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16/10/2013 October 16, 2013. The largest fragment of meteorite Chelyabinsk (>570 kg) pulled from the Lake Chebarkul bottom.
News: 15 Feb.,2013 The fireball flew on February 15, 2013 at 09:22 (03:22 UTC) in Chelyabinsk region at supersonic speed and with bright flashes of light along the trajectory of the NEE-SWW (Chelyabinsk-Miass-Satka). Acoustic wave brought some minor damages in the form of broken glasses and some damages of old buildings. Lake Chebarkul, village Kuvashi (near Zlatoust) are the probable locations of pieces of the falling bolide. NEW METEORITE FOUND NEAR CHEBARKUL CITY!!!
Our publications: 16 Feb.,2011 Session of dissertational council Д 002.109.02 has taken place on the 16th of February, 2011, in Vernadsky Institute conference hall. The agenda: The defence of PhD. thesis of Demidova Svetlana Ivanovna (Vernadsky Institute). The theme: "Lunar meteorites and lunar crust material composition" . The resolution of dissertational council Д 002.109.02: the scientific degree of PhD (the candidate of) in geological-mineralogical sciences is awarded to Demidova Svetlana Ivanovna.
Meteorite collection 25 Dec., 2010 39 new meteorites were stoked the laboratory in 2010: one meteorite from Russia (Romashki), 8 meteorites from Morocco, 7 meteorites from Egypt, 2 meteorites from Qatar and 11 meteorites from Oman. There is a number of rare types among them: an iron meteorite with silicate inclusions (NWA 6369), carboneous meteorite of CV3 type (NWA 6368), londranite (NWA 6484), eucrite (NWA 6488). All meteorites have been submitted on registration to the International meteoric nomenclature committee.
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18 Dec., 2009 Scheme is added "How to get to Vernadsky Institute"
Our publications: 14 Dec.,2009 Session of dissertational council Д 002.109.02 has taken place on the 23rd of December, 2009, in Vernadsky Institute conference hall. The agenda: The defence of PhD. thesis of Lorenz Kirill Alexandrovich (Vernadsky Institute). The theme: "Petrology of meteorite breccia of HED group and resurfacing processes of differentiated asteroids" . The resolution of dissertational council Д 002.109.02: the scientific degree of PhD (the candidate of) in geological-mineralogical sciences is awarded to Lorenz Kirill Alexandrovich.
Meteorite collection 25 september 2009 The meteoritic committee expresses sincere gratitude to all people, helping to fill up our collection in a new twenty first century! Special gratitude we express transferred to us all or a considerable part of meteorites! Their names were placed on the Honour roll of the Meteoric collection of the Russian Academy of Sciences! .
Laboratory

10 June, 2009 Read the interesting history of El Qoseir find .
Laboratory Site: 15 May, 2008 Attention! Our email address was changed: meteoritika @ gmail.com
Meteorite Enciclopedia:

27 July, 2004 Mystery of Shirokovsky fall
Meteorite Enciclopedia:

13 July, 2004 Sensation: New iron meteorite shower found! Read about the results of Expedition of the Laboratory of Meteoritics in Ryazan region (300 km from Moscow)
Our Publications:

7 July, 2004 Our recent publications now available on this website!
Meteorite Encyclopedia:

27 June, 2004 Read all about the expedition to find the Novaya Yerga meteorite, which fell in 1662.
Meteorite Encyclopedia:

27 June, 2004 Vitimsk meteorite falls on Sept 24, 2002, near Bodaibo in Irkutsk Oblast.
Meteorite Collection:

27 June, 2004 3D Animations of Karakol and Repeev Khutor are added .
You can turn a meteorite around of the axis.
Meteorite Encyclopedia:

10 June, 2004 Armaghedon near Moscow!!!

Probable Ancient Impact Crater Discovered Near Moscow - Blast Was as Large as 10 Hiroshimas. A Report From The Smerdyachee Lake.
Meteorite Encyclopedia:

20 May, 2004 Read an article: "Silent guests from space" which was published in magazine "Horoscope" , 8, 2002.
Meteorite collection:

20 May, 2004 Are you in the honor desk?
Names of real heroes which were taking part in expansion of the meteorite collection of Russian Academy of Sciences. Your name should be here.
Meteorite Encyclopedia:

18 May, 2004 A movie about meteorite falling down to the Earth is on the site.
The movie shows bolide entrance to the atmosphere and its burning up.
Meteorite Catalogue:

18 May, 2004 A mistake was found and corrected in sections beginning with Y, V, W. Administrator of the site apologizes.
Meteorite Resources on The Web :

18 May, 2004 New Internet resources in meteoritics are added

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