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Possible Huge Chunk Of Russian Meteorite Found

Posted on the 17 October 2013 by Gerard @presurfer
Possible Huge Chunk Of Russian Meteorite Found
The largest discovered fragment of the Russian Chelyabinsk meteorite, weighing around 570 kilograms (1,256 pounds), has been lifted from the bed of Lake Chebarkul in the Urals.
The huge meteorite chunk split into three pieces when scientists tried to weigh it. The precise weight could not be established because the heavy object broke the scales.

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