Analysis confirms extraterrestrial origin of particles collected on the shore of Lake Chebarkul. Fragments of a meteorite falling in Chelyabinsk region, managed to be found in the area of Lake Chebarkul. Their extraterrestrial origin is already confirmed by examination. 
Photo from open sources PHOTO: Vesti.ru “We literally just finished the study, we confirm that the particles substances found by our expedition (Ural Federal University) in the area of Lake Chebarkul, really have meteorite nature. This meteorite belongs to the class of ordinary chondrites, it is a stone meteorite with an iron content of about 10%. Most likely, he will be given the name “Chebarkul meteorite”, – quoted by RIA Novosti member of the RAS Committee on Meteorites Victor Grokhovsky. The wreckage was collected on the shore of Lake Chebarkul – to wormwood, presumably left by a meteorite, no researchers let it go. “Despite the fact that the guys (members of the expedition) traveled with by letter, with credentials from the meteorite committee, they were not allowed to wormwood. They collected particles in the snow. There was a cordon, but, in in general, it is clear that there – in the wormwood – lies a meteorite, “- said Grokhovsky. Recall that on Friday morning in the Urals a meteorite fell about 10 thousand tons. Upon entering the atmosphere, it exploded, which led to significant destruction in Chelyabinsk and its environs. Over a thousand people were injured, mainly from cuts knocked out glasses. Three possible places of fall were found on the same day. car debris. One of them was located near Lake Chebarkul, on which after the fall of the meteorite formed wormwood. It was assumed that fragments of the meteorite could be at the bottom lakes. In the vicinity of Chebarkul, small rock fragments of solid matter. Them like reported in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, transferred to scientists for research. On Sunday Chelyabinsk region authorities said that traces of a meteorite are found and failed. Diving at the bottom of Chebarkul, as he said the vice-governor of the region Igor Murog, did not bring results, but the wormwood on the lake, according to him, has nothing to do with the meteorite.
Sergey BOBCHINSKIY
