Sikhote-Alin meteorite
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sikhote-alin-meteorite-208-697012
title:
Sikhote-Alin meteorite
text:
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. An estimated 23 tonnes of fragments survived the fiery passage through the atmosphere and reached the Earth.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1947 meteorite impact in southeastern Russia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhote-Alin_meteorite
date created:
2004-10-26T02:28:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T06:22:02Z
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13
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