Chelyabinsk Individual Meteorite. Ordinary Chondrite (LL5). Chelyabinskaya Oblast', Russia (54°49'N, 61°07'E) (approxi...

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Chelyabinsk Individual Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (LL5)
Chelyabinskaya Oblast', Russia (54°49'N, 61°07'E) (approximate centroid)
Fell: 15 Feb 2013; 3:22 UT
0.92 x 0.79 x 0.78 inches (2.34 x 2.00 x 1.97 cm)

Shaped somewhat like a tiny rock kite, this piece of the Chelyabinsk meteorite is quite lightweight at a mere 16.44 grams. The representation from the widely witnessed fall only a few years ago is dark with dull black coloration. The coal-like Chondrite specimen from Space exudes character with its fusion crust and rather unique shape.

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