Kenton County - Historical drawing of the original stone
The stone was found in Kentucky in 1889 and it weighed about 194 kilograms
Date: 07/06/2009
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1889 - Kenton County - .585 grams
Our small slice is classified as an iron meteorite belonging to chemical group IIIAB
Date: 07/06/2009
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1889 - Kenton County - .585 grams
The back side of the small slice
Date: 07/06/2009
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Lost City Meteor Photo
The Harvard and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatories operated a series of cameras in the central US from 1939 -1975 to photograph meteors - they took this photo of Lost City on January 3, 1970 - courtesy the Smithsonian
Date: 07/12/2009
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Lost City - Original Stone
Using the trajectory and orbit data - scientists determined the fall location and quickly recovered many stones and fragments which weighed a total of 17 kilograms
Date: 07/12/2009
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1970 - Lost City - Fragment
We have this small sample which has been classified as an H5 chondrite
Date: 07/12/2009
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1868 - Hopkinsville Kentucky
The Mount Vernon meteorite weighing 159 kg was found about seven miles NE of Hopkinsville in 1868
Date: 04/18/2009
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1868 - Mount Vernon - .500 grams
It is a Stony-iron, Pallasite, Main Group - with an angular olivine shape
Date: 01/01/2000
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Mount Vernon - .500 grams
Our sample is actually one of the crystals!
Date: 01/01/2000
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2003 - New Orleans
On September 23, 2003 - a meteorite crashed through the roof of the two-story home of Ray and Judy Fausset who were not at home at the time
Date: 03/31/2009
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Fausset Home
The main mass of the meteorite was found in the crawl space below the house and meteorite fragments were found along the penetration path through the house
Date: 03/31/2009
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New Orleans fragment
We have a small fragment of this house cruncher - it is classified as an H5 Ordinary Chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
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New Orleans - .500 grams
We have this larger fragment which shows a better view of the various inclusions
Date: 07/23/2009
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New Orleans - .500 grams
Another view of the same New Orleans fragment
Date: 07/23/2009
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New Orleans - .500 grams
One last look at the back side to check out the details
Date: 07/23/2009
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1948 - Loading the Norton County Main Mass
On February 18, 1948, a huge shower of stones fell over a large area of Norton County, Kansas, and Furnas County, Nebraska
Date: 03/31/2009
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Posing with Norton County
The main mass weighing more than 1,070 kg is now the center of the meteorite display at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque
Date: 03/31/2009
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Norton County - .25 grams
Classified as an Achondrite, Ca-poor, Aubrite, fragmental breccia - these Aubrites are very rare and this is the largest known in historical times
Date: 01/01/2000
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2003 - Park Forest Strewn Field
On March 26, 2003 numerous stones fell on the village of Park Forest, Illinois - cars, two houses, and the fire station were all struck
Date: 05/02/2009
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Jason Phillips at Park Forest
Jason and his wife pictured in front of a crater in the middle of a neighborhood where they found a nice sized stone - courtesy Jason Phillips
Date: 05/02/2009
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Park Forest meteorite street gang
No need to call the cops - it's Jason Phillips, Marvin Killgore, Steve Arnold (Chicago), Roman Jirasek, Robert Haag - courtesy Roman Jirasek
Date: 05/02/2009
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