Krymka vs Peekskill

Krymka is an LL3.1 ordinary chondrite meteorite associated with a 1946 fall in Ukraine. Its very low petrologic subtype identifies it as a highly unequilibrated specimen whose components underwent comparatively little thermal alteration after accumulation on its parent body. The preservation of distinct chondrules, fine-grained material, presolar grains, and carbon-bearing compounds makes Krymka u...

Peekskill is an H6 ordinary chondrite meteorite that fell over the eastern United States on October 9, 1992. Its luminous atmospheric passage was recorded on numerous amateur videos during high school football games, giving researchers unusually extensive documentation of its trajectory. A fragment weighing about 12 kilograms struck the trunk of a parked Chevrolet Malibu in Peekskill, New York, le...