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| Basic information | Name: Genichesk This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1927 Country: Ukraine Mass:  531 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 188 approved meteorites classified as L5/6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 55:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY AND SUPPOSED FALL OF THE GENICHESK, USSR, STONY METEORITE Name: GENICHESK (RENUYECK) Place of
find: Near Genichesk town, Kherson district,
USSR. Date of find: 10-15 August 1927. Class and type: Stone. Chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 531 g Circumstances of find: The meteorite was discovered by C.F. Nikulin on a smooth surface of a cultivated field, 3-4 km W of Genichesk town. One or two weeks previously a nearly stationary fireball was observed at a distance of 1-1.5 km from the place of fall at an angular elevation of about 100 above the horizon. The fireball was as bright as the full moon and after 1-2 secs it fragmented into sparks. No sound was heard. Source: A letter of C.F. Nikulin from Genichesk. R.L. Khotinok, Meteoritika 37, 1978. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 55, Meteoritics 13, 327-352 (1978)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Kherson, Ukraine This is 1 of 45 approved meteorites from Ukraine (plus 7 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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