April 12, 2024
2013 Cook Islands Chelyabinsk Sterling SILVER Meteorite w/COA, SHIPS IMMEDIATELY
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THESE COINS ARE IN HAND AND WILL SHIP IMMEDIATELY!!! For Sale is the very popular 2013 Cook Islands Sterling Silver Chelyabinsk Meteorite Coin Contains an actual piece of the Meteorite with Capsule, Case and Certificate of Authenticity Limited mintage of 2500coins Issued by CIT (makers of the Argali and Tiffany Art series') Combined shipping discount on same day purchases Country Cook Islands Year 2013 Face Value $5 Metal Silver Fineness 925/1000 Weight 20.0g Diameter 38.61 mm Mintage 2500 Quality Proof Certificate COA Yes On February 15th, 2013 at about 9:20 am local time, a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk in the Russian Ural region. NASA estimated it to be the largest meteor since 1908. The large number of injuries is also unique; 1200 people were injured, more than 1100 by broken glass from shattered windows. The diameter of the meteor was 17 metres and its mass about 10’000 tons. The celestial body entered the Earth’s atmosphere travelling at a velocity of 18 kilometers per second. The kinetic energy was equivalent to 500 kilotons of TNT which amounts to the energy released from 33 atomic bombs as detonated at Hiroshima.The air burst and the following shock wave resulted in 200’000 square metres of broken windows and damage to about 4000 homes. According to press releases a fragment of the meteorite hit lake Tschebarkul
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