Baszkówka (meteorite)
Appearance
Baszkówka | |
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Type | Chondrite |
Class | Ordinary chondrite |
Group | L5 |
Country | Poland |
Region | Masovian |
Coordinates | 52°02′N 20°56′E / 52.033°N 20.933°E |
Observed fall | Yes |
Fall date | August 25, 1994 |
TKW | 15630 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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