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Kakat meteorites
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According to Hemant Sharma, a District Collector: During a rainstorm, a few meteorites fell on the outskirts of the small village of Kakat village, KENDRAPARA district, India, on Thursday, 23 June 2005. The meteorites, weighed around 20 kg. Some villagers collected the fallen pieces and hand...
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Santa Vitoria do Palmar meteorite
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The Santa Vitoria do Palmar meteorite was found near the city of Santa Vitoria do Palmar in Brazil in 2003 (three stones) and 2004 (one stone). On 25 June 1997 at 07:00 local time a dramatic blue and green fireball and coal black smoke trail set against a clear blue sky was witnessed by many people in the a...
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Williams meteorite
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Gardeners dig up meteorite in Williams Curious things tend to turn up in Williams. First, it was a prehistoric mastodon jaw. Now, it's an even older specimen - a meteorite, sent spiralling to earth from the reaches of space. Ploughing up their garden in October, Doug and Ruth May happened upon a rock t...
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Arlington meteorite 2
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Farmer finds rare meteorite on field near Arlington Farmer Bruce Lilienthal has a favourite saying: "Rocks are a crop we always harvest, but never plant." He shared that joke Wednesday as he sat in the kitchen of his Sibley County farmhouse, explaining that each spring before planting,...
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Getafe meteorite
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[From Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy] On 21 June 1994, José Martin was driving his car from Madrid to Marbella, in Spain, when a 1.4-kg meteorite crashed through his windscreen, ricocheted off the dashboard and injured the drivers finger, fortunately not seriously. More than 50 fragment...
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Karee Kloof meteorite
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The Karee Kloof (Iron) meteorite fell in Eastern Cape, South Africa, in 1914. A total mass of 92.1 kg was recovered. 31° 36'S, 25° 48'E Through the kindness of Mr. F. W. FitzSimons, Director of the PorL Elizabeth Museum, South Africa, pieces of this iron were placed at the disposal of the writer for exa...
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Clohars meteorite
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The Clohars (L4) meteorite fell in France, on the 21st June, 1822. A total mass of 48.6 g was recovered. Location: unknown We know little about this meteorite. It only appears in 1897 in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris when Stanislas Meunier buys from a lady a meteori...
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Jhung meteorite
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The Jhung (L5) meteorite fell in Punjab, Pakistan, on the ?? June, 1873. A total recovered weight of 5.9 kg was recovered. Latitude: 31° 18'N, Longitude: 72° 23'E When the Jhung chondrite fell in 1873 in West Punjab, Pakistan, some natives believed that it was a warning from heaven because of the evil...
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Fuhe meteorite
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The Fuhe (L5) meteorite fell in Hubei, China, on the ?? June, 1945. A total recovered weight of 23 kg was recovered. Latitude: 31° 28' 32"N, Longitude: 113° 34' 1"E In June, 1945, a stone fell into the backyard of Mr. Chen, who lived in Dongjiagang village, Fuhe town, Suizhou city, Hubei pro...
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Seres meteorite
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The Seres (H4) meteorite was discovered in Macedonia, Greece, in June, 1818. A total mass of 8.5 kg was recovered. 41° 3'N, 23° 34'E
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Mapleton meteorite
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The Mapleton (Iron, IIIAB) meteorite was discovered in Iowa, USA, on the 17th June, 1939. A total mass of 49 kg was recovered. 42° 11'N, 95° 43'W
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Martian meteorite MIL 090030
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Martian Meteorite Shows Presence of Boron Researchers have now discovered high levels of boron in a Martian meteorite. The oxidised form of boron, called borate, plays a key role in the formation of RNA, according to their study. The study was conducted by researchers from The University of Hawaii...
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Pleşcoi meteorite
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The Plescoi (L5-6) meteorite fell in Buzau, Romania, on the 12th June, 2008. A total mass of 6.91 kg was recovered. 45° 16' 30"N, 26° 42' 35"E
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Kvavisträsk meteor
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In the afternoon of May 20, 1900, Ludvig Lundgren (born 1845), went to see his neighbour, Fredrik on Berge. On his way along a meadow road, he was suddenly thrown down by a powerful explosion. A meteor struck the ground only 50 meters away from him. Neighbours found him unconscious on the road. He died o...
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Selma meteorite
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In 1906 a 310 pound pyrimidal-shaped stone was found by Mr. John Coleman, in a hayfield in Dallas County, Alabama about 2 miles N. of Selma near the Summerfield road. It is possible this meteorite fell on on July 20, 1898, around 9:00, but this cannot be verified. It was a weathered mass and has been clas...
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