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The Suchy Dul meteorite struck the roof of house No. 147 (at coordinates 50° 32.248'N, 16° 15.701'E.) in the village of Suchy Dul near Police, Nachod district, and split into two pieces weighing 755.2 and 60.1 g. 
The fall was witnessed by Mrs. Francis Klimesowa, who was in the garden of their home about 50 metres from the impact point. She said that the falling meteorite was accompanied by a "boom" like the sound of a jetplane, followed by a sharp whistle and the sound of impact. She could see the roof of her house hit by a black stone. When she went to the attic, she noticed a hole in the roof and broken rafters and lying on the floor were meteorite fragments. The collected fragments weighed a total of 840 grams. 

The main mass (685 g) is at the Prague, Natural Museum; the Washington Natural History Museum holds another specimen (1.8 g).

It is believed that larger pieces fell in the vicinity of Batorowa, but none have been found so far.

 



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Title: Rare gases in the Lost City and Suchy Dul meteorites
Author: M. Baxter, J. Funkhouser

Stable rare-gas concentrations in the bronzite chondrites Lost City and Suchy Dul have been determined. The exposure and potassium-argon ages of Lost City (8 m.y. and 4.1 b.y.) are consistent with the age groupings of H5 anchorites, whereas the Suchy Dul ages (23 m.y. and 1.9 b.y.) appear more typical of hypersthene chondrites. Both meteorites contain small amounts of primordial rare gases. Suchy Dul, however, cannot be classified as gas rich despite its light-dark structure. 

The Suchy Dul meteorite fell near the town of Police, Czechoslovakia, on September 16, 1969, at 7:00 UT. Two pieces of one stone were recovered with a total weight of 840 grams.

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Circumstances of the fall or discovery: Meteorite struck the roof of a house and was split into two pieces, weights: 755.2 and 60.1 g. Mrs. Klimesova was in a garden about 50 meters from point of impact. She said that fall of the meteorite was accompanied with boom like that of airplane then there was sharp whine and struck. A fragment of the meteorite weighing 636 g was turned over to the National Museum (Prague, Czechoslovakia).
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The Suchy Dul (L6) meteorite fell in Vychodocesky, Czech Republic, on the 16th September, 1969.
A total mass of 0.815 kg was recovered.

50° 32' 17"N, 16° 15' 48"E



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