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Isli and Tislit Imilchil Craters
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Meteorite: a double impact crater discovered in Morocco A group of Moroccan geologists announced the discovery of a double impact crater, the result of a meteorite fall that occurred 40,000 years ago, they said. Located in the Moroccan High Atlas, the present two craters were "hidden&quo...
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1913 South Bethlehem meteorite
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METEOR MISSES AUTOIST Then He Stops and Digs Bit of Hot Metal From Earth. South Bethlehem, Pa., May 12. -- George McDevitt, a local chauffer, narrowly escaped being hit by a meteorite while out in his machine near Layton's Crossing, South Bethlehem. He was speeding along and was startled to hear a his...
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Urumqi meteorite
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A small meteorite is displayed with an 80 million yuan price tag ($13.2 million) at a dealer's shop in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on December 25. Farmers dug up the asteroid remnant, measuring about 8 centimeters across and weighing nearly half a kilogram, after it fell in Xinjiang'...
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Yucca meteorite
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The Yucca (H-metal) meteorite was recovered in Arizona, USA, on the 11th November 2011. A total mass of 3g was recovered. 34° 49' 11"N, 114° 16' 34"W
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Malaga meteorite
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The Malaga (OC) meteorite fell in New Mexico, USA, in November 1933. A total mass of 150 g was recovered. 32° 13'N, 104° 0'W
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Kendrapara meteorite
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The Kendrapara (H4-5) meteorite fell in Orissa, India, on the 27th September, 2003. A total mass of 6.67 kg was recovered. Location 20° 27' 45"N, 86° 42' 10"E
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Krasnojarsk meteorite
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Krasnojarsk was the first pallasite meteorite ever found and studied and lead to the creation of the Pallasite group named after Pallas. It was also the first meteorite ever etched with acid (by G. Thomson) and therefore was the first one to show to human eyes the Widmanstätten pattern. [url=http:/...
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Boumdeid meteorite 2011
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The Boumdeid (L6) meteorite fell in Assaba, Mauritania, on the 14th September, 2011. A total mass of 3.6 kg was recovered. 17° 10' 30"N, 11° 20' 29"W A bright bolide was observed descending from the SSW by many eyewitnesses in the departments of Gorgol and Assaba. South of Bou Mdeid an expl...
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Guadalajara meteorite
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The Guadalajara (L or LL3) meteorite fell in San Juan Ocotan, Zapopan, Mexico, in September, 2007. A total mass of 1.369 kg was recovered.
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New Orleans meteorite
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New Orleans, Louisiana USA Fell 2003 September 23. approx. 16:05 hrs (CST) Ordinary chondrite (H5) On the afternoon of September 23rd 2003, a meteorite crashed through the two-story home of Ray and Judy Fausset, who were not at home at the time. Neighbours said that they heard a "terrific nois...
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Lunar impact 17.03.13
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For the past 8 years, NASA astronomers have been monitoring the Moon for signs of explosions caused by meteoroids hitting the lunar surface. "Lunar meteor showers" have turned out to be more common than anyone expected, with hundreds of detectable impacts occurring every year. They'v...
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NWA 7034
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Rock is new class of Mars meteorite[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20900843]Read
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Richat Structure
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The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara and Guelb er Richat, is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of west-central Mauritania near Ouadane. This structure is a deeply eroded, slightly elliptical, 40 km in diameter, dome. The sedimentary rock exposed in this dome ran...
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Wolcott Meteorite
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Piece of meteor falls through Wolcott roof? Officials are working to determine if a rock that crashed through a Wolcott roof Friday night might be a piece of a meteor. Wolcott Police said local resident Larry Beck called them on Saturday to report that a baseball-sized rock had crashed through t...
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NWA 7325
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Greenish rock may be first meteorite from Mercury NWA 7325 is the name for a meteorite fall that was spotted in southern Morocco in 2012, comprising 35 fragments totalling about 345 grams. The dark green stones were purchased by meteorite dealer Stefan Ralew, who operates the retail site SR Meteori...
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