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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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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.

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  • 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.

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