Salvage of the largest meteorite in Russia

The divers lifted the rock considered the heaviest in the meteorite explosion in the Russian sky earlier this year.

>>>Russia salvaged the meteorite block from the bottom of Lake Chebarkul

A meteorite in the explosion in Russia earlier this year - (Photo: RT.com)

According to The Moscow Times, divers have picked up the largest meteorite so far of the "culprit" to create a shockwave that injured about 1,500 people.

A spokesman for the Chebarkul town government said the upper rock weighs about 4.8kg, found at the Chelyabinsk area.

The second largest meteorite in this group was found by a local resident at the end of August, and weighed about 3.4kg.

A total of five meteorites in the February explosion were salvaged.

However, the real 'treasure' is still deep in the lake. Currently divers continue to salvage work at a depth of 16m, which is believed to conceal a meteorite weighing several hundred kilograms.