Jodzie
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| Jodzie | |
|---|---|
| Type | Achondrite |
| Class | Asteroidal achondrite |
| Clan | HED meteorite |
| Group | Howardite |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Panevėžys District Municipality |
| Coordinates | 55°27′6″N 24°20′44″E / 55.45167°N 24.34556°E |
| Observed fall | Yes |
| Fall date | 17 June 1877 |
| TKW | 51.5 grams (1.82 oz) |
| Alternative names | Yodze, Juodžiai |
Jodzie is a meteorite that fell on 17 June 1877 near the village of Juodžiai near Panevėžys (then located in Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire, now in Lithuania). It is a relatively rare howardite with some carbonaceous inclusions that were likely a result of an asteroid collision. Therefore, despite its small size, it has been a subject of several scientific studies.
The meteorite was obtained by Julian Simashko, a Russian zoologist and entomologist interested in meteorites. After the death of Simashko, his heirs sold the meteorite collection (about 400 specimens) to Henry Augustus Ward for 30,000 gold rubles.[1] This collection, including the main fragment of Jodzie meteorite weighing 48 grams (1.7 oz),[1] was obtained by the Field Museum of Natural History.[2] Fragments of the meteorite are held by several museums: 17.9 grams (0.63 oz) by the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, 4.6 grams (0.16 oz) by the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1.5 grams (0.053 oz) by the Natural History Museum in London, 1 gram (0.035 oz) fragments by the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and Natural History Museum in Vienna, 0.5 grams (0.018 oz) by the Natural History Museum in Berlin, 0.2 grams (0.0071 oz) by the National Museum of Natural History in Washington. The fate of other fragments is unknown.[3]