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The Ozona Meteorite was found in Texas, USA in 1929.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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A slice of the Allende Meteorite, observed to fall on February 8, 1969 in Chihuahua, Mexico.
James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Frankel City Meteorite was found in 1977 in Texas, USA.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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The Correo Meteorite was found in 1979 in New Mexico, USA.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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The Berduc Meteorite fell on April 7, 2008 in Argentina.
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The Lake Labyrinth Meteorite was found in 1924 in Australia.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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The Murchison Meteorites fell on September 28, 1969 near Murchison, Victoria, Australia.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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The Holbrook Meteorite fell on July 19, 1912 in Arizona, USA.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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Fragments of the Korra Korrabes Meteorite were found in Namaland, Namibia in November 1996.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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The Broken Hill Meteorite was found in December 1994 in Australia.
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The Pevensey Meteorite was found in 1868 or 1869 in Australia.
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A single meteorite was found (~1940) in use as a door-stop in the county jail of Beaver, Oklahoma, USA. It had been there for about 40 years.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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Photograph of the Barratta Meteorite, it was found between 1845 and 1889 near Barratta Station, Australia.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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Etched slice of the Toluca meteorite (first find date uncertain, Mexico ~1776).
© Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The Brahin Meteorite was found in 1810 in Belarus.
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The rich history of the Brahin Pallasite
It finally arrived from the Gomel region of Belarus. This may be the oldest thing I have held in my hands at 4.2 billion years old.Flickr
The Maryborough Meteorite was found in May 2015 in Australia.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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NWA 7302 Meteorite Thin Section - HDR composite from scans with Pathscan Enabler 5.
Solar Anamnesis, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr: flic.kr/p/2hWGYQd
NWA 7302 Meteorite Thin Section - HDR
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Fragment of the Chelyabinsk Meteorite that fell on February 15, 2013 in Russia.
Pavel Maltsev, pavelmaltsev.ru, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Bjurböle Meteorite fell on March 12, 1899 into the frozen Baltic Sea. It created a hole in the ice about 50 kilometers from Helsinki. It was recovered from the sea.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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The Tulia (a) Meteorite was found in 1917 in Texas, USA.
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A fragment of the Knyahinya Meteorite that fell on June 9, 1866 in Ukraine.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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The Kainsaz Meteorite fell on September 13, 1937 in Tatarstan.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International). Color edits.
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The Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite fell on February 12, 1947 in Primorsky Territory, Russia.
H. Raab (User:Vesta), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
The Erg Chech 002 Meteorite was found in 2020 in Algeria.
Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: flic.kr/p/2kuWqgA
Erg Chech EC 002 Megacryst — 4cm long!
Meteorite hunter Michael Farmer: “Most amazing crystal I’ve ever seen in a meteorite bar none.” This is the 17g slice with the largest crystal found so far (cut from 1,175g stone).Flickr
The Maltahoehe fragment of the Gibeon Iron Meteorites. The Gibeon Iron Meteorites were found by the Nama and used since prehistoric times.
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The Gujba Meteorite fell in Nigeria on April 3, 1984.
Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: flic.kr/p/2jgCe7p
The Mysterious Gujba Meteorite — condensed from the Nebular Gases 4.6 billion years ago
Gujba is a bencubbinite, an extremely exotic meteorite class and is the only witnessed bencubbinite fall. The local people of Bogga Dingare witnessed this 1984 fall and hammered most of it into little pieces.Flickr
The Gibeon Iron Meteorites were found by the Nama and used since prehistoric times.
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A slice of the Allende Meteorite, observed to fall on February 8, 1969 in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International). Color edits.
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The Benld Meteorite fell on September 29, 1938 in Illinois, USA; it is a "hammer," since it penetrated a car.
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The Estherville Meteorite fell on May 10, 1879 in Iowa, USA.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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A slice of the Faith Meteorite that was found in 1952 in South Dakota, USA.
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The Roper River Iron Meteorite was found in 1953 in Australia.
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The Chinguetti Meteorite was found in 1916 in Mauritania.
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Etched slice of the Hamersley Range (Roebourne?) Iron Meteorite; found in Australia.
© Raimond Spekking, Attribution via Wikimedia Commons.
The Estherville Meteorite fell on May 10, 1879 in Iowa, USA.
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The PAT 91501,50 Meteorite was found in Antarctica in 1991.
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The Murrili Meteorite was found on November 27, 2015 after being observed to fall by the Australia Desert Fireball Network (DFN).
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Fragment of the Chelyabinsk Meteorite that fell on February 15, 2013 in Russia.
Pavel Maltsev, pavelmaltsev.ru, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Saint-Sauveur Meteorite fell on July 10, 1914 in France.
Muséum de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Mbale Meteorite fell on August 14, 1992 in Uganda.
Lothar Monshausen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: flic.kr/p/65McTq
Meteorit Mbale (Uganda)
Am 14. August 1992 ist der Meteorit bei Mbale/Uganda auf die Erdoberfläche gefallen. Klassifizierung: Stone Chondrite L5-6, Total weight: 100kg.Flickr