Meteorite · Iron · Russia

Sikhote-Alin

One of the largest observed iron meteorite falls, which broke apart over the Sikhote-Alin mountains in 1947 and scattered thousands of fragments, many with dramatic regmaglypt thumbprint textures, across a strewn field.

MeteoritesObserved fall

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Member of groupIron Meteorites
Located atSikhote-Alin Strewn Field

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