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A fragment of the Millbillillie Meteorite that fell in October 1960 near a cattle station in Western Australia.
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A fragment of the New Concord Meteorite that fell on May 1, 1860 in Ohio, USA.
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The Erg Chech 002 Meteorite was found in 2020 in Algeria.
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The Jonzac Meteorite fell on June 13, 1819 in France.
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The Hamilton Meteorite was found in 1966 in Queensland, Australia.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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The Mighei Meteorite fell on June 18, 1889 in Ukraine.
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The Esquel Pallasite was found in 1951 near a town in the province of Chubut, Argentina. Etched slices of the Esquel Pallasite make some of the most beautiful pieces of art.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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A piece of the Valle Meteorite that fell in Setesdalen, Norway on February 3, 2012.
Terje Fjeldheim, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A fragment of the New Concord Meteorite that fell on May 1, 1860 in Ohio, USA.
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A piece of the Angra dos Reis Meteorite that fell on January 20, 1869 in Brazil. It is the type specimen of the Angrites and one of the rarest meteorites.
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The Pasamonte Meteorites fell on March 24, 1933 in New Mexico, USA.
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Piece of the Vícenice Iron Meteorite that was found in 1911 in the Czech Republic.
Moravské zemské muzeum v Brně, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
On March 4, 1960 around 700 pieces of the Bruderheim Meteorite fell in Alberta, Canada.
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A slice of the Chajari Meteorite that fell on November 29, 1933 in Argentina.
Jon Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr: flic.kr/p/azyDug
The Pnompehn Meteorite fell on June 20(-30), 1868 in Cambodia.
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Fragment of L'Aigle Meteorite. On 26 April 1803 more than 3,000 fragments fell near the town of L'Aigle, France.
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A slice of the Parnallee Meteorite that fell on February 28,1857 in Tamil Nadu, India.
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A fragment of the Parnallee Meteorite that fell on February 28,1857 in Tamil Nadu, India.
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A slice of the New Concord Meteorite; from Ohio, USA.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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A fragment of the Wethersfield Meteorite that fell on November 8, 1982 in Connecticut, USA.
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The Red River Iron Meteorite found 1808 in Texas, USA.
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Piece of the Allende Meteorite, observed to fall on February 8, 1969 in Chihuahua, Mexico.
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A piece of the Krasnojarsk Meteorite shown to Pallas in 1772 by Medvedev.
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A fragment of the Gao-Guenie Meteorite that fell on March 5, 1960 in Burkina Faso.
Jon Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Oliver Meteorite was found in Nebraska, USA in July 1984.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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The Bassikounou Meteorites fell in Mauritania on October 16, 2006.
Meteorite Recon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Waltman Meteorite was found in 1948 in Wyoming, USA.
Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
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A large piece of the Weston Meteorite that fell in Connecticut, USA on December 14, 1807.
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A fragment of the Aba Panu Meteorite that fell on April 19, 2018 in Nigeria.
Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr: flic.kr/p/2mXqwLy
Aba Panu — A Fresh Fall Meteorite Lacking Fusion Crust
On April 19, 2018, a flash of light and deafening roar startled the residents of Southwestern Nigeria. There were initial fears of an earthquaker, but NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) recorded the event: a 0.Flickr
The Gibeon Iron Meteorites were found by the Nama and used since prehistoric times.
Meteorite Recon, Dr. Svend Buhl, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Carraweena Meteorite was found in 1914 in Australia.
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.
Meteorite Recon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A fragment of the Morasko Meteorite at the Mineralogical Museum, Wrocław, Poland.
Mariuszjbie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Lafayette Martian Meteorite was mysteriously found in Purdue's collection in 1931.
Claire H., CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr: flic.kr/p/5y1fAJ
Stone Achondrite Meteor
(Martian Calcium-rich Pyroxenite) Found in 1931, original impact site unknown.Flickr
An oriented fragment of the Millbillillie Meteorite that fell in October 1960 near a cattle station in Western Australia.
Dr. Svend Buhl, Niger Meteorite Recon, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fragment of the Tamdakht Meteorite that fell on December 20, 2008 in Morocco.
Meteorite Recon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Thuathe Meteorite fell on July 21, 2002 in South Africa.
James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr: flic.kr/p/ow6t6j
Ordinary chondrite (Thuathe Meteorite) (4.4 Ga) 1
Ordinary chondrite - Thuathe Meteorite (fusion-crusted individual; 3.5 centimeters across at its widest) Chondrites are the most common type of meteorites that fall to Earth.Flickr
The Neuschwanstein Meteorite (Fragment 1) that fell on April 6, 2022 near Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany.
Florian Schweidler (Tueftli), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
A slice of the Seymchan Meteorite that was found in Russia in 1967.
Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr: flic.kr/p/2jgEpvp
Huge Seymchan Pallasite
The Seymchan meteorite was found in Magadan District, Russia in 1967. Full of olivine space gems. It is the result of the violent destruction of what would otherwise have been a planet during the formation of our solar system.Flickr