Russia treasure hunters search for space debris

Name: Russia treasure hunters search for space debris
Uploaded: 2013-02-19T00:22:55Z
Duration: 1 min 38 s
Description: Remains of meteor that fell over the Ural Mountains could be worth $2,000 a gramme.

Remains of meteor that fell over the Ural Mountains could be worth $2,000 a gramme.

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More than 1,000 people were hurt and $33m of damage caused after a meteor fell over Russia’s Ural Mountains.

Now the search is on for fragments left from the 17 metre-wide rock. Confirmed remains could be worth at least $2,000 a gramme.

Al Jazeera’s Richard Martin reports.

Source: Al Jazeera