Meteor astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens participated in a two-week Russian Academy of Sciences fact-finding mission to , just three weeks after the event, to collect data on the February 15 asteroid impact and the extent of the damage caused by its shock wave.
Dr. Jenniskens will talk about his trip to Russia and give a report on the first hand accounts of the meteorite. He will also talk about what is known about the fall and what science is being accomplished with the fragments that have been found.
