Ibitira is an achondrite (Eucrite-mmict) that fell in Minas Gerais, Brazil, the evening of June 30, 1957. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 6): The fireball passed northwestward and accompanied with a noise like the reverberation of thunder has been observed. This phenomenon has been marked in the radius about 160 km. At the end…

Langwies is an ordinary (H6) chondrite found May 19, 1985, just south of the village of Langwies, canton Graubunden, Switzerland. Langwies is a unique meteorite in that the only piece known, a 16.5 g weathered and fusion crusted piece, was found in a glacial moraine. To date, 11 meteorites have been found in Switzerland, including…

Cumberland Falls is an achondrite (aubrite) meteorite that fell in Kentucky, April 9 of 1919. There were many witnesses to this daytime meteorite fall, given the brilliant fireball and sonic booms.  According to Miller (1919): "The concussions produced by the bolide were terrific, causing buildings to rock, and  producting (SIC) the impression on some that…

Peace River is an ordinary (L6) chondrite that fell March 31, 1963, near the town of Peace River, Alberta. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 27): "Dr. L. A. Bayrock, Research Council of Alberta, and Len Hills, Department of Geology, University of Alberta established that the fireball was traveling N 75o E, detonated at an…

February 8th marks the 50th anniversary of the Allende meteorite fall in Chihuahua, Mexico! Quite possibly the most studied meteorite of all time (referenced in over 14,000 peer-reviewed scientific papers), Allende is a (CV3) carbonaceous chondrite known for its abundant calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions, which provide information on processes in the Early Solar System.  Allende also contains…