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376 gram individual.   LL5
TKW 1 ton and counting. Observed fall 15 February 2013, in Chelyabinskaya oblast’, Russia.

 

Herbert writes:

The Chelyabinsk meteorite fall occurred ten years ago on this date - February 15, 2013. A large meteoroid entered the Earth's atmosphere and exploded, releasing energy equivalent to 500 kilotons of TNT. The explosion caused widespread damage, shattering windows and injuring over 1,500 people. The event was widely captured on video and became one of the most well-documented meteorite falls in history. Numerous fragments of the meteorite were recovered from the strewnsfield, which was about 60 km in length.

Shown here is a 376g individual, covered with fresh fusion crust. A chip in the crust allows a glimpse of the brecciated matrix of this LL5 chondrite.