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Assisi (meteorite)

Coordinates: 43°2′N 12°33′E / 43.033°N 12.550°E / 43.033; 12.550
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Assisi
TypeH5
CountryItaly
RegionUmbria
Coordinates43°2′N 12°33′E / 43.033°N 12.550°E / 43.033; 12.550[1]
Observed fallYes
Fall date24/05/1886, 7am
TKW2 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.

Classification

It is an ordinary chondrite and belongs to the petrologic type 5, thus was assigned to the group H5.[1]

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