Russia treasure hunters search for space debris

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 gram.

Al Jazeera's Richard Martin reports.

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[Mitesh Damania]

$2000 a gram? someone going to smoke that?

[qwerty42]

Russia should send divers to fetch and sell that meteor piece in the ice lake crater hole to pay for all the damage. That hole was a good 10 feet wide so its gotta be worth at least a few hundred thousand.

[caveman8899]

$2000 a gram for space rock?

[firstyurka]

Citizens of Chebarkulsk banned by authorities. This is done for the misinformation people

[firstyurka]

We-many russian-think that there is not meteorite, there are fragments of missile. Google maps closed part of the map in area of falling... Why?

[Bart Bols]

even worse, you cant even grow these

[firstyurka]

Truthful silent Chebarkul: watch?v=ffFhuRJzWUk

Hello! Our authorities blocks any videos like that. Please, tell world about Chebarkul meteorit. For that you can use videos from my youtube-channel. Regards!

[CebuLightsandMusic]

if im able to find that. i would never surrender it to the authorities. i would smoke that shit. LOL

[Mikevodka21]

Sounds like Stalkers to me

[ShaktipatSeer2]

:\ Can we plz get some meteors here in America too plz?