Zhigansk
A find, recorded in 1966 in Russia · 900 kg recovered · Iron, IIIAB
Zhigansk ranks 53rd by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Of the 82 complete find records in Russia, it is the third-heaviest. Only five observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 68.000° N, 128.300° E
Rings every 1,000 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Undulung, 257 km to the south-west, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1986). In 1966, the year Zhigansk entered the record, four meteorites were seen to fall: Saint-Séverin in France, Seoni in India, Pavel in Bulgaria and one other.
Zhigansk among other finds
In the record, 256 finds carry the label Iron, IIIAB, against 10 observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IIIAB) is Sterlitamak, 3,945 km away in Russia, one of 11 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Bilibino lies closest: 1,361 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Imilac (920 kg) and Bondoc (889 kg).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bilibino | Iron, IIAB | 1981 | 1 tonne |
| 3 | Zhigansk | Iron, IIIAB | 1966 | 900 kg |
| 4 | Krasnojarsk | Pallasite, PMG-an | 1749 | 700 kg |