Sikhote-Alin meteorite fall (1947)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:catalogueNumber	MB 10
gptkbp:class	IIAB
gptkbp:composition	iron-nickel alloy
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:crater_size	up to 26 meters
gptkbp:date	1947-02-12
gptkbp:displayedAt	gptkb:Russian_Academy_of_Sciences gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution various museums worldwide
gptkbp:entry_velocity	~14 km/s
gptkbp:fall_time	10:38 AM local time
gptkbp:fragmentNumber	thousands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sikhote-Alin meteorite fall (1947)
gptkbp:impact_energy	estimated 10 kilotons TNT
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Sikhote-Alin_Mountains
gptkbp:main_minerals	gptkb:cohenite gptkb:schreibersite graphite kamacite taenite troilite
gptkbp:no_fatalities	true
gptkbp:no_major_injuries	true
gptkbp:notable_for	one of the largest meteorite falls in recorded history
gptkbp:notableFeature	created many small craters produced shrapnel-like fragments widmanstätten patterns visible
gptkbp:observed_fall	yes
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Primorsky_Krai
gptkbp:significance	studied for meteoritics and impact processes
gptkbp:strewn_field_length	~1.3 km
gptkbp:totalKnownWeight	~23,000 kg
gptkbp:type	gptkb:iron_ore
gptkbp:witnessedBy	many local residents
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sikhote-Alin_mountain_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7