BERDYANSK

The Berdyansk meteorite was contributed to the Academy of Sciences meteorite collection February 15, 1936 by Andrey Simonovich Richter of St.Petersburg. When and how the meteorite came into Richter's possession is unknown. In 1877 the meteorite was investigated by the scientist A. A. Inostrantsev. Inostrantsev received the meteorite from a Mr. I. M. Padeyskiy. Some sources report that the meteorite was found in 1843 during archeological excavations of a burial mound.