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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Meteorite Hits A Village In Northwest China

RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service Budapest, Hungary 2013-08-01 06:12:25 - Event into space - China EDIS CODE: CO-20130801-40313-CHN Date & Time: 2013-08-01 06:12:25 [UTC] Area: China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Akto County, Description: A meteorite hit a village in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday. The meteorite crashed at a dump site in a village of Xinjing's Akto County around 2:00 a.m. Thursday and punched a 3-meter wide, 2-meter deep hole in the ground. Local authorities say no casualties have been reported and investigation and research work on the meteorite fragments is ongoing.



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