On February 12,1947 the Sikhote-Alin meteorite broke up entering the earth's atmosphere creating one of the largest meteorite showers in recent history.
Metorite Name: Sikhote-Alin
Metorite Location Name: Sikhote-Alin Mountains, USSR
Class: Iron Coarsest Octahedrite (9mm) IIB
Date of fall/find: Fell February 12, 2009
Specimen weight: 19.62 grams
Specimen description: Shrapnel
Remarks: Largest meteorite fall ever recorded
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