Case file · Cosmic event
Jinju fireball and meteorites
On 9 March 2014 a fireball crossed South Korea at night; within days farmers near Jinju found stones that proved to be meteorites.
2014 CE · 35.24, 128.13 · status: official
The account
Dashcams in Seoul and elsewhere filmed the bolide. Four H5 chondrite fragments, the largest about 20 kg, were recovered in Jinju, setting off a 'meteorite gold rush' and debate over export of the finds.