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The Peekskill meteorite is an H6 monomict breccia; [3] [4] its filigreed texture is the result of the shocking and heating following the impact of two asteroids in outer space. [5] The meteorite is of the stony variety, and approximately 20% of its mass is tiny flakes of nickel-iron. [ 6 ]
Peekskill was the landing point of a fragment of the Peekskill Meteorite, just before midnight on October 9, 1992. At least 16 people recorded the meteoric trail on film. [19] This was only the fourth meteorite in history for which an exact orbit is known.
Pages in category "Meteorites found in the United States" ... Peekskill meteorite; R. Richardton meteorite; S. Sutter's Mill meteorite; Sylacauga (meteorite) V.
Pages in category "Stony-iron meteorites" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Peekskill meteorite; S. Seymchan (meteorite)
1992 – The Peekskill meteorite, a 27.7 pounds (12.6 kg) meteorite crashed into a parked car in Peekskill, New York; 1995 – An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona. 2006 – North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
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