Microscope Of a Pultusk Meteorite, 1868

microscope slide of a ground thin section of meteorite, the label reads 'James How & Co, Meteorite Pultusk, Poland, Jan 30 1868,

The Pultusk meteorite fall in Poland occurred on January 30, 1868, not 1865. It was one of the largest witnessed meteorite showers in history, resulting in tens of thousands of stones falling over a large area near the town of Pultusk. These stones are often small, with many resembling "pultusk peas" and are a type of H5 ordinary chondrite. Date: January 30, 1868.

Location: Near the town of Pultusk in northeastern Poland.

Event: A large fireball was followed by detonations, and a shower of tens of thousands of stones fell over a wide area.

Meteorite type: An H5 ordinary chondrite, also known as a stony meteorite.

Recovery: Locals collected stones from the snow, and many were small, leading to the nickname "Pultusk peas".

Significance: It is known as the largest stony meteorite shower with the largest number of pieces ever recorded in history.