Utrecht is an ordinary (L6) chondrite that fell June 2nd, 1843, in the Netherlands. The meteorite’s spectacular fall was described by Dr. E.H. Baumhauer (Annalen der Physik 142(12): 465-506). Three to four explosions, compared to loud cannon fire, were heard within a 25 km radius of the city of Utrecht, followed by a whistling that […]
Category: Meteorites
Mayday
Mayday is an ordinary (H4) chondrite found on a farm near Mayday, Kansas. The stone was discovered by the farm’s owner, who noticed an odd stone protruding from the bank of his farm pond in July of 1955. The farmer was curious as to the stone’s origin, since it seemed different from the surrounding rocks, […]
Gujba
April’s Meteorite of the Month is Gujba, a bencubbinite (CBa) meteorite that fell in April of 1984. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 85), Gujba was witnessed by the occupants of the village of Bogga Dingare, Nigeria, as it fell in a cornfield the evening of April 3rd, 1984. Because the villagers broke it into […]
Sioux County
Sioux County is an achondrite (eucrite-mmict) that fell in Nebraska August 8th, 1933. The meteorite’s fall to Earth was well-recorded as it was mistaken for an earthquake by some, and written up in local newspapers. This article first appeared on page 5 of the Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Thursday, August 10, 1933: Report Meteor Buried […]
Haverö
Haverö is a ureilite (achondrite) that fell on the island of Haverö, Finland, August 2, 1971. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 51): “It was a bright day and a fireball was not observed. There were numerous reports of noise like thunder or jet aircraft sonic booms. These sounds were said to have been heard […]
