Brahin

The Brahin meteorite is classified as a pallasite, which is a type of stony-iron meteorite. It was first discovered in 1807 in an area near the town of Brahin, located in Belarus. The meteorite's fall field measures approximately 15 kilometres in length and 3 kilometres in width and is crossed by the Dnieper River. The discovery was made by local residents who found metal fragments weighing 80 and 20 kilograms. The first samples were subsequently handed over to scientists who identified them as meteorite material. Subsequent discoveries of larger fragments of the Brahin meteorite were reported during the 19th and 20th centuries, with the largest pieces weighing up to several hundred kilograms. The total estimated weight of the fragments found is approximately 1050 kilograms.