World News Russians recovering meteor fragments

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Scientists have found more than 50 tiny fragments of a meteor that exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of dozens of atomic bombs. Viktor Grokhovsky, who led the expedition from Urals Federal University, said Feb. 18 the meteorites plucked from the ice-covered Chebarkul Lake so far are less than a centimeter across, with an iron content of about 10 percent. Locals saw a big meteorite fall into the lake Feb. 15, leaving a 6-meter-wide hole in the ice. Russian health officials Feb. 18 raised the number of those injured from the meteor's arrival to nearly 1,500 people, with 46 of them still hospitalized. (AP)

ロシアの科学者、隕石の破片を発見

ロシアのウラル地方上空で２月15日に爆発した隕石の一部とされる50個以上もの破片が現場近くの湖で発見された。

Shukan ST: MARCH 1, 2013

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