Meteorite explodes over Russia, more than 1000 injured

Meteorite explodes over Russia, more than 1000 injured

The space rock that lit up the skies over Russia also crushed the Internet as funny folks scrambled to craft meteor memes.

This terrifying video of a meteor explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia, is one of many angles of the fiery event captured by amateurs Friday. This particularly dramatic angle of the explosion over a highway shows a bright flash

Did you see the meteor? Share your images with CNN iReport. Moscow (CNN) -- A meteor streaked through the skies above Russia's Urals region Friday morning before exploding with a flash and boom that shattered glass in buildings and left about 1,000

Almost immediately after a meteor exploded over Russia, locals flocked to social media to upload pictures and video of the blast and its aftermath.

MOSCOW -- A meteor streaked over the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday morning, producing a blast that injured hundreds, caused minor damage to buildings and temporarily disrupted Internet communication, officials said.