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I don't know whether you heard about this ....

From:=09SMTP%"boch@astronomy.msk.su" 29-JUN-1998 10:55:33.28
To:=09bmarsden@cfa.harvard.edu, dgreen@cfa.harvard.edu
CC:=09Subj: a meteorite fallen at Turkmenistan
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To: Central Bureau for                From: Seitnazar Muhamednazarov,
Astronomical Telegrams,                     Professor, Director
International Astronomical                  to the Scientific-Technical
Union                                       Center "Climate" of the
                                            National Hydrometeorological
                                            Committee of Turkmenistan
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On the territory of the Republic Turkmenistan at the latitude - 42 grad=20
15' N, longitude 59 grad. 10' East, near the town of Koneurgench (100=20
km from Toshauz city) a great meteorite fall took place on June, 20=20
1998 at 17:25 local time. A bright orange bolid was observed moving=20
from the south-west to north-east; an explosion took place at a height=20
of 10-15 km, the black smoke hiding the Sun, and thunder was heard 100=20
km far from the place of the event. The track left was triple.
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A meteoritic crater 5-6 m wide and 4 m deep was found; fragments
scattered around may have a total weight of 40 kg. At the bottom of the=20
crater a cone-shaped meteorite was found. Its estimated parameters are:
length: 80 cm;
width:  70-60cm;
mass: 300-500 kg.

The meteorite is of iron-rock type (the rock component is crushed). The=20
compound is inhomogeneous.
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The two other possible fragments of the meteorite are being searched=20
for now.
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Seitnazar Muhamednazarov,
Professor,
Director to the Scientific-Technical Center "Climate"
of the National Hydrometeorological Committee of Turkmenistan

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