Updated:2013-08-22

Meteorite Action!

2010-02-28 : Košice (Slovakia/Hungary)

Spatial and Temporal Informations

Location of fall
Košice (Slovakia/Hungary)
Date of fall
February 28, 2010 23h 24mn 46s LT
February 28, 2010 22h 24mn 46s UT

Physical and kinetics Informations

Maximum absolute magnitude
-18
Sound
Cannon-like burst and series of low frequency blasts were heard.
Total known weight (TKW)
<4.431 kg (until 2010 )
<79 fragments:
  • March 20, 2010 : First stone found by Juraj Toth
  • Mass 0.5g to 2.19kg
Classification
Ordinary chondrite H5

Reference

Meteorite “Košice” - The fall in Slovakia
J. Tóth , J. Svoren , J. Borovicka ,P. Spurný , A. Igaz ,V. Porubcan , L. Kornoš , M. Husárik , Z. Krišandová ,P.Vereš and S. Kaniansky
IMC 2010 - Poster cession (2010)