Brahin
A find, recorded in 1810 in Belarus · 823 kg recovered · Pallasite, PMG
Brahin ranks 56th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). No other find recorded in Belarus is heavier; 2 finds there have complete records. Only five observed falls recovered more.
- Recorded position
- 52.500° N, 30.333° E
Rings every 100 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Galkiv, 96 km to the south, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1995). In 1810, the year Brahin entered the record, three meteorites were seen to fall: Charsonville in France, Mooresfort in Ireland, Caswell County in the United States.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galkiv | 1995 | H4 | 5 kg | 96 km south |
| 2 | Chernyi Bor | 1964 | H4 | 6 kg | 134 km north |
| 3 | Leonovka | 1900 | L6 | 700 g | 173 km east |
| 4 | Kukschin | 1938 | L6 | 2.2 kg | 177 km south-east |
| 5 | Alexandrovsky | 1900 | H4 | 9.3 kg | 200 km south-east |
Brahin among other finds
In the record, 32 finds carry the label Pallasite, PMG, against two observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (pallasite) is Marjalahti, 1,001 km away in Russia, one of four such falls. Among the other giant finds, Tsarev lies closest: 1,161 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Santa Rosa (825 kg) and Red River (800 kg).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brahin | Pallasite, PMG | 1810 | 823 kg |
| 2 | Gressk | Iron, IIAB | 1955 | 303 kg |