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Orlando 28°32'51"N, 81°21'44"W
Orange County, Florida, USA
Fall: 8 November 2004
Achondrite (eucrite, monomict)
History: On Monday, November 8, 2004, around 6:15 P.M., Ms. Donna Shuford was startled by the noise of something hitting the side of her house. She discovered that something had hit the top of her car and ricocheted onto the side of her house. A single ~180 g stone that had fragmented on impact was found.
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The Orlando (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Florida, USA, on the 8th November, 2004.
A total mass of 180 g was recovered.

28° 32' 51"N, 81° 21' 44"W



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