Revisiting the fall of the Veramin meteorite

Historical records of the Veramin meteorite, one of the few witnessed falls of a rare mesosiderite, reveal significant inconsistencies regarding its fall location and date. The study clarifies that the meteorite likely fell in the Booghin-Eshtehard area west of Tehran between February and April 1880, not near the village of Karand as previously reported. Key sources include accounts by Ferdinand Dietzsch (1881), Iranian official Mohammad Hassan Khan Sani' od-Dowlah, explorer Sven Hedin, and a preserved Persian text from Golestan Palace. The research relies on historical documentation and eyewitness reports, including those from the Shahsevan-e Baghdadi tribal confederacy. Geologist Henry A. Ward's 1901 description confirmed the meteorite's composition, securing its scientific significance.

Holtstam, D., & Hassani, A. (2025). Revisiting the fall of the Veramin meteorite. History of Geo- and Space Sciences, 16(2), 23–29. https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-16-23-2025