The laboratory of meteoritics
Honolulu

Meteorite descriptions

Catalogue
Bakhardok
Berdyansk
Boguslavka
Borodino
Botscheschki
Brahin
Chinga
Clipperton
Doroninsk
Efremovka
Ensisheim
Honolulu
Ivanovka
Kagarlyk
Kaidun
Karakol
Kharkov
Khmelevka
Kutais
L'aigle
Lazarev
Mighei
Nikolaevka
Nikolskoe
Novo-urei
Oesel
Orlovka
Pervomaisky
Repeev khutor
Sterlitamak
Timochin
Tsarev
Weston

Main menu

Main
About laboratory
News
Our publications
Museum of extraterrestial material
Meteorite collection
Lunar sample collection
Meteorite encyclopedia
Meteorite web resources
FAQ
Contact Us
Guest Book
Honolulu

HONOLULU

Chondrite L5
Fall, September 27, 1825
Hawaii, Honolulu
Several stones weighing 3 kg in total
Photo shows a 426 g piece

On September 26, 1825, a Russian expedition of circumnavigation on the ship "Predpriyatie" ( "Enterprise ") reached the Hawaiian islands.

Next morning after we arrived we became witnesses of a fantastic natural phenomena which we could see from the beginning to the end. In a crystal-clear sky a solid black cloud formed above the island… The darkest part of this mysterious cloud loomed above the town of Ganaruro. A total calm suddenly changed to a storm wind blowing from the northeast. Simultaneously a terrific noise came from the cloud, as if a multitude of ships had begun firing their cannons. Thunderclaps followed each by other, as if opponents were exchanging broadsides. This noise stopped after several minutes, when two stones fell into the streets of Ganaruro, breaking into several pieces when they struck the Earth. People picked up these pieces, which were still warm.

Captain Otto Kotsebu
September 27, 1825.

      
WebDesign 2002