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Assisi (meteorite)






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Coordinates: 43°2N 12°33E / 43.033°N 12.550°E / 43.033; 12.550
 

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Assisi
TypeH5
CountryItaly
RegionUmbria
Coordinates43°2′N 12°33′E / 43.033°N 12.550°E / 43.033; 12.550[1]
Observed fallYes
Fall date24/05/1886, 7am
TKW2 kg

Assisi is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth at 7:00 am on May 24, 1886, in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.[2]

Only one single 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) stone was found.

Classification[edit]

It is an ordinary chondrite and belongs to the petrologic type 5, thus was assigned to the group H5.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ Levi-Donati, G. R. (December 1967). "The mineralogical composition and structure of the Assisi meteorite". Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society. 36 (280): 595–606. doi:10.1180/minmag.1967.036.280.13. ISSN 0369-0148.

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