On September 2, 2015, a very rare meteorite fell near Saricicek in Bingöl in Turkey.

Saricicek is a howardite from asteroid Vesta and over 15 kilo was found.

Howrdites are a mix of eucrites and diogenites.

Howardite Saricicek

SKU: M027

NOK 580.00

A bright bolide was seen and heard in Bingol province, Turkey, and recorded on several video security cameras on 2015 Sept 2 at 20:10:30 UT. Shortly after the fireball, small meteorites were heard raining down on houses in the village of Saricicek. The next morning, people found pea-sized meteorites on the street and in yards. Tuğçe Özduman of the police in Bingöl supplied the first video data from traffic cameras in Bitlis, a neighboring city. Dedicated searches were done by Iskender Demirkol, Ibrahim Yasin Erdoğan, Aydın Sükrü Bengü and Vedat Avci of Bingol University. The 27 g meteorite analyzed here was found by Mehmet Nezir Ergün of Sariçiçek the morning of September 4

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