Editing Shock wave (section)

=== In astrophysics ===
{{Main|Shock waves in astrophysics}}
Astrophysical environments feature many different types of shock waves. Some common examples are [[supernova]]e shock waves or [[blast wave]]s travelling through the interstellar medium, the [[bow shock]] caused by the Earth's magnetic field colliding with the [[solar wind]] and shock waves caused by [[galaxy|galaxies]] colliding with each other. Another interesting type of shock in astrophysics is the quasi-steady reverse shock or termination shock that terminates the ultra relativistic wind from young [[pulsar]]s.

==== Meteor entering events ====
[[File:Chelyabinsk meteor event consequences in Drama Theatre.jpg|thumb|Damage caused by [[Chelyabinsk meteor|a meteor shock wave]] ]]

Shock waves are generated by meteoroids when they enter the Earth's atmosphere.<ref>Silber E.A., Boslough M., Hocking W.K., Gritsevich M., Whitaker R.W. (2018). Physics of Meteor Generated Shock Waves in the Earth's Atmosphere – A Review. Advances in Space Research, 62(3), 489-532  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2018.05.010</ref> The [[Tunguska event]] and the [[2013 Russian meteor event]] are the best documented evidence of the shock wave produced by a [[Meteoroid#Notable meteors|massive meteoroid]].

When the 2013 meteor entered into the Earth's atmosphere with an energy release equivalent to 100 or more kilotons of TNT, dozens of times more powerful than the [[Little Boy|atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima]], the meteor's shock wave produced damage as in a [[supersonic speed|supersonic]] jet's flyby (directly underneath the meteor's path) and as a [[detonation wave]], with the circular shock wave centred at the meteor explosion, causing multiple instances of broken glass in the city of [[Chelyabinsk]] and neighbouring areas (pictured).