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Assisi (meteorite)

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Type
  
H5

Region
  
Umbria

Fall date
  
24/05/1886, 7am

Country
  
Italy

Observed fall
  
Yes

TKW
  
2 kg

Assisi is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth at 7am on May 24, 1886 in Umbria, Italy.

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

ClassificationEdit

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

References

Assisi (meteorite) Wikipedia