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Vitim bolide
In the night from 24 to 25 September 2002 on
the Irkutsk region territory near the Vitim river took place a very rare nature
phenomenon. It was apparently downfall of the big bolide. |
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| The scientists from the Institute
of solar-earth physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and Irkutsk
State University carried out preliminary investigations of the downfall place
based on a reconnaissance expedition and an interrogatory of the local
inhabitants. They consider that the meteorite hypothesis is most preferable.
The downfall of the Vitim bolide is indeed a unique nature phenomenon. It
could be compeer only with famous Tungus meteorite, which till now remains a
great mystery. |
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The expedition made its
way to the place of the meteorite downfall along the steep side of the hills. |
| It is supposed that
in tour “Vitim bolide” the tourists will participate in complex scientific
expedition of the RAS. The participants will look for tracks of the
“guest” from cosmos in the remotest depth of the taiga, where you could
meet the bear more often than the people. If you are lucky you could find some
fragments of the bolide. It will be the real trip for the real men, who want
to follow the famous travelers: Cook, Humboldt, Prjzevalskii, Amundsen and so
on.
The number of the group will be defined by the preliminary discussion and
also by test results.
Duration of the tour depends on the plans of RAS Authority, but no less
than 20 – 25 days.
Program is worked out by the RAS Authority. It will be discussed and
presented to the participants by Internet conference. |
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