Kokubunji Meteorite


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A fireball flight was witnessed in the twilight sky from the southeast accompany with many fragmented pieces.
It impacted Kokubunji city, Kagawa prefecture, so it was called the "Kokubunji meteorite".
However, the maximum fragment recovered in Sakaide city after it had nomenclature.

The fresh broken inside, look like with fresh concrete, is bluish-gray as general ordinary chondrite color.
Most fragments keep fresh condition however photographed after years from fell.
Generally, ferrite rust appears on ordinary chondrite on the broken inside surface after years.

The fusion crust is the remnant of melted material interacting with the atmosphere at high altitudes.
A lot of ruggedness of the surface suggests fragmentation occurs at low altitudes.


Kokubu No.1_A Kokubu No.1_B Kokubu No.1_C Kokubu No.1_D Nii No.5_A
Nii No.2_A Nii No.1_J Nii No.1_K Nii No.4_A Nii No.4_B Nii No.5_B
Fuke No.1_A Fuke No.1_B Fuke No.1_C Fuke No.1_C Fuke No.1_G Fuke No.1_F
Fuke No.1_E Fuke No.2_A Shinmyo No.3_A Shinmyo No.3_B Shinmyo No.4_A
Shinmyo No.1_A Shinmyo No.1_B Shinmyo No.1_C Shinmyo No.1_D Shinmyo No.1_E Shinmyo No.2_A
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