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| Basic information | Name: Krutikha This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1906 Country: Russia Mass:  845 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 75 approved meteorites (plus 3 unapproved names) classified as OC. [show all] Search for other: Ordinary chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 60:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE KRUTIKHA, USSR, STONY METEORITE Name: KRUTIKHA Place of fall: Near the settlement of Krutikha, Novosibirsk region, USSR. 56°48'N., 77°0'E. Date of fall: 1906-1907, recognized 1981 Class and type: Stone. Chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 845.2 g Circumstances of fall: The stone fell into the kitchen-garden of K.A. Kevvay and was recovered by him. His son, G.K. Kevvay, gave the stone to the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Source: R.L. Khotinok, Committee on Meteorites, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, USSR. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 60, Meteoritics 17, 93-97 (1982)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Novosibirskaya oblast', Russia This is 1 of 156 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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