Boguslavka
Seen to fall in 1916 in Russia · 256 kg recovered · Iron, IIAB
Boguslavka has the 19th-largest recovered mass of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). It recovered the most mass of the 65 falls dated to the 1910s.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 44.550° N, 131.633° E
The map is centred on Boguslavka. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Boguslavka is Sungach, 126 km to the east. Within 250 km lies one other recorded fall.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sungach | 1935 | H5 | 637 g | 126 km east |
| 2 | Sikhote-Alin | 1947 | Iron, IIAB | 23 tonnes | 296 km north-east |
| 3 | Quija | 1990 | H | 17 kg | 436 km west |
| 4 | Jilin | 1976 | H5 | 4 tonnes | 438 km west |
| 5 | Lanxi | 1986 | L6 | 1.3 kg | 464 km north-west |
| 6 | Zhaodong | 1984 | L4 | 42 kg | 470 km west |
What Iron, IIAB means
Iron, IIAB is the label for an iron meteorite of chemical group IIAB, defined by its nickel and trace-element content. Boguslavka is one of 48 iron meteorites among the observed falls. The nearest other Iron, IIAB fall is Sikhote-Alin in Russia, 296 km away. In date order among Iron, IIAB falls, the one before Boguslavka is Avce (1908, Slovenia) and the one after is Sikhote-Alin (1947, Russia).
Boguslavka in Russia’s record
Boguslavka is the fourth-heaviest of the 48 falls recorded in Russia. In date order Boguslavka is number 22 of the 48 falls recorded in Russia, which run from 1805 to 2013. The fall recorded before Boguslavka in Russia is Demina (1911); the next is Glasatovo (1918).