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Bhawad meteorite
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The Bhawad (LL6) meteorite fell in Rajasthan, India, on the 6th June, 2002. A total mass of 678 g was recovered. 26° 30' 30"N, 73° 6' 55"E History: A woman witnessed a single stone fall near Bhawad village, Rajasthan, India. No fireball was seen. Physical characteristics: The crusted 11 x...
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Aegospotami meteorite
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469/8BC - From when the stone fell in Aegospotami, and Simonides the poet died at the age of 90, 205 years, when Theagenides was archon in Athens. Source
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Thunderstone of Crete
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1478 B.C. - According to the celebrated Parian chronicle, an aerolite, or thunder-stone, as it was called, fell in the island of Crete, about 1478 years before the Christian era. This is undoubtedly the most ancient stone-fall on record. Meteoric masses have been found, however, the fall of which p...
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Michigan ironslag
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Unravelling a Michigan meteorite mystery 7&4 News got a call this morning from a Grand Traverse man who reported that he and his friend found a possible meteorite behind Traverse City's State Hospital. 22-year-old Mark Hooper and 21-...
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Schertz meteorite
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Title: The Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas, Meteorite Proved Identical with Canyon Diablo, Arizona Authors: Oscar E. Monnig The Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas, iron meteorite of 308 g., which has been listed in two catalogues of Texas meteorites, resembles a typical Canyon Diablo, Arizona...
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NWA 7397
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[url=http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/05/20/Piece-of-martian-meteor-up-for-auction-expected-to-bring-160000/UPI-424313...
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Antarctic Meteorite
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Antarctic Scientists Discover 18kg Meteorite An international team of scientists, working at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station, have discovered a meteorite with a mass of 18kg embedded in the East Antarctic ice sheet, the largest such meteorite found in the region since 1988. [ur...
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NWA 6342
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SNC - Shergottite (Mars) Sahara Desert, Algeria A fresh and unusual stone weighing only 72 grams was acquired by the Macovich Collection in 2010 following its discovery in Algeria. NWA 6342 was determined to be an extremely unusual specimen of Mars-and the first example to evidence affinities to t...
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NWA 998
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Martian - Nakhlite Sahara Desert at the Moroccan/Algerian Border... Recovered by Berber nomads, NWA 998 is an ankeritic carbonate from the planet Mars. Only one other meteorite in scientific literature has been similarly described, and that is ALH84001-the most famous meteorite in the world (a...
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Werdama meteorite
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The Werdama (H5) meteorite fell in Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya, on the 21st May, 2006. A total mass of 4 kg was recovered. 32° 47' 50"N, 21° 47' 14"E
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Meteor of 1879, February 24
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Title: The great detonating meteor of 1879, February 24 (part 1) Authors: Clark, J. E. On 1879, February 24, a magnificent meteor startled the few people abroad about 3h A.M. in East Yorkshire and Durham. The exact time, as given by several independent observers at York, was 2.53 A.M. by the Minister...
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Fireball of January 25, 1894
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Title: brilliant detonating fireball of January 25, 1894 Authors: Denning, W. F. A very murky condition of sky, with occasional rain, appears to have prevailed over a considerable part of England on the night of 1894 January 25, and the only celestial objects visible were Jupiter and two or three of...
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Tenham meteorite
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The Tenham (L6) meteorite fell in Queensland, Australia, in 1879. A total mass of 160 kg was recovered. 25° 44'S, 142° 57'E
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Bay of Plenty meteorite
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Bay of Plenty man Lloyd Ganley was standing outside his garage having a chat to his neighbour when "old E T came to visit". He was almost hit in the head by an ancient meteorite that whistled past him, sailed through the open roller door of the garage, and smashed into some buckets. Read more
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Elizabeth meteorite
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Diane Sipiera will share her knowledge of meteorites. Learn the difference between, stony, stony-iron and iron meteorites. One of the PSF's latest meteorite discoveries, which is directly related to the Village of Elizabeth, Illinois, will be discussed with the latest findings. [url=http://...
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