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Meteorite Fragment Weighing Over 2 Lbs Found in Chelyabinsk

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Scientists from Russia's Urals Federal University have discovered a meteorite fragment weighing more than one kilogram (2.2 lbs), the largest fragment found so far following the meteorite strike in the Chelyabinsk Region on February 15.

Scientists from Russia's Urals Federal University have discovered a meteorite fragment weighing more than one kilogram (2.2 lbs), the largest fragment found so far following the meteorite strike in the Chelyabinsk Region on February 15.

© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankScientists from Russia's Urals Federal University have discovered a meteorite fragment weighing more than one kilogram (2.2 lbs), the largest fragment found so far following the meteorite strike in the Chelyabinsk Region on February 15.
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Scientists from Russia's Urals Federal University have discovered a meteorite fragment weighing more than one kilogram (2.2 lbs), the largest fragment found so far following the meteorite strike in the Chelyabinsk Region on February 15.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankThe fragment was found by an expedition last weekend.
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The fragment was found by an expedition last weekend.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankA total of more than 100 fragments have been found by the expedition along a 50 kilometer (30 mile) trail that followed the meteorite's flight path, said expedition chief Viktor Grokhovsky (photo).
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A total of more than 100 fragments have been found by the expedition along a 50 kilometer (30 mile) trail that followed the meteorite's flight path, said expedition chief Viktor Grokhovsky (photo).
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankGrokhovsky said earlier that it was a stony meteorite, some 10 percent of which is composed of iron.
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Grokhovsky said earlier that it was a stony meteorite, some 10 percent of which is composed of iron.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankScientists are about to carry out a detailed analysis of the meteorite.
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Scientists are about to carry out a detailed analysis of the meteorite.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankUS space agency NASA estimated the meteorite had been roughly 15 meters (50 feet) in diameter when it struck Earth's atmosphere, traveling several times the speed of sound. It exploded into a fireball brighter than the morning sun.
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US space agency NASA estimated the meteorite had been roughly 15 meters (50 feet) in diameter when it struck Earth's atmosphere, traveling several times the speed of sound. It exploded into a fireball brighter than the morning sun.
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