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Basic information | Name: Canon City This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1973 Country: United States Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 6544 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 52:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE CANON CITY, COLORADO, STONY METEORITE Name: CANON CITY Place of fall: 3.18 km north of the post office, Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado. 38°28'12.7"N, 105°14'29.5"W. Date of fall: October 27, 1973. Between the hours of 5:45 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. MDT, probably between 6:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 1.4 kg Circumstances of fall: A meteorite fell through the roof of a garage while the householder was away, between the hours of 5:45 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. A meteor was observed during the period 6:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., and it is likely that this meteor marked the fall of the meteorite. The specimen fragmented on landing. Four major pieces (559 g, 531 g, 74 g and 53 g) were recovered along with a number of small fragments. The 74 g piece was promptly forwarded to the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Division of Meteorites, for scientific examination. Sources: Glenn I Huss, American Meteorite Laboratory, P. O. Box 2098, Denver, Colorado 80201. Terry E. Schmidt, Tiara Observatory, P. O. Box 1059, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901. | ||||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 52, Meteoritics 9, 101-121 (1974)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 90 approved meteorites from Colorado, United States (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||
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