Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Russian Meteorite Bits Will Be Used In Some 2014 Olympic Medals

Russian Meteorite Bits Will Be Used In Some 2014 Olympic Medals:
The two main smoke trails left by the Russian meteorite as it passed over the city of Chelyabinsk. Credit: AP Photo/Chelyabinsk.ru
Russian Meteorite Bits Will Be Used In Some 2014 Olympic Medals
The two main smoke trails left by the Russian meteorite as it passed over the city of Chelyabinsk. Credit: AP Photo/Chelyabinsk.ru
Going for gold in the Sochi Winter Olympics could earn athletes some out-of-this-world rocks.
Athletes who top the podium on Feb. 15, 2014 will receive special medals with pieces of the Chelyabinsk meteor that broke up over the remote Russian community on that day in 2013, according to media reports.
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