Meteorite crash site located in Siberia

[Rokenn]

Good thing this did not happen 20-30 years ago. It could have caused quite a scare.

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[ulr=http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/06/20/russia.meteorite.ap/index.html]Meteorite crash site located in Siberia[/url]
Friday, June 20, 2003 Posted: 12:14 PM EDT (1614 GMT)
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MOSCOW (AP) -- A group of scientists say they have found the spot in Siberia where a giant meteorite came crashing to Earth last year.

The researchers from the Kosmopoisk, or Space Search, research group told Rossiya state television Thursday that they believe a burned-out tract of taiga about 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) north of the city of Irkutsk is the spot where one or more meteorites fell on September 25.

Vadim Chernobrov, Kosmopoisk's coordinator, said the meteorite crash was "comparable to the force of a medium atomic bomb."

"In other words, this is a colossal historic event," he told Rossiya. "I'm simply happy that we were the first at the epicenter."

Chernobrov said that after examining the site, the research team believes two meteorites actually fell, not just one, as previously thought.