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I remember that there was a sott news about the 2002 meteor impact in Russia. But I couldn't find the article.
After some searching I found this link
http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/ccc/cc060703.html
After some searching I found this link
http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/ccc/cc060703.html
I found it quite disturbing that such huge meteorite impact recieves little news coverage.IRKUTSK. June 6 (Interfax) - 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.