Meteorite fall in Famenin, near Hamedan, Iran on 27th June, 4.30 UTC / 8.30 am local (updated: 14 Feb. 2022)
Last update: February 14, 2022
The Famenin fall and other ordinary chondrites intermediate between H and L groups
Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Jérôme Gattacceca, Pierre Rochette, Thomas Smith, Lydie Bonal, Massimo D’Orazio, Bertrand Devouard, Corinne Sonzogni, Vinciane Debaille
Meteoritics & Planetary Science
accepted for publication, February 2022
Famenin, Iran Ordinary Chondrite 2015 Fall: Non-Destructive Analysis
P. J. A. McCausland, R. L. Flemming, M. J. Mazur, J. Umoh, D. W. Holdsworth, J. Wengenroth
47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #3064
The meteorite has been classified as H/L3 chondrite
The total weight is reported to be around 700g (455g/120g/32g)
An update (#1) on the Famenin hammerstone
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Source:hammerstone.eu
Up is south by east (Az ~170°). Photo: Pourkhorsandi et al. (2022)
Impact pit and meteorite fragments. Up is south by east (Az ~170°). Photo: Pourkhorsandi et al. (2022)
Impact pit and meteorite fragments. Up is south (Az ~180°)
