Large Sikhote Alin Meteorite--Complete Individual

Large Sikhote Alin Meteorite--Complete Individual
IIB iron
Fell on February 12, 1947
Maritime Territory, Russia near Vladivostok
This splendid meteorite originates from the largest meteorite shower since the dawn of civilization, which occurred on February 12, 1947 over Siberia's Sikhote-Alin Mountains. The monumental forces exerted on this meteorite as it rocketed through the atmosphere are amply evident. In a rare witnessed fall, Sikhote-Alin blazed through the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of approximately 31,000 miles per hour. It left a trail of smoke and dust that was 20 miles long, which lingered for several hours. Light and sound of the fall were observed for two hundred miles around the point of impact. Here is a covetable specimen from one of the most dramatic witnessed falls of all time. Weighing approximately 2612 grams and measuring 6 x 3 3/12 x 2 3/4in