This day in meteorite history...
[b]Orlando meteorite impact[/b]
On Monday, November 8, 2004, around 6:15 pm in Orange County, Florida, Ms.
Donna Shuford was startled by the noise of something hitting the side of her
house. She discovered that something had hit the top of her car and ricocheted
onto the side of her house. A single ~180 g stone that had fragmented on impact
was found.
It was later classififed as an Achondrite (eucrite, monomict).
New Halfa meteorite impact
On November 8, 1994 around 5:30 local time in Atbara Province, Kassala, Sudan a
L4 chondrite fell.
The fall occurred near village No. 9, 15 km NE of New Halfa and was witnessed
by Khalil Mohamed Khalil and Ibrahim Hamed from this village. Seven larger
specimens, ranging from 5 kg to 100 g, and many small ones were collected by
the Geological Research Authority of the Sudan. The total recovered mass was
~12 kg.
The main mass is located at the Geological Research Authority of the Sudan,
Kharthoum.
Wethersfield meteorite impact
On November 8, 1982 around 9:14 pm in Wethersfield, Connecticut a mass of 2704
g and about 52 g of fragments were recovered after falling through the roof of
a house following a fireball and thunder-like booms.
The meteorite was later classified as a L6 chondrite.
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