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The witnesses reported an increasing buzzing sound as the object descended. It broke the branch of a tree and landed on grass 20 m distant from a group of local residents. The meteorite was taken immediately, and it was cold. The diameter of the round hole was 25 cm and the depth was 10 cm. The direction of fall was from NW at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. The sounds of shock wave and bolide were not observed.
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The Gorlovka (H3.7 chondrite) meteorite fell in Donetsk, Ukraine, on the 17th July, 1974.
A total mass of 3.62 kg was recovered.

48° 17'N, 38° 5'E



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