- First analyses of Russian meteor explain why it exploded spectacularly in Earth's atmosphere: it collided with other bodies after breaking off from its mother asteroid many million years ago. The work also indicates a piece of it weighing up to half a tonne has landed in Lake Chebarkul. http://www.nature.com/news/the-death-of-the-chebarkul-meteor-1.12540 8 comments science
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