Blazing meteorite sky in China: Democracy 70 million / kg

The debris advertised as a new falling meteorite is being sold online.

Fragments believed to have been taken from the explosive meteorite in the sky of China last week were sold online at sky-high prices.

The meteorite exploded in the sky of China on October 4.

People in Yunnan, China, saw a fireball in the sky on October 4 - the time when many people went out to see the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) said it was likely that meteorites had "landed" in Shangri-La district. Therefore, meteorite hunters rushed here, using a navigation system and unmanned aircraft to track meteorite fragments.

They sold debris for 20,000 yuan / kg (nearly 70 million VND / kg) on ​​Taobao - China's famous e-commerce site, according to the Beijing Morning Post.

However, Xu Weibiao, a scientist with Purple Mountain Observatory, said: "It's all fake."

The stone is said to be a meteorite for sale on Taobao.

He said that these amateur hunters were not able to find any trace of meteors even when it had plunged into the Earth's atmosphere and exploded.99.9% of the fragments sold are fake , Mr. Xu told the Southern Post Office in the morning.

According to NASA, the meteorite's explosion is believed to produce 0.54 kiloton of energy, equivalent to 540 tons of TNT.

Local officials say they know about this fake sale and will act.

The stones are advertised to be taken from the meteorite drop site removed from Taobao. The e-commerce site said that it did not allow 'fake' sales and would penalize / ban those who sell fake goods.