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Today, the Charlottetown meteorite is part of the University of Alberta’s Meteorite Collection, which houses more than 1,800 specimens — the largest of its kind in Canada.
The Charlottetown meteorite was a meteorite fall observed on July 25, 2024. It is notable as the only meteorite known with video and audio of the impact recorded, and as the only known meteorite fall in Prince Edward Island. [2] The Charlottetown meteorite is classified as H5 ordinary chondrite. [1]
The footage is believed to be a first. While cameras have captured meteors streaking through the sky, it's rare to capture the sound of a complete meteorite strike on video. The space rock, officially registered Monday, was named Charlottetown after the city on Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada where it struck. —-
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A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a " find ". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are more than 1,300 documented falls listed in widely used databases, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] most of which have specimens in modern collections.
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