* Astronomy

After sonic booms and a distinct flight noise were heard, this brecciated aubrite fell into a small natural pond on the Gage Ranch at 1:20 in the afternoon, located 9.5 miles southeast of Marathon, Texas. It was reported (J. Lonsdale, University of Texas in Austin) that twenty-four people observed some aspect of the fall of the Peña Blanca (or White Bluff) Spring meteorite. Two ranch workers who were driving less than 50 feet from the pond heard loud explosions and their truck was suddenly splashed by water and plant debris.
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