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| Basic information | Name: Chernyi Bor This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1964 Country: Belarus Mass:  6 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 6426 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 51:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE CHERNYǏ BOR, USSR, STONY METEORITE Name: CHERNYǏ BOR (Черный Бор) Place of fall: Chernyǐ Bor, a village in the Mogilëv District, Belorussya, USSR. 53.7°N, 30.1°E. Date of fall: One of the summer months of 1963, 1964 or 1965. 5h 30m UT. Class and type: Stone. Chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 2 Total weight: Approximately 6 kg Circumstances of fall: The fall took place in a populated area where a store and bus stop are located. The eyewitnesses heard a loud explosion (thunder) and crackling noise. Both meteorites fell into trees approximately 50 m from each other. The damage to the trees indicated the direction of fall, from southeast to northwest. Preservation of samples: One specimen could not be recovered, and the second specimen was broken up into small fragments. The collection of the Academy of Sciences received three fragments, 331 g, 3.5 g and 2 g. One fragment of 20 g is in the Regional Natural History Museum, Mogilev. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 51, Meteoritics 7, 215-232 (1972)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Mogilev, Belarus This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Belarus (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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