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Meteorite Hits A Village In Northwest China
Thursday, August 1, 2013 9:36
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RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service
Budapest, Hungary
2013-08-01 06:12:25 – Event into space – China
EDIS CODE: CO-20130801-40313-CHN
Date & Time: 2013-08-01 06:12:25 [UTC]
Area: China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Akto County,
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Description:
A meteorite hit a village in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday. The meteorite crashed at a dump site in a village of Xinjing’s Akto County around 2:00 a.m. Thursday and punched a 3-meter wide, 2-meter deep hole in the ground. Local authorities say no casualties have been reported and investigation and research work on the meteorite fragments is ongoing.
Not confirmed information!
sure would like a nice iridium meteorite to land in my field, nothing too big. Let’s say the size of a nice pumpkin.
Interesting. Thank you much.
I am sure I am wrong, but that looks photoshopped.