Fragments of the meteorite which struck the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on Friday has been found - but fakes are already popping up online.
The rock may have injured hundreds and left a 50-foot crater in a frozen lake, but that hasn't stopped locals from hunting the small pieces of 'space dust' in droves, according to reports.
Small pieces of the meteorite have fetched as much as £6,500 on Russian websites, reported to the Daily Mail.
More than 50 pieces have been brought to a laboratory in Yekaterinburg, while international collectors are said to be snapping up the rest.
But experts have already warned that there may be many fakes among the real artefacts.
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