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Baszkówka (meteorite)

Coordinates: 52°02′N 20°56′E / 52.033°N 20.933°E / 52.033; 20.933
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Baszkówka
TypeChondrite
ClassOrdinary chondrite
GroupL5
CountryPoland
RegionMasovian
Coordinates52°02′N 20°56′E / 52.033°N 20.933°E / 52.033; 20.933
Observed fallYes
Fall dateAugust 25, 1994
TKW15630 g
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Baszkówka is an L5 ordinary chondrite meteorite which fell on 25 August 1994 in Baszkówka village, 23 km SSW of Warsaw. The fall occurred at around 4:00 pm. Several people heard a sonic boom, and one woman witnessed a movement on the surface of cultivated land 200 m away from her. A single specimen of a meteorite with radial regmaglypts was recovered immediately.

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