Case file · Cosmic event

The Morasko meteorite craters

About 5,000 years ago an iron meteorite broke up over what is now northern Poznań, leaving a field of small craters and tonnes of iron fragments.

3,000 BCE · 52.49, 16.90 · status: explained

The account

Seven craters, the largest about 100 m across, are protected in the Morasko Meteorite Nature Reserve, and iron masses of up to several hundred kilograms have been found there. The craters were long debated before their impact origin was confirmed.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Morasko Meteorite Nature Reserve
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