History of Geo- and Space Sciences
History of Geo- and Space Sciences
History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-16-23-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-16-23-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
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18 Sep 2025
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Revisiting the fall of the Veramin meteorite

Dan Holtstam and Ataollah Hassani

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The meteorite "Veramin" fell in Persia ca. 1880. In the records, there are ambiguities about the event and the available sources were scrutinized in this review. The current official name, coined by meteoricist A. Brezina, is not supported by Iranian sources. A key document is a rediscovered label with the main mass of the meteorite. The indicated place of the event, probably occurring in February–April 1880, is Booghin of in the historical Zarand district, 100 km NW from Veramin (Varamin).
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