Rocks From Space Picture of the Day

August 2, 2006

A large 3,387 gram Sikhote-Alin shrapnel individual. Fell February 12, 1947 in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, USSR.

Notice the large fracture running through the center where it tried to break apart during entry.

Credit & copyright: Michael Johnson (SPACEROCKSINC.com)

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