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Center Classifies Newest US Meteorite Fall!

The newest meteorite to fall in the US was classified right here at the Center, by Collection Curator Laurence Garvie! Creston is an L6 (ordinary) chondrite that fell spectacularly in California October 23, 2015, and is California's 5th observed meteorite fall. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 104), “…a large fireball lit up the rolling […]

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