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Kindberg meteorite, Kindberg, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austriai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kindberg meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Kindberg | Municipality |
| Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District | District |
| Styria | State |
| Austria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 31' 0'' North , 15° 25' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kindberg | 5,197 (2018) | 2.2km |
| Wartberg | 1,958 (2018) | 3.8km |
| Leopersdorf | 470 (2018) | 3.9km |
| Mürzgraben | 130 (2018) | 4.3km |
| Mürzhofen | 921 (2018) | 5.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vereinigung der Leobener Mineralienfreunde | St. Marein-Feistritz, Styria | 49km |
A very bright fireball was seen by hundreds of people from Austria, Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic on the early morning of November 19th, 2020 at 4:46 a.m. for about 24 seconds. In early July 2021 a 233 g meteorite fragment eventually was found in the municipality of Kindberg, Styria. A study of the small piece cut off from the fragment showed that the meteorite is an ordinary chondrite.
The meteoroid is estimated to have had a weight of about 270 kg.
The strewnfield was calculated to be about 50 km long and 3 km wide.
Note: coordinates are those of Kindberg.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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| Wikipedia: | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindberg_(Meteorit) |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q110090210 |
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References
Gattacceca, Jérôme; McCubbin, Francis M.; Grossman, Jeffrey; Bouvier, Audrey; Chabot, Nancy L.; D'Orazio, Massimo; Goodrich, Cyrena; Greshake, Ansgar; Gross, Juliane; Komatsu, Mutsumi; et al. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 57 (11). 2102-2105 doi:10.1111/maps.13918
Bischoff, Addi; Reitze, Maximilian P.; Roszjar, Julia; Patzek, Markus; Barrat, Jean‐Alix; Berndt, Jasper; Di Rocco, Tommaso; Pack, Andreas; Weber, Iris (2025) Kindberg, the fifth meteorite fall in Austria: A weakly shocked L6 chondrite breccia with high‐pressure phases. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi:10.1111/maps.70072
