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suspect are meteorite fragments, and composed of about 10% iron. Months later, divers found a large meteorite fragment on the lakebed, and it was dredged to the surface on
October 16, 2013. This fragment weighed about 570 kilograms (1,260 lb).
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Grachev, Golets, the Ribatskies, and Korablik Islands. The Krutik, Marin and Nazarychev peninsulas extend into the lake. Rest homes and
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immediately cordoned off this site, as well as one other possible impact site in the area of the lake, but scientists and interested people streamed to the area to investigate.
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Map showing places where meteorite fragments were found, including Lake
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Scientists found meteorite samples on the ice of frozen Lake
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558:"Meteorite fell into Chebarkul lake – Russian governor"
656:"Stay away from meteorites, government tells Russians"
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Kramer, Andrew E.; Barry, Ellen (February 18, 2013).
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255:Settlements
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468:References
382:See also:
209:Max. depth
121:60°19′48″E
118:54°57′36″N
345:sanatoria
299:Chebarkul
259:Chebarkul
711:Category
626:Interfax
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102:, Russia
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295:Urals
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