Assisi (meteorite)

{{Short description|Meteorite found in Italy}}

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|Name= Assisi

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|Type= H5

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|Country= Italy

|Region= Umbria

|Lat_Long= {{coord|43|2|N|12|33|E|display=inline,title}}{{metbull|2353|Assisi}}

|Observed_fall= Yes

|Fall_date=24/05/1886, 7am

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|TKW= 2 kg

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Assisi is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth at 7:00 am on May 24, 1886, in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.{{Cite journal|last=Levi-Donati|first=G. R.|date=December 1967|title=The mineralogical composition and structure of the Assisi meteorite|journal=Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society|language=en|volume=36|issue=280|pages=595–606|doi=10.1180/minmag.1967.036.280.13|issn=0369-0148}}

Only one single {{convert|2|kg}} stone was found.

Classification

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

See also

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Category:Meteorites found in Italy

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