Meteorites
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.
Murray
Murray is a carbonaceous (CM2) chondrite that fell September 20, 1950 in Kentucky. Photo copyright ASU/CMS/D. Schrader.
Drum Mountains
Drum Mountains is an iron (IIIAB) meteorite found in Utah, in 1944. Image copyright ASU/CMS/D. Schrader.
Baldwyn
Baldwyn is an ordinary (L6) chondrite that fell the day of February 2nd, 1922, in Mississippi. Image copyright ASU/CMS/D. Schrader.
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…