Indarch
Seen to fall in 1891 in Azerbaijan · 27 kg recovered · EH4
Indarch is the earliest of the three EH4 falls. It is one of 17 enstatite chondrites among the observed falls.
- Group
- Enstatite chondrites
- Recorded position
- 39.750° N, 46.667° E
The map is centred on Indarch. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Indarch is Yardymly, 164 km to the south-east. Within 250 km lie three other recorded falls.
What EH4 means
EH4 is the label for an enstatite chondrite of the high-iron EH group, petrologic type 4, mildly heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Indarch ranks second of the 3 EH4 falls. The nearest other EH4 fall is Adhi Kot in Pakistan, 2,408 km away. In date order among EH4 falls, the one after is Adhi Kot (1919, Pakistan).
Indarch in Azerbaijan’s record
Azerbaijan has one other recorded fall: Yardymly, in 1959.
The 1890s
Indarch is one of 51 falls dated to the 1890s. Elsewhere, the record lists one other fall in 1891: Guêa in Serbia.