Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times
Last Friday, a fairly huge meteor fell from the sky onto a small town in Russia. By the time this meteor reached its final location, it had already split up and the size had decreased by a large amount. One part landed in a frozen lake called Chebarkul, which made a twenty foot hole in the ice. The other, more destructive piece, hit a building with many workers there at that time. This meteor caused millions of dollars in damage and injured over 1,000 people in which hundreds were critically injured. Russian scientists recently went to the site of impact to recover the remains of the meteor. They did not come up with much findings however. The largest piece they found was seven millimeters long and possibly the surface particle of the meteor. With such small findings it is difficult to conduct research and find something important. The scientists said that the divers who went into the water looking for the pieces did not know what they were looking for. For this reason, the scientists have proposed an idea to make programs on this topic. They have also sent a proposal to the government for an early warning system to protect Russia from space dangers.
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