Sikhote-Alin meteorite fall

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:class	IIAB
gptkbp:composition	gptkb:cohenite gptkb:schreibersite kamacite taenite troilite iron-nickel alloy
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:country_at_time_of_fall	gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:date	1947-02-12
gptkbp:fall_observed	yes
gptkbp:fall_velocity	~14 km/s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sikhote-Alin meteorite fall
gptkbp:impact_craters	over 100
gptkbp:largest_crater_diameter	~26 m
gptkbp:latitude	46.1600
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Sikhote-Alin_Mountains
gptkbp:longitude	134.6533
gptkbp:main_mass_weight	~1,745 kg
gptkbp:museumDisplay	gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History gptkb:Russian_Academy_of_Sciences gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:notable_collector	gptkb:Yevgeny_Krinov
gptkbp:notableEvent	subject of scientific study caused sonic booms documented by eyewitnesses showered area with thousands of fragments subject of paintings by P. I. Medvedev subject of philatelic stamps produced a fireball visible for hundreds of kilometers
gptkbp:notableFeature	created impact craters fragments widely collected produced large strewn field produced shrapnel and fusion crusted pieces witnessed by many people
gptkbp:period	10:38 AM local time
gptkbp:strewn_field_size	~1.3 km²
gptkbp:totalKnownWeight	~23,000 kg
gptkbp:type	gptkb:iron_ore
gptkbp:year	1947
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sikhote-Alin
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7