humans) meteorite fall ever in 
the same day and they are not related?? That is a joke! Added to this, can 
anyone with good knowledge (exact information) of the geometry of the two 
trajectories of these bodies just compare them? The best knowledge I got 
(from International Meteor Organization IMO) is pointing towards them being 
exact parallell, which would in effect exclude them from not being related. 
An object coming in shallow path from south could easily enter Russia from 
northeast in the morning. The earth rotates continuously and therefore 
entry from northeast is easily attainable. NASA (to the degree they have 
made a final verdict) is in error here. Unfortunately the world press has 
too little scientific background to counter an error from NASA and follow 
it as a flock of drowsy geese. Sorry but this is the situation in this case!
Psychologically, I think this is a case (on the the part of NASA) as - 
DON't you grab MY puppy!! (being incidentally asteroid 2012 DA14) Well, 
Russia did just that, and the US reaction followed - not the first time 
actually...

Bjørn Sørheim