Back Sichote-Alin-meteoriet Afrikaans نيزك سيخوت ألين Arabic نيزك سيخوت الين (نيزك) ARZ Сіхатэ-Алінскі метэарыт Byelorussian Сихоте-Алински метеорит Bulgarian Meteorit de Sikhoté-Alín Catalan Meteorit Sichote-Aliň Czech Sikhote-Alin (Meteorit) German Μετεωρίτης Σιχοτέ-Αλίν Greek Meteorito de Sijoté-Alín Spanish
| Sikhote-Alin | |
|---|---|
 Thumbprinted Sikhote-Alin sample | |
| 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.
- ^ a b c Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Sikhote-Alin. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30.
- ^ Norton, O. Richard (1998). Rocks From Space. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press. p. 103. ISBN 0878423028.
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