Sikhote-Alin | |
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Type | Iron |
Structural classification | Octahedrite, coarsest |
Group | IIAB |
Composition | 93% Fe, 5.9% Ni, 0.42% Co, 0.46% P, 0.28% S |
Country | Russia |
Region | Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Primorsky Krai, Far Eastern Federal District |
Coordinates | 46°09′36″N 134°39′12″E / 46.16000°N 134.65333°E[1] |
Observed fall | Yes |
Fall date | February 12, 1947 |
TKW | >23 tonnes (25 short tons)[1] |
Strewn field | Yes |
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In southeastern Russia, an iron meteorite fell on the Sikhote-Alin Mountains in 1947. Large iron meteorite falls have been witnessed, and fragments have been recovered, but never before in recorded history has a fall of this magnitude occurred.[2] An estimated 23 tonnes[1] of fragments survived the fiery passage through the atmosphere and reached the Earth.