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.

Sources

  1. Korean Wikipedia: 진주 운석
  2. Wikipedia: Meteorite fall
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