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During the 2012 Lyrids meteor shower, a bolide and sonic boom rattled buildings in California and Nevada in daylight conditions in the early morning at 07:51 PDT on 22 April 2012. [14] The meteor air burst was caused by a random meteoroid , not a member of the Lyrids shower. [ 15 ]
The Sierra Madera crater is a meteorite crater (astrobleme) in southwestern Pecos County, Texas, United States. [1] The central peak of the rebound structure of the impact crater rises 793 ft (242 m) above the surrounding land. [3] The peak is visible from U.S. Highway 385 between Fort Stockton, Texas and Marathon, Texas. The Sierra Madera ...
In 1998, a meteorite, approximately 2.5 millimeters (1 ⁄ 8 in) across, was described from a deep sea sediment core from the North Pacific, from a sediment sequence spanning the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (when the site was located in the central Pacific), with the meteorite being found at the base of the K-Pg boundary iridium anomaly ...
Texas United States 12.7 58.3 ± 3.1 Matt Wilson: Northern Territory: Australia 7.5 less than 1344 Middlesboro: Kentucky United States 5.5 less than 299 Mien: Kronoberg Sweden 7 120 ± 1 Mishina Gora: Pskov Russia 2.5 less than 360 Mizarai: Alytus Lithuania 5 480 - 520 Mount Toondina: South Australia Australia 4 less than 125 Neugrund: Harju ...
The Odessa Meteor Crater is a meteorite crater in the southwestern part of Ector County, southwest of the city of Odessa of West Texas, United States. It is accessible approximately 3 mi (5 km) south of Interstate 20 at Exit 108 (Moss Road). [ 1 ]
Peak activity is predicted to occur from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EST, during which the Quadrantids can produce about 120 meteors per hour, according to the AMS. Quadrantids, 1st meteor shower of 2025 ...
A major meteor shower will shoot across the California sky this weekend and you can catch a glimpse — under prime conditions. The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower has been active since April 15 and ...
"Holsinger Meteorite", the biggest recovered fragment of the Canyon Diablo meteorite Example of a small (90mm) fragment of the meteorite. The biggest fragment ever found is the Holsinger Meteorite, weighing 639 kilograms (1,409 lb), now on display in the Meteor Crater Visitor Center on the rim of the crater. Other famous fragments: