REFILE – CLARIFYING TYPE OF SPACE OBJECT
A ruler is used to examine fragments said by the Interior Ministry department for Chelyabinsk region to be from a meteorite, near an ice hole on lake Chebarkul some 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Chelyabinsk February 15, 2013. The Interior Ministry said the ice hole is the point of impact from the meteorite, which was spotted streaking across the sky earlier in the Urals region. The meteor exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to earth which shattered windows and damaged buildings, injuring more than 500 people. REUTERS/Chelyabinsk region Interior Ministry/Handout (RUSSIA – Tags: DISASTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS