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... shows part of the Soltmany meteorite, which was exhibited during the meteorite fair in Ensisheim (Alsace). On 30 April 2011 at 06:03, this meteorite pierced the roof of a building in Soltmany, in Giżycko County (Warmian Masurian Voivodeship) in north eastern Poland. The picture clearly shows the marks the impact left on the fusion crust of the meteorite. The preliminary classification is an L6 chondrite (S2/W0). The known mass of the meteorite is 1066g in one stone. Photo: André Knöfel
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