Chebarkul meteorite - debunking the myths

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In the Russian Federation is a major city-Chelyabinsk. 15 Feb 2013 in his surroundings fell in the Chebarkul meteorite. The event attracted the attention of the scientific world and the masses of curious.

Meteorite Fell in the Chelyabinsk

Chebarkul meteorite

Chelyabinsk, as well as residents of nearby areas at 9: 30, saw in the sky high speed flight of a UFO. The object glowed brightly, leaving behind jet trails. After a couple of seconds after the apparition swept through the city the shock wave toppled trees, the Windows flew glass, some buildings were destroyed. From splinters and stones hurt more than 1,500 inhabitants.

What was it? To the place where according to calculations, fell mysterious object, went to the government officials, scientists, and fearless of the crowd of the curious. The fall was recorded by NASA, he became interested in astronomers of many countries.

Celestial body-Chebarkul meteorite. This “from space" is the second largest after the famous Tunguska meteorite that arrived on Earth in 1908.

Description of «cosmic guest”

Chebarkul meteorite raised

The Chebarkul meteorite entered our atmosphere at an angle of 20° and swept with a velocity close to 20 km/h. Block of stone weighing 10 tons and a width of about 17 m is split at an altitude of 20 km. On the ground flew himself Chebarkul meteorite, but only its fragments.

The Explosion had a capacity 30 times greater than the bomb at Hiroshima, and pieces of «cosmic guest” brought a lot of destruction. Suffered Chelyabinsk and towns in Korkino, Kopeisk, Yemanzhelinsk and Yuzhnouralsk, the village of Etkul. Scientists say that if “guest” exploded just a couple of kilometers below, the consequences would have been much more disastrous.

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The Chebarkul meteorite, a photo of which can now be found in many scientific journals, is the ordinary chondrite. Contains iron and magnetic pyrites, olivine and sulfites, and some other complex compounds. Unusual meteorites are found traces of by titaniferous ore and native copper. In the body there are cracks filled with a glassy substance.

The meteorite broke away from the parent body aged about 4 billion years and before entering the Earth's atmosphere traveled in outer space.

Location drop

Chebarkul meteorite

In search of a meteorite went scientists and treasure seekers. Two main splinter quickly found in the Chebarkul district. The third piece found in the Zlatoust district. The fourth part is – and biggest – fell into the lake Chebarkul. Those who observed this phenomenon, argued that a huge stone raised a wave height of 3-4 meters.

You can pick it up from the muddy bottom of the lake was a challenging task. Chip weighed, as expected, not less than 300 kg, and then all of 400. Under its own weight it deep in the bottom silt. Chebarkul meteorite lifted only in the late summer of 2013. For this operation the local authority was given 3 million rubles.

When a piece of the meteorite pulled from the bottom of the lake, his weight was more than estimated. The stone weighed as much as 600 kg., the Scientists carefully examined the Chebarkul meteorite and announced that he poses no chemical or radioactive hazard.

Now the Chelyabinsk meteorite (the official name) - a local landmark, it is stored in Museum of local lore of Chelyabinsk.

In addition to these 4 main parts were found many small meteor stones.

Interesting facts

Chebarkul meteorite photo

The Fall of the Chelyabinsk meteorite made a lot of noise. Worth mentioning are the interesting facts associated with this event:

  • Today, the place of the meteorite fall organized tourist trips,
  • Medal was established with the insertion of the meteorite for athletes in the Olympic games will win 15 February,
  • Many pieces of "space alien" have gone to private collections
  • Had a number of thematic brands of alcohol and sweets – “The Chebarkul meteor”, “the Meteorite in Chelyabinsk”, “Urals guest” and other creative names,
  • Enterprising businessmen began to produce clothing, utensils, and other trifles with prints Chebarkul meteorite,
  • Chelyabinsk perfume company has created an unusual perfumes “the Chebarkul meteorite” components of metal and stone,
  • A resourceful residents have put up for online auctions things affected by the explosion of a meteorite, all the lots were quickly sold out by the strange hands of collectors,
  • There were the scammers who spread information about the healing and magical properties of the meteorite,
  • The state compensated the residents knocked out by the blast of a window; a wanting to get compensation themselves knocked out Windows in the apartments.

The Scientists said that a meteor of this magnitude falls to the Ground not more than 1 time in 100 years.


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