  There are several differences between the planetary entry of space vehicles
and that of asteroids. In this work we do investigate the applicability of
classical methods and approaches developed for debris analysis to asteroid
entry. In particular, the in-house DEBRIS tool, which has been designed and
developed to address the debris problem for uncontrolled re-entry objects, is
used here to predict the survivability and the ground footprint of asteroid
fragments. The results obtained for the Chelyabinsk event are presented as test
case. A comparison with the current available information is provided, proving
the validity of the proposed approach.
