Chelyabinsk Location 54°49’N, 61°07’E (approximate centroid)
Chelyabinskaya oblast’, Russia
Fell: 15 Feb 2013; 3:22 UT
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5)
History: At 9:22 a.m. (local time) on February 15, 2013, a bright fireball was seen by numerous residents in parts of the Kurgan, Tyumen,
Ekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk districts. Images of the fireball were captured by many video cameras, especially in Chelyabinsk. Residents
of the Chelyabinsk district heard the sound of a large explosion. The impact wave destroyed many windows in Chelyabinsk and surrounding cities.
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5), shock stage S4, weathering W0.
Sikhote Alin Location 46 9' 36"N, 134 39' 12"E
Primorskiy kray, Russia
Fell 12 February 1947
Iron, Coarsest Octahedrite (Ogg), II AB
History: This meteorite fell on 12 of February 1947 in the Sikhote Alin mountains, Far East of Russia.
Physical characteristics: Thousands of individuals and fragments were found during more then 60 yeas in area of about 4 x 12 km
with more then 100 craters and holes. Total mass is more then 30 ton. Fusion crust is present on all individuals.
Fragments are without crust.
Classification: The meteorite is an Iron, Octahedrite, chemical group II AB.
Tsarev Location 48 42'N, 45 42'E
Volgograd District, Russia
Fell: December 6, 1922, 0700 hrs (?), found 1968, recognized 1979
Ordinary Chondrite L5
Circumstances of find: Found in fields, the first few specimens were found by B.G. Nikiforov. The largest mass weighs 284 kg,
the smallest 761 g. The greatest distance between the find sites was 6.0 km
Later since 1990th till now many more pieces were found.
Classification: The meteorite is an Ordinary Chondrite L5.
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