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VOX POPULI: The meteor that fell to Earth

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of the vernacular Asahi Shimbun.

photo：Broken windows in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 16 were apparently shattered the previous day by a shock wave from the explosion of a meteor. (Hideki Soejima) Broken windows in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 16 were apparently shattered the previous day by a shock wave from the explosion of a meteor. (Hideki Soejima)

The meteor that flew over Russia's Ural region and exploded on Feb. 15 surprised the world. An English-language newspaper playfully reported the event with a headline echoing the famous phrase from Superman: "It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a meteor!"

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