Cabin Creek Meteorite

Cabin Creek Meteorite

The Cabin Creek meteorite is a well-known iron meteorite that landed in Arkansas, United States, in 1886. It belongs to Class IIIAB iron meteorites with a mass of about 48.5kg. The directional landing characteristics of this meteorite are very obvious, with different depths of air marks and flow lines on the surface, and it maintains a fixed flight orientation when passing through the atmosphere.
Krasnoyarsk meteorite

Krasnoyarsk meteorite

The Krasnojarsk meteorite is a famous type of stony iron meteorite, belonging to the Pallasite category. It was discovered in the Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia in 1749. In 1749, local blacksmith Yakov Medvedev and mining foreman Yi Kai Metich discovered this meteorite about 145 miles south of Krasnoyarsk. In 1772, this meteorite was presented to scholar P.S. Pallas and was named after it.
Stannern meteorite

Stannern meteorite

Stannern meteorite is a type of achondrite belonging to the HED meteorite, originating from asteroid 4 Vesta. The meteorite fell around 6am on May 22, 1808, in the village of Stona ř ov in Moravia, Czech Republic today. These meteorites are mainly composed of silicate minerals such as pyroxene and plagioclase, similar to basalt on Earth. The total weight of the meteorite is about 52 kilograms, with the largest fragment weighing 6 kilograms. This is the largest fragment preserved in the Vienna Museum of Natural History.
Tutatis asteroid

Tutatis asteroid

Toutatis, asteroid number 4179, is a slender rocky asteroid and slow-moving body classified as a potentially hazardous near Earth asteroid in the Apollo and Alinda groups, with a diameter of approximately 2.5 kilometers. In 1989, French astronomer Christian Pollas discovered this asteroid in Koussors, named after Toutatis in Celtic mythology. Tutotis approached Earth again in 2016, but there is no risk of impact before 2069.