| CHELYABINSK METEORITE SPECIMEN.
A SUPERBOLIDE WHICH EXPLODED OVER THE TOWN OF CHELYABSK OBLAST, SOUTHERN URAL REGION, RUSSIA ON 15TH FEBRUARY 2013.
THE METEOR ENTERED THE ATMOSPHERE AT A SHALLOW ANGLE AND AT HIGH VELOCITY AND BURST AT AN ALTITUDE OF AROUND 97,000 FEET. THE SHOCKWAVE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND INJURED SEVERAL PEOPLE. THE EVENT WAS REPORTED WORLD WIDE IN THE MEDIA AND WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO.
SIZE OF SPECIMEN = 16MM X 11MM X 10MM APROX.
WEIGHT = 3g.
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| | CHELYABINSK METEORITE SPECIMEN.
A SUPERBOLIDE WHICH EXPLODED OVER THE TOWN OF CHELYABSK OBLAST, SOUTHERN URAL REGION, RUSSIA ON 15TH FEBRUARY 2013.
THE METEOR ENTERED THE ATMOSPHERE AT A SHALLOW ANGLE AND AT HIGH VELOCITY AND BURST AT AN ALTITUDE OF AROUND 97,000 FEET. THE SHOCKWAVE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND INJURED SEVERAL PEOPLE. THE EVENT WAS REPORTED WORLD WIDE IN THE MEDIA AND WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO.
SIZE OF SPECIMEN = 16MM X 12MM X 8MM APROX.
WEIGHT = 2.5g. |
| | THIS IS A SPECIMEN FROM A PALLASITE METEORITE FOUND IN THE MAGADAN DISTRICT OF RUSSIA NEAR THE SETTLEMENT OF SEYMCHAN, IT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE DRIED UP HEKANDUE RIVER BED.
THE METEORITE WAS FOUND DURING A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN JUNE 1967. THE MAIN MASS WEIGHED 272 KILOGRAMS. A SECOND MASS OF METEORITE WAS DISCOVERED NEARBY IN OCTOBER OF THE SAME YEAR.
SEYMCHAN METEORITE BELONGS TO MAIN GROUP PALLASITES.
SIZE = 30MM LONG X 20MM WIDE X 1.75MM DEEP APROX.
WEIGHT = 10g. |
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