What a weight 570 kilometers, the greatest remnants of meteorites falling to Russia are discovered

On February 15, 2013Fall into Lake Chevarcuri in the Ural region Chelyabinsk provinceThen 1000 or more injuries occurred and lumps which became part of the meteorite 20,000 people exercised for rescue were found from the bottom of the lake at the falling point.

BBC News - Meteorite pulled from Russian lake
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The chunk, 1.5 meters in length and 570 kilos in weight, discovered from a 13-meter lake bottom by a diver was recognized by Dr. Caroline Smith of the London Natural History Museum as part of the debris of the meteorite.


A meteoroid with an original diameter of 17 meters and a weight of about 10,000 tons entered the atmosphere and then proceeded in the atmosphere while generating roar of tremendous flash and shock wave,Lake ChebalcuI dug a hole of about 6 meters in diameter on the ice stretched over the surface of the lake and dropped.


After the fall of the meteorite, objects that can be seen as more than ten fragments have been found so far, only 4 to 5 have been recognized as fragments of the meteorite, and the discovery this time is the maximum It has become that of. Assistant Professor Sergey Zamozdra of Chelyabinsk State University said: "As a result of preliminary investigation, this is recognized as a trace of the Chelyabinsk meteorite, which is the size of the top 10 I will comment ".

The movie below summarizes the movie that captured the scene of the Chelyabinsk meteorite falling on 15th February. You can see how the light shines brighter all day, and the roar of the shock wave that destroyed the window glass etc in various places.

Meteor Hits Russia 2013 - Best Footage Collection - YouTube