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Basic information | Name: Weston This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1807 Country: United States Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 6415 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Revised 23 Nov 2009: coords made consistent with writeup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 96:
Weston Coordinates that best express the Weston fall are 41°16'N, 73°16'W (see new publication by Robson and Pagliaro 2009). The Weston meteor was observed for approximately ten seconds at 06:00 Eastern Standard Time (11:00 UTC) on 1807 December 14 over New York state and New England. The meteor’s atmospheric trajectory was on a course of 155 degrees azimuth (NW to SE) at a slope to the horizon of 30 degrees. The meteor became visible at an altitude of approximately 84 km and its terminal point was at an altitude of approximately 16 km. A significant fragmentation of the meteoroid occurred in the vicinity of New Milford, Connecticut at an altitude of 30 km. Upper air winds distributed the seven fragments recovered into a classical elliptical pattern (centered on the above given coordinates); the major axis being 12 km and orientated north to south. The total mass is ~20 kg. The main mass landed on a rock outcropping in a pasture in Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, within 100 m of 41°12'50" N and 73°15'43"W. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (2009)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Connecticut, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fairfield County (In NHM Cat) |