| Pavlovka | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Achondrite |
| Class | Asteroidal achondrite |
| Group | Howardite |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Saratov Oblast |
| Coordinates | 52°2′N43°0′E / 52.033°N 43.000°E Coordinates: 52°2′N43°0′E / 52.033°N 43.000°E [1] |
| Observed fall | Yes |
| Fall date | 1882-08-02 |
| TKW | 2 kg |
Pavlovka is a howardite meteorite fallen in 1882 near a village of Pavlovka, in the western part of modern Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is currently stored in the meteorite collection of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical interactions with the atmospheric gases cause it to heat up and radiate energy. It then becomes a meteor and forms a fireball, also known as a shooting star; astronomers call the brightest examples "bolides". Once it settles on the larger body's surface, the meteor becomes a meteorite. Meteorites vary greatly in size. For geologists, a bolide is a meteorite large enough to create an impact crater.
An iron meteorite fell on the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, in southeastern Russia, in 1947. Large iron meteorite falls have been witnessed and fragments recovered but never before, in recorded history, a fall of this magnitude. An estimated 23 tonnes of fragments survived the fiery passage through the atmosphere and reached the Earth.
A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "find". There are more than 1,100 documented falls listed in widely used databases, most of which have specimens in modern collections. As of August 2021, the Meteoritical Bulletin Database had 1211 confirmed falls.
Pavlovka may refer to:
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Events from the year 1882 in Russia
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