Pesyanoe meteorite
Pesyanoe is an aubrite achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Aubrite, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1933. A total of 3.39 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Pesyanoe
- Classification
- Aubrite
- Type
- Achondrite · Aubrite
- Group
- Aubrite
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1933
- Mass recovered
- 3.39 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 55.5000° N, 66.0833° E
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Aubrites.
Meteorites near Pesyanoe
- Ural OC · 34 km away
- Mokrousovo L/LL4/5 · 59 km away
- Kargapole H4 · 120 km away
- Tyumen Iron · 188 km away
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- Elephant Moraine 90757 Antarctica · 1990
- Khor Temiki Sudan · 1932
- LaPaz Icefield 02233 Antarctica · 2002
- LaPaz Icefield 031269 Antarctica · 2003
- LaPaz Icefield 031372 Antarctica · 2003