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.