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Name: LOUISVILLE
Place of fall: Louisville; Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.
38°15'N., 85°45'W.
Date of fall: January 31, 1977, 1530 local time, 2030 GMT.
Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6).
Number of individual specimens: 4
Total weight: 1.3 kg
Circumstances of fall: A bright fireball and strong sonic booms accom­panied the mid-Monday afternoon fall of this meteorite. The four specimens recovered were found within the city, three having damaged buildings and one having hit an automobile. The University of Louisville has made the largest specimen, 1051 g, available for study through the Division of Meteorites, Smithsonian Institution. The second specimen, 195 g, is in the Smithsonian collection.
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3-pound Meteorite strikes Louisville in 1977

Louisville had a three pound meteorite strike in late January 1977, producing a fireball and sonic booms
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The Louisville (L6) meteorite fell in Kentucky, USA, on the 31st January, 1977.
A total mass of 1300 g was recovered.

38° 15'N, 85° 45'W



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