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Meteorite crash site found in Siberia Interfax (Russia) June 6, 2003 IRKUTSK - The crash site of a gigantic meteorite, Vitim, that hit Earth in September has been discovered in the Irkutsk region. An expedition from the Kosmopoisk scientific organization found an area of about 100 square kilometers covered with burnt trees and pieces of the meteorite 60 kilometers from the village of Mama, Alexander Bogun, deputy head of the district administration, told Interfax on Friday. The meteorite fell in the early hours of September 25, 2002, between the town of Bodaibo and the village of Balakhninsky near the Vitim River. The incident caused strong tremors in the region, similar to those of an earthquake. Sporadic flashes of light were seen over the crash site. The expedition members said that this is the second largest meteorite, after the famous Tunguska meteorite, to fall on Russian territory. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
