Massive meteorite chunk recovered in Russia from Lake Cherbarkul

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A massive piece of meteorite has been recovered from Lake Cherbakul in Russia. It is the biggest fragment of space rock found after the meteorite exploded over the Ural Mountains in February. Scientists hope further tests will confirm their theories, but say some features indicate the more than 570 kilogrammes-heavy object is really the main part of the meteor.

Around 400 fragments were found in a two-day search of the area in February. All fragments have been sent to the university research centre 'Nanotekh" for further research. The US space agency NASA estimated the meteor was 55 feet across before entering Earth's atmosphere and weighed about 10,000 tons. The main fireball streaked across the sky at a speed of about 19 miles per second, according to Russian space agency Roscosmos, before crashing into the snowy wastes. Report by Ashley Fudge.

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