The biggest mystery of the Chelyabinsk meteorite is the explosion cosmic body. Academician told ITAR-TASS about it today RAS, member of the Presidium of the RAS, member of the Presidential Council for Science and Education, General Director of the All-Russian Institute of Aviation Materials / VIAM / Evgeny Kablov. 
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Photo by ITAR-TASS According to him, the uniqueness of the phenomenon lies in the fact that there was such a powerful explosion and it was on at that height. “It’s hard to explain. So far, to me it’s known that celestial bodies of this composition didn’t explode like that, noted the scientist. – For science, this is an extremely important event, and we meteorite remnant samples would be interesting in terms of research materials uncharacteristic for our planet of which consisted an object moving at such an enormous speed. And most importantly, how this knowledge can work for our aerospace industry. “Kablov lamented that the institute does not accept any participation, explores no pieces, although the possibilities for this has huge. “VIAM has developed about 96 percent of all materials, used in aviation and space technology of the USSR, a little less Now in Russia, ”explained the academician. – I do not think that up to us samples didn’t reach anyone’s thoughtlessness. “According to him, it’s being created approved research program power and science. “For the development of the aerospace industry, these samples would be extremely important, “he stressed.
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