(meteorobs) Russian Meteorite Crater--NOT

[MEM]

This is a link to an accidental methane fire in a coal seam, Mikhail. This footage has been on the web for  several years.  Meteorites/asteroids do not form crater rims which are not upraised.

Interesting how fast hoaxes are developed on the net.

Elton



Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:50:47 +0700
>From: Mikhail Maslov <skjeller at yandex.ru>
>Subject: Re: (meteorobs) awesome fireball over Russia, with videos and
>    photos
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>A crater of ~100 m in diameter was formed in the place where perhaps
>the most large fragment fell down. Here is a short video:
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>http://vk.com/d_element_ru?w=wall-48668054_27
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