[meteorite-list] Meteorite Crash Site Found In Siberia

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:34 2004
Message-ID: <200306061746.KAA00441_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.interfax.ru/one_news_en.html?lang=EN&tz=0&tz_format=MSK&id_news=5642068

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.
Received on Fri 06 Jun 2003 01:46:30 PM PDT