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The violent history of the Chelyabinsk meteorite
The Copernican May 22, 2014 With the second largest air burst recorded in history, a meteorite exploded over the southern Ural region of Russia in February 2013 and crashed near the city of Chelyabinsk. During its journey through Earth’s atmosphere, it underwent intense … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelyabinsk meteorite, geochemistry, high pressure, jadeite, Rankine-Hugoniot relations, shock-melt veins, Tohoku University
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