Meteorites
Buzzard Coulee
Buzzard Coulee is an ordinary (H4) chondrite that fell November 20th, 2008, in rural Saskatchewan, Canada. The associated fireball was quite visible, and was witnessed by several; according to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 95): "A bright fireball was widely observed across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba during late twilight on November 20, 2008. The fireball and…
Peekskill
Peekskill is an ordinary (H6) chondrite that fell October 9, 1992, in New York. How would you feel if a meteorite wrecked your car? According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 75), after a fireball and a loud noise the evening of October 9, 1992, a meteorite weighing over 12 kg (~26.5 lb) fell on a…
Benld
Benld is an ordinary (H6) chondrite that fell the morning of September 29th, 1938, in Macoupin County, Illinois. The Benld meteorite was only the second meteorite recovered in Illinois (there are now 10 recognized meteorites from the state), and its fall was quite spectacular. The meteorite was described by B. H. Wilson in Popular Astronomy…
Torrington
Torrington is an ordinary (H6) meteorite that fell in 1944, in Wyoming. Photo copyright ASU/CMS/D. Schrader.
Nanjemoy
Nanjemoy is an ordinary (H6) chondrite that fell at noon on February 10, 1825, in Maryland. It was the first recorded meteorite fall in the state. Photo copyright ASU/CMS/D. Schrader.