A big, fragile, space rock hit Russia and exploded in the city of Chelyabinsk in February, but the meteorite was examined last Wednesday. The meteorite was found in Lake Chebarkul, and divers and a mechanical winch lifted the Meteorite out of the lake, and this was not an easy process. It was known there was a Meteor that had hit in Russia, but it took over seven months of research to pinpoint exactly where the meteorite was. Then, it took a month to prepare a plan on how they were going to lift up this meteor from the bottom of the lake, which took place last Wednesday. As it was being lifted, the Meteorite broke into three pieces, and after piecing the Meteorite back together it was weighed and came out to weigh 1,250 pounds. Scientists believe that when this Meteor hit earth, it weighed close to 10,000 tons. The Russian Scientists also discovered that this meteorite was over 4.5 billion years old.
This meteorite hitting Russia, is nowhere near as big as many Meteorites that have hit earth, but it is still relevant and important to society. Even though this wasn’t the biggest meteorite that has hit earth, it injured over 1,200 people. Meteorites are very life threatening and dangerous, therefore, knowing when they hit earth and having an understanding about meteorites is important. This meteorite had such an impact on the people in Russia that it is going to be located a regional museum so that anyone can see it.
This was a very informational article, and gave really interesting details about the meteorite that hit Russia. I thought the article was a very easy read; I didn’t have trouble understanding what the writer wrote. However, it would provide more background information on when the meteorite first hit. I also think it would be interesting if the physical appearance of the meteorite was described, not just the weight. I think the main thing that would make this article better, would be to elaborate on the topic. Overall, this was a great article that informed me about the meteorite that hit Russia.
Herszenhorn, David M. "Lifted From a Russian Lake, a Big, If Fragile, Space Rock." New York TImes. N.p., 16 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.
I think that this is a very interesting review that brought up numerous interesting things, many of which were extremely well presented. For example, I believe that the review went into great depth to help the reader conceptualize the amount of time that it took to get the meteorite where it is today. I also thing that the review did a great job providing information concerning the meteorites size at different times and its weight. Finally, I think that the review did an admirable job stressing the impact that the meteorites have on Earth and its inhabitants. For instance, it told of how many people it injured and why, because of this, understanding them is important. I was highly impressed by the fact that it scientists appraise that the meteorite was 10,000 tons, before it hit the atmosphere. Also, I was shocked by the fact that the meteor injured 1200 people. While this review was excellent, it did have some flaws. For example, I believe that the way that the scientists found the age of the meteorite to be 4.5 billion years old could have been elaborated on more. However, overall, I believe that this was a very informative review that was well-written and very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis review was interesting and very easy to understand. The review explains well why studying meteorites is important. It made me realize that one day something bad can happen to our planet. I learned many things from this review. One of them is that there was a lot of injuries in Russia when the meteorite hit the Earth. I was amazed the meteorite weighed 10,000 tons before it hit the Earth. There were a couple of interesting things in the review. One of them was that it took the scientists a couple of months just to locate the meteorite. Then it took them another month to plan and prepare to get the meteorite from the bottom of the lake. The review could have been improved by providing more information about the whole event. I also read about this event and I found out that the explosion of this meteorite was 40 times stronger than a nuclear bomb explosion in Hiroshima.
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