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RE: Bialystok meteorite

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The Bialystok (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Bialystok, Poland, on the 5th October, 1827.
A total mass of 4 kg was recovered.

53° 6'N, 23° 12'E

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The Bialystok meteorite fell near to the town of Bialystok between Fasty and Knyszyn, in Poland, on the 5th October, 1827.
A main mass of 4 kilograms was recovered.
The meteorite is classed as a howardite achondrite, one of the rarest Stoney meteorites.
The Natural History Museum at Humboldt University in Berlin has a fine example of the meteorite.

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Latitude: 53° 5'60.00"N, Longitude: 23°11'60.00"E

Muzeum Uniwersytetu Humboldta w Berlinie przechowuje w swych zbiorach okolo pólkilogramowy fragment szarej skaly, przypominajacy bryle betonu i czesciowo pokryty rdzawa skorupa. Na malej etykietce, leacej obok tego niezbyt atrakcyjnego na pierwszy rzut oka okazu, widnieje napis "Bialystok"
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